Auna (AUNA) vs. Its Competitors Head to Head Survey

Auna (NYSE:AUNA) is one of 95 publicly-traded companies in the “Medical Services” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Auna to related companies based on the strength of its valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Volatility & Risk

Auna has a beta of 2.5, suggesting that its stock price is 150% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Auna’s peers have a beta of 1.24, suggesting that their average stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Auna and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Auna	$1.17 billion	$29.39 million	10.70
Auna Competitors	$12.83 billion	$234.98 million	2.02

Auna’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Auna. Auna is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

57.3% of shares of all “Medical Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 13.0% of shares of all “Medical Services” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Auna and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Auna	0	2	1	0	2.33
Auna Competitors	418	2236	4784	151	2.62

Auna currently has a consensus price target of $10.70, suggesting a potential upside of 72.44%. As a group, “Medical Services” companies have a potential upside of 445.22%. Given Auna’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Auna has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares Auna and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Auna	3.67%	10.39%	2.38%
Auna Competitors	-747.65%	-29.71%	-13.76%

Summary

Auna peers beat Auna on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

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.