2,000 Shares in Afya Limited (NASDAQ:AFYA) Purchased by Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio

Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio bought a new stake in shares of Afya Limited (NASDAQ:AFYA) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 2,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $34,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of AFYA. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its holdings in Afya by 19.7% during the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 266,500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,704,000 after acquiring an additional 43,800 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP grew its holdings in shares of Afya by 41.8% in the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 336,985 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,948,000 after purchasing an additional 99,416 shares during the last quarter. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC grew its holdings in shares of Afya by 136.9% in the second quarter. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC now owns 35,254 shares of the company’s stock worth $622,000 after purchasing an additional 20,370 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC increased its stake in Afya by 45.0% in the 2nd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 291,164 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,139,000 after buying an additional 90,383 shares during the period. Finally, DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale bought a new stake in Afya during the 3rd quarter valued at about $417,000. Institutional investors own 88.02% of the company’s stock.

Afya Trading Up 1.7 %

NASDAQ:AFYA opened at $15.50 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 1.60 and a current ratio of 1.60. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $16.52 and a 200-day simple moving average of $16.92. Afya Limited has a one year low of $14.52 and a one year high of $22.48. The firm has a market cap of $1.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.50, a P/E/G ratio of 0.33 and a beta of 0.89.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on AFYA shares. UBS Group initiated coverage on shares of Afya in a research report on Friday, August 30th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $19.50 target price on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on Afya in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They set a “sell” rating and a $16.00 target price for the company.

About Afya

Afya Limited, through its subsidiaries, operates as a medical education group in Brazil. The company operates through three segments: Undergrad, Continuing Education, and Digital Services. It offers educational products and services, including medical schools, medical residency preparatory courses, graduate courses, and other programs to lifelong medical learners enrolled across its distribution network, as well as to third-party medical schools.