Auna (NYSE:AUNA) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results

Auna (NYSE:AUNA) posted its earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $0.20 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.20, Zacks reports. Auna had a net margin of 5.49% and a return on equity of 15.14%.

Auna Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of NYSE:AUNA traded down $0.06 during trading on Thursday, hitting $4.86. 80,245 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 47,749. The stock has a market cap of $359.69 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.52 and a beta of 2.24. Auna has a fifty-two week low of $4.81 and a fifty-two week high of $9.24. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $6.10 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $6.31. The company has a current ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently commented on AUNA shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Auna in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $6.00 target price (down from $13.50) on shares of Auna in a research note on Tuesday. Wall Street Zen lowered Auna from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, October 11th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Auna from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, October 3rd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $6.95.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Auna

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Citadel Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Auna by 28.9% during the 3rd quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC now owns 36,352 shares of the company’s stock worth $244,000 after acquiring an additional 8,147 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Auna during the 1st quarter valued at $219,000. Millennium Management LLC acquired a new stake in Auna during the third quarter worth about $83,000. Finally, Virtu Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Auna during the third quarter worth about $75,000.

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.