Auna (NYSE:AUNA) Raised to Buy at Wall Street Zen

Auna (NYSE:AUNA - Get Free Report) was upgraded by stock analysts at Wall Street Zen from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report issued on Friday.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on AUNA. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Auna to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Auna from $13.00 to $13.50 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. Finally, HSBC set a $7.90 price objective on shares of Auna and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd.

Auna Trading Down 0.8%

AUNA traded down $0.05 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $6.51. 11,595 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 58,420. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $6.85 and a two-hundred day moving average of $7.28. Auna has a 52 week low of $6.37 and a 52 week high of $9.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.87, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.81. The stock has a market capitalization of $481.82 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.22 and a beta of 2.50.

Auna (NYSE:AUNA - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 20th. The company reported $0.19 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.16 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $281.43 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.12 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.10 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Auna will post 0.5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Auna

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AUNA. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Auna in the 1st quarter worth $219,000. Deltec Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Auna by 2.3% in the 1st quarter. Deltec Asset Management LLC now owns 90,500 shares of the company's stock worth $643,000 after acquiring an additional 2,000 shares during the period. Finally, Fiera Capital Corp lifted its stake in shares of Auna by 11.7% in the 1st quarter. Fiera Capital Corp now owns 1,517,685 shares of the company's stock worth $10,791,000 after acquiring an additional 159,561 shares during the period.

About Auna

Auna SA, 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.

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