Auna (AUNA) Competitors $6.32 -0.05 (-0.78%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.34 +0.02 (+0.30%) As of 09/12/2025 04:14 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AUNA vs. ARDT, PACS, NHC, AVAH, VRDN, OMDA, TDOC, AHCO, GRAL, and FTREShould you be buying Auna stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Auna include Ardent Health (ARDT), PACS Group (PACS), National HealthCare (NHC), Aveanna Healthcare (AVAH), Viridian Therapeutics (VRDN), Omada Health (OMDA), Teladoc Health (TDOC), AdaptHealth (AHCO), GRAIL (GRAL), and Fortrea (FTRE). These companies are all part of the "healthcare" industry. Auna vs. Its Competitors Ardent Health PACS Group National HealthCare Aveanna Healthcare Viridian Therapeutics Omada Health Teladoc Health AdaptHealth GRAIL Fortrea Ardent Health (NYSE:ARDT) and Auna (NYSE:AUNA) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Which has more risk and volatility, ARDT or AUNA? Ardent Health has a beta of 0.3, indicating that its share price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Auna has a beta of 2.26, indicating that its share price is 126% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor ARDT or AUNA? In the previous week, Ardent Health had 11 more articles in the media than Auna. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Ardent Health and 0 mentions for Auna. Ardent Health's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Auna's score of -1.34 indicating that Ardent Health is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Ardent Health Positive Auna Negative Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ARDT or AUNA? Ardent Health has higher revenue and earnings than Auna. Auna is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ardent Health, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioArdent Health$5.97B0.31$210.34M$1.817.22Auna$1.17B0.40$29.39M$0.887.18 Is ARDT or AUNA more profitable? Auna has a net margin of 5.49% compared to Ardent Health's net margin of 4.11%. Ardent Health's return on equity of 16.66% beat Auna's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ardent Health4.11% 16.66% 5.18% Auna 5.49%15.14%3.60% Do analysts prefer ARDT or AUNA? Ardent Health presently has a consensus price target of $19.33, indicating a potential upside of 47.88%. Auna has a consensus price target of $10.70, indicating a potential upside of 69.30%. Given Auna's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Auna is more favorable than Ardent Health.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ardent Health 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73Auna 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 SummaryArdent Health beats Auna on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Auna News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AUNA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AUNA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAunaMedical Services IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$471.46M$7.66B$5.87B$21.68BDividend YieldN/A2.77%5.68%3.48%P/E Ratio7.1874.0174.5229.69Price / Sales0.4042.20549.7870.28Price / Cash5.4524.1437.5625.00Price / Book1.087.3512.164.58Net Income$29.39M$238.91M$3.28B$1.00B7 Day Performance-0.63%2.63%0.87%0.65%1 Month Performance-0.32%1.47%4.96%3.07%1 Year Performance-13.42%16.57%60.74%14.34% Auna Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AUNAAuna3.7505 of 5 stars$6.32-0.8%$10.70+69.3%-17.9%$471.46M$1.17B7.1814,842Negative NewsARDTArdent Health3.6153 of 5 stars$12.76+0.6%$19.56+53.3%-27.4%$1.82B$5.97B7.0424,900News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastPACSPACS Group3.0644 of 5 stars$11.60-0.3%$33.33+187.4%-75.5%$1.77B$3.11B0.0032,433Trending NewsNHCNational HealthCareN/A$112.41-0.9%N/A-6.9%$1.74B$1.46B14.0912,400AVAHAveanna Healthcare1.4608 of 5 stars$8.18+2.3%$7.50-8.3%+61.4%$1.67B$2.18B99.7333,500Short Interest ↑VRDNViridian Therapeutics2.2362 of 5 stars$18.58+1.1%$37.78+103.3%-8.8%$1.53B$300K-4.9050Positive NewsOMDAOmada HealthN/A$23.69flat$24.57+3.7%N/A$1.36BN/A0.00849TDOCTeladoc Health2.9958 of 5 stars$7.61-1.6%$9.80+28.8%+1.0%$1.35B$2.57B-6.415,500Positive NewsAHCOAdaptHealth3.6829 of 5 stars$9.37-1.3%$13.40+43.0%-13.9%$1.26B$3.26B17.2210,500Positive NewsGRALGRAIL0.6595 of 5 stars$32.28-1.6%$31.50-2.4%+180.7%$1.17B$125.60M-2.471,360Positive NewsFTREFortrea3.0467 of 5 stars$9.76-0.9%$12.22+25.2%-51.0%$885.30M$2.70B-0.8615,500News CoverageAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ardent Health Competitors PACS Group Competitors National HealthCare Competitors Aveanna Healthcare Competitors Viridian Therapeutics Competitors Omada Health Competitors Teladoc Health Competitors AdaptHealth Competitors GRAIL Competitors Fortrea Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AUNA) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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