Auna S.A. (NYSE:AUNA) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" from Analysts

Key Points

• Auna S.A. has received a consensus recommendation of "Hold" from analysts, with one sell rating, three hold ratings, and one buy rating among five coverage firms.
• The company's shares opened at $6.71 and have a twelve-month price range of $6.05 to $9.24, reflecting its market conditions and performance.
• Auna reported earnings of $0.33 per share, surpassing consensus estimates, although revenue of $309 million fell short of the expected $1.17 billion.

Shares of Auna S.A. (NYSE:AUNA - Get Free Report) have earned a consensus recommendation of "Hold" from the five ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have given a hold recommendation and one has assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $10.70.

AUNA has been the subject of a number of research reports. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Auna from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "sell (d)" rating on shares of Auna in a research note on Saturday, September 27th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of Auna from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday.

Auna Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of Auna stock opened at $6.71 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71. Auna has a twelve month low of $6.05 and a twelve month high of $9.24. The firm has a market capitalization of $496.61 million, a PE ratio of 7.63 and a beta of 2.29. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $6.37 and its 200 day moving average price is $6.56.

Auna (NYSE:AUNA - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, August 19th. The company reported $0.33 earnings per share 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 the consensus estimate of $1.17 billion. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Auna will post 0.5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Auna

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Fiera Capital Corp boosted its position in shares of Auna by 2.7% during the 2nd quarter. Fiera Capital Corp now owns 1,558,358 shares of the company's stock valued at $9,662,000 after acquiring an additional 40,673 shares during the last quarter. Deltec Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in Auna by 2.3% in the 1st quarter. Deltec Asset Management LLC now owns 90,500 shares of the company's stock valued at $643,000 after purchasing an additional 2,000 shares during the last quarter. Hohimer Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Auna in the 2nd quarter valued at about $264,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Auna in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $219,000. Finally, S Bank Fund Management Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Auna during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $126,000.

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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