Auna S.A. (NYSE:AUNA) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” by Analysts

Auna S.A. (NYSE:AUNA) has earned an average rating of “Hold” from the five analysts that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have assigned a hold recommendation and one has given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $10.70.

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on AUNA. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Auna from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Auna in a research note on Saturday, September 27th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Auna from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday.

Auna Stock Performance

NYSE AUNA opened at $6.55 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $6.40 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $6.54. The stock has a market cap of $484.77 million, a P/E ratio of 7.44 and a beta of 2.29. Auna has a 12-month low of $6.05 and a 12-month high of $9.24. The company has a current ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71.

Auna (NYSE:AUNA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 19th. The company reported $0.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.13 by $0.20. The business had revenue of $309.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.17 billion. Auna had a net margin of 5.49% and a return on equity of 15.14%. On average, analysts forecast that Auna will post 0.5 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Auna

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Fiera Capital Corp grew its position in Auna by 11.7% during the first quarter. Fiera Capital Corp now owns 1,517,685 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,791,000 after buying an additional 159,561 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Auna during the first quarter valued at $219,000. Deltec Asset Management LLC grew its position in Auna by 2.3% during the first quarter. Deltec Asset Management LLC now owns 90,500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $643,000 after buying an additional 2,000 shares during the period. Hohimer Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Auna during the second quarter valued at $264,000. Finally, HBK Sorce Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in Auna during the second quarter valued at $62,000.

Auna Company Profile

Auna SA, a healthcare service provider, operates hospitals and clinics in Mexico, Peru, and Colombia. The company provides prepaid healthcare plans in Peru; and dental and vision plans in Mexico. The company was founded in 1989 and is based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.