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

Auna S.A. (NYSE:AUNAGet Free Report) has earned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the five analysts that are covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating, one has given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $7.30.

Several research firms have issued reports on AUNA. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Auna from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Auna in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Auna from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. Finally, HSBC upgraded shares of Auna from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $6.90 price objective for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st.

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Auna Stock Down 2.2%

Auna stock opened at $4.75 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.87, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.11. Auna has a 52-week low of $4.46 and a 52-week high of $7.10. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $5.37 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $5.09. The firm has a market cap of $351.62 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.20 and a beta of 1.03.

Auna (NYSE:AUNAGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 19th. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.19 by ($0.14). Auna had a return on equity of 19.23% and a net margin of 2.13%.The firm had revenue of $336.84 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $320.54 million. Equities analysts predict that Auna will post 0.85 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Auna

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Marshall Wace LLP increased its stake in shares of Auna by 391.0% in the 4th quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 162,992 shares of the company’s stock valued at $802,000 after acquiring an additional 129,799 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Auna in the 1st quarter valued at $219,000. Squarepoint Ops LLC bought a new stake in shares of Auna in the 4th quarter valued at $196,000. XTX Topco Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Auna in the 4th quarter valued at $162,000. Finally, Heron Bay Capital Management bought a new stake in shares of Auna in the 4th quarter valued at $138,000.

About Auna

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Auna, listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol AUNA, is a Peruvian integrated healthcare services company headquartered in Lima. The firm operates a diversified care network that spans hospitals, outpatient medical centers, diagnostic imaging and laboratory facilities, as well as optical and dental clinics. Auna’s organizational structure is designed to support a continuum of care model, offering both general and specialized treatments across multiple touchpoints.

The company delivers a broad range of clinical services, including emergency care, inpatient and outpatient surgery, obstetrics, cardiology, oncology, orthopedics, and other specialized disciplines.

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