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Are Medical Stocks Lagging Auna S.A. (AUNA) This Year?

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For those looking to find strong Medical stocks, it is prudent to search for companies in the group that are outperforming their peers. Has Auna S.A. (AUNA - Free Report) been one of those stocks this year? By taking a look at the stock's year-to-date performance in comparison to its Medical peers, we might be able to answer that question.

Auna S.A. is one of 922 individual stocks in the Medical sector. Collectively, these companies sit at #8 in the Zacks Sector Rank. The Zacks Sector Rank considers 16 different groups, measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the sector to gauge the strength of each group.

The Zacks Rank is a successful stock-picking model that emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions. The system highlights a number of different stocks that could be poised to outperform the broader market over the next one to three months. Auna S.A. is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy).

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for AUNA's full-year earnings has moved 7.5% higher within the past quarter. This shows that analyst sentiment has improved and the company's earnings outlook is stronger.

Based on the latest available data, AUNA has gained about 7.3% so far this year. Meanwhile, stocks in the Medical group have lost about 7% on average. As we can see, Auna S.A. is performing better than its sector in the calendar year.

Another stock in the Medical sector, Brookdale Senior Living (BKD - Free Report) , has outperformed the sector so far this year. The stock's year-to-date return is 24.2%.

The consensus estimate for Brookdale Senior Living's current year EPS has increased 91.7% over the past three months. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).

To break things down more, Auna S.A. belongs to the Medical Services industry, a group that includes 66 individual companies and currently sits at #99 in the Zacks Industry Rank. This group has lost an average of 13.5% so far this year, so AUNA is performing better in this area.

In contrast, Brookdale Senior Living falls under the Medical - Nursing Homes industry. Currently, this industry has 2 stocks and is ranked #3. Since the beginning of the year, the industry has moved +16.9%.

Investors with an interest in Medical stocks should continue to track Auna S.A. and Brookdale Senior Living. These stocks will be looking to continue their solid performance.

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