At the time of writing, Humana Inc. [HUM] stock is trading at $267.60, up 3.69%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The HUM shares have gain 13.25% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -16.78%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Previously, Bernstein upgraded its rating to Outperform on October 08, 2024, and kept the price target unchanged to $308. On October 07, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Hold and revised its price target to $261 on the stock. Jefferies downgraded its rating to a Hold and decreased its price target to $253 on October 07, 2024. Piper Sandler downgraded its rating to a Neutral and reduced its price target to $274 on October 03, 2024. Stephens downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight for this stock on October 02, 2024, and downed its price target to $250. In a note dated October 02, 2024, Leerink Partners downgraded an Market Perform rating on this stock and revised its target price from $400 to $250.
For the past year, the stock price of Humana Inc. fluctuated between $213.31 and $530.54. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $455.65 within the next 12 months. Humana Inc. [NYSE: HUM] shares were valued at $267.60 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 70.27% based on the average HUM price forecast.
Analyzing the HUM fundamentals
According to Humana Inc. [NYSE:HUM], the company’s sales were 112.04B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 10.44% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.88% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.03%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.02%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.02%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.1 and Total Capital is 0.1. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.77.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 260.90 points at the first support level, and at 254.21 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 272.80, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 278.01.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Humana Inc. [NYSE:HUM] has a current ratio of 1.66. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.29, the price to book ratio is 1.93 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 19.07.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Mesquita Jorge S., Director, that happened on Feb 20 ’24 when 545.0 shares were purchased.
