Auna SA (NYSE:AUNA) Short Interest Down 6.3% in October

Auna SA (NYSE:AUNA) was the target of a large drop in short interest during the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 226,400 shares, a drop of 6.3% from the October 15th total of 241,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 54,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 4.1 days. Currently, 1.0% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Institutional Trading of Auna

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of AUNA. Renaissance Technologies LLC purchased a new position in shares of Auna during the 2nd quarter valued at about $105,000. Sandia Investment Management LP bought a new position in shares of Auna in the first quarter worth approximately $160,000. Point72 DIFC Ltd increased its stake in shares of Auna by 75.3% in the third quarter. Point72 DIFC Ltd now owns 55,987 shares of the company’s stock worth $387,000 after purchasing an additional 24,056 shares in the last quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Auna during the 2nd quarter valued at $621,000. Finally, Deltec Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Auna by 12.5% during the 3rd quarter. Deltec Asset Management LLC now owns 136,122 shares of the company’s stock valued at $941,000 after buying an additional 15,122 shares in the last quarter.

Auna Stock Up 0.7 %

AUNA stock opened at $7.06 on Tuesday. 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 has a 1 year low of $6.17 and a 1 year high of $10.85. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $7.06 and its 200-day moving average price is $7.66.

Auna (NYSE:AUNA) 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. Equities analysts anticipate that Auna will post 0.33 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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