QuantaSing Group (QSG) Competitors

QuantaSing Group (NASDAQ:QSG) and Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk and volatility, QSG or AFYA?

QuantaSing Group has a beta of -0.96, meaning that its share price is 196% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Afya has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend QSG or AFYA?

QuantaSing Group presently has a consensus target price of $9.52, suggesting a potential downside of 1.96%. Afya has a consensus target price of $17.60, suggesting a potential upside of 13.33%. Given Afya's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Afya is more favorable than QuantaSing Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
QuantaSing Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Afya	3 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.40

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, QSG or AFYA?

Afya has higher revenue and earnings than QuantaSing Group. QuantaSing Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Afya, 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
QuantaSing Group	$522.26M	0.95	$53.05M	$1.11	8.75
Afya	$612.78M	2.38	$117.08M	$1.32	11.77

Does the media prefer QSG or AFYA?

In the previous week, QuantaSing Group and QuantaSing Group both had 2 articles in the media. QuantaSing Group's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Afya's score of 0.70 indicating that QuantaSing Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
QuantaSing Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Afya	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of QSG or AFYA?

88.0% of Afya shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is QSG or AFYA more profitable?

Afya has a net margin of 19.83% compared to QuantaSing Group's net margin of 14.27%. QuantaSing Group's return on equity of 68.92% beat Afya's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
QuantaSing Group	14.27%	68.92%	28.97%
Afya	19.83%	19.13%	9.39%

Summary

Afya beats QuantaSing Group on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.