European Wax Center (EWCZ) Competitors

Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) and European Wax Center (NASDAQ:EWCZ) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AFYA or EWCZ?

Afya received 26 more outperform votes than European Wax Center when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.10% of users gave Afya an outperform vote while only 53.33% of users gave European Wax Center an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Afya	Outperform Votes 66 54.10%	Underperform Votes 56 45.90%
European Wax Center	Outperform Votes 40 53.33%	Underperform Votes 35 46.67%

Is AFYA or EWCZ more profitable?

Afya has a net margin of 18.42% compared to European Wax Center's net margin of 4.96%. Afya's return on equity of 19.15% beat European Wax Center's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Afya	18.42%	19.15%	9.43%
European Wax Center	4.96%	16.51%	2.56%

Which has more volatility & risk, AFYA or EWCZ?

Afya has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, European Wax Center has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AFYA or EWCZ?

88.0% of Afya shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.1% of European Wax Center shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.1% of European Wax Center shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor AFYA or EWCZ?

In the previous week, European Wax Center had 3 more articles in the media than Afya. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for European Wax Center and 6 mentions for Afya. European Wax Center's average media sentiment score of 0.09 beat Afya's score of -0.28 indicating that European Wax Center is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Afya	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
European Wax Center	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher valuation and earnings, AFYA or EWCZ?

Afya has higher revenue and earnings than European Wax Center. Afya is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than European Wax Center, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Afya	$576.09M	N/A	$77.38M	$1.24	12.69
European Wax Center	$223.50M	1.62	$8.93M	$0.23	27.65

Do analysts rate AFYA or EWCZ?

Afya currently has a consensus price target of $19.60, indicating a potential upside of 24.52%. European Wax Center has a consensus price target of $6.64, indicating a potential upside of 4.45%. Given Afya's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Afya is more favorable than European Wax Center.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Afya	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80
European Wax Center	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Summary

Afya beats European Wax Center on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.