Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (NYSE:FMS – Get Free Report) and Auna (NYSE:AUNA – Get Free Report) are both healthcare companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Risk and Volatility
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Auna has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA and Auna, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.55 |
| Auna | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2.40 |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
8.4% of Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA and Auna”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA | $22.20 billion | 0.55 | $1.11 billion | $1.93 | 11.76 |
| Auna | $1.23 billion | 0.31 | $27.39 million | $0.07 | 73.14 |
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA has higher revenue and earnings than Auna. Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Auna, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA and Auna’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA | 4.83% | 9.28% | 4.16% |
| Auna | 0.44% | 12.88% | 3.24% |
Summary
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA beats Auna on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA
Fresenius Medical Care AG provides dialysis and related services for individuals with renal diseases in Germany, North America, and internationally. The company offers dialysis treatment and related laboratory and diagnostic services through a network of outpatient dialysis clinics; materials, training, and patient support services comprising clinical monitoring, follow-up assistance, and arranging for delivery of the supplies to the patient's residence; and dialysis services under contract to hospitals in the United States for the hospitalized end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients and for patients suffering from acute kidney failure. It also develops, manufactures, and distributes various health care products, including polysulfone dialyzers, hemodialysis machines, peritoneal dialysis cyclers, peritoneal dialysis solutions, hemodialysis concentrates, solutions and granulates, bloodlines, renal pharmaceuticals, systems for water treatment, and acute cardiopulmonary and apheresis products. In addition, the company develops, acquires, and in-licenses renal pharmaceuticals; offers renal medications and supplies to patients at homes or to dialysis clinics; and provides vascular, cardiovascular, endovascular specialty, vascular care ambulatory surgery center, and physician nephrology and cardiology services. The company sells its products to dialysis clinics, hospitals, and specialized treatment clinics directly, as well as through local sales forces, independent distributors, dealers, and sales agents. Fresenius Medical Care AG was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Bad Homburg, Germany.
About Auna
Auna S.A., a healthcare service provider, operates hospitals and clinics in Mexico, Peru, and Colombia. The company provides prepaid healthcare plans in Peru; and dental and vision plans in Mexico. The company was founded in 1989 and is based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
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