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As of close of business last night, Humana Inc’s stock clocked out at $288.51, up 10.71% from its previous closing price of $260.60. In other words, the price has increased by $10.71 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.12 million shares were traded. HUM stock price reached its highest trading level at $290.26 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $278.015.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of HUM’s stock, we examine its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.74 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.68.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, BofA Securities on Nov-07-24, Upgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $308 from $247 previously.
Bernstein Upgraded its Mkt Perform to Outperform on October 08, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $308.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 20 ’24 when Mesquita Jorge S. bought 545 shares for $367.09 per share. The transaction valued at 200,066 led to the insider holds 2,578 shares of the business.
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 34739777536 and an Enterprise Value of 24027877376. As of this moment, Humana’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.54, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.58. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.11. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.30 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.98. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.209 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.358.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, HUM has reached a high of $527.18, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $213.31. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.18%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -14.50%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that HUM traded 2.10M shares on average per day over the past three months and 1848940 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 122.22M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 120.11M. Insiders hold about 0.25% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.75% stake in the company. Shares short for HUM as of 1728950400 were 3777026 with a Short Ratio of 1.79, compared to 1726185600 on 2236285. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3777026 and a Short% of Float of 3.1400003.
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 0.013584036The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.71.
