Reviewing Auna (NYSE:AUNA) & Oncology Institute (NASDAQ:TOI)

Auna (NYSE:AUNA) and Oncology Institute (NASDAQ:TOI) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Auna and Oncology Institute’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Auna	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Oncology Institute	$324.24 million	0.27	-$83.07 million	($0.92)	-1.29

Auna has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Oncology Institute.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Auna and Oncology Institute, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Auna	0	0	0	0	N/A
Oncology Institute	0	0	1	0	3.00

Oncology Institute has a consensus price target of $2.25, indicating a potential upside of 89.08%. Given Oncology Institute’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Oncology Institute is more favorable than Auna.

Profitability

This table compares Auna and Oncology Institute’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Auna	N/A	N/A	N/A
Oncology Institute	-24.56%	-80.46%	-28.14%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

36.9% of Oncology Institute shares are held by institutional investors. 13.1% of Oncology Institute shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Oncology Institute beats Auna on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Auna

Auna S.A. is a healthcare company with operations principally in Mexico, Peru and Colombia. Auna S.A. is based in LUXEMBOURG.

About Oncology Institute

The Oncology Institute, Inc., an oncology company, provides various medical oncology services in the United States. The company operates in three segments: Dispensary, Patient Services, and Clinical Trials & Other. It offers physician services, in-house infusion and dispensary, clinical trial services, radiation, outpatient blood product transfusions, and patient support services. The company also offers and manages clinical trial services, such as managing clinical trials, palliative care programs, and stem cell transplants services. It serves adult and senior cancer patients. The Oncology Institute, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Cerritos, California.