Auna (NYSE:AUNA – Get Free Report) and Alignment Healthcare (NASDAQ:ALHC – Get Free Report) are both medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.
Risk and Volatility
Auna has a beta of 2.24, suggesting that its share price is 124% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alignment Healthcare has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Auna and Alignment Healthcare, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Auna | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 |
| Alignment Healthcare | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2.69 |
Profitability
This table compares Auna and Alignment Healthcare’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Auna | 4.40% | 13.52% | 3.27% |
| Alignment Healthcare | -0.57% | -16.23% | -2.20% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Auna and Alignment Healthcare”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Auna | $4.33 billion | 0.08 | $29.39 million | $0.71 | 6.73 |
| Alignment Healthcare | $2.70 billion | 1.42 | -$128.04 million | ($0.12) | -160.17 |
Auna has higher revenue and earnings than Alignment Healthcare. Alignment Healthcare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Auna, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
86.2% of Alignment Healthcare shares are held by institutional investors. 7.0% of Alignment Healthcare shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Auna beats Alignment Healthcare on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Alignment Healthcare
Alignment Healthcare, Inc., a tech-enabled Medicare advantage company, operates consumer-centric health care platform for seniors in the United States. It provides customized health care designed to meet the needs of a diverse array of seniors through its Medicare advantage plans. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Orange, California.
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