Auna (NYSE:AUNA) President Leon Jesus Zamora Purchases 6,420 Shares

Auna S.A. (NYSE:AUNA) President Leon Jesus Zamora acquired 6,420 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 29th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $4.15 per share, with a total value of $26,643.00. Following the transaction, the president directly owned 69,130 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $286,889.50. This trade represents a 10.24% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink.

Leon Jesus Zamora also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, May 28th, Leon Jesus Zamora acquired 9,220 shares of Auna stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $4.17 per share, with a total value of $38,447.40.
• On Tuesday, May 26th, Leon Jesus Zamora acquired 30,000 shares of Auna stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $4.39 per share, with a total value of $131,700.00.
• On Wednesday, May 20th, Leon Jesus Zamora acquired 5,814 shares of Auna stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $4.39 per share, with a total value of $25,523.46.
• On Wednesday, May 27th, Leon Jesus Zamora acquired 23,273 shares of Auna stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $4.20 per share, with a total value of $97,746.60.
• On Tuesday, May 26th, Leon Jesus Zamora acquired 8,727 shares of Auna stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $4.24 per share, with a total value of $37,002.48.

Auna Stock Up 9.4%

Auna stock traded up $0.39 on Monday, hitting $4.54. 482,885 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 388,856. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.76. The firm has a market cap of $336.01 million, a P/E ratio of 17.46 and a beta of 0.82. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $5.20 and its 200 day simple moving average is $5.01. Auna S.A. has a 1 year low of $4.09 and a 1 year high of $6.85.

Auna (NYSE:AUNA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 15th. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.19 by ($0.14). The company had revenue of $336.84 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $320.54 million. Auna had a return on equity of 16.25% and a net margin of 1.53%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Auna S.A. will post 0.81 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently issued reports on AUNA. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Auna in a research report on Friday, March 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on Auna from $6.00 to $5.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Wall Street Zen lowered Auna from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 16th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered Auna from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Auna presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $6.97.

Institutional Trading of Auna

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in shares of Auna by 255.9% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 16,886 shares of the company’s stock valued at $93,000 after acquiring an additional 12,142 shares during the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Auna during the 1st quarter valued at about $557,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Auna by 487.7% during the 1st quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 668,457 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,683,000 after acquiring an additional 554,707 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership purchased a new stake in shares of Auna during the 1st quarter valued at about $316,000. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Auna during the 1st quarter valued at about $71,000.

Auna Company Profile

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.