Auna S.A. (NYSE:AUNA) Receives Average Recommendation of “Hold” from Brokerages

Auna S.A. (NYSE:AUNA) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the five ratings firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have issued a hold recommendation, one has issued a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $6.9667.

A number of research firms have commented on AUNA. Zacks Research cut Auna from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Auna from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of Auna from $6.00 to $5.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Auna in a research report on Friday, March 27th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Auna news, Director John Wilton sold 17,574 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $4.17, for a total transaction of $73,283.58. Following the transaction, the director owned 49,974 shares in the company, valued at approximately $208,391.58. This represents a 26.02% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, President Leon Jesus Zamora purchased 30,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 26th. The shares were bought at an average price of $4.39 per share, for a total transaction of $131,700.00. Following the purchase, the president directly owned 45,914 shares in the company, valued at $201,562.46. This represents a 188.51% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have acquired a total of 83,454 shares of company stock worth $357,063 in the last 90 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of AUNA. World Investment Advisors acquired a new position in Auna during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $52,000. Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Auna during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $63,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Auna during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $71,000. Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new position in Auna during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $75,000. Finally, Sage Investment Counsel LLC increased its stake in Auna by 60.0% during the 4th quarter. Sage Investment Counsel LLC now owns 16,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $79,000 after purchasing an additional 6,000 shares in the last quarter.

Auna Stock Performance

Shares of AUNA stock opened at $4.94 on Friday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $5.01 and its 200-day simple moving average is $4.99. The company has a market cap of $365.24 million, a PE ratio of 18.98 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.76. Auna has a 12-month low of $4.09 and a 12-month high of $6.85.

Auna (NYSE:AUNA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 15th. The company reported $0.05 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.19 by ($0.14). Auna had a net margin of 1.53% and a return on equity of 16.25%. The business had revenue of $336.84 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $320.54 million. Analysts expect that Auna will post 0.81 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Auna

Auna, listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol AUNA, is a Peruvian integrated healthcare services company headquartered in Lima. The firm operates a diversified care network that spans hospitals, outpatient medical centers, diagnostic imaging and laboratory facilities, as well as optical and dental clinics. Auna’s organizational structure is designed to support a continuum of care model, offering both general and specialized treatments across multiple touchpoints.

The company delivers a broad range of clinical services, including emergency care, inpatient and outpatient surgery, obstetrics, cardiology, oncology, orthopedics, and other specialized disciplines.