At the time of writing, Afya Ltd [AFYA] stock is trading at $17.68, up 1.90%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The AFYA shares have gain 6.63% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 13.04%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Afya Ltd [NASDAQ: AFYA] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 31, 2025, when Citigroup downgraded its rating to a Sell and also revised its price target to $15 from $18. Previously, Goldman started tracking the stock with Sell rating on December 03, 2024, and set its price target to $16. On August 30, 2024, UBS initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned a price target of $19.50 on the stock. Citigroup started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and suggested a price target of $23 on January 29, 2024. Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to a Equal-Weight and raised its price target to $23 on January 22, 2024. Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to Overweight for this stock on October 13, 2023, and upped its price target to $20.50. In a note dated April 08, 2022, Credit Suisse upgraded an Outperform rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $18 to $19.
For the past year, the stock price of Afya Ltd fluctuated between $14.52 and $22.24. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $18.5 within the next 12 months. Afya Ltd [NASDAQ: AFYA] shares were valued at $17.68 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 4.64% based on the average AFYA price forecast.
Analyzing the AFYA fundamentals
According to Afya Ltd [NASDAQ:AFYA], the company’s sales were 616.74M for trailing twelve months, which represents an 2.37% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.62% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.29%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.19%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.18%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.07, Equity is 0.15 and Total Capital is 0.12. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.76.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 17.45 points at the first support level, and at 17.22 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 17.84, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 18.00.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Afya Ltd [NASDAQ:AFYA] has a current ratio of 1.60. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.60 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.9. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.59, the price to book ratio is 2.11 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 14.59.
