Auna (NYSE:AUNA) Shares Up 5.6% – Here’s What Happened

Auna SA (NYSE:AUNA)’s stock price shot up 5.6% during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as $7.00 and last traded at $7.00. 18,030 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 93% from the average session volume of 244,348 shares. The stock had previously closed at $6.63.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of Auna from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, September 20th.

Auna Trading Up 6.3 %

The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $7.33 and its 200-day simple moving average is $7.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.07, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 0.82.

Auna (NYSE:AUNA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 21st. The company reported $0.03 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.15 by ($0.12). The company had revenue of $292.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $299.17 million. As a group, analysts expect that Auna SA will post 0.37 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Auna

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. purchased a new position in shares of Auna during the 1st quarter valued at $3,461,000. Capstone Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Auna in the first quarter valued at about $1,410,000. Sandia Investment Management LP bought a new position in shares of Auna in the first quarter worth about $160,000. BTG Pactual Global Asset Management Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Auna during the first quarter worth about $1,172,000. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC bought a new stake in Auna during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $6,899,000.

About Auna

Auna SA, 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.