Afya (AFYA) Competitors $15.69 -0.63 (-3.86%) Closing price 09/25/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.70 +0.01 (+0.03%) As of 09/25/2025 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, UDMY, DAO, 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), Udemy (UDMY), Youdao (DAO), 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 Udemy Youdao IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) and Graham (NYSE:GHC) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and earnings. Is AFYA or GHC a better dividend stock? Afya pays an annual dividend of $0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Graham pays an annual dividend of $7.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. 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. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AFYA or GHC? 88.0% of Afya shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of Graham shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Afya shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.5% of Graham shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, AFYA or GHC? Afya has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Graham has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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$612.78M2.40$117.08M$1.3211.89Graham$4.79B1.06$724.63M$155.777.47 Do analysts prefer AFYA or GHC? Afya currently has a consensus target price of $18.20, indicating a potential upside of 16.00%. Given Afya's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Afya is more favorable than Graham.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Afya 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Graham 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media prefer AFYA or GHC? In the previous week, Afya had 1 more articles in the media than Graham. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Afya and 3 mentions for Graham. Graham's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Afya's score of 0.54 indicating that Graham is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Afya 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Graham 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAfya beats Graham on 10 of the 19 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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$1.53B$1.55B$8.39B$10.39BDividend Yield1.42%4.52%3.01%4.64%P/E Ratio11.8913.4418.5526.11Price / Sales2.402.175.99124.93Price / Cash7.4715.1816.8861.24Price / Book1.843.034.956.30Net Income$117.08M$84.94M$255.40M$271.03M7 Day Performance-0.82%-1.45%-1.30%-0.14%1 Month Performance4.32%4.01%2.85%5.82%1 Year Performance-8.03%43.02%47.53%27.63% Afya Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AFYAAfya4.6706 of 5 stars$15.69-3.9%$18.20+16.0%-5.0%$1.53B$612.78M11.899,717GHCGraham3.8395 of 5 stars$1,165.74+1.3%N/A+45.8%$5.02B$4.79B7.4821,446Positive NewsLAURLaureate Education3.9739 of 5 stars$30.75+2.9%$29.50-4.1%+85.1%$4.40B$1.57B18.0931,800DRVNDriven Brands3.8662 of 5 stars$16.47-0.9%$21.60+31.1%+11.8%$2.73B$2.34B-9.6910,700Positive NewsPRDOPerdoceo Education4.4489 of 5 stars$35.88+2.7%$40.00+11.5%+67.0%$2.27B$681.26M15.535,690Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastHTZHertz GlobalN/A$6.79-0.1%N/A+115.6%$2.11B$8.61B-0.8225,000News CoverageMCWMister Car Wash3.6798 of 5 stars$5.44+1.7%$8.09+48.7%-21.4%$1.78B$1.03B24.736,350Positive NewsEVGOEVgo2.4523 of 5 stars$4.59+3.1%$6.24+35.9%+13.8%$1.37B$256.83M-11.19220UDMYUdemy3.152 of 5 stars$7.30+0.7%$9.75+33.6%-13.3%$1.09B$786.57M-34.761,246DAOYoudao1.0428 of 5 stars$9.20+4.0%N/A+187.6%$1.06B$782.62M32.863,750Positive NewsIRSIRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones2.6633 of 5 stars$13.01+9.4%N/A+12.4%$900.91M$409.02M6.331,401 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 Udemy Alternatives Youdao 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 9/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAnother gold high? 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