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Vasta Platform Ltd (NASDAQ: VSTA) closed the day trading at $2.00 down -7.41% from the previous closing price of $2.16. In other words, the price has decreased by -$7.41 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.61 million shares were traded. VSTA stock price reached its highest trading level at $2.2 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $2.0.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of VSTA, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 2.28 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 4.27. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.90 and its Current Ratio is at 1.21. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.20 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.13.
On June 21, 2024, Morgan Stanley Downgraded its rating to Underweight which previously was Equal-Weight and also lowered its target price recommendation from $4.50 to $3.
JP Morgan Upgraded its Neutral to Overweight on August 31, 2023, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $5.50.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, VSTA now has a Market Capitalization of 160343392 and an Enterprise Value of 957049472. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.49 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.20. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.626 whereas that against EBITDA is 2.63.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, VSTA has reached a high of $4.55, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $1.60. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -17.05%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -32.92%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, VSTA traded about 74.91K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, VSTA traded about 465350 shares per day. A total of 15.74M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 15.74M. Insiders hold about 80.37% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 8.86% stake in the company. Shares short for VSTA as of 1734048000 were 4986 with a Short Ratio of 0.07, compared to 1731628800 on 5815. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4986 and a Short% of Float of 0.13999999999999999.
Earnings Estimates
The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0, with high estimates of $0 and low estimates of $0.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.53 and $1.53 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.53. EPS for the following year is $2.03, with 2.0 analysts recommending between $2.3 and $1.75.
Revenue Estimates
1 analysts predict $655M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $655M to a low estimate of $655M. As of the current estimate, Vasta Platform Ltd’s year-ago sales were $554.11M
A total of 2 analysts have provided revenue estimates for VSTA’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.64B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.6B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.62B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.49BBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.83B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.9B and the low estimate is $1.76B.
