Analyzing Auna (NYSE:AUNA) & NewGenIvf Group (NASDAQ:NIVF)

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

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Auna and NewGenIvf Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Auna	$1.17 billion	0.30	$29.39 million	$0.71	6.71
NewGenIvf Group	$5.43 million	0.07	-$520,000.00	N/A	N/A

Auna has higher revenue and earnings than NewGenIvf Group.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Auna and NewGenIvf Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Auna	1	4	0	0	1.80
NewGenIvf Group	1	0	0	0	1.00

Auna currently has a consensus price target of $6.95, suggesting a potential upside of 45.86%. Given Auna’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Auna is more favorable than NewGenIvf Group.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

66.2% of NewGenIvf Group shares are held by institutional investors. 31.8% of NewGenIvf Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Auna and NewGenIvf Group’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%
NewGenIvf Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility and Risk

Auna has a beta of 2.26, indicating that its share price is 126% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NewGenIvf Group has a beta of -0.03, indicating that its share price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Auna beats NewGenIvf Group on 9 of the 11 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 NewGenIvf Group

NewGenIVF Group Ltd. operates as an assisted reproductive services provider. It focuses on providing fertility treatments to fulfil the dreams of building families. The firm offers in-vitro fertilization treatment service, comprising traditional IVF and egg donation, and surrogacy and ancillary caring services. The company was founded by Siu Wing Fung and Fong Hei Yue on January 16, 2019 and is headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand.