Auna S.A. (NYSE:AUNA) Receives $7.30 Consensus Target Price from Analysts

Auna S.A. (NYSE:AUNA) has been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the five brokerages that are covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, one has issued a hold recommendation, one has assigned a buy recommendation and two have issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $7.30.

Several research firms have recently weighed in on AUNA. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Auna in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Zacks Research raised shares of Auna from a “strong sell” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $6.00 price objective (down from $13.50) on shares of Auna in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Auna from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 7th. Finally, HSBC upgraded Auna from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $6.90 target price on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st.

Institutional Trading of Auna

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of AUNA. Marshall Wace LLP lifted its position in shares of Auna by 391.0% during the 4th quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 162,992 shares of the company’s stock valued at $802,000 after acquiring an additional 129,799 shares during the period. Heron Bay Capital Management bought a new stake in Auna in the fourth quarter valued at $138,000. Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Auna during the fourth quarter valued at about $201,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Auna by 43.1% during the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 71,645 shares of the company’s stock valued at $352,000 after purchasing an additional 21,579 shares during the period. Finally, Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Auna during the 4th quarter worth about $63,000.

Auna Price Performance

Auna stock opened at $4.96 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $4.81 and its 200 day moving average is $5.59. Auna has a one year low of $4.46 and a one year high of $9.24. The firm has a market cap of $367.16 million, a P/E ratio of 6.99 and a beta of 2.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63, a current ratio of 0.90 and a quick ratio of 0.82.

Auna (NYSE:AUNA) last released its earnings results on Friday, November 21st. The company reported $0.20 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.15 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $322.08 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.14 billion. Auna had a net margin of 4.40% and a return on equity of 13.52%. As a group, research analysts expect that Auna will post 0.5 EPS for the current year.

About Auna

Auna, listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol AUNA, is a Peruvian integrated healthcare services company headquartered in Lima. The firm operates a diversified care network that spans hospitals, outpatient medical centers, diagnostic imaging and laboratory facilities, as well as optical and dental clinics. Auna’s organizational structure is designed to support a continuum of care model, offering both general and specialized treatments across multiple touchpoints.

The company delivers a broad range of clinical services, including emergency care, inpatient and outpatient surgery, obstetrics, cardiology, oncology, orthopedics, and other specialized disciplines.