Auna (NYSE:AUNA) Stock Rating Lowered by Wall Street Zen

Key Points

• Auna was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating, with a consensus rating of "hold" and an average target price of $10.70.
• The company's recent quarterly earnings showed an EPS of $0.33, significantly beating the consensus estimate of $0.13, but revenue fell short at $309 million against an expected $1.17 billion.
• Auna has seen recent institutional buying activity, including an 11.7% increase in holdings by Fiera Capital Corp during the first quarter.

Auna (NYSE:AUNA - Get Free Report) was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a note issued to investors on Saturday.

Several other equities analysts have also commented on AUNA. Zacks Research raised Auna from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. Weiss Ratings reissued a "sell (d)" rating on shares of Auna in a research note on Saturday, September 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $10.70.

Auna Stock Performance

Shares of Auna stock opened at $6.55 on Friday. Auna has a 52 week low of $6.05 and a 52 week high of $9.24. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $6.40 and its 200-day simple moving average is $6.55. The firm has a market cap of $484.77 million, a PE ratio of 7.44 and a beta of 2.29. The company has a quick ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Fiera Capital Corp increased its holdings 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 valued at $10,791,000 after acquiring an additional 159,561 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. purchased a new position in Auna during the 1st quarter worth approximately $219,000. Deltec Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Auna by 2.3% during the 1st quarter. Deltec Asset Management LLC now owns 90,500 shares of the company's stock worth $643,000 after buying an additional 2,000 shares during the last quarter. Hohimer Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Auna during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $264,000. Finally, HBK Sorce Advisory LLC purchased a new position in Auna during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $62,000.

Auna Company Profile

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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