Afya Limited (AFYA)

BR — Consumer Defensive Sector
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Key Metrics & Ratings

  • symbol AFYA
  • Rev/Share 38.065
  • Book/Share 47.7477
  • PB 1.8414
  • Debt/Equity 0.7432
  • CurrentRatio 1.3943
  • ROIC 0.1277

 

  • MktCap 7872100346.6352
  • FreeCF/Share 11.5132
  • PFCF 7.5738
  • PE 11.5605
  • Debt/Assets 0.3594
  • DivYield 0.0148
  • ROE 0.1678

 

  • Rating C
  • Score 2
  • Recommendation Sell
  • P/E Score 3
  • DCF Score 4
  • P/B Score 1
  • D/E Score 1

Recent Analyst Ratings

Type Ticker Analyst Firm Previous Rating Current Rating Previous Price Target Current Price Target Date
Downgrade AFYA Morgan Stanley Equal Weight Underweight $19 $17 March 11, 2025
Downgrade AFYA Citigroup Neutral Sell $18 $15 Jan. 31, 2025
Initiation AFYA Goldman -- Sell -- $16 Dec. 3, 2024
Initiation AFYA UBS -- Neutral -- $19.5 Aug. 30, 2024

News

Best Growth Stocks to Buy for July 11th
AFYA, QFIN, STRT
Published: July 11, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

STRT, AFYA and QFIN made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) growth stocks list on July 11, 2025.

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AFYA or LOPE: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?
AFYA, LOPE
Published: July 10, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

Investors looking for stocks in the Schools sector might want to consider either Afya (AFYA) or Grand Canyon Education (LOPE). But which of these two stocks is more attractive to value investors?

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Should Value Investors Buy Afya (AFYA) Stock?
AFYA
Published: July 09, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

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Best Growth Stocks to Buy for July 8th
AFYA, PAHC, STRT
Published: July 08, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

STRT, PAHC and AFYA made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) growth stocks list on July 8, 2025.

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AFYA or LRN: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?
AFYA, LRN
Published: June 24, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

Investors with an interest in Schools stocks have likely encountered both Afya (AFYA) and K12 (LRN). But which of these two stocks offers value investors a better bang for their buck right now?

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Is Afya (AFYA) Stock Outpacing Its Consumer Discretionary Peers This Year?
AFYA
Published: June 23, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Here is how Afya (AFYA) and American Public Education (APEI) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.

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Are Investors Undervaluing Afya (AFYA) Right Now?
AFYA
Published: June 23, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

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New Strong Buy Stocks for June 23rd
AFYA, ALSN, DPMLF, EGO, HMN
Published: June 23, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

DPMLF, EGO, AFYA, ALSN and HMN have been added to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) List on June 23, 2025.

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Afya Limited Continues To Grow, But Limits Are Also Evident
AFYA
Published: May 21, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral

Afya Limited delivered solid Q1 results with 16% YoY revenue growth, driven by acquisitions and organic expansion, and reported strong seasonal margins. Valuation at 11–13x earnings appears fair but not compelling, given long-term risks of market saturation and increased competition in Brazil's medical education sector. Long-term concerns persist as Brazil rapidly increases its doctor supply, potentially pressuring AFYA's enrollment and pricing power in the future.

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Afya Limited Announces Closing of the Acquisition of FACULDADE ÚNICA DE CONTAGEM
AFYA
Published: May 07, 2025 by: Business Wire
Sentiment: Neutral

NOVA LIMA, Brazil--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Afya Limited (Nasdaq: AFYA; B3: A2FY34) (“Afya” or the “Company”), the leading medical education group and medical practice solutions provider in Brazil, in addition to the Press Release released by the company on December 19th, 2024, announced today the closing of its acquisition, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Afya Participações S.A., of 100% of the total share capital of Faculdade Masterclass Ltda. (“FACULDADE ÚNICA DE CONTAGEM” or “FUNIC”), located i.

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About Afya Limited (AFYA)

  • IPO Date 2019-07-19
  • Website https://www.afya.com.br
  • Industry Education & Training Services
  • CEO Virgilio Deloy Capobianco Gibbon
  • Employees 5260

Afya Limited, through its subsidiaries, operates as a medical education group in Brazil. 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. The company also provides digital health services, such as subscription-based mobile app and website portal that focuses on assisting health professionals and students with clinical decision-making through tools, such as medical calculators, charts, and updated content, as well as prescriptions, clinical scores, medical procedures and laboratory exams, and others. It offers health sciences courses, which comprise medicine, dentistry, nursing, radiology, psychology, pharmacy, physical education, physiotherapy, nutrition, and biomedicine; and degree programs and courses in other subjects and disciplines, including undergraduate and post graduate courses in business administration, accounting, law, civil engineering, industrial engineering, and pedagogy. In addition, the company provides medical postgraduate specialization programs; printed and digital content; and an online medical education platform and practical medical training services. As of December 31, 2021, it operated a network of 46 undergraduate and graduate medical school campuses consisted of 30 undergrad operating units and five approved units; and a network of 2,731 medical school seats that consisted of 2,481 operating seats and 278 approved seats. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Nova Lima, Brazil.