Vasta Platform (VSTA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Vasta Platform Limited provides educational printed and digital solutions to private schools operating in the K-12 education sector in Brazil. The company offers digital and printed textbooks, teacher handbooks, exercise books, multidisciplinary subject books, and student evaluations; and PAR platform that allows schools to select their preferred books and materials and follow their own specific teaching methods. It also provides traditional learning systems under the Anglo, Pitágoras, Rede Cristã de Educação, Maxi Ético, Fibonacci, Mackenzie, and Amplia brands; ongoing training for educators; and services to partner schools, including consulting services for school management and the organization of events, and a proprietary and differentiated evaluation system for partner schools and their students. In addition, the company offers Plurall that provides a digital learning experience and allows for tailor-made adjustments for each school; Plurall Maestro that develops digital solutions to help educators in planning and conducting classes; PROFS, a teacher training program; O Líder em Mim, a program with content, methodology, teaching material, and training to develop leadership; English Stars, an English educational platform; EduAll, a bilingual program to enhance its current solutions; Plurall Olímpico, a content for scientific competitions; MindMakers to develop leadership, collaboration, and persistence through multidisciplinary problem-solving exercises; Matific that provides interactive learning environments and adaptable worksheets; Plurall Store; Plurall Adapta for adaptive learning sessions; Plurall MeuProf to connect students with professors for private tutoring; Prepara to prepare students for external assessments; Leader in Me to develop socio-emotional competencies of K12 students; Education Systems, a structured teaching system for K12 students and teachers; and Prepara ENEM. Vasta Platform Limited was founded in 1966 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $2.59 to $2.85
• 50-Day Range: $1.87 to $2.80
• 52-Week Range: $1.60 to $4.15
• Volume: 10,374 shs
• Average Volume: 18,599 shs
• Market Capitalization: $218.07 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $3.00
• Consensus Rating: Sell

Vasta Platform Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Vasta Platform scored higher than 35% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 302nd out of 336 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Sell

Consensus Rating

Vasta Platform has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.00, and is based on no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Vasta Platform has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 54.55%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Vasta Platform are expected to grow by 54.55% in the coming year, from $0.22 to $0.34 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Vasta Platform is -38.85, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Vasta Platform is -38.85, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Vasta Platform has a P/B Ratio of 0.24. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.32% of the float of Vasta Platform has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Vasta Platform has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Vasta Platform has recently increased by 82.09%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Vasta Platform does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Vasta Platform does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.32% of the float of Vasta Platform has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Vasta Platform has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Vasta Platform has recently increased by 82.09%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.93

News Sentiment

Vasta Platform has a news sentiment score of 0.93. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Vasta Platform this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Vasta Platform insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.00% of the stock of Vasta Platform is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 15.80% of the stock of Vasta Platform is held by institutions.

VSTA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have VSTA shares performed this year?

Vasta Platform's stock was trading at $2.00 at the beginning of the year. Since then, VSTA shares have increased by 36.0% and is now trading at $2.72.
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How were Vasta Platform's earnings last quarter?

Vasta Platform Limited (NASDAQ:VSTA) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November, 7th. The company reported ($0.11) EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.14) by $0.03. The business earned $39.71 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $41.76 million. Vasta Platform had a negative net margin of 3.32% and a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.61%.

When did Vasta Platform IPO?

Vasta Platform (VSTA) raised $307 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, July 31st 2020. The company issued 18,600,000 shares at a price of $15.50-$17.50 per share. Goldman Sachs, BofA Securities, Morgan Stanley and Itau BBA acted as the underwriters for the IPO and UBS Investment Bank and Bradesco BBI were co-managers.

How do I buy shares of Vasta Platform?

Shares of VSTA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Vasta Platform own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Vasta Platform investors own include Broadcom (AVGO), NVIDIA (NVDA), Arista Networks (ANET), Adobe (ADBE), ServiceNow (NOW), Jabil (JBL) and Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/07/2024
• Today: 1/30/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 3/19/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Educational services
• Sub-Industry: Personal Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:VSTA
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1792829
• Web: www.vastaedu.com.br
• Phone: 55-11-3133-7311
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,012
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $3.00
• High Stock Price Target: $3.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $3.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +10.3%
• Consensus Rating: Sell
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($0.07)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.36
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $-16,780,000.00
• Net Margins: -3.32%
• Pretax Margin: -3.35%
• Return on Equity: 1.61%
• Return on Assets: 0.98%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.11
• Current Ratio: 1.21
• Quick Ratio: 0.90

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.53 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.14
• Cash Flow: $0.93 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.91
• Book Value: $11.18 per share
• Price / Book: 0.24

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 80,172,000
• Free Float: 78,569,000
• Market Cap: $218.07 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.17