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The closing price of Humana Inc (NYSE: HUM) was $281.34 for the day, down -0.23% from the previous closing price of $281.99. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.23 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.14 million shares were traded. HUM stock price reached its highest trading level at $283.9 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $279.0919.
Ratios:
Our analysis of HUM’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.69 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.69.
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:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. 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:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, HUM now has a Market Capitalization of 33837324288 and an Enterprise Value of 25111273472. As of this moment, Humana’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.59, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.52. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.16. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.27 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.86. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.204 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.254.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HUM is 0.44, which has changed by -0.19699734 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16461086 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HUM has reached a high of $382.72, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $206.87. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 16.72%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 8.10%.
Shares Statistics:
HUM traded an average of 1.84M shares per day over the past three months and 1530600 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 120.27M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 120.00M. Insiders hold about 0.22% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 96.14% stake in the company. Shares short for HUM as of 1753920000 were 4682779 with a Short Ratio of 2.55, compared to 1751241600 on 4322192. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4682779 and a Short% of Float of 4.37.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 3.54, HUM has a forward annual dividend rate of 3.54. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.012553637The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.82. The current Payout Ratio is 35.45% for HUM, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-27 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-06-27. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1991-08-01 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
