Auna (AUNA) Competitors $6.36 0.00 (0.00%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.36 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AUNA vs. ARDT, PACS, NHC, AVAH, VRDN, TDOC, AHCO, OMDA, GRAL, and PNTGShould you be buying Auna stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Auna include Ardent Health (ARDT), PACS Group (PACS), National HealthCare (NHC), Aveanna Healthcare (AVAH), Viridian Therapeutics (VRDN), Teladoc Health (TDOC), AdaptHealth (AHCO), Omada Health (OMDA), GRAIL (GRAL), and The Pennant Group (PNTG). These companies are all part of the "healthcare" industry. Auna vs. Its Competitors Ardent Health PACS Group National HealthCare Aveanna Healthcare Viridian Therapeutics Teladoc Health AdaptHealth Omada Health GRAIL The Pennant Group Auna (NYSE:AUNA) and Ardent Health (NYSE:ARDT) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and profitability. Which has more volatility and risk, AUNA or ARDT? Auna has a beta of 2.26, indicating that its stock price is 126% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ardent Health has a beta of 0.3, indicating that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is AUNA or ARDT more profitable? Auna has a net margin of 5.49% compared to Ardent Health's net margin of 4.11%. Ardent Health's return on equity of 16.66% beat Auna's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Auna5.49% 15.14% 3.60% Ardent Health 4.11%16.66%5.18% Which has preferable valuation & earnings, AUNA or ARDT? Ardent Health has higher revenue and earnings than Auna. Auna is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ardent Health, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAuna$1.17B0.40$29.39M$0.887.23Ardent Health$5.97B0.32$210.34M$1.817.29 Do analysts prefer AUNA or ARDT? Auna presently has a consensus target price of $10.70, suggesting a potential upside of 68.24%. Ardent Health has a consensus target price of $19.56, suggesting a potential upside of 48.33%. Given Auna's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Auna is more favorable than Ardent Health.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Auna 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Ardent Health 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70 Does the media prefer AUNA or ARDT? In the previous week, Ardent Health had 6 more articles in the media than Auna. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Ardent Health and 0 mentions for Auna. Ardent Health's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat Auna's score of 0.00 indicating that Ardent Health is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Auna Neutral Ardent Health Very Positive SummaryArdent Health beats Auna on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AUNA and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AUNA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAunaMedical Services IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$470.72M$7.61B$5.77B$21.40BDividend YieldN/A2.82%6.71%3.50%P/E Ratio7.2377.2875.5429.64Price / Sales0.4041.80480.4249.10Price / Cash5.4423.3936.9624.54Price / Book1.097.4211.444.55Net Income$29.39M$238.91M$3.28B$999.70M7 Day Performance0.95%-0.74%0.84%0.55%1 Month Performance0.95%2.96%7.15%5.67%1 Year Performance-6.47%11.55%59.66%15.62% Auna Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AUNAAuna2.9123 of 5 stars$6.36flat$10.70+68.2%-8.1%$470.72M$1.17B7.2314,842ARDTArdent Health3.8779 of 5 stars$12.74+0.4%$19.56+53.5%-34.7%$1.82B$5.97B7.0424,900Positive NewsPACSPACS Group2.8238 of 5 stars$11.55-2.0%$33.33+188.6%-69.5%$1.77B$3.56B0.0032,433NHCNational HealthCareN/A$111.89-0.1%N/A-12.3%$1.73B$1.46B14.0212,400AVAHAveanna Healthcare2.7859 of 5 stars$7.51+1.0%$7.50-0.1%+49.1%$1.57B$2.02B93.7533,500Positive NewsVRDNViridian Therapeutics2.0169 of 5 stars$18.570.0%$37.78+103.5%+25.6%$1.52B$305K-4.8750Positive NewsTDOCTeladoc Health2.9607 of 5 stars$7.84+2.2%$9.80+25.0%+2.8%$1.38B$2.54B-6.555,500Positive NewsAHCOAdaptHealth4.0193 of 5 stars$9.21-0.3%$13.40+45.6%-18.0%$1.25B$3.26B17.0410,500Positive NewsOMDAOmada HealthN/A$21.58+2.8%$24.57+13.9%N/A$1.24BN/A0.00849Analyst ForecastGRALGRAIL1.1893 of 5 stars$33.14+0.6%$31.50-4.9%+152.0%$1.19B$134.29M-2.521,360PNTGThe Pennant Group4.3215 of 5 stars$24.46-2.8%$33.40+36.5%-26.6%$852.94M$695.24M31.647,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ardent Health Competitors PACS Group Competitors National HealthCare Competitors Aveanna Healthcare Competitors Viridian Therapeutics Competitors Teladoc Health Competitors AdaptHealth Competitors Omada Health Competitors GRAIL Competitors The Pennant Group Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AUNA) was last updated on 9/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | Sponsored“Sell Nvidia before earnings”Eric Fry just went live with one of his most controversial calls yet: “Sell Nvidia.” While Wall Street has bee...InvestorPlace | SponsoredHow “Trump’s New Dollar” Could Impact Your WealthPresident Trump just signed a game-changing law… That could soon upgrade the U.S. dollar in your checking a...Brownstone Research | SponsoredForget Tesla — This Tiny AI Stock Is Musk’s Real PlayWhile Wall Street focused on Tesla’s earnings, Elon Musk was quietly building a supercomputer so powerful it c...Behind the Markets | SponsoredRetire Comfortably with These New Monthly Income ETFs?Too many retirees lie awake at night, worried their savings won’t last. 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