Afya (AFYA) Competitors

Graham (NYSE:GHC) and Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, GHC or AFYA?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Graham	$4.79B	1.00	$724.63M	$155.77	7.05
Afya	$612.78M	2.29	$117.08M	$1.32	11.35

Does the media prefer GHC or AFYA?

In the previous week, Graham had 1 more articles in the media than Afya. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Graham and 9 mentions for Afya. Graham's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Afya's score of 0.25 indicating that Graham is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Graham	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Afya	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, GHC or AFYA?

Graham has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Afya has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GHC or AFYA a better dividend stock?

Graham pays an annual dividend of $7.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Afya pays an annual dividend of $0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Graham pays out 4.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Afya pays out 17.4% 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 raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years.

Is GHC or AFYA 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
Graham	14.10%	6.79%	3.81%
Afya	19.62%	18.57%	9.07%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in GHC or AFYA?

93.2% of Graham shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.0% of Afya shares are held by institutional investors. 20.5% of Graham shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Afya shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate GHC or AFYA?

Afya has a consensus price target of $17.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.82%. Given Afya's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Afya is more favorable than Graham.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Graham	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Afya	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Graham beats Afya on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.