Analysts Set Auna S.A. (NYSE:AUNA) Target Price at $10.70

Shares of Auna S.A. (NYSE:AUNA) have been given an average rating of “Hold” by the five brokerages that are covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $10.70.

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on AUNA shares. Wall Street Zen lowered Auna from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, October 11th. Zacks Research raised Auna from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, October 3rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Auna in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Auna

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in AUNA. Fiera Capital Corp raised its position in shares of Auna by 11.7% in the first quarter. Fiera Capital Corp now owns 1,517,685 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,791,000 after buying an additional 159,561 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Auna in the first quarter worth $219,000. S Bank Fund Management Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Auna in the second quarter worth $126,000. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Auna in the second quarter worth $62,000. Finally, Hohimer Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Auna in the second quarter worth $264,000.

Auna Price Performance

Auna stock opened at $5.61 on Friday. Auna has a one year low of $5.58 and a one year high of $9.24. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $6.37 and a 200-day moving average price of $6.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.84. The firm has a market capitalization of $415.20 million, a P/E ratio of 6.38 and a beta of 2.25.

Auna (NYSE:AUNA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 19th. The company reported $0.33 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.13 by $0.20. Auna had a return on equity of 15.14% and a net margin of 5.49%.The firm had revenue of $309.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.17 billion. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Auna will post 0.5 EPS for the current year.

About Auna

Auna SA, 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.