Auna SA (NYSE:AUNA) Short Interest Update

Auna SA (NYSE:AUNA - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 226,400 shares, a decrease of 6.3% from the October 15th total of 241,700 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 54,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 4.1 days. Approximately 1.0% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Trading of Auna

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. WINTON GROUP Ltd bought a new stake in Auna in the second quarter worth $621,000. Deltec Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Auna during the second quarter valued at about $968,000. Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new stake in Auna in the first quarter valued at approximately $6,899,000. Bank of Montreal Can acquired a new position in Auna during the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,148,000. Finally, Fiera Capital Corp grew its position in Auna by 22.9% during the 2nd quarter. Fiera Capital Corp now owns 1,285,894 shares of the company's stock worth $10,287,000 after purchasing an additional 239,371 shares during the last quarter.

Auna Stock Up 0.7 %

NYSE AUNA traded up $0.05 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $7.06. The stock had a trading volume of 45,812 shares, compared to its average volume of 207,328. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.07, a current ratio of 0.82 and a quick ratio of 0.76. Auna has a 1 year low of $6.17 and a 1 year high of $10.85. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $7.05 and a 200 day moving average price of $7.65.

Auna (NYSE:AUNA - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 21st. The company reported $0.03 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.15 by ($0.12). The firm had revenue of $292.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $299.17 million. Analysts anticipate that Auna will post 0.33 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on Auna from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, September 20th.

Auna Company Profile

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.