Afya Limited (NASDAQ:AFYA) Receives Consensus Rating of “Hold” from Brokerages

Shares of Afya Limited (NASDAQ:AFYA) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the seven analysts that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $17.3750.

AFYA has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $16.00 price target (down from $18.00) on shares of Afya in a report on Friday. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Afya in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Zacks Research cut Afya from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “neutral” rating and set a $22.00 target price (down previously from $24.50) on shares of Afya in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein raised shares of Afya to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AFYA. Van ECK Associates Corp raised its holdings in Afya by 15.7% in the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 10,170 shares of the company’s stock worth $159,000 after buying an additional 1,377 shares during the last quarter. Perpetual Ltd increased its holdings in shares of Afya by 1.8% in the 2nd quarter. Perpetual Ltd now owns 151,180 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,700,000 after purchasing an additional 2,730 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its holdings in shares of Afya by 5.6% during the 2nd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 68,169 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,217,000 after acquiring an additional 3,626 shares during the last quarter. Dodge & Cox grew its position in Afya by 12.8% in the 2nd quarter. Dodge & Cox now owns 35,262 shares of the company’s stock worth $630,000 after purchasing an additional 4,000 shares during the period. Finally, Militia Capital Partners LP bought a new position in Afya in the second quarter valued at about $71,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.02% of the company’s stock.

Afya Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AFYA opened at $13.93 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $1.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.02, a P/E/G ratio of 0.52 and a beta of 0.53. Afya has a 12 month low of $13.12 and a 12 month high of $19.90. The company has a 50 day moving average of $14.78 and a 200 day moving average of $15.02. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21.

Afya Company Profile

Afya Ltd. operates as a leading provider of medical education and training services in Brazil. The company offers a comprehensive suite of educational programs that span undergraduate medical degrees, residency exam preparation, continuing medical education (CME) and digital learning platforms. Through a network of partner institutions and its own campus operations, Afya supports students at every stage of the medical training continuum, from enrollment in medical schools to ongoing professional development for practicing physicians.

At the core of Afya’s offerings is its undergraduate medical program, delivered through a combination of in-person courses at affiliated campuses and fully digital curricula.