Afya (AFYA) Competitors $16.36 +0.09 (+0.55%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends AFYA vs. GHC, LAUR, DRVN, MCW, PRDO, IRS, HTZ, UDMY, SDA, and GOTUShould you be buying Afya stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Afya include Graham (GHC), Laureate Education (LAUR), Driven Brands (DRVN), Mister Car Wash (MCW), Perdoceo Education (PRDO), IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima (IRS), Hertz Global (HTZ), Udemy (UDMY), SunCar Technology Group (SDA), and Gaotu Techedu (GOTU). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry. Afya vs. Graham Laureate Education Driven Brands Mister Car Wash Perdoceo Education IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima Hertz Global Udemy SunCar Technology Group Gaotu Techedu Graham (NYSE:GHC) and Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, community ranking and earnings. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, GHC or AFYA? Graham has higher revenue and earnings than Afya. Afya is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Graham, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGraham$4.41B0.89$205.29M$51.0717.75Afya$576.09M2.66$77.38M$1.2413.19 Which has more risk and volatility, GHC or AFYA? Graham has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Afya has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GHC or AFYA? Graham received 73 more outperform votes than Afya when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.33% of users gave Graham an outperform vote while only 55.00% of users gave Afya an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGrahamOutperform Votes13962.33% Underperform Votes8437.67% AfyaOutperform Votes6655.00% Underperform Votes5445.00% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GHC or AFYA? 62.5% of Graham shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.0% of Afya shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.5% of Graham shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Afya shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer GHC or AFYA? Afya has a consensus price target of $21.13, suggesting a potential upside of 29.13%. Given Afya's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Afya is more favorable than Graham.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Graham 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Afya 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the media prefer GHC or AFYA? In the previous week, Afya had 1 more articles in the media than Graham. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Afya and 6 mentions for Graham. Graham's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Afya's score of 0.25 indicating that Graham is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Graham 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Afya 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is GHC or AFYA more profitable? Afya has a net margin of 18.42% compared to Graham's net margin of 4.86%. Afya's return on equity of 19.15% beat Graham's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Graham4.86% 5.79% 3.21% Afya 18.42%19.15%9.43% SummaryGraham beats Afya on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto 101 MediaBlackrock’s Sending THIS Crypto Higher on PurposeIt's a groundbreaking opportunity that could be poised for extraordinary gains. The catalyst behind this surge is a massive new blockchain development…YES, I WANT THE #1 CRYPTO NOW Get Afya News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AFYA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AFYA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAfyaEducational services IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.52B$920.57M$8.30B$8.90BDividend YieldN/A6.50%2.78%4.07%P/E Ratio13.199.7714.9713.46Price / Sales2.661.397.8287.66Price / Cash9.1721.3433.2236.27Price / Book2.051.703.666.30Net Income$77.38M$21.95M$265.65M$225.93M7 Day Performance1.24%0.77%-1.55%-1.32%1 Month Performance-0.67%0.09%-2.08%0.60%1 Year Performance-16.02%8.73%15.35%26.23% Afya Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AFYAAfya3.7522 of 5 stars$16.36+0.6%$21.13+29.1%-15.7%$1.52B$576.09M13.199,680GHCGraham2.0828 of 5 stars$906.69-1.3%N/A+45.2%$3.98B$4.41B17.7519,900LAURLaureate Education3.8099 of 5 stars$18.88+0.6%$18.50-2.0%+43.0%$2.83B$1.48B11.9528,900DRVNDriven Brands3.4369 of 5 stars$15.71-3.8%$17.86+13.7%+23.3%$2.68B$2.30B392.7510,600MCWMister Car Wash2.1904 of 5 stars$7.72flat$9.25+19.9%+3.7%$2.49B$927.07M33.546,600PRDOPerdoceo Education3.7776 of 5 stars$26.43+0.1%$32.00+21.1%+56.0%$1.73B$710M13.284,350Dividend AnnouncementInsider TradeIRSIRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima2.1258 of 5 stars$16.34+3.2%$13.00-20.4%+122.9%$1.18B$658.73M0.001,401Dividend AnnouncementHTZHertz GlobalN/A$3.66-8.5%N/A-59.1%$1.12B$9.19B-0.4125,000Analyst UpgradeUDMYUdemy2.63 of 5 stars$7.55flat$11.00+45.7%-45.8%$1.10B$728.94M0.001,443SDASunCar Technology Group1.8913 of 5 stars$9.48-5.0%N/A+45.6%$1.03B$363.75M0.00N/AGOTUGaotu Techedu2.3819 of 5 stars$2.60flat$7.23+178.1%-6.1%$674.88M$417.02M0.007,767Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Graham Alternatives Laureate Education Alternatives Driven Brands Alternatives Mister Car Wash Alternatives Perdoceo Education Alternatives IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima Alternatives Hertz Global Alternatives Udemy Alternatives SunCar Technology Group Alternatives Gaotu Techedu Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:AFYA) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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