Auna S.A. (NYSE:AUNA) Stock Has Consensus Target Price of $6.97

Shares of Auna S.A. (NYSE:AUNA) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the five analysts that are covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have issued a hold recommendation, one has issued a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $6.97.

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on AUNA shares. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Auna in a research note on Monday, September 21st. Wall Street Zen lowered Auna from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, July 5th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its holdings in shares of Auna by 487.7% in the 1st quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 668,457 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,683,000 after buying an additional 554,707 shares during the period. Lazard Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Auna during the 1st quarter worth about $557,000. WINTON GROUP Ltd acquired a new stake in Auna in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $98,000. Squarepoint Ops LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Auna in the second quarter valued at approximately $149,000. Finally, AXQ Capital LP lifted its position in Auna by 72.3% during the 2nd quarter. AXQ Capital LP now owns 24,637 shares of the company’s stock worth $126,000 after buying an additional 10,335 shares in the last quarter.

Auna Trading Down 1.6%

Shares of AUNA opened at $5.02 on Tuesday. Auna has a 12-month low of $4.09 and a 12-month high of $6.85. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.61. The firm has a market capitalization of $371.53 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 71.72 and a beta of 0.62. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $5.20 and its 200 day moving average price is $5.17.

Auna (NYSE:AUNA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, August 14th. The company reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.26 by ($0.11). The business had revenue of $362.85 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $357.39 million. Auna had a return on equity of 12.88% and a net margin of 0.44%. As a group, research analysts predict that Auna will post 0.79 earnings per share for the current year.

Auna Company Profile

Auna (NYSE: AUNA) is a Latin American healthcare company that operates an integrated network of hospitals, clinics, outpatient facilities and specialized medical centers. The company provides healthcare services across the patient journey, including medical consultations, diagnostic testing, surgery, hospitalization, emergency care and specialized treatment.

Auna has a particular focus on oncology through cancer-care facilities and related services. Its business also includes health plans and other healthcare financing products designed to provide members with access to its medical network and coordinated care.

The company has operations in Peru, Colombia and Mexico, serving patients through a combination of owned and managed healthcare facilities.