Critical Comparison: Auna (NYSE:AUNA) versus SBC Medical Group (NASDAQ:SBC)

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

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Auna and SBC Medical Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Auna	$1.04 billion	0.60	-$67.90 million	N/A	N/A
SBC Medical Group	N/A	N/A	$340,000.00	N/A	N/A

SBC Medical Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Auna.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Auna and SBC Medical Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Auna	0	0	4	0	3.00
SBC Medical Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Auna presently has a consensus target price of $13.40, suggesting a potential upside of 58.92%. Given Auna’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Auna is more favorable than SBC Medical Group.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

60.8% of SBC Medical Group shares are held by institutional investors. 63.9% of SBC Medical Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Auna and SBC Medical Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Auna	N/A	N/A	N/A
SBC Medical Group	N/A	-11.59%	-7.05%

Summary

Auna beats SBC Medical Group on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About SBC Medical Group

SBC Medical Group Holdings Incorporated, through its subsidiaries, provides services to support the operation of clinics which deliver specialized medical services in the areas of cosmetic medicine, esthetic dentistry and Androgenetic Alopecia or AGA, primarily in Japan and centered on the SBC Shonan Beauty Clinic Brand. SBC Medical Group Holdings Incorporated, formerly known as Pono Capital Two Inc., is based in TOKYO.