Marpai (NASDAQ:MRAI – Get Free Report) and Auna (NYSE:AUNA – Get Free Report) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and valuation.
Profitability
This table compares Marpai and Auna’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Marpai | -85.70% | N/A | -100.23% |
| Auna | 1.53% | 16.25% | 4.03% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Marpai and Auna”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Marpai | $34.87 million | 1.67 | -$28.75 million | ($0.87) | -2.49 |
| Auna | $1.23 billion | 0.32 | $27.39 million | $0.26 | 20.25 |
Auna has higher revenue and earnings than Marpai. Marpai is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Auna, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
49.7% of Marpai shares are held by institutional investors. 46.1% of Marpai shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Risk & Volatility
Marpai has a beta of 4.92, suggesting that its share price is 392% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Auna has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Marpai and Auna, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Marpai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Auna | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2.40 |
Auna has a consensus target price of $6.97, indicating a potential upside of 32.35%. Given Auna’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Auna is more favorable than Marpai.
Summary
Auna beats Marpai on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Marpai
Marpai, Inc., a technology-driven healthcare payer, focuses on providing services to the self-insured employer market in the United States and Israel. The company offers ancillary services, such as care management, case management, actuarial services, bill review and cost containment services. Marpai, Inc. was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Tampa, Florida.
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.
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