Afya (AFYA) Competitors $14.78 -0.15 (-0.97%) As of 10:22 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AFYA vs. GHC, LAUR, DRVN, PRDO, HTZ, MCW, EVGO, DAO, UDMY, and IRSShould you be buying Afya stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Afya include Graham (GHC), Laureate Education (LAUR), Driven Brands (DRVN), Perdoceo Education (PRDO), Hertz Global (HTZ), Mister Car Wash (MCW), EVgo (EVGO), Youdao (DAO), Udemy (UDMY), and IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones (IRS). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry. Afya vs. Its Competitors Graham Laureate Education Driven Brands Perdoceo Education Hertz Global Mister Car Wash EVgo Youdao Udemy IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) and Graham (NYSE:GHC) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk and media sentiment. Do institutionals and insiders believe in AFYA or GHC? 88.0% of Afya shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of Graham shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Afya shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.5% of Graham shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer AFYA or GHC? In the previous week, Afya had 2 more articles in the media than Graham. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Afya and 4 mentions for Graham. Graham's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Afya's score of 0.37 indicating that Graham 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) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Graham 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AFYA or GHC? Graham has higher revenue and earnings than Afya. Graham is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Afya, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAfya$612.78M2.26$117.08M$1.3211.20Graham$4.79B0.86$724.63M$155.776.09 Which has more volatility and risk, AFYA or GHC? Afya has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Graham has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is AFYA or GHC a better dividend stock? Afya pays an annual dividend of $0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Graham pays an annual dividend of $7.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Afya pays out 17.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Graham pays out 4.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Graham has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Is AFYA or GHC more profitable? Afya has a net margin of 19.62% compared to Graham's net margin of 14.10%. Afya's return on equity of 18.57% beat Graham's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Afya19.62% 18.57% 9.07% Graham 14.10%6.79%3.81% Do analysts prefer AFYA or GHC? Afya currently has a consensus target price of $18.20, indicating a potential upside of 23.10%. Given Afya's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Afya is more favorable than Graham.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Afya 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29Graham 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00 SummaryGraham beats Afya on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Afya News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AFYA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AFYA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAfyaSCHOOLS IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.39B$1.76B$8.39B$10.57BDividend Yield1.58%4.93%3.13%4.78%P/E Ratio11.2013.0518.1727.46Price / Sales2.261.966.54187.21Price / Cash6.7115.3916.2861.86Price / Book1.732.874.996.82Net Income$117.08M$85.03M$256.64M$276.90M7 Day Performance-1.24%-1.05%-0.32%0.55%1 Month Performance-7.42%-4.86%-3.06%7.90%1 Year Performance-9.57%26.57%34.37%40.38% Afya Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AFYAAfya4.6318 of 5 stars$14.79-1.0%$18.20+23.1%-9.6%$1.39B$612.78M11.209,717GHCGraham3.2987 of 5 stars$1,151.33-0.9%N/A+17.2%$5.06B$4.79B7.3921,446LAURLaureate Education4.07 of 5 stars$29.90+1.4%$29.50-1.3%+91.6%$4.35B$1.55B17.5931,800DRVNDriven Brands4.5435 of 5 stars$15.32-2.1%$21.60+41.0%+12.7%$2.57B$2.34B-9.0110,700Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastPRDOPerdoceo Education4.728 of 5 stars$35.91-1.9%$42.00+17.0%+64.7%$2.38B$681.26M15.555,690HTZHertz GlobalN/A$5.61-10.2%N/A+90.8%$1.74B$8.61B-0.6825,000High Trading VolumeMCWMister Car Wash3.3241 of 5 stars$5.15-2.6%$8.09+57.1%-26.1%$1.69B$1.03B23.416,350News CoverageEVGOEVgo2.4738 of 5 stars$4.88-2.0%$6.13+25.6%-40.2%$1.53B$256.83M-11.90220Analyst ForecastDAOYoudao0.7678 of 5 stars$10.32+7.4%N/A+127.7%$1.15B$782.62M36.863,750UDMYUdemy2.5331 of 5 stars$6.86+1.5%$9.75+42.1%-16.5%$1.02B$786.57M-32.671,246IRSIRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones2.3928 of 5 stars$11.49-0.1%N/A-5.4%$871.35M$409.02M5.601,401 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Graham Alternatives Laureate Education Alternatives Driven Brands Alternatives Perdoceo Education Alternatives Hertz Global Alternatives Mister Car Wash Alternatives EVgo Alternatives Youdao Alternatives Udemy Alternatives IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:AFYA) was last updated on 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuilding The Infrastructure for the Coming Financial ResetWhile China pushes nearly $1 trillion through its new digital currency, one emerging company is quietly buildi...Intellistake | SponsoredOptions Pro Reveals His #1 Retirement Income TradeIf you can be at your computer between 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. on most weekdays, I’ll show you a simple trading ...Base Camp Trading | SponsoredURGENT: The Market's 3 Red Flags Are FlashingHere’s the uncomfortable truth: The smartest investors in the world are already preparing for a crash befor...StockEarnings | SponsoredOctober 16 Changes the Microchip Game — and InvestingWhile everyone's chasing the same AI plays, George Gilder is focused on something completely different. 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