Auna (NYSE:AUNA) Trading Up 6.3% – Time to Buy?

Auna SA (NYSE:AUNA)’s stock price traded up 6.3% during mid-day trading on Friday . The company traded as high as $7.90 and last traded at $7.83. 46,014 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 29% from the average session volume of 64,663 shares. The stock had previously closed at $7.36.

Auna Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.87, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 0.88. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $7.02 and a 200 day simple moving average of $7.32.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Bank of Montreal Can bought a new position in Auna in the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,148,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Auna during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $105,000. Deltec Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Auna by 12.5% in the third quarter. Deltec Asset Management LLC now owns 136,122 shares of the company’s stock valued at $941,000 after acquiring an additional 15,122 shares during the last quarter. Fiera Capital Corp raised its position in Auna by 4.1% during the third quarter. Fiera Capital Corp now owns 1,338,918 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,252,000 after purchasing an additional 53,024 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Point72 DIFC Ltd lifted its stake in Auna by 75.3% during the third quarter. Point72 DIFC Ltd now owns 55,987 shares of the company’s stock worth $387,000 after purchasing an additional 24,056 shares during the last quarter.

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.