Contrasting Auna (NYSE:AUNA) & Oncology Institute (NASDAQ:TOI)

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Auna and Oncology Institute, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Auna	0	0	3	0	3.00
Oncology Institute	0	0	1	0	3.00

Auna currently has a consensus price target of $14.67, indicating a potential upside of 115.69%. Oncology Institute has a consensus price target of $2.25, indicating a potential upside of 89.08%. Given Auna’s higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Auna is more favorable than Oncology Institute.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

36.9% of Oncology Institute shares are held by institutional investors. 13.1% of Oncology Institute shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Auna and Oncology Institute’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
Oncology Institute	-24.56%	-80.46%	-28.14%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Auna and Oncology Institute’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Auna	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Oncology Institute	$324.24 million	0.27	-$83.07 million	($0.92)	-1.29

Auna has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Oncology Institute.

Summary

Auna beats Oncology Institute on 5 of the 8 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 Oncology Institute

The Oncology Institute, Inc., an oncology company, provides various medical oncology services in the United States. The company operates in three segments: Dispensary, Patient Services, and Clinical Trials & Other. It offers physician services, in-house infusion and dispensary, clinical trial services, radiation, outpatient blood product transfusions, and patient support services. The company also offers and manages clinical trial services, such as managing clinical trials, palliative care programs, and stem cell transplants services. It serves adult and senior cancer patients. The Oncology Institute, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Cerritos, California.