Auna S.A. (NYSE:AUNA) Receives Average Rating of “Hold” from Brokerages

Shares of Auna S.A. (NYSE:AUNA) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the five research firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating, one has given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $6.9667.

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on Auna from $6.00 to $5.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Zacks Research lowered Auna from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Auna from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, July 5th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Auna in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Auna news, President Leon Jesus Zamora bought 6,420 shares of Auna stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 29th. The shares were bought at an average price of $4.15 per share, with a total value of $26,643.00. Following the acquisition, the president owned 69,130 shares in the company, valued at approximately $286,889.50. This trade represents a 10.24% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director John Wilton sold 17,574 shares of Auna stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $4.17, for a total transaction of $73,283.58. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 49,974 shares in the company, valued at approximately $208,391.58. The trade was a 26.02% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders bought a total of 83,454 shares of company stock valued at $357,063 in the last ninety days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Auna in the 1st quarter valued at about $219,000. Virtu Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Auna during the 3rd quarter valued at about $75,000. Citadel Advisors LLC grew its position in Auna by 28.9% during the 3rd quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC now owns 36,352 shares of the company’s stock worth $244,000 after acquiring an additional 8,147 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC bought a new position in Auna during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $83,000. Finally, Sage Investment Counsel LLC increased its stake in Auna by 60.0% in the 4th quarter. Sage Investment Counsel LLC now owns 16,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $79,000 after purchasing an additional 6,000 shares during the period.

Auna Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of NYSE:AUNA opened at $5.08 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $375.99 million, a PE ratio of 19.54 and a beta of 0.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.76, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.09. Auna has a 52-week low of $4.09 and a 52-week high of $6.85. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $4.87 and a 200 day moving average of $5.07.

Auna (NYSE:AUNA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 15th. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.19 by ($0.14). Auna had a net margin of 1.53% and a return on equity of 16.25%. The firm had revenue of $336.84 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $320.54 million. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Auna will post 0.81 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Auna Company Profile

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.