Weiss Ratings Reaffirms Sell (D+) Rating for Auna (NYSE:AUNA)

Key Points

• Weiss Ratings has confirmed a "Sell (D+)" rating for Auna, indicating a negative outlook for the stock.
• The average price target for Auna shares is currently $10.70, with a consensus rating of "Hold" from various analysts.
• Auna reported a significant revenue of $309 million for the last quarter, surpassing the earnings per share estimate by $0.20.

Auna (NYSE:AUNA - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "sell (d+)" rating reiterated by analysts at Weiss Ratings in a report released on Tuesday,Weiss Ratings reports.

Several other research firms have also weighed in on AUNA. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Auna from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Auna from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, October 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $10.70.

Auna Stock Performance

AUNA traded up $0.05 on Tuesday, reaching $6.61. The stock had a trading volume of 19,658 shares, compared to its average volume of 43,340. The business's 50-day moving average price is $6.40 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $6.54. Auna has a 12-month low of $6.05 and a 12-month high of $9.24. The company has a market cap of $488.84 million, a P/E ratio of 7.51 and a beta of 2.29. 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 (NYSE:AUNA - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August 19th. The company reported $0.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.13 by $0.20. Auna had a net margin of 5.49% and a return on equity of 15.14%. The business had revenue of $309.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.17 billion. Sell-side analysts forecast that Auna will post 0.5 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Auna

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in AUNA. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC purchased a new position in shares of Auna in the 2nd quarter valued at about $62,000. S Bank Fund Management Ltd purchased a new position in Auna during the 2nd quarter valued at about $126,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Auna during the first quarter worth about $219,000. Hohimer Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Auna during the second quarter worth about $264,000. Finally, Deltec Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 2,000 shares in the last quarter.

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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