Afya (AFYA) Competitors $15.71 +0.52 (+3.42%) Closing price 09/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.70 -0.01 (-0.03%) As of 09/11/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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, IRS, DAO, and UDMYShould 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), IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones (IRS), Youdao (DAO), and Udemy (UDMY). 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 IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones Youdao Udemy Graham (NYSE:GHC) and Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and profitability. Which has more risk & volatility, GHC or AFYA? Graham has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Afya has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor GHC or AFYA? In the previous week, Afya had 10 more articles in the media than Graham. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Afya and 4 mentions for Graham. Graham's average media sentiment score of 1.78 beat Afya's score of 0.31 indicating that Graham is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Graham 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Afya 1 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral 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 Graham14.10% 6.79% 3.81% Afya 19.62%18.57%9.07% Is GHC or AFYA a better dividend stock? Graham pays an annual dividend of $7.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. 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 increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Do insiders & institutionals believe in GHC or AFYA? 93.2% of Graham shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.0% of Afya shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.5% of Graham shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Afya shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGraham$4.83B1.06$724.63M$155.777.56Afya$612.78M2.40$117.08M$1.3211.90 Do analysts recommend GHC or AFYA? Afya has a consensus price target of $18.20, suggesting a potential upside of 15.85%. Given Afya's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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) 0.00Afya 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 SummaryAfya beats Graham on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AFYA and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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$1.42B$1.49B$8.39B$10.07BDividend Yield1.53%4.57%3.02%4.62%P/E Ratio11.9013.0018.6426.21Price / Sales2.402.125.1191.59Price / Cash6.9614.3116.8659.91Price / Book1.843.155.126.28Net Income$117.08M$85.04M$255.71M$270.85M7 Day Performance4.45%5.93%2.06%3.58%1 Month Performance6.87%8.98%20.03%6.67%1 Year Performance-2.90%56.35%55.99%27.73% Afya Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AFYAAfya4.7507 of 5 stars$15.71+3.4%$18.20+15.8%-1.1%$1.42B$612.78M11.909,717GHCGraham3.9679 of 5 stars$1,138.97+0.7%N/A+60.7%$4.93B$4.83B7.3121,446News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementLAURLaureate Education3.9889 of 5 stars$27.98+0.5%$24.00-14.2%+97.1%$4.10B$1.57B16.4631,800Positive NewsDRVNDriven Brands3.492 of 5 stars$18.92flat$21.60+14.2%+36.3%$3.11B$2.34B-11.1310,700PRDOPerdoceo Education4.5975 of 5 stars$33.49+1.7%$40.00+19.4%+64.0%$2.14B$681.26M14.505,690Positive NewsHTZHertz GlobalN/A$5.98+9.3%N/A+131.7%$1.86B$8.61B-0.7225,000News CoverageMCWMister Car Wash3.8171 of 5 stars$5.50-2.8%$8.09+47.1%-8.2%$1.80B$1.03B25.006,350Positive NewsEVGOEVgo2.3237 of 5 stars$3.94+0.3%$6.24+58.3%-8.4%$1.21B$256.83M-9.61220News CoverageIRSIRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones2.7876 of 5 stars$12.63-11.9%N/A+6.0%$1.09B$331.56B6.151,401High Trading VolumeDAOYoudao1.4365 of 5 stars$8.71-0.1%N/A+174.6%$1.04B$782.62M31.113,750Positive NewsUDMYUdemy3.2357 of 5 stars$6.79+1.6%$9.75+43.6%-4.4%$1.00B$786.57M-32.331,246Buyback AnnouncementGap Up 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 IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones Alternatives Youdao Alternatives Udemy 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 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink you missed gold’s boom? 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