Auna S.A. (NYSE:AUNA) Receives Average Rating of “Hold” from Analysts

Auna S.A. (NYSE:AUNA) has been assigned an average rating of “Hold” from the five analysts that are covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have given a hold recommendation, one has given a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $6.9667.

AUNA has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Wall Street Zen cut Auna from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, July 5th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Auna in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of Auna from $6.00 to $5.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, May 26th.

Auna Price Performance

AUNA opened at $5.19 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $5.20 and its two-hundred day moving average is $5.16. Auna has a 1 year low of $4.09 and a 1 year high of $6.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.61, a current ratio of 1.08 and a quick ratio of 1.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $384.11 million, a PE ratio of 74.15 and a beta of 0.62.

Auna (NYSE:AUNA) last announced its earnings results on Friday, August 14th. The company reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.26 by ($0.11). Auna had a return on equity of 12.88% and a net margin of 0.44%.The firm had revenue of $362.85 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $357.39 million. Research analysts anticipate that Auna will post 0.79 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of AUNA. Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its holdings in shares of Auna by 487.7% in the first quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 668,457 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,683,000 after purchasing an additional 554,707 shares during the period. Lazard Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Auna in the first quarter worth $557,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC acquired a new stake in shares of Auna in the first quarter worth $324,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership purchased a new position in shares of Auna during the first quarter worth $316,000. Finally, Squarepoint Ops LLC acquired a new position in Auna during the second quarter valued at $149,000.

About Auna

Auna (NYSE: AUNA) is a Latin American healthcare company that operates an integrated network of hospitals, clinics, outpatient facilities and specialized medical centers. The company provides healthcare services across the patient journey, including medical consultations, diagnostic testing, surgery, hospitalization, emergency care and specialized treatment.

Auna has a particular focus on oncology through cancer-care facilities and related services. Its business also includes health plans and other healthcare financing products designed to provide members with access to its medical network and coordinated care.

The company has operations in Peru, Colombia and Mexico, serving patients through a combination of owned and managed healthcare facilities.