Contrasting Vasta Platform (NASDAQ:VSTA) & Digiliti Money (OTCMKTS:DGLT)

Digiliti Money (OTCMKTS:DGLT) and Vasta Platform (NASDAQ:VSTA) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

15.8% of Vasta Platform shares are owned by institutional investors. 50.9% of Digiliti Money shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Vasta Platform shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Digiliti Money and Vasta Platform, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Digiliti Money	0	0	0	0	0.00
Vasta Platform	1	1	0	0	1.50

Given Digiliti Money’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Digiliti Money is more favorable than Vasta Platform.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Digiliti Money	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vasta Platform	27.31%	1.53%	1.06%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Digiliti Money and Vasta Platform”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Digiliti Money	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vasta Platform	$1.74 billion	0.23	$90.19 million	$1.02	4.84

Vasta Platform has higher revenue and earnings than Digiliti Money.

Summary

Vasta Platform beats Digiliti Money on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Digiliti Money

Digiliti Money Group, Inc. provides technology solutions and services to the financial services industry. It offers remote deposit capture technology and related services to banks, credit unions, and other types of financial institutions or financial service organizations. The company was formerly known as Cachet Financial Solutions, Inc. and changed its name to Digiliti Money Group, Inc. in April 2017. Digiliti Money Group, Inc. was founded in 2010 and is based in Cody, Wyoming.

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.