Why These 15 Consumer Defensive Stocks Are Surging in 2025

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2. Vasta Platform Ltd (NASDAQ:VSTA)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders In Q4 2024: 2

Vasta Platform Ltd (NASDAQ:VSTA) is a Brazil-based educational technology company that provides digital and end-to-end educational solutions for private K-12 schools.

The stock is up significantly so far in 2025, with the main catalyst being growing expectations that the company will achieve profitability this year. Analysts forecast a profit of 59 million Brazilian reals for the year, and the company has narrowed its trailing twelve-month losses to 61 million reals from 84 million reals in the prior fiscal year.

A key event was the anticipation and subsequent release of fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 results on March 12, 2025. Vasta is on the verge of turning profitable, and investors are betting on a turnaround despite revenue growth trailing the broader industry.

The consensus price target of $3 implies 37.2% downside.

VSTA stock is up 140.50% year-to-date.

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