NASDAQ:AFYA Afya - AFYA Stock Forecast, Price & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Afya Limited Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. $10.68 +0.07 (+0.66%) (As of 03/27/2023 12:00 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$10.63▼$11.0050-Day Range$9.96▼$15.8352-Week Range$8.73▼$17.02Volume243,703 shsAverage Volume281,733 shsMarket Capitalization$983.31 millionP/E Ratio13.35Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$15.75 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Afya MarketRank™ ForecastAnalyst RatingBuy3.00 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside47.5% Upside$15.75 Price TargetShort InterestHealthy1.38% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthN/ASustainabilityN/ANews Sentiment0.10Based on 13 Articles This WeekInsider TradingN/AProj. Earnings Growth42.74%From $1.17 to $1.67 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.3.07 out of 5 starsConsumer Discretionary Sector11th out of 261 stocksEducational Services Industry2nd out of 24 stocks 3.5 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingAfya has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $15.75, Afya has a forecasted upside of 47.5% from its current price of $10.68.Amount of Analyst CoverageAfya has received no research coverage in the past 90 days. Previous Next 5.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted1.38% of the float of Afya has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAfya has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Afya has recently decreased by 5.23%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Previous Next 0.0 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldAfya does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthAfya does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Previous Next N/A Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreThere is no current Upright™ data available for AFYA. Previous Next 1.7 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentAfya has a news sentiment score of 0.10. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Afya this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 1 people have searched for AFYA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -80% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 1 people have added Afya to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 1.7 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Afya insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.80% of the stock of Afya is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions64.39% of the stock of Afya is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 4.4 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Afya are expected to grow by 42.74% in the coming year, from $1.17 to $1.67 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Afya is 13.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.99.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Afya is 13.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 14.42.Price to Earnings Growth RatioAfya has a PEG Ratio of 0.22. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioAfya has a P/B Ratio of 1.77. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here About Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) StockAfya Ltd. is a medical education group, which engages in the provision of an end-to-end physician-centric ecosystem that serves and empowers students to be lifelong medical learners through their medical residency preparation, post-graduate programs, and continuing medical education activities. It operates through Education Services; and Digital Content, Residency Preparatory and Specialization Programs segments. The Education Services segment provides educational services through undergraduate and graduate courses related to medicine, other health sciences, and other undergraduate programs. The Residency Preparatory and Specialization Programs segment offers digital and printed medical content services, including online courses for residency preparatory, medical and other than medical post-graduate specialization programs and mobile app subscription for digital medical content. The company was founded on March 22, 2019 and is headquartered in Nova Lima, Brazil.Read More Receive AFYA Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Afya and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address AFYA Stock News HeadlinesMarch 27, 2023 | msn.comHeavy police presence in city ahead of Azimio protestsMarch 27, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comAfya Limited (NASDAQ:AFYA) Q4 2022 Earnings Call TranscriptMarch 27, 2023 | Oxford Club (Ad)My No. 1 dividend stock for a LIFETIME of income.Few people realize this… But dividends account for up to 90% of the stock market's returns over the past century! I think it's a crying shame folks don't know how powerful dividends are.March 25, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comAfya (NASDAQ:AFYA) Stock Price Down 4.8%March 24, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comAfya Limited Announces a New Rule 10b5-1 Share Repurchase ProgramMarch 24, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comAfya Stock Gains Following Plan To Repurchase 5.8% Shares Of Its Free FloatMarch 22, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comAfya Limited Announces Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2022 Financial ResultsMarch 22, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comAfya (AFYA) Misses Q4 Earnings and Revenue EstimatesMarch 27, 2023 | Oxford Club (Ad)My No. 1 dividend stock for a LIFETIME of income.Few people realize this… But dividends account for up to 90% of the stock market's returns over the past century! I think it's a crying shame folks don't know how powerful dividends are.March 21, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comAfya (AFYA) to Release Earnings on WednesdayMarch 19, 2023 | msn.comMoH to develop biometric system to streamline medical recordsMarch 13, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comGlobal Continuing Medical Education (CME) Market Report to 2027: Players Include AffinityCE, Afya, CME Outfitters, CME Procedures and CourseraMarch 13, 2023 | msn.comSakaja sacrifices Green City in the Sun for morass of hawkers, pickpockets and matatusFebruary 26, 2023 | bbc.comSporothrix brasiliensis: Kuvu wa ajabu wanaosambaa ambao husababisha majeraha ya ngozi kwa paka na wanadamuFebruary 22, 2023 | msn.comMPs told to intervene in execution of student medical schemeFebruary 21, 2023 | msn.comA medical emergency inspired Mike Macharia to start Ponea, Kenya’s revolutionary health platform that has raised $4MFebruary 17, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comDo Options Traders Know Something About Afya (AFYA) Stock We Don't?February 15, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comShould Value Investors Buy Afya (AFYA) Stock?January 16, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comAre Options Traders Betting on a Big Move in Afya (AFYA) Stock?January 16, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comAfya (AFYA) is a Great Momentum Stock: Should You Buy?January 13, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comWall Street Analysts Think Afya (AFYA) Could Surge 25.03%: Read This Before Placing a BetJanuary 9, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comAre Investors Undervaluing Afya (AFYA) Right Now?January 2, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comAfya Limited Announces Closing of the Acquisition of UNIT Alagoas and FITS Jaboatão dos GuararapesDecember 29, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comAfya Limited Announces Medical Seats Increase in FASA ItabunaDecember 27, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comAfya Limited (NASDAQ:AFYA) Q3 2022 Earnings Call TranscriptDecember 16, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comAfya Limited Announces Closing of Debentures Issuance in Brazilian MarketDecember 9, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comAfya Announces Changes to its Board of Directors and increase in women’s representationSee More Headlines View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive AFYA Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Afya and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address AFYA Company Calendar Last Earnings5/26/2021Today3/27/2023Next Earnings (Estimated)5/22/2023Fiscal Year End12/31/2023Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ Industry Educational services Sub-IndustryN/A SectorConsumer Discretionary Current SymbolNASDAQ:AFYA CUSIPN/A CIK1771007 Webwww.afya.com.br Phone553135157550FaxN/AEmployees8,079Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Forecast$15.75 High Stock Price Forecast$18.00 Low Stock Price Forecast$13.50 Forecasted Upside/Downside+45.7%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage2 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.80 Trailing P/E Ratio13.51 Forward P/E Ratio9.24 P/E Growth0.22Net Income$41.38 million Net Margins16.26% Pretax Margin18.40% Return on Equity14.43% Return on Assets6.67% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.53 Current Ratio1.81 Quick Ratio1.23 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$451.09 million Price / Sales2.21 Cash Flow$1.48 per share Price / Cash Flow7.30 Book Value$6.04 per share Price / Book1.79Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares92,070,000Free Float91,331,000Market Cap$995.28 million OptionableNot Optionable Beta0.85 Key ExecutivesVirgílio Deloy Capobianco GibbonChief Executive OfficerLuis André Carpintero BlancoChief Financial OfficerAnibal SousaLegal & Compliance OfficerLélio de SouzaVice President-Innovation & Digital ServicesDenis Del BiancoVice President-HR & Corporate ServicesKey CompetitorsPerdoceo EducationNASDAQ:PRDOVitruNASDAQ:VTRUNerdyNYSE:NRDYStrideNYSE:LRNAdtalem Global EducationNYSE:ATGEView All CompetitorsInstitutional OwnershipState of WyomingSold 2,585 shares on 2/16/2023Ownership: 0.019%Millennium Management LLCBought 16,901 shares on 2/15/2023Ownership: 0.300%Jane Street Group LLCBought 18,822 shares on 2/15/2023Ownership: 0.020%Mariner LLCBought 14,867 shares on 2/15/2023Ownership: 0.016%Squarepoint Ops LLCBought 11,640 shares on 2/15/2023Ownership: 0.013%View All Institutional Transactions AFYA Stock - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Afya stock right now? 2 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Afya in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" AFYA shares. View AFYA analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Afya's stock price forecast for 2023? 2 Wall Street research analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Afya's shares. Their AFYA share price forecasts range from $13.50 to $18.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $15.75 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 45.7% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for AFYA or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have AFYA shares performed in 2023? Afya's stock was trading at $15.62 at the beginning of the year. Since then, AFYA shares have decreased by 30.8% and is now trading at $10.81. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. Are investors shorting Afya? Afya saw a drop in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 313,400 shares, a drop of 5.2% from the February 28th total of 330,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 291,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.1 days. Currently, 1.4% of the company's shares are sold short. View Afya's Short Interest. When is Afya's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, May 22nd 2023. View our AFYA earnings forecast. How were Afya's earnings last quarter? Afya Limited (NASDAQ:AFYA) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 26th. The company reported $1.16 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.56 by $0.40. The business earned $72.15 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $72.96 million. Afya had a net margin of 16.26% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 14.43%. Read the conference call transcript. What ETFs hold Afya's stock? ETFs with the largest weight of Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) stock in their portfolio include VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF (BRF), BNY Mellon Sustainable Global Emerging Markets ETF (BKES) and FMQQ The Next Frontier Internet & Ecommerce ETF (FMQQ).Emerging Markets Internet & Ecommerce ETF (EMQQ). What guidance has Afya issued on next quarter's earnings? Afya issued an update on its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Wednesday, March, 22nd. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $529.20 million-$548.44 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $531.79 million. What other stocks do shareholders of Afya own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Afya investors own include Honeywell International (HON), Pfizer (PFE), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Procter & Gamble (PG), Raytheon Technologies (RTX), Abbott Laboratories (ABT), CVS Health (CVS), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Alibaba Group (BABA) and CSX (CSX). When did Afya IPO? (AFYA) raised $233 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, July 19th 2019. The company issued 13,700,000 shares at $16.00-$18.00 per share. BofA Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, UBS Investment Bank, Itaú BBA, Morgan Stanley, BTG and Pactual XP Investments acted as the underwriters for the IPO. What is Afya's stock symbol? Afya trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "AFYA." Who are Afya's major shareholders? Afya's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Bamco Inc. NY (4.26%), Russell Investments Group Ltd. (1.12%), Pendal Group Ltd (1.08%), Oaktree Capital Management LP (1.03%), Credit Suisse AG (0.81%) and Marshall Wace LLP (0.64%). How do I buy shares of Afya? Shares of AFYA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What is Afya's stock price today? One share of AFYA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $10.81. How much money does Afya make? Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) has a market capitalization of $995.28 million and generates $451.09 million in revenue each year. The company earns $41.38 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.80 on an earnings per share basis. How many employees does Afya have? The company employs 8,079 workers across the globe. How can I contact Afya? Afya's mailing address is ALAMEDA OSCAR NIEMEYER NO 119 SALA 504 VILA DA SERRA, NOVA LIMA D5, . The official website for the company is www.afya.com.br. The company can be reached via phone at 553135157550 or via email at ir@afya.com. This page (NASDAQ:AFYA) was last updated on 3/27/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. Stock Ideas and Recommendations Get daily stock ideas from top-performing Wall Street analysts. Get short term trading ideas from the MarketBeat Idea Engine. View which stocks are hot on social media with MarketBeat's trending stocks report. 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