Analyzing KindlyMD (NASDAQ:NAKA) & Auna (NYSE:AUNA)

Auna (NYSE:AUNA) and KindlyMD (NASDAQ:NAKA) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings and profitability.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Auna and KindlyMD”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Auna	$1.17 billion	0.30	$29.39 million	$0.71	6.56
KindlyMD	$1.98 million	111.30	-$3.62 million	($1.11)	-0.45

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

Risk and Volatility

Auna has a beta of 2.26, indicating that its stock price is 126% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KindlyMD has a beta of 31.44, indicating that its stock price is 3,044% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Auna and KindlyMD, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Auna	1	4	0	0	1.80
KindlyMD	1	1	2	0	2.25

Auna presently has a consensus price target of $6.95, suggesting a potential upside of 49.11%. KindlyMD has a consensus price target of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 798.02%. Given KindlyMD’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe KindlyMD is more favorable than Auna.

Profitability

This table compares Auna and KindlyMD’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Auna	4.40%	13.52%	3.27%
KindlyMD	-4,567.90%	-13.81%	-9.56%

Summary

Auna beats KindlyMD on 7 of the 12 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 KindlyMD

Kindly MD, Inc. (“KindlyMD” or “Kindly”) is a Utah company formed in 2019. KindlyMD is a healthcare data company, focused on holistic pain management and reducing the impact of the opioid epidemic. KindlyMD offers direct health care to patients integrating prescription medicine and behavioral health services to reduce opioid use in the chronic pain patient population. Kindly believes these methods will help prevent and reduce addiction and dependency on opiates. Our specialty outpatient clinical services are offered on a fee-for-service basis. The Company offers evaluation and management, including, but not limited to chronic pain, functional medicine, cognitive behavioral therapy, trauma and addiction therapy, recovery support services, overdose education efforts, peer support, limited urgent care, preventative medicine, medically managed weight loss, and hormone therapy. Through its focus on an embedded model of prescriber and therapist teams, KindlyMD develops patient-specific care programs with a specific mission to reduce opioid use in the patient population while successfully treating patients with effective and evidence-based non-opioid alternatives in close conjunction with behavioral therapy. Beyond its treatment of patients, KindlyMD collects data focused on why and how patients turn to alternative treatments to reduce prescription medication use and addiction. The Company captures all relevant datapoints to assist and appropriately treat each individual patient. This also results in valuable data for the Company and the Company’s investors. We strive to become a source for evidence-based guidelines, data, treatment models, and education in the fight against the opioid crisis in America. Business Revenue Streams We currently earn revenue through (i) patient care services related to medical evaluation and treatment and (ii) product retail sales. Our forecasted plan is to operate across various revenue streams: (i) medical evaluation and treatment visits reimbursed by Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial insurance payers as well as self-pay services, (ii) data collection and research, (iii) education partnerships, (iv) service affiliate agreements, and (v) retail sales. Our principal executive offices are located at 5097 S 900 E, Suite 100 Salt Lake City, UT.