Afya (AFYA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Afya Limited (NASDAQ: AFYA) is a Brazil-based medical education and health technology company. The company provides education and professional development for physicians and other healthcare professionals, with activities spanning undergraduate medical programs, medical residency preparation, specialization courses, continuing medical education and digital learning services.

Afya also develops technology-enabled products designed to support healthcare professionals throughout their careers. These offerings include digital study tools, clinical decision-support resources, medical reference content and platforms intended to assist with patient care, practice management and professional development.

The company serves students, physicians and healthcare institutions primarily in Brazil, where it has expanded through the development and acquisition of medical schools and education businesses. Afya became a publicly traded company on the Nasdaq in 2019. Its operations are focused on addressing demand for medical training and technology across Brazil’s healthcare sector.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $13.95 to $14.76
• 50-Day Range: $11.82 to $14.91
• 52-Week Range: $11.62 to $16.16
• Volume: 269,158 shs
• Average Volume: 514,659 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.38 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.99
• Dividend Yield: 4.47%
• Price Target: $17.25
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Afya Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Afya scored higher than 86% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 128th out of 482 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Afya has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.29, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Afya has a consensus price target of $17.25, representing about 16.9% upside from its current price of $14.75.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Afya has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 3.76%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Afya are expected to grow by 3.76% in the coming year, from $1.86 to $1.93 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Afya is 8.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.00.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Afya is 8.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.99.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Afya has a PEG Ratio of 1.59. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Afya has a P/B Ratio of 1.58. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.19% of the float of Afya has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Afya has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.65.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Afya has recently increased by 44.08%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Afya is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.64%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Afya does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Afya is 40.24%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Afya will have a dividend payout ratio of 34.20% next year. This indicates that Afya will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.55

News Sentiment

Afya has a news sentiment score of 0.55. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.40 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 19 news articles for Afya this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for AFYA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Afya to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Afya insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $55,341.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.80% of the stock of Afya is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

88.02% of the stock of Afya is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/14/2026
• Today: 10/10/2026
• Investor Day 2026: 10/20/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/12/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Diversified Consumer Services
• Sub-Industry: Education Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:AFYA
• CIK: 1771007
• Web: institucional.afya.com.br
• Phone: 553135157550
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 9,395
• Year Founded: 2016

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Afya: $17.25
• High Price Target: $19.00
• Low Price Target: $16.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +16.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.29
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.64
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.99
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.93
• P/E Growth: 1.59
• Net Income: $134.77 million
• Net Margins: 20.55%
• Pretax Margin: 23.46%
• Return on Equity: 17.58%
• Return on Assets: 9.09%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.39
• Current Ratio: 2.20
• Quick Ratio: 2.20

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $662.01 million
• Price / Sales: 2.09
• Cash Flow: $2.51 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.88
• Book Value: $9.35 per share
• Price / Book: 1.58

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 93,720,000
• Free Float: 92,973,000
• Market Cap: $1.38 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.34