NASDAQ:AFYA

Afya (AFYA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

$17.35
+0.73 (+4.39%)
(As of 04/25/2024 ET)
Today's Range
$16.31
$17.46
50-Day Range
$16.02
$21.69
52-Week Range
$10.72
$22.48
Volume
104,264 shs
Average Volume
126,935 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.63 billion
P/E Ratio
20.17
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$23.00

Afya MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating
Hold
2.00 Rating Score
Upside/​Downside
32.6% Upside
$23.00 Price Target
Short Interest
Healthy
4.71% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength
N/A
Sustainability
N/A
News Sentiment
-0.16mentions of Afya in the last 14 days
Based on 5 Articles This Week
Insider Trading
N/A
Proj. Earnings Growth
12.99%
From $1.54 to $1.74 Per Share

Overall MarketRank

New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.

3.08 out of 5 stars

Consumer Discretionary Sector

150th out of 270 stocks

Educational Services Industry

15th out of 21 stocks

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About Afya Stock (NASDAQ:AFYA)

Afya Limited, through its subsidiaries, operates as a medical education group in Brazil. The company operates through three segments: Undergrad, Continuing Education, and Digital Services. It offers educational products and services, including medical schools, medical residency preparatory courses, graduate courses, and other programs to lifelong medical learners enrolled across its distribution network, as well as to third-party medical schools. The company also provides digital health services, such as subscription-based mobile app and website portal that focuses on assisting health professionals and students with clinical decision-making through tools, such as medical calculators, charts, and updated content, as well as prescriptions, clinical scores, medical procedures and laboratory exams, and others. It offers health sciences courses, which comprise medicine, dentistry, nursing, radiology, psychology, pharmacy, physical education, physiotherapy, nutrition, and biomedicine; and degree programs and courses in other subjects and disciplines, including undergraduate and post graduate courses in business administration, accounting, law, civil engineering, industrial engineering, and pedagogy. In addition, the company provides medical postgraduate specialization programs; printed and digital content; and an online medical education platform and practical medical training services. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Nova Lima, Brazil.

AFYA Stock Price History

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Company Calendar

Last Earnings
3/14/2024
Today
4/25/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated)
5/22/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Educational services
Sub-Industry
N/A
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:AFYA
Fax
N/A
Employees
8,708
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$23.00
High Stock Price Target
$23.00
Low Stock Price Target
$23.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+34.0%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$77.38 million
Pretax Margin
14.94%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$576.09 million
Cash Flow
$1.85 per share
Book Value
$7.79 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
92,973,000
Market Cap
$1.61 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.97
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AFYA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Afya stock right now?

3 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Afya in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" AFYA shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in AFYA, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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What is Afya's stock price target for 2024?

3 Wall Street research analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for Afya's shares. Their AFYA share price targets range from $23.00 to $23.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $23.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 32.6% from the stock's current price.
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How have AFYA shares performed in 2024?

Afya's stock was trading at $21.93 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, AFYA stock has decreased by 20.9% and is now trading at $17.35.
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Are investors shorting Afya?

Afya saw a increase in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 869,400 shares, an increase of 34.5% from the March 15th total of 646,200 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 132,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 6.6 days. Approximately 4.8% of the shares of the stock are short sold.
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When is Afya's next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, May 22nd 2024.
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How were Afya's earnings last quarter?

Afya Limited (NASDAQ:AFYA) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March, 14th. The company reported $0.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.32 by $0.02. The company earned $147.35 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $141.83 million. Afya had a net margin of 13.54% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.88%.

What ETFs hold Afya's stock?

ETFs with the largest weight of Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) stock in their portfolio include BNY Mellon Sustainable Global Emerging Markets ETF (BKES).VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF (BRF).

What guidance has Afya issued on next quarter's earnings?

Afya updated its FY 2024 earnings guidance on Friday, March, 15th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $635.9 million-$656.1 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $633.4 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 Pfizer (PFE), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Procter & Gamble (PG), RTX (RTX), Abbott Laboratories (ABT), CVS Health (CVS), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Alibaba Group (BABA) and CSX (CSX).

When did Afya IPO?

Afya (AFYA) raised $233 million in an initial public offering on Friday, July 19th 2019. The company issued 13,700,000 shares at a price of $16.00-$18.00 per share. BofA Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, UBS Investment Bank, Itaú BBA, Morgan Stanley, BTG and Pactual XP Investments served as the underwriters for the IPO.

Who are Afya's major shareholders?

Afya's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Perpetual Ltd (0.72%) and Lifestyle Asset Management Inc. (0.01%).

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 Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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This page (NASDAQ:AFYA) was last updated on 4/25/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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