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Afya (AFYA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$14.46 +0.06 (+0.45%)
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About Afya Stock (NASDAQ:AFYA)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$14.23
$14.60
50-Day Range
$14.26
$16.32
52-Week Range
$13.47
$19.90
Volume
94,244 shs
Average Volume
109,572 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.36 billion
P/E Ratio
10.95
Dividend Yield
1.59%
Price Target
$18.20
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Afya Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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94th Percentile Overall Score

AFYA MarketRank™: 

Afya scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 22nd out of 298 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Afya has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.29, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside Potential

    Afya has a consensus price target of $18.20, representing about 25.5% upside from its current price of $14.51.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Afya has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Afya's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Afya are expected to grow by 25.66% in the coming year, from $1.52 to $1.91 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Afya is 10.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 231.83.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Afya is 10.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 17.87.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Afya has a PEG Ratio of 0.43. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Afya has a P/B Ratio of 1.70. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Afya's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.21% of the float of Afya has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Afya has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Afya has recently increased by 1.75%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Afya pays a meaningful dividend of 1.61%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Afya does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Afya is 17.42%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Afya will have a dividend payout ratio of 12.04% next year. This indicates that Afya will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Afya's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.21% of the float of Afya has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Afya has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Afya has recently increased by 1.75%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    Afya has a news sentiment score of 0.39. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Afya this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Afya to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Afya insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    88.02% of the stock of Afya is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Afya's insider trading history.
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AFYA Stock News Headlines

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AFYA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Afya's stock was trading at $15.88 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, AFYA shares have decreased by 8.7% and is now trading at $14.5050.

Afya Limited (NASDAQ:AFYA) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 26th. The company reported $1.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.56 by $0.40. The business earned $72.15 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $72.96 million. Afya had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 18.57% and a net margin of 19.62%.

Afya (AFYA) raised $233 million in an IPO on Friday, July 19th 2019. The company issued 13,700,000 shares at a price of $16.00-$18.00 per share. BofA Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, UBS Investment Bank, Itaú BBA, Morgan Stanley, BTG and Pactual XP Investments acted as the underwriters for the IPO.

Top institutional investors of Afya include Perpetual Ltd (0.07%).

Shares of AFYA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Afya investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), ServiceNow (NOW), Arista Networks (ANET), Adobe (ADBE) and CrowdStrike (CRWD).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/26/2021
Today
10/13/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/12/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
SCHOOLS
Sub-Industry
Personal Services
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:AFYA
CIK
1771007
Fax
N/A
Employees
9,717
Year Founded
2016

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$24.50
Low Price Target
$14.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+25.5%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.29
Research Coverage
7 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.32
Trailing P/E Ratio
10.99
Forward P/E Ratio
9.54
P/E Growth
0.43
Net Income
$117.08 million
Net Margins
19.62%
Pretax Margin
21.30%
Return on Equity
18.57%
Return on Assets
9.07%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.22
Current Ratio
0.94
Quick Ratio
0.94

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$612.78 million
Price / Sales
2.22
Cash Flow
$2.20 per share
Price / Cash Flow
6.59
Book Value
$8.53 per share
Price / Book
1.70

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
93,720,000
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
$1.36 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.61

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This page (NASDAQ:AFYA) was last updated on 10/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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