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Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) closed the day trading at $240.03 down -0.72% from the previous closing price of $241.78. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.72 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.58 million shares were traded. HUM stock price reached its highest trading level at $246.96 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $239.63.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of HUM, let’s look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.77 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.70.
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, Piper Sandler on October 03, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $274 from $392 previously.
On October 02, 2024, Stephens Downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight which previously was Overweight and also lowered its target price recommendation from $400 to $250.
Leerink Partners Downgraded its Outperform to Market Perform on October 02, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $400 to $250.
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 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 28900091904 and an Enterprise Value of 19302010880. As of this moment, Humana’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.11, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.08. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.42. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.26 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.73. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.172 whereas that against EBITDA is 4.529.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, HUM has reached a high of $530.54, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $213.31. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -29.69%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -33.36%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, HUM traded about 1.70M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, HUM traded about 4357240 shares per day. A total of 122.22M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 120.10M. Insiders hold about 0.25% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.57% stake in the company. Shares short for HUM as of 1726185600 were 2236285 with a Short Ratio of 1.32, compared to 1723680000 on 2248643. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2236285 and a Short% of Float of 1.8599999999999999.
Dividends & Splits
HUM’s forward annual dividend rate is 3.54, up from 3.54 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.01464141The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.7.
