Here are three stocks with buy ranks and strong growth characteristics for investors to consider today July 16th:Afya (AFYA) : This company which is a medical education group primarily in Brazil, carries a Zacks Rank #1(Strong Buy), and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 6.5% over the last 60 days.Afya has a PEG ratio of 0.46 compared with 1.64 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.Sasol (SSL) : This company which is engaged in the minin ...

Here are five stocks added to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) List today:B2Gold Corp (BTG) : This Vancouver-based gold producer with three operational mines in Mali, Namibia, Philippines, has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7.7% over the last 60 days.Apogee Enterprises (APOG) : This company which is a leader in architectural products and services, providing architectural glass, aluminium framing systems and installation services, has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimat ...

Afya Limited (AFYA) announced it has reached a total of 220 medical seats at Centro Universitário de Maceió (UNIMA Alagoas) after the recent authorization made by the Secretary of Regulation and Supervision of Higher Education of the Ministry of Education.The authorization leads to an increase of 80 medical seats at UNIMA Alagoas, which is housed in the city of Maceió, located in Alagoas, Brazil. The increased medical seats will come with an additional payment of R$ 1.25 million per increased seat approval, ...

While the proven Zacks Rank places an emphasis on earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find strong stocks, we also know that investors tend to develop their own individual strategies. With this in mind, we are always looking at value, growth, and momentum trends to discover great companies.Looking at the history of these trends, perhaps none is more beloved than value investing. This strategy simply looks to identify companies that are being undervalued by the broader market. Value investors use tri ...

Afya Limited (AFYA) completed the acquisition of the total share capital of Unidom Participacoes S.A. (Unidompedro and Faculdade Dom Luiz) through its wholly-owned subsidiary Afya Participacoes S.A.This strategic buyout will provide Afya with 300 operational medical school seats in Brazil’s Salvador city. The average purchase price of this strategic transaction was R$ 660.0 million, of which R$ 347.8 million is already paid (net debt deduction) and the remaining R$ 312.2 million will be paid in about 10 ann ...

Afya (AFYA) closed the last trading session at $17.32, gaining 2.4% over the past four weeks, but there could be plenty of upside left in the stock if short-term price targets set by Wall Street analysts are any guide. The mean price target of $23 indicates a 32.8% upside potential.The mean estimate comprises four short-term price targets with a standard deviation of $2.83. While the lowest estimate of $19 indicates a 9.7% increase from the current price level, the most optimistic analyst expects the stock ...

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 ...