QuantaSing Group (QSG) Competitors

Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) and QuantaSing Group (NASDAQ:QSG) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk and volatility, AFYA or QSG?

Afya has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, QuantaSing Group has a beta of -0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 198% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AFYA or QSG more profitable?

Afya has a net margin of 19.62% compared to QuantaSing Group's net margin of 14.27%. QuantaSing Group's return on equity of 68.92% beat Afya's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Afya	19.62%	18.87%	9.13%
QuantaSing Group	14.27%	68.92%	28.97%

Do analysts prefer AFYA or QSG?

Afya presently has a consensus price target of $17.50, indicating a potential upside of 15.48%. QuantaSing Group has a consensus price target of $9.52, indicating a potential upside of 27.46%. Given QuantaSing Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe QuantaSing Group is more favorable than Afya.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Afya	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
QuantaSing Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AFYA or QSG?

Afya has higher revenue and earnings than QuantaSing Group. QuantaSing Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Afya, 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	$612.78M	2.32	$117.08M	$1.32	11.48
QuantaSing Group	$522.26M	0.73	$53.05M	$1.11	6.73

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

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

Does the media favor AFYA or QSG?

In the previous week, Afya had 9 more articles in the media than QuantaSing Group. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Afya and 5 mentions for QuantaSing Group. QuantaSing Group's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Afya's score of 0.42 indicating that QuantaSing Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Afya	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
QuantaSing Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Afya beats QuantaSing Group on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.