Here at Zacks, we focus on our proven ranking system, which places an emphasis on earnings estimates and estimate revisions, to find winning stocks. But we also understand that investors develop their own strategies, so we are constantly looking at the latest trends in value, growth, and momentum to find strong companies for our readers.Of these, perhaps no stock market trend is more popular than value investing, which is a strategy that has proven to be successful in all sorts of market environments. Value ...

Investors interested in stocks from the Schools sector have probably already heard of Afya (AFYA) and Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) . But which of these two stocks presents investors with the better value opportunity right now? Let's take a closer look.We have found that the best way to discover great value opportunities is to pair a strong Zacks Rank with a great grade in the Value category of our Style Scores system. The Zacks Rank favors stocks with strong earnings estimate revision trends, and ...

Afya Limited (NASDAQ:AFYA) Q1 2024 Earnings Conference Call May 9, 2024 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Renata Couto - IR Virgilio Gibbon - CEO Luis Andre Blanco - CFO Conference Call Participants Lucca Marquezini - Itau Mirela Oliveira – Bank of America Marcelo Santos - JPMorgan Lucas Nagano - Morgan Stanley Leandro Bastos - Citi Renata Couto Good night, everyone. Thank you for joining us for Afya's First Quarter 2024 Conference Call. I'm here today with Afya's CEO, Virgilio Gibbon; and Luis Andre Blanco, ...

Afya (AFYA) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.55 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.47 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.34 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 17.02%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this medical education company would post earnings of $0.34 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.36, delivering a surprise of 5.88%.Over the last four quarters, the co ...

Afya Limited Unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements March 31, 2024 Afya Limited Unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of financial position As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (In thousands of Brazilian reais) Notes March 31, 2024 December 31, 2023 (unaudited) Assets Current assets Cash and cash equivalents 4 611,077 553,030 Trade receivables 5 536,175 546,438 Inventories 653 1,382 Recoverable taxes 50,665 43,751 Other assets 7 61,715 58,905 Total current assets 1 ...

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 offers value investors a better bang for their buck right now? We'll need to take a closer look.We have found that the best way to discover great value opportunities is to pair a strong Zacks Rank with a great grade in the Value category of our Style Scores system. The proven Zacks Rank puts an emphasis on earnings estimates and estimate revisions, whi ...

Solskin/DigitalVision via Getty Images Note: This is a Brazilian company. Other than the stock price and valuation where the currency used is in USD, Brazilian Real (BRL) was used. Introduction I covered AFYA (NASDAQ:AFYA) 10 months ago in this article, Afya: An Undiscovered Gem With High Return Potential. The stock gained 45% in six months but since January 2024, it has crashed 25.89% compared to SPY which gained 4.64% year-to-date (as of 19 April 2024). FAST Graphs More specifically, the stock price g ...

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 20-F (Mark One) ☐ REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR ☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 OR ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR ☐ SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 19 ...

In the latest market close, Afya (AFYA) reached $18.13, with a -1.47% movement compared to the previous day. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily loss of 1.23%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw a downswing of 1.36%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq depreciated by 1.4%.The medical education company's shares have seen a decrease of 9.05% over the last month, not keeping up with the Consumer Discretionary sector's loss of 0.81% and the S&P 500's gain of 1.61%.The upcoming earnings release of Afya will be of great interest ...

Pekic Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) is one of the leading private medical education providers in Brazil. I covered the company in December 2023 with a Hold rating. I liked the company's quality characteristics but believed the price was high. In this review, I analyze the company's 4Q23 and FY24 guidance and its investors' day. My conclusion is that considering FY24 guidance, the company is attractively priced at these levels, balancing present profitability and future growth. That's why I'm upgrading the rating t ...