Financial Contrast: Auna (NYSE:AUNA) and P3 Health Partners (NASDAQ:PIII)

Auna (NYSE:AUNA) and P3 Health Partners (NASDAQ:PIII) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, earnings and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Auna and P3 Health Partners’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Auna	0.44%	12.88%	3.24%
P3 Health Partners	-6.55%	N/A	-16.40%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Auna and P3 Health Partners”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	0.28	$27.39 million	$0.07	66.86
P3 Health Partners	$1.46 billion	0.02	-$147.95 million	($33.00)	-0.12

Auna has higher earnings, but lower revenue than P3 Health Partners. P3 Health Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Auna, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Auna and P3 Health Partners, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Auna	1	2	1	1	2.40
P3 Health Partners	1	2	1	0	2.00

Auna presently has a consensus price target of $6.97, suggesting a potential upside of 48.86%. P3 Health Partners has a consensus price target of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 325.00%. Given P3 Health Partners’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe P3 Health Partners is more favorable than Auna.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

7.7% of P3 Health Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 10.9% of P3 Health Partners shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Auna has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, P3 Health Partners has a beta of 1.81, indicating that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Auna beats P3 Health Partners on 9 of the 14 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 P3 Health Partners

P3 Health Partners Inc., a patient-centered and physician-led population health management company, provides superior care services in the United States. It operates clinics and wellness centers. P3 Health Partners Inc. was founded in 2020 and is based in Henderson, Nevada.