Auna SA (NYSE:AUNA) Sees Large Drop in Short Interest

Auna SA (NYSE:AUNA) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 165,100 shares, a decline of 5.9% from the December 15th total of 175,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 32,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 5.0 days. Approximately 0.7% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Institutional Trading of Auna

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AUNA. JPMorgan Chase & Co. acquired a new position in Auna during the third quarter worth about $40,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in Auna during the second quarter worth $105,000. Deltec Asset Management LLC raised 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 worth $941,000 after buying an additional 15,122 shares during the last quarter. Point72 DIFC Ltd boosted its position in shares of Auna by 75.3% in the 3rd quarter. Point72 DIFC Ltd now owns 55,987 shares of the company’s stock worth $387,000 after buying an additional 24,056 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fiera Capital Corp raised its position in Auna by 4.1% during the third quarter. Fiera Capital Corp now owns 1,338,918 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,252,000 after acquiring an additional 53,024 shares during the last quarter.

Auna Stock Up 14.6 %

AUNA stock opened at $8.43 on Monday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $7.02 and a 200-day simple moving average of $7.31. Auna has a twelve month low of $6.17 and a twelve month high of $10.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.87, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.81.

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.