Auna SA’s (NYSE:AUNA) Lock-Up Period Set To Expire Tomorrow

Auna’s (NYSE:AUNA) lock-up period is set to expire on Wednesday, September 18th. Auna had issued 30,000,000 shares in its initial public offering on March 22nd. The total size of the offering was $360,000,000 based on an initial share price of $12.00. After the expiration of the company’s lock-up period, major shareholders and company insiders will be able to sell their shares of the company.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on Auna from $16.00 to $14.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, August 20th.

Auna Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE AUNA opened at $7.27 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.94, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a current ratio of 0.89. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $7.77. Auna has a 52-week low of $6.17 and a 52-week high of $10.85.

Auna (NYSE:AUNA) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 21st. The company reported $0.03 earnings per share (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 analyst estimates of $299.17 million. Analysts predict that Auna will post 0.41 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Fiera Capital Corp raised its position in Auna by 22.9% during the second quarter. Fiera Capital Corp now owns 1,285,894 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,287,000 after buying an additional 239,371 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new position in Auna during the first quarter valued at $6,899,000. Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. acquired a new position in Auna during the first quarter valued at $3,461,000. Bank of Montreal Can acquired a new position in Auna during the second quarter valued at $1,148,000. Finally, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Auna during the first quarter valued at $1,410,000.

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.