AirSculpt Technologies (NASDAQ:AIRS) & Auna (NYSE:AUNA) Critical Review

AirSculpt Technologies (NASDAQ:AIRS) and Auna (NYSE:AUNA) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

91.5% of AirSculpt Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 78.8% of AirSculpt Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for AirSculpt Technologies and Auna, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AirSculpt Technologies	0	1	1	0	2.50
Auna	0	0	3	0	3.00

AirSculpt Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $8.00, suggesting a potential upside of 40.35%. Auna has a consensus target price of $14.67, suggesting a potential upside of 115.69%. Given Auna’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Auna is more favorable than AirSculpt Technologies.

Profitability

This table compares AirSculpt Technologies and Auna’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AirSculpt Technologies	-2.29%	1.74%	0.68%
Auna	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares AirSculpt Technologies and Auna’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AirSculpt Technologies	$195.92 million	1.67	-$4.48 million	($0.08)	-71.25
Auna	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Auna has lower revenue, but higher earnings than AirSculpt Technologies.

Summary

AirSculpt Technologies beats Auna on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About AirSculpt Technologies

AirSculpt Technologies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, focuses on operating as a holding company for EBS Intermediate Parent LLC that provides body contouring procedure services in the United States. The company offers AirSculpt, a next-generation body contouring procedure that removes unwanted fat and tightens skin in a minimally invasive procedure. It also provides AirSculpt+, a procedure that permanently removes fat and tightens the skin with unparalleled precision and finesse; and AirSculpt Smooth, an advanced cellulite removal tool. In addition, it provides fat removal procedures across treatment areas, such as the stomach, back, and buttocks; and fat transfer procedures that use the patient's own fat cells to enhance the breasts, buttocks, hips, or other areas. The company's body contouring procedures also include the Power BBL, a Brazilian butt lift procedure; the Up a Cup, a breast enhancement procedure; and the Hip Flip, an hourglass contouring procedure. It operates various centers. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Miami Beach, Florida.

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.