Head to Head Comparison: Oncology Institute (NASDAQ:TOI) & Auna (NYSE:AUNA)

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

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Oncology Institute	$324.24 million	0.27	-$83.07 million	($0.92)	-1.27
Auna	$3.88 billion	0.14	N/A	N/A	N/A

Auna has higher revenue and earnings than Oncology Institute.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Oncology Institute and Auna, as reported by MarketBeat.

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

Oncology Institute currently has a consensus price target of $2.25, suggesting a potential upside of 92.31%. Auna has a consensus price target of $14.67, suggesting a potential upside of 95.56%. Given Auna’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Auna is more favorable than Oncology Institute.

Profitability

This table compares Oncology Institute and Auna’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oncology Institute	-24.56%	-80.46%	-28.14%
Auna	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Auna beats Oncology Institute on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.