Auna (NYSE:AUNA – Get Free Report) and P3 Health Partners (NASDAQ:PIII – Get Free Report) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.
Risk and Volatility
Auna has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, P3 Health Partners has a beta of 1.81, meaning that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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% |
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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Auna and P3 Health Partners, as provided by MarketBeat.
| 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 target price of $6.97, indicating a potential upside of 50.92%. P3 Health Partners has a consensus target price of $17.00, indicating a potential upside of 345.03%. Given P3 Health Partners’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe P3 Health Partners is more favorable than Auna.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Auna and P3 Health Partners”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Auna | $4.67 billion | 0.07 | $27.39 million | $0.07 | 65.94 |
| P3 Health Partners | $1.50 billion | 0.02 | -$147.95 million | ($33.00) | -0.12 |
Auna has higher revenue and earnings 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.
Summary
Auna beats P3 Health Partners on 10 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.
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