Critical Survey: Auna (NYSE:AUNA) and DocGo (NASDAQ:DCGO)

Auna (NYSE:AUNA) and DocGo (NASDAQ:DCGO) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Auna and DocGo, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Auna	1	2	1	1	2.40
DocGo	1	2	3	0	2.33

Auna presently has a consensus price target of $6.97, suggesting a potential upside of 34.62%. DocGo has a consensus price target of $2.38, suggesting a potential upside of 574.14%. Given DocGo’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe DocGo is more favorable than Auna.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

56.4% of DocGo shares are held by institutional investors. 5.1% of DocGo shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Auna and DocGo’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Auna	0.44%	12.88%	3.24%
DocGo	-65.29%	-40.42%	-24.81%

Volatility & Risk

Auna has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DocGo has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Auna and DocGo”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Auna	$1.23 billion	0.31	$27.39 million	$0.07	73.93
DocGo	$322.20 million	0.11	-$182.40 million	($1.96)	-0.18

Auna has higher revenue and earnings than DocGo. DocGo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Auna, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Auna beats DocGo on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Auna

Auna S.A., 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.

About DocGo

DocGo Inc. provides mobile health and medical transportation services for various health care providers in the United States and the United Kingdom. The company's transportation services include emergency response services; and non-emergency transport services comprise ambulance and wheelchair transportation services. It also offers mobile health services through its platform that are performed at home, offices, and other locations; event services, which include on-site healthcare support at sporting events and concerts; and total care management solutions comprising healthcare services and ancillary services, such as shelter. DocGo Inc. was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, New York.