Afya (AFYA) Competitors $15.50 +0.26 (+1.71%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:15 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends AFYA vs. GHC, LAUR, DRVN, MCW, PRDO, IRS, UDMY, HTZ, DAO, and SDAShould 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), Udemy (UDMY), Hertz Global (HTZ), Youdao (DAO), and SunCar Technology Group (SDA). 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 Udemy Hertz Global Youdao SunCar Technology Group Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) and Graham (NYSE:GHC) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, risk, media sentiment and profitability. Do analysts rate AFYA or GHC? Afya currently has a consensus target price of $19.38, indicating a potential upside of 25.00%. Given Afya's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Afya is more favorable than Graham.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Afya 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.75Graham 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more volatility and risk, AFYA or GHC? Afya has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Graham has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AFYA or GHC? 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 RatioAfya$3.19B0.46$77.38M$1.2412.50Graham$4.71B0.81$205.29M$51.0717.19 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AFYA or GHC? 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 54.55% of users gave Afya an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAfyaOutperform Votes6654.55% Underperform Votes5545.45% GrahamOutperform Votes13962.33% Underperform Votes8437.67% Is AFYA or GHC 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 Afya18.42% 19.15% 9.43% Graham 4.86%5.79%3.21% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AFYA or GHC? 88.0% of Afya shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of Graham shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Afya shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.5% of Graham shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer AFYA or GHC? In the previous week, Afya had 2 more articles in the media than Graham. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Afya and 4 mentions for Graham. Graham's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Afya's score of 0.19 indicating that Graham is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Afya 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Graham 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryGraham beats Afya on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyAI breakthrough about to upend industryEveryone is talking about AI right now. The talk has been endless ever since ChatGPT was released to the market in late 2022. You might think it’s way too late to invest in AI. But here’s the thing.I urge you to watch it 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$1.45B$914.59M$8.38B$9.07BDividend YieldN/A6.52%2.82%4.22%P/E Ratio12.5011.9118.3317.19Price / Sales0.461.0415.50116.80Price / Cash9.0721.1033.4537.86Price / Book1.991.715.564.78Net Income$77.38M$20.67M$267.23M$225.60M7 Day Performance-0.90%-4.33%-2.06%-1.23%1 Month Performance-4.67%-1.90%-0.12%3.37%1 Year Performance-28.64%-1.73%10.21%16.58% Afya Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AFYAAfya2.6126 of 5 stars$15.50+1.7%$19.38+25.0%-27.6%$1.45B$3.19B12.509,680GHCGraham2.8226 of 5 stars$910.46+1.1%N/A+29.0%$3.95B$4.71B17.6419,900Positive NewsLAURLaureate Education3.8713 of 5 stars$19.03+0.5%$18.50-2.8%+33.4%$2.87B$1.48B11.9828,900Positive NewsDRVNDriven Brands2.4361 of 5 stars$16.89+0.9%$17.86+5.8%+15.7%$2.77B$2.33B418.5010,600MCWMister Car Wash3.2027 of 5 stars$7.48-1.3%$9.25+23.7%-15.5%$2.41B$973.70M32.966,600News CoveragePRDOPerdoceo Education3.5058 of 5 stars$27.94+2.2%$32.00+14.5%+49.7%$1.84B$652.75M13.744,350Positive NewsIRSIRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima1.2386 of 5 stars$17.06+3.7%$13.00-23.8%+74.5%$1.32B$323.48B-3.691,401News CoverageUDMYUdemy1.7526 of 5 stars$8.27+4.2%$10.92+32.1%-47.1%$1.21B$728.94M-12.601,443HTZHertz GlobalN/A$3.82-9.5%N/A-65.7%$1.17B$9.19B-0.4325,000DAOYoudao0.4345 of 5 stars$7.83+1.2%N/A+78.0%$946.80M$5.77B114.294,364Analyst DowngradeNews CoverageSDASunCar Technology Group1.9782 of 5 stars$8.98+7.0%N/A+21.6%$930.69M$363.75M0.00N/APositive News 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 Udemy Alternatives Hertz Global Alternatives Youdao Alternatives SunCar Technology Group 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 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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