Afya (AFYA) Competitors

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AFYA vs. GHC, LAUR, CVSA, BGSI, and MCW

Should you buy Afya stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Afya with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Afya include Graham (GHC), Laureate Education (LAUR), Adtalem Global Education (CVSA), Boyd Group Services (BGSI), and Mister Car Wash (MCW). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry.

How does Afya compare to Graham?

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

In the previous week, Afya had 12 more articles in the media than Graham. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Afya and 2 mentions for Graham. Graham's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Afya's score of 0.11 indicating that Graham is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Afya	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Graham	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Afya has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its share price is 64% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Graham has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the broader market.

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 insiders. Comparatively, 18.6% of Graham shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Graham has higher revenue and earnings than Afya. Afya is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Graham, 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
Afya	$662.01M	1.96	$134.77M	$1.53	9.03
Graham	$4.91B	0.97	$292.29M	$67.57	16.37

Afya currently has a consensus target price of $17.20, indicating a potential upside of 24.55%. Given Afya's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Afya is more favorable than Graham.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Afya	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13
Graham	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Afya has a net margin of 20.20% compared to Graham's net margin of 5.97%. Afya's return on equity of 17.94% beat Graham's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Afya	20.20%	17.94%	9.16%
Graham	5.97%	5.40%	3.11%

Afya pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Graham pays an annual dividend of $7.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Afya pays out 43.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Graham pays out 11.1% 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.

Summary

Graham beats Afya on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Afya compare to Laureate Education?

Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) and Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Afya pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Laureate Education pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Afya pays out 43.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Laureate Education pays out 35.8% 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.

Afya has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its share price is 64% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Laureate Education has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its share price is 60% less volatile than the broader market.

Afya currently has a consensus target price of $17.20, indicating a potential upside of 24.55%. Laureate Education has a consensus target price of $40.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.11%. Given Afya's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Afya is more favorable than Laureate Education.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Afya	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13
Laureate Education	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

88.0% of Afya shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.3% of Laureate Education shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Afya shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Laureate Education shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Afya has a net margin of 20.20% compared to Laureate Education's net margin of 16.08%. Laureate Education's return on equity of 22.07% beat Afya's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Afya	20.20%	17.94%	9.16%
Laureate Education	16.08%	22.07%	11.25%

In the previous week, Afya had 10 more articles in the media than Laureate Education. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Afya and 4 mentions for Laureate Education. Laureate Education's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Afya's score of 0.11 indicating that Laureate Education is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Afya	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Laureate Education	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Laureate Education has higher revenue and earnings than Afya. Afya is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Laureate Education, 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
Afya	$662.01M	1.96	$134.77M	$1.53	9.03
Laureate Education	$1.74B	2.62	$281.63M	$1.90	17.10

Summary

Laureate Education beats Afya on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Afya compare to Adtalem Global Education?

Adtalem Global Education (NYSE:CVSA) and Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) are both personal services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.

Adtalem Global Education has higher revenue and earnings than Afya. Afya is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Adtalem Global Education, 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
Adtalem Global Education	$1.79B	2.41	$237.07M	$6.42	19.71
Afya	$662.01M	1.96	$134.77M	$1.53	9.03

Afya has a net margin of 20.20% compared to Adtalem Global Education's net margin of 12.26%. Adtalem Global Education's return on equity of 20.19% beat Afya's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Adtalem Global Education	12.26%	20.19%	10.36%
Afya	20.20%	17.94%	9.16%

Adtalem Global Education has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Afya has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its share price is 64% less volatile than the broader market.

Adtalem Global Education currently has a consensus target price of $155.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.48%. Afya has a consensus target price of $17.20, indicating a potential upside of 24.55%. Given Afya's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Afya is more favorable than Adtalem Global Education.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Adtalem Global Education	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Afya	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

98.8% of Adtalem Global Education shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.0% of Afya shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of Adtalem Global Education shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Afya shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Adtalem Global Education and Adtalem Global Education both had 14 articles in the media. Adtalem Global Education's average media sentiment score of 0.23 beat Afya's score of 0.11 indicating that Adtalem Global Education is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Adtalem Global Education	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Afya	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Adtalem Global Education beats Afya on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Afya compare to Boyd Group Services?

Boyd Group Services (NYSE:BGSI) and Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) are both personal services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, dividends and earnings.

0.2% of Boyd Group Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.0% of Afya shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Afya shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Afya has a net margin of 20.20% compared to Boyd Group Services' net margin of 0.59%. Afya's return on equity of 17.94% beat Boyd Group Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boyd Group Services	0.59%	4.63%	1.72%
Afya	20.20%	17.94%	9.16%

Boyd Group Services has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Afya has a beta of 0.36, meaning that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the broader market.

Boyd Group Services pays an annual dividend of $0.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Afya pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Boyd Group Services pays out 54.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Afya pays out 43.1% 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. Afya is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Boyd Group Services presently has a consensus target price of $157.00, suggesting a potential upside of 50.80%. Afya has a consensus target price of $17.20, suggesting a potential upside of 24.55%. Given Boyd Group Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Boyd Group Services is more favorable than Afya.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Boyd Group Services	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Afya	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

Afya has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Boyd Group Services. Afya is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Boyd Group Services, 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
Boyd Group Services	$3.14B	0.92	$18.42M	$0.82	126.96
Afya	$662.01M	1.96	$134.77M	$1.53	9.03

In the previous week, Afya had 9 more articles in the media than Boyd Group Services. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Afya and 5 mentions for Boyd Group Services. Boyd Group Services' average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Afya's score of 0.11 indicating that Boyd Group Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Boyd Group Services	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Afya	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Afya beats Boyd Group Services on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Afya compare to Mister Car Wash?

Mister Car Wash (NYSE:MCW) and Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) are both personal services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

88.0% of Afya shares are held by institutional investors. 69.0% of Mister Car Wash shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Afya shares are held 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.

Mister Car Wash presently has a consensus target price of $7.10, indicating a potential upside of 0.06%. Afya has a consensus target price of $17.20, indicating a potential upside of 24.55%. Given Afya's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Afya is more favorable than Mister Car Wash.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mister Car Wash	1 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Afya	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

Afya has a net margin of 20.20% compared to Mister Car Wash's net margin of 7.06%. Afya's return on equity of 17.94% beat Mister Car Wash's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mister Car Wash	7.06%	10.49%	3.36%
Afya	20.20%	17.94%	9.16%

Afya has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Mister Car Wash. Afya is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mister Car Wash, 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
Mister Car Wash	$1.07B	2.19	$80.13M	$0.33	21.52
Afya	$662.01M	1.96	$134.77M	$1.53	9.03

Mister Car Wash has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Afya has a beta of 0.36, meaning that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Afya had 12 more articles in the media than Mister Car Wash. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Afya and 2 mentions for Mister Car Wash. Mister Car Wash's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Afya's score of 0.11 indicating that Mister Car Wash is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mister Car Wash	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Afya	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Afya beats Mister Car Wash on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.

AFYA vs. The Competition

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Metric	Afya	SCHOOLS Industry	Discretionary Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$1.29B	$1.47B	$7.12B	$12.46B
Dividend Yield	4.62%	2.24%	2.90%	5.30%
P/E Ratio	9.03	11.61	18.38	25.61
Price / Sales	1.96	1.41	3.66	63.45
Price / Cash	5.90	14.02	14.65	55.34
Price / Book	1.42	2.43	3.66	6.71
Net Income	$134.77M	$79.32M	$247.44M	$333.77M
7 Day Performance	-0.72%	3.04%	-1.05%	0.40%
1 Month Performance	-10.67%	-1.11%	13.84%	4.03%
1 Year Performance	-27.32%	-10.74%	17.90%	36.33%

Afya Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
AFYA Afya	4.9262 of 5 stars	$13.81 -2.1%	$17.20 +24.5%	-26.6%	$1.29B	$662.01M	9.03	9,395
GHC Graham	1.702 of 5 stars	$1,133.26 +1.2%	N/A	+13.1%	$4.94B	$4.91B	16.77	19,920
LAUR Laureate Education	4.8738 of 5 stars	$32.01 +1.4%	$40.00 +25.0%	+45.4%	$4.57B	$1.74B	16.86	33,900	Positive News
CVSA Adtalem Global Education	3.842 of 5 stars	$115.99 +2.3%	$150.00 +29.3%	N/A	$3.99B	$1.79B	16.99	10,371	News Coverage Earnings Report Analyst Forecast Insider Trade
BGSI Boyd Group Services	4.2048 of 5 stars	$120.23 -0.6%	$157.00 +30.6%	N/A	$3.35B	$3.14B	146.63	16,300	News Coverage Positive News Earnings Report

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Afya (AFYA) Competitors

AFYA vs. GHC, LAUR, CVSA, BGSI, and MCW

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Afya (AFYA) Competitors

AFYA vs. GHC, LAUR, CVSA, BGSI, and MCW

How does Afya compare to Graham?

Does the media prefer AFYA or GHC?

Which has more volatility & risk, AFYA or GHC?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AFYA or GHC?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, AFYA or GHC?

Do analysts prefer AFYA or GHC?

Is AFYA or GHC more profitable?

Is AFYA or GHC a better dividend stock?

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How does Afya compare to Laureate Education?

Is AFYA or LAUR a better dividend stock?

Which has more volatility & risk, AFYA or LAUR?

Do analysts prefer AFYA or LAUR?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AFYA or LAUR?

Is AFYA or LAUR more profitable?

Does the media prefer AFYA or LAUR?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, AFYA or LAUR?

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How does Afya compare to Adtalem Global Education?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CVSA or AFYA?

Is CVSA or AFYA more profitable?

Which has more risk and volatility, CVSA or AFYA?

Do analysts recommend CVSA or AFYA?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CVSA or AFYA?

Does the media refer more to CVSA or AFYA?

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How does Afya compare to Boyd Group Services?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BGSI or AFYA?

Is BGSI or AFYA more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, BGSI or AFYA?

Is BGSI or AFYA a better dividend stock?

Do analysts prefer BGSI or AFYA?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BGSI or AFYA?

Does the media favor BGSI or AFYA?

Summary

How does Afya compare to Mister Car Wash?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in MCW or AFYA?

Do analysts recommend MCW or AFYA?

Is MCW or AFYA more profitable?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, MCW or AFYA?

Which has more risk and volatility, MCW or AFYA?

Does the media favor MCW or AFYA?

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