Auna (NYSE:AUNA) Cut to “Strong Sell” at Zacks Research

Auna (NYSE:AUNA) was downgraded by Zacks Research from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday,Zacks.com reports.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. HSBC upgraded Auna from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $6.90 price objective for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Auna in a research note on Monday, December 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $6.00 target price (down from $13.50) on shares of Auna in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Auna from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, January 3rd. Finally, Hsbc Global Res upgraded Auna from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $7.30.

Auna Trading Down 2.6%

Shares of AUNA opened at $5.31 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63, a current ratio of 0.90 and a quick ratio of 0.82. Auna has a 1-year low of $4.47 and a 1-year high of $9.24. The stock has a market cap of $392.99 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.48 and a beta of 2.26. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $4.82 and a 200-day simple moving average of $5.71.

Auna (NYSE:AUNA) last announced its earnings results on Friday, November 21st. The company reported $0.20 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.15 by $0.05. Auna had a return on equity of 13.52% and a net margin of 4.40%.The firm had revenue of $322.08 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.14 billion. Equities analysts forecast that Auna will post 0.5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Auna

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Auna in the 1st quarter worth $219,000. S Bank Fund Management Ltd purchased a new stake in Auna during the second quarter valued at about $126,000. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in Auna during the second quarter worth about $62,000. Fiera Capital Corp raised its holdings in shares of Auna by 2.7% in the 2nd quarter. Fiera Capital Corp now owns 1,558,358 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,662,000 after purchasing an additional 40,673 shares during the period. Finally, Hohimer Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Auna in the 2nd quarter valued at about $264,000.

Auna Company Profile

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.