Comparing Vasta Platform (NASDAQ:VSTA) and JIADE (NASDAQ:JDZG)

JIADE (NASDAQ:JDZG) and Vasta Platform (NASDAQ:VSTA) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends and valuation.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
JIADE	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vasta Platform	$297.72 million	0.72	-$16.78 million	($0.07)	-37.99

JIADE has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Vasta Platform.

Insider and Institutional 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for JIADE and Vasta Platform, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JIADE	0	0	0	0	0.00
Vasta Platform	2	0	0	0	1.00

Vasta Platform has a consensus target price of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.78%. Given Vasta Platform’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Vasta Platform is more favorable than JIADE.

Summary

Vasta Platform beats JIADE on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About JIADE

JIADE LIMITED specializes in providing one-stop comprehensive education supporting services to adult education institutions, through a wide spectrum of software platform and auxiliary solutions. The Company’s services are primarily offered through the Kebiao Technology Educational Administration Platform. JIADE LIMITED is based in Chengdu, China.

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.