Insider Selling: Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) VP Sells $543,060.00 in Stock

Afya Limited (NASDAQ:AFYA) VP Lelio De Souza Junior sold 36,204 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.00, for a total value of $543,060.00. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link.

Lelio De Souza Junior also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, June 26th, Lelio De Souza Junior sold 41,541 shares of Afya stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.00, for a total value of $623,115.00.
• On Thursday, April 9th, Lelio De Souza Junior sold 16,279 shares of Afya stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.53, for a total transaction of $236,533.87.
• On Tuesday, April 7th, Lelio De Souza Junior sold 26,753 shares of Afya stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.95, for a total value of $399,957.35.

Afya Stock Down 2.6%

AFYA stock traded down $0.40 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $14.87. The company had a trading volume of 172,657 shares, compared to its average volume of 107,339. The company has a market capitalization of $1.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.72, a PEG ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 0.32. Afya Limited has a 52 week low of $13.00 and a 52 week high of $17.48. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $14.28 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $14.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 1.78 and a quick ratio of 1.78.

Institutional Trading of Afya

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Van ECK Associates Corp raised its holdings in Afya by 15.7% during the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 10,170 shares of the company’s stock valued at $159,000 after buying an additional 1,377 shares during the period. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. purchased a new stake in Afya in the fourth quarter worth $43,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its holdings in shares of Afya by 5.6% in the second quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 68,169 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,217,000 after purchasing an additional 3,626 shares during the last quarter. Militia Capital Partners LP bought a new stake in Afya during the 2nd quarter valued at about $71,000. Finally, Fairtree Asset Management Pty Ltd grew its stake in Afya by 22.3% in the 4th quarter. Fairtree Asset Management Pty Ltd now owns 30,697 shares of the company’s stock worth $473,000 after acquiring an additional 5,599 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 88.02% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently commented on AFYA. Bank of America reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Afya in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Afya in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Zacks Research cut Afya from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of Afya from $21.50 to $21.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, June 22nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Afya from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Afya has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $17.10.

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.