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

Key Points

• Auna has been upgraded from a "hold" to a "buy" rating by Wall Street Zen, with other brokerages also issuing ratings that include a price target of $7.90.
• The company reported $0.33 earnings per share for its last quarter, significantly exceeding analysts' expectations of $0.13.
• Auna's stock is currently experiencing a slight decline, down 1.6%, and it has a market capitalization of $457.18 million with a PE ratio of 7.02.

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

Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on AUNA. HSBC set a $7.90 price target on Auna and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. Hsbc Global Res raised Auna to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Auna has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $10.70.

Auna Stock Down 1.6%

Shares of NYSE:AUNA opened at $6.1770 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $6.29 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $6.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a current ratio of 0.91. The company has a market capitalization of $457.18 million, a PE ratio of 7.02 and a beta of 2.25. Auna has a 52 week low of $6.05 and a 52 week high of $9.24.

Auna (NYSE:AUNA - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 19th. The company reported $0.33 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.13 by $0.20. The company had revenue of $309.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.17 billion. Auna had a net margin of 5.49% and a return on equity of 15.14%. Analysts forecast that Auna will post 0.5 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Auna

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC bought a new position in shares of Auna in the 2nd quarter valued at about $62,000. S Bank Fund Management Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Auna during the 2nd quarter worth about $126,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. acquired a new position in Auna in the 1st quarter valued at about $219,000. Hohimer Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Auna in the 2nd quarter valued at about $264,000. Finally, Deltec Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Auna by 2.3% during the first 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 last quarter.

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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