Auna (NYSE:AUNA) and Oncology Institute (NASDAQ:TOI) Critical Survey

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

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Oncology Institute	$324.24 million	0.27	-$83.07 million	($0.92)	-1.28
Auna	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Oncology Institute and Auna, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oncology Institute	0	0	1	0	3.00
Auna	0	0	4	0	3.00

Oncology Institute currently has a consensus price target of $2.25, suggesting a potential upside of 90.68%. Auna has a consensus price target of $14.15, suggesting a potential upside of 106.87%. Given Auna’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Auna is more favorable than Oncology Institute.

Profitability

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

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

36.9% of Oncology Institute shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.1% of Oncology Institute shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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

About Oncology Institute

The Oncology Institute, Inc., an oncology company, provides various medical oncology services in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Dispensary, Patient Services, and Clinical Trials & Other. It offers physician services, in-house infusion and dispensary, clinical trial, radiation, outpatient blood product transfusion, and patient support services, as well as educational seminars, support groups, and counseling services. The company also provides managing clinical trials, palliative care programs, stem cell transplants services, and other care delivery models associated with non-community-based academic and tertiary care settings; and conducts clinical trials for a range of pharmaceutical and medical device companies. It serves adult and senior cancer patients. The company has a strategic collaboration with Healthly Forge to offer cancer care services to patients in Southern California. The Oncology Institute, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Cerritos, California.

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.