Head to Head Comparison: Vasta Platform (NASDAQ:VSTA) versus Chineseinvestors.com (OTCMKTS:CIIX)

Chineseinvestors.com (OTCMKTS:CIIX) and Vasta Platform (NASDAQ:VSTA) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Chineseinvestors.com and Vasta Platform’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chineseinvestors.com	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vasta Platform	-3.32%	1.61%	0.98%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Chineseinvestors.com and Vasta Platform, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chineseinvestors.com	0	0	0	0	0.00
Vasta Platform	2	0	0	0	1.00

Vasta Platform has a consensus price target of $3.00, suggesting a potential downside of 14.53%. Given Chineseinvestors.com’s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Chineseinvestors.com is more favorable than Vasta Platform.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Chineseinvestors.com and Vasta Platform”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Chineseinvestors.com	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vasta Platform	$1.67 billion	0.17	-$16.78 million	$1.08	3.25

Chineseinvestors.com has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Vasta Platform.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

15.8% of Vasta Platform shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Vasta Platform shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Vasta Platform beats Chineseinvestors.com on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Chineseinvestors.com

Chineseinvestors.com, Inc. engages in the provision of Chinese language web-based real-time financial information. Its services include real-time market commentary, analysis, and educational-related services in Chinese language character sets, support services, consultancy services to smaller private companies considering becoming a public company, and advertising and public relation-related support services. The company was founded by Wei Wang on January 6, 1997 and is headquartered in San Gabriel, CA.

About Vasta Platform

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.