Auna S.A. (NYSE:AUNA) Receives $7.30 Consensus PT from Analysts

Shares of Auna S.A. (NYSE:AUNA) have been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the five research firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, one has issued a hold recommendation, one has issued a buy recommendation and two have issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $7.30.

AUNA has been the topic of a number of research reports. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Auna from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 7th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Auna from a “strong sell” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on shares of Auna in a research report on Friday, January 16th. They set a “buy” rating and a $9.00 price objective on the stock. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Auna in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $6.00 target price (down previously from $13.50) on shares of Auna in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th.

Auna Stock Performance

Shares of AUNA stock opened at $4.96 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $4.81 and its two-hundred day moving average is $5.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a current ratio of 0.90. Auna has a 1 year low of $4.46 and a 1 year high of $9.24. The firm has a market cap of $367.16 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.99 and a beta of 2.26.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Auna

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