The IBD SmartSelect Composite Rating for Afya rose from 94 to 96 Thursday.
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The new score indicates the company is now outperforming 96% of all stocks in terms of the most important fundamental and technical stock-picking criteria. The market's biggest winners often have a 95 or higher rating in the early stages of a new price run, so that's an important benchmark to look for when looking for the best stocks to buy and watch.
Afya is trading within a buy range from an 18.59 entry from a flat base. Understand that it is a thinly traded stock, with average daily dollar volume under $8 million. Less liquid stocks are more prone to volatile action since it takes fewer shares traded to move the share price significantly.
The stock has an 89 EPS Rating, which means its recent quarterly and longer-term annual earnings growth is outpacing 89% of all stocks.
Its Accumulation/Distribution Rating of B- shows moderate buying by institutional investors over the last 13 weeks.
The company posted a -8% rise in earnings for Q4. Top line growth came in at -9%, down from 7% in the previous quarter. The company's next quarterly report is expected on or around May. 8.
Afya holds the No. 5 rank among its peers in the Consumer Services-Education industry group. Adtalem Global Education is the No. 1-ranked stock within the group.
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