A share price of Humana Inc [HUM] is currently trading at $293.97, up 5.83%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The HUM shares have gain 1.57% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 12.07%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Humana Inc [NYSE: HUM] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on November 06, 2024, when BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Neutral and also boosted its price target to $308 from $247. On October 08, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Outperform but maintained its price target of $308 on the stock. TD Cowen downgraded its rating to a Hold and decreased its price target to $261 on October 07, 2024. Jefferies downgraded its rating to a Hold and reduced its price target to $253 on October 07, 2024. Piper Sandler downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on October 03, 2024, and downed its price target to $274. In a note dated October 02, 2024, Stephens downgraded an Equal-Weight rating on this stock and revised its target price from $400 to $250.
Humana Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $213.31 and $527.18. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $445.86 within the next 12 months. Humana Inc [NYSE: HUM] shares were valued at $293.97 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 51.67% based on the average HUM price forecast.
Analyzing the HUM fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Humana Inc [NYSE:HUM] were 115.01B which represents 11.26% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.88% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.02%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.02%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.01%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.08 and Total Capital is 0.08. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.74.
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 285.74 points at the first support level, and at 277.51 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 298.96, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 303.95.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Humana Inc [NYSE:HUM] is 1.76. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.31, the price to book ratio is 2.02 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 26.03.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Mesquita Jorge S., Director, that happened on Feb 20 ’24 when 545.0 shares were purchased.
