Auna (NYSE:AUNA) Downgraded to Buy Rating by Wall Street Zen

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Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Auna (NYSE:AUNA – Free Report) from a strong-buy rating to a buy rating in a research report report published on Saturday morning.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on AUNA. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Auna in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Zacks Research lowered Auna from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. HSBC upgraded Auna from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $6.90 price target for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on Auna in a report on Friday, January 16th. They set a “buy” rating and a $9.00 price target for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $7.30.

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Auna Trading Down 4.3%

NYSE:AUNA opened at $4.79 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.87, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 1.01. Auna has a fifty-two week low of $4.46 and a fifty-two week high of $7.20. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $5.37 and its two-hundred day moving average is $5.11. The stock has a market cap of $354.80 million, a PE ratio of 13.32 and a beta of 1.03.

Auna (NYSE:AUNA – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Saturday, February 14th. The company reported $0.53 earnings per share for the quarter. Auna had a return on equity of 19.23% and a net margin of 2.13%.The company had revenue of $596.55 million for the quarter. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Auna will post 0.85 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Auna

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Heron Bay Capital Management bought a new position in Auna in the 4th quarter worth approximately $138,000. Millennium Management LLC increased its position in Auna by 115.2% in the 4th quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 26,475 shares of the company’s stock worth $130,000 after buying an additional 14,170 shares during the period. Virtu Financial LLC increased its position in Auna by 43.5% in the 4th quarter. Virtu Financial LLC now owns 16,029 shares of the company’s stock worth $79,000 after buying an additional 4,856 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership bought a new position in Auna in the 1st quarter worth approximately $316,000. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Auna in the 1st quarter worth approximately $557,000.

About Auna

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Auna, listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol AUNA, is a Peruvian integrated healthcare services company headquartered in Lima. The firm operates a diversified care network that spans hospitals, outpatient medical centers, diagnostic imaging and laboratory facilities, as well as optical and dental clinics. Auna’s organizational structure is designed to support a continuum of care model, offering both general and specialized treatments across multiple touchpoints.

The company delivers a broad range of clinical services, including emergency care, inpatient and outpatient surgery, obstetrics, cardiology, oncology, orthopedics, and other specialized disciplines.

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