Auna (AUNA) & Its Rivals Critical Analysis

Auna (NYSE:AUNA) is one of 95 publicly-traded companies in the “Medical Services” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Auna to related businesses based on the strength of its earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Auna and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Auna	3.67%	10.39%	2.38%
Auna Competitors	-760.08%	-30.10%	-13.70%

Volatility and Risk

Auna has a beta of 2.25, suggesting that its stock price is 125% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Auna’s competitors have a beta of 1.63, suggesting that their average stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Auna and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Auna	0	2	1	0	2.33
Auna Competitors	420	2241	4803	152	2.62

Auna presently has a consensus target price of $10.70, indicating a potential upside of 69.04%. As a group, “Medical Services” companies have a potential upside of 431.49%. Given Auna’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Auna has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

57.3% of shares of all “Medical Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 12.9% of shares of all “Medical Services” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Auna and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Auna	$1.17 billion	$29.39 million	10.91
Auna Competitors	$12.91 billion	$234.98 million	1.63

Auna’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Auna. Auna is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Auna competitors beat Auna on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

Auna Company Profile

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.