Afya (AFYA) Competitors $15.66 -0.36 (-2.25%) Closing price 07/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.66 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/11/2025 04:04 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AFYA vs. TAL, GHC, LAUR, DRVN, HTZ, PRDO, MCW, IRS, EVGO, and UDMYShould you be buying Afya stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Afya include TAL Education Group (TAL), Graham (GHC), Laureate Education (LAUR), Driven Brands (DRVN), Hertz Global (HTZ), Perdoceo Education (PRDO), Mister Car Wash (MCW), IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones (IRS), EVgo (EVGO), and Udemy (UDMY). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry. Afya vs. Its Competitors TAL Education Group Graham Laureate Education Driven Brands Hertz Global Perdoceo Education Mister Car Wash IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones EVgo Udemy TAL Education Group (NYSE:TAL) and Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TAL or AFYA? 37.8% of TAL Education Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.0% of Afya shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of TAL Education Group 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 prefer TAL or AFYA? TAL Education Group currently has a consensus price target of $12.66, indicating a potential upside of 20.51%. Afya has a consensus price target of $17.60, indicating a potential upside of 12.39%. Given TAL Education Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe TAL Education Group is more favorable than Afya.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score TAL Education Group 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25Afya 3 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.40 Does the media favor TAL or AFYA? In the previous week, TAL Education Group had 4 more articles in the media than Afya. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for TAL Education Group and 1 mentions for Afya. Afya's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat TAL Education Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Afya is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment TAL Education Group Neutral Afya Positive Is TAL or AFYA more profitable? Afya has a net margin of 19.83% compared to TAL Education Group's net margin of 3.76%. Afya's return on equity of 19.13% beat TAL Education Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets TAL Education Group3.76% 2.26% 1.54% Afya 19.83%19.13%9.39% Which has more volatility & risk, TAL or AFYA? TAL Education Group has a beta of 0.12, meaning that its stock price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Afya has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, TAL or AFYA? Afya has lower revenue, but higher earnings than TAL Education Group. Afya is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TAL Education Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTAL Education Group$2.25B2.84$84.59M$0.1475.04Afya$612.78M2.40$117.08M$1.3211.86 SummaryTAL Education Group and Afya tied by winning 8 of the 16 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. Email Address 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$1.50B$1.58B$8.35B$9.10BDividend Yield1.45%5.25%3.12%4.00%P/E Ratio11.8613.0721.2720.27Price / Sales2.402.193.3398.72Price / Cash7.3414.9116.9458.16Price / Book1.842.994.655.49Net Income$117.08M$76.25M$214.95M$250.45M7 Day Performance-10.39%2.63%36.33%4.78%1 Month Performance-12.95%11.66%45.42%7.67%1 Year Performance-12.07%21.82%16.01%16.43% Afya Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AFYAAfya4.0832 of 5 stars$15.66-2.2%$17.60+12.4%-11.6%$1.50B$612.78M11.869,717TALTAL Education Group1.2969 of 5 stars$10.22+1.8%$12.66+23.9%-1.6%$6.11B$2.25B73.0023,000Upcoming EarningsStock SplitGHCGraham3.9493 of 5 stars$913.51-4.1%N/A+25.2%$4.15B$4.79B6.4021,446Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeLAURLaureate Education3.8364 of 5 stars$23.99+1.5%$20.50-14.5%+56.5%$3.52B$1.57B12.7631,800News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeDRVNDriven Brands3.3124 of 5 stars$17.76-1.7%$21.00+18.2%+37.1%$2.97B$2.34B-9.8110,700HTZHertz GlobalN/A$7.07-3.0%N/A+95.3%$2.19B$8.78B-0.7025,000News CoveragePRDOPerdoceo Education4.5828 of 5 stars$30.98-3.2%$40.00+29.1%+36.1%$2.10B$681.26M13.715,690Positive NewsMCWMister Car Wash3.162 of 5 stars$6.30-2.3%$8.50+34.9%-5.4%$2.05B$1.02B28.646,350IRSIRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones2.8761 of 5 stars$14.49-2.1%$13.00-10.3%+50.5%$1.12B$658.73M9.181,401News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeEVGOEVgo2.2576 of 5 stars$3.31-6.5%$6.00+81.3%+2.4%$1.09B$276.95M-8.07220News CoverageUDMYUdemy4.0676 of 5 stars$6.86-1.9%$10.05+46.4%-21.0%$1.04B$786.57M-14.911,246Analyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TAL Education Group Alternatives Graham Alternatives Laureate Education Alternatives Driven Brands Alternatives Hertz Global Alternatives Perdoceo Education Alternatives Mister Car Wash Alternatives IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones Alternatives EVgo 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 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. 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