Ardent Health vs Auna
ARDT and AUNA side by side, both in health services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ARDT and AUNA compare
Ardent Health grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (2.0% versus −0.02% for Auna).
Ardent Health keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 2.3% compared with 2.2% at Auna.
Ardent Health scores higher on the StockData Score (9 against 5 for Auna), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ARDT | AUNA |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $2.5B | – |
| Share price | $17.80 | $4.59 |
| Change, 1 year | 26.7% | −12.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.31 | 0.65 |
| Employees | 25K | 15K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 (better) | 5 |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 17.3× | – |
| P/S | 0.4× | – |
| P/B | 1.8× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.1× | – |
| Fair value | $23.31 | – |
| Margin of safety | 23.6% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 2.0% (better) | −0.02% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −28.7% | −11.5% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −29.0% | −19.0% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 37.9% |
| Operating margin | – | 14.3% |
| Net margin | 2.3% (better) | 2.2% |
| FCF margin | – | 13.1% |
| Return on equity | 11.1% (better) | 6.3% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 7.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.79 (better) | 2.21 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.73 (better) | 3.77 |
| Interest coverage | – | 1.0× |
| Current ratio | 2.13 (better) | 1.11 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.04 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 76.9% | 8.1% |
| Held by insiders | 78.9% | 49.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $186K | $284K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 11.6% | – |
Go deeper
- ARDT stock overview
- ARDT income statement
- ARDT valuation and score
- AUNA stock overview
- AUNA income statement
- AUNA valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.