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Humana Inc (NYSE: HUM) closed the day trading at $227.79 up 0.52% from the previous closing price of $226.61. In other words, the price has increased by $0.52 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.58 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of HUM, let’s look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.75 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.72.
On November 06, 2024, BofA Securities Upgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Underperform and also upped its target price recommendation from $247 to $308.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 14 ’25 when Rechtin James A. bought 6,530 shares for $229.25 per share. The transaction valued at 1,496,984 led to the insider holds 30,474 shares of the business.
Diamond Susan M bought 10,959 shares of HUM for $2,732,134 on Apr 08 ’25. On Feb 24 ’25, another insider, Huval Timothy S., who serves as the Former Chief Administrative Of of the company, bought 1,247 shares for $258.58 each.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Humana’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.11, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.51. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.49. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.23 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.55.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, HUM has reached a high of $406.46, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $212.45. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -12.13%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -18.50%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 120.69M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 120.42M. Insiders hold about 0.22% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.33% stake in the company.
