Afya Limited (NASDAQ:AFYA) Shares Sold by Teacher Retirement System of Texas

Teacher Retirement System of Texas cut its position in shares of Afya Limited (NASDAQ:AFYA) by 42.6% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 11,903 shares of the company’s stock after selling 8,822 shares during the quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas’ holdings in Afya were worth $213,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio lifted its holdings in shares of Afya by 40.0% during the fourth quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 2,800 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after acquiring an additional 800 shares during the period. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its stake in shares of Afya by 1,099.7% during the 4th quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 4,031 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,000 after purchasing an additional 3,695 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of Afya by 2,115.9% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 6,670 shares of the company’s stock worth $106,000 after acquiring an additional 6,369 shares during the last quarter. Aquatic Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Afya by 47.6% in the 4th quarter. Aquatic Capital Management LLC now owns 9,300 shares of the company’s stock valued at $148,000 after buying an additional 3,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets acquired a new stake in shares of Afya during the 4th quarter worth $228,000. 88.02% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AFYA has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $19.50 price objective (up from $17.50) on shares of Afya in a research report on Thursday, June 12th. Wall Street Zen raised Afya from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 14th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $17.60.

Afya Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NASDAQ AFYA opened at $15.15 on Monday. Afya Limited has a 1-year low of $14.52 and a 1-year high of $19.90. The business’s 50 day moving average is $17.73 and its two-hundred day moving average is $17.38. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.48, a PEG ratio of 0.52 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 1.42 and a quick ratio of 1.42.

Afya Profile

Afya Limited, through its subsidiaries, operates as a medical education group in Brazil. The company operates through three segments: Undergrad, Continuing Education, and Digital Services. It offers educational products and services, including medical schools, medical residency preparatory courses, graduate courses, and other programs to lifelong medical learners enrolled across its distribution network, as well as to third-party medical schools.