Financial Contrast: P3 Health Partners (NASDAQ:PIII) vs. Auna (NYSE:AUNA)

P3 Health Partners (NASDAQ:PIII) and Auna (NYSE:AUNA) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares P3 Health Partners and Auna”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
P3 Health Partners	$1.46 billion	0.02	-$147.95 million	($33.00)	-0.12
Auna	$1.23 billion	0.27	$27.39 million	$0.07	64.57

Auna has lower revenue, but higher earnings than P3 Health Partners. P3 Health Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Auna, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares P3 Health Partners and Auna’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
P3 Health Partners	-6.55%	N/A	-16.40%
Auna	0.44%	12.88%	3.24%

Risk & Volatility

P3 Health Partners has a beta of 1.7, meaning that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Auna has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for P3 Health Partners and Auna, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
P3 Health Partners	1	2	1	0	2.00
Auna	1	2	1	1	2.40

P3 Health Partners currently has a consensus target price of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 321.84%. Auna has a consensus target price of $6.97, suggesting a potential upside of 54.13%. Given P3 Health Partners’ higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe P3 Health Partners is more favorable than Auna.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

7.7% of P3 Health Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.9% of P3 Health Partners shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Auna beats P3 Health Partners on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About P3 Health Partners

P3 Health Partners Inc., a patient-centered and physician-led population health management company, provides superior care services in the United States. It operates clinics and wellness centers. P3 Health Partners Inc. was founded in 2020 and is based in Henderson, Nevada.

About Auna

Auna S.A., 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.