Afya (AFYA) Competitors $17.23 -1.11 (-6.05%) Closing price 06/20/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$17.62 +0.39 (+2.29%) As of 06/20/2025 07:06 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, PRDO, MCW, HTZ, EVGO, UDMY, and IRSShould 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), Perdoceo Education (PRDO), Mister Car Wash (MCW), Hertz Global (HTZ), EVgo (EVGO), Udemy (UDMY), and IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima (IRS). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry. Afya vs. Its Competitors TAL Education Group Graham Laureate Education Driven Brands Perdoceo Education Mister Car Wash Hertz Global EVgo Udemy IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) and TAL Education Group (NYSE:TAL) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and community ranking. Does the media favor AFYA or TAL? In the previous week, Afya and Afya both had 3 articles in the media. Afya's average media sentiment score of 0.03 beat TAL Education Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Afya is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Afya 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral TAL Education Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts rate AFYA or TAL? Afya currently has a consensus price target of $17.60, suggesting a potential upside of 2.15%. TAL Education Group has a consensus price target of $13.13, suggesting a potential upside of 26.82%. Given TAL Education Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe TAL Education Group is more favorable than Afya.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Afya 3 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.40TAL Education Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has higher earnings & valuation, AFYA or TAL? Afya has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioAfya$612.78M2.64$117.08M$1.3213.05TAL Education Group$2.25B2.78$84.59M$0.1473.92 Is AFYA or TAL 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 Afya19.83% 19.13% 9.39% TAL Education Group 3.76%2.26%1.54% Which has more volatility and risk, AFYA or TAL? Afya has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TAL Education Group has a beta of 0.11, suggesting that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AFYA or TAL? TAL Education Group received 459 more outperform votes than Afya when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.52% of users gave TAL Education Group an outperform vote while only 52.76% of users gave Afya an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAfyaOutperform Votes6752.76% Underperform Votes6047.24% TAL Education GroupOutperform Votes52661.52% Underperform Votes32938.48% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AFYA or TAL? 88.0% of Afya shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.8% of TAL Education Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of TAL Education Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryTAL Education Group beats Afya on 9 of the 17 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$1.61B$1.64B$8.21B$8.53BDividend Yield1.35%5.64%3.34%4.21%P/E Ratio13.0513.3219.4419.17Price / Sales2.641.843.41110.19Price / Cash7.8915.3813.9826.73Price / Book2.023.054.475.78Net Income$117.08M$76.27M$242.42M$248.44M7 Day Performance-5.80%0.89%-0.16%-0.29%1 Month Performance-8.69%1.78%7.82%3.92%1 Year Performance3.55%37.05%6.70%15.59% Afya Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AFYAAfya2.6404 of 5 stars$17.23-6.1%$17.60+2.1%+3.5%$1.61B$612.78M13.059,717Trending NewsTALTAL Education Group1.8384 of 5 stars$10.55+1.0%$13.13+24.4%+1.3%$6.38B$2.25B55.5416,200Stock SplitGHCGraham4.2708 of 5 stars$959.02+2.2%N/A+33.8%$4.18B$4.80B18.7819,500High Trading VolumeLAURLaureate Education4.2238 of 5 stars$22.40+1.3%$20.50-8.5%+60.8%$3.33B$1.53B11.5535,000Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeDRVNDriven Brands3.3384 of 5 stars$17.05+1.0%$20.78+21.9%+41.9%$2.80B$2.37B426.259,900PRDOPerdoceo Education4.1907 of 5 stars$31.83-0.1%$40.00+25.7%+54.1%$2.09B$726.00M14.474,500MCWMister Car Wash2.3361 of 5 stars$6.17-2.4%$8.50+37.8%-15.0%$2.00B$1.02B28.056,350HTZHertz GlobalN/A$5.92+0.9%N/A+51.1%$1.83B$8.78B-0.5825,000Gap UpEVGOEVgo2.2199 of 5 stars$4.59+7.0%$6.00+30.7%+92.6%$1.41B$276.95M-10.93220UDMYUdemy3.634 of 5 stars$7.03+1.9%$10.05+42.9%-14.2%$1.05B$790.02M-12.331,680IRSIRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima2.722 of 5 stars$13.75-1.4%$13.00-5.5%+56.2%$1.04B$331.56B-3.221,401Short Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TAL Education Group Alternatives Graham Alternatives Laureate Education Alternatives Driven Brands Alternatives Perdoceo Education Alternatives Mister Car Wash Alternatives Hertz Global Alternatives EVgo Alternatives Udemy Alternatives IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima 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 6/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | Sponsored3..2..1.. 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