Afya Ltd [AFYA] stock prices are down -0.86% to $18.34 at the moment. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The AFYA shares have gain 1.95% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -2.50%, and not 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 March 11, 2025, when Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to a Underweight and also revised its price target to $17 from $19. Previously, Citigroup downgraded its rating to Sell on January 31, 2025, and dropped its price target to $15. On December 03, 2024, Goldman initiated with a Sell rating and assigned a price target of $16 on the stock. UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and suggested a price target of $19.50 on August 30, 2024. Citigroup initiated its recommendation with a Neutral and recommended $23 as its price target on January 29, 2024. Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight for this stock on January 22, 2024, and upped its price target to $23. In a note dated October 13, 2023, Morgan Stanley upgraded an Overweight rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $16.50 to $20.50.
The stock price of Afya Ltd [AFYA] has been fluctuating between $14.52 and $19.90 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $17 within the next 12 months. Afya Ltd [NASDAQ: AFYA] shares were valued at $18.34 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -7.31% based on the average AFYA price forecast.
Analyzing the AFYA fundamentals
The Afya Ltd [NASDAQ:AFYA] reported sales of 612.60M for trailing twelve months, representing a drop of -1.42%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.64% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.32%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.22%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.2%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.08, Equity is 0.17 and Total Capital is 0.14. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.74.
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 18.18 points at the first support level, and at 18.01 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 18.52, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 18.70.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Afya Ltd [NASDAQ:AFYA]’s Current Ratio is 1.42. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.42, while the Cash Ratio is 0.8. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.71, the price to book ratio is 2.16 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 14.15.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Renato Tavares Esteves, Director, that happened on May 23 ’25 when 0.5 million shares were purchased. Chief Executive Officer, Virgilio Deloy Capobianco Gibb completed a deal on May 13 ’25 to buy 80000.0 shares.
