Auna (NYSE:AUNA) Trading Down 0.6% – Should You Sell?

Auna S.A. (NYSE:AUNA) shares were down 0.6% on Friday . The company traded as low as $5.09 and last traded at $5.1090. 153,044 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 46% from the average daily volume of 104,831 shares. The stock had previously closed at $5.14.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AUNA has been the subject of several analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Auna from $6.00 to $5.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Wall Street Zen cut Auna from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, July 5th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Auna in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $6.97.

Auna Stock Down 0.6%

The firm has a market cap of $378.12 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 73.00 and a beta of 0.62. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $5.21 and its 200 day moving average is $5.16. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.61.

Auna (NYSE:AUNA) last released its earnings results on Friday, August 14th. The company reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.26 by ($0.11). Auna had a return on equity of 12.88% and a net margin of 0.44%.The firm had revenue of $362.85 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $357.39 million. Analysts forecast that Auna S.A. will post 0.79 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its holdings in Auna by 487.7% during the first quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 668,457 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,683,000 after acquiring an additional 554,707 shares during the period. Lazard Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Auna in the 1st quarter valued at about $557,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC bought a new position in shares of Auna during the 1st quarter valued at about $324,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership bought a new position in shares of Auna during the 1st quarter valued at about $316,000. Finally, Squarepoint Ops LLC acquired a new position in shares of Auna in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $149,000.

About Auna

Auna (NYSE: AUNA) is a Latin American healthcare company that operates an integrated network of hospitals, clinics, outpatient facilities and specialized medical centers. The company provides healthcare services across the patient journey, including medical consultations, diagnostic testing, surgery, hospitalization, emergency care and specialized treatment.

Auna has a particular focus on oncology through cancer-care facilities and related services. Its business also includes health plans and other healthcare financing products designed to provide members with access to its medical network and coordinated care.

The company has operations in Peru, Colombia and Mexico, serving patients through a combination of owned and managed healthcare facilities.