Auna (NYSE:AUNA) Cut to “Buy” at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Auna (NYSE:AUNA) from a strong-buy rating to a buy rating in a research report sent to investors on Sunday.

AUNA has been the subject of a number of other research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $6.00 price objective (down previously from $13.50) on shares of Auna in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. Zacks Research upgraded Auna from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, October 3rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Auna in a research report on Monday, December 15th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Auna has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $6.95.

Auna Stock Up 0.6%

AUNA stock opened at $4.59 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $339.41 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.46 and a beta of 2.35. Auna has a twelve month low of $4.47 and a twelve month high of $9.24. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $5.23 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $5.96. The company has a quick ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63.

Auna (NYSE:AUNA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, November 21st. The company reported $0.20 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.05. Auna had a return on equity of 13.52% and a net margin of 4.40%.The company had revenue of $322.08 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.14 billion. Analysts anticipate that Auna will post 0.5 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Auna

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Hohimer Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Auna during the second quarter worth approximately $264,000. Fiera Capital Corp boosted its position in shares of Auna by 2.7% in the second quarter. Fiera Capital Corp now owns 1,558,358 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,662,000 after acquiring an additional 40,673 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Auna in the first quarter valued at about $219,000. S Bank Fund Management Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Auna in the second quarter valued at about $126,000. Finally, Millennium Management LLC bought a new position in Auna during the third quarter worth about $83,000.

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.