Head to Head Contrast: DocGo (NASDAQ:DCGO) and Auna (NYSE:AUNA)

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

56.4% of DocGo shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.1% of DocGo shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

DocGo has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Auna has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for DocGo and Auna, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DocGo	1	2	3	0	2.33
Auna	1	2	1	1	2.40

DocGo currently has a consensus target price of $2.38, suggesting a potential upside of 550.33%. Auna has a consensus target price of $6.97, suggesting a potential upside of 34.44%. Given DocGo’s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe DocGo is more favorable than Auna.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DocGo	-65.29%	-40.42%	-24.81%
Auna	0.44%	12.88%	3.24%

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DocGo	$322.20 million	0.11	-$182.40 million	($1.96)	-0.19
Auna	$1.23 billion	0.31	$27.39 million	$0.07	74.03

Auna has higher revenue and earnings than DocGo. DocGo 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 DocGo on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About DocGo

DocGo Inc. provides mobile health and medical transportation services for various health care providers in the United States and the United Kingdom. The company's transportation services include emergency response services; and non-emergency transport services comprise ambulance and wheelchair transportation services. It also offers mobile health services through its platform that are performed at home, offices, and other locations; event services, which include on-site healthcare support at sporting events and concerts; and total care management solutions comprising healthcare services and ancillary services, such as shelter. DocGo Inc. was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

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.