A share price of Humana Inc [HUM] is currently trading at $295.04, up 1.65%. 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 16.26% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 17.20%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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 $406.46. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $248 within the next 12 months. Humana Inc [NYSE: HUM] shares were valued at $295.04 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -15.94% based on the average HUM price forecast.
Analyzing the HUM fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Humana Inc [NYSE:HUM] were 117.76B which represents 10.40% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 1.0% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.02%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.01%, 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 0.07 and Total Capital is 0.08. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.72.
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 287.88 points at the first support level, and at 280.71 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 299.23, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 303.42.
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 0.30, the price to book ratio is 2.17 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 29.63.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Diamond Susan M, Former Chief Financial Officer, that happened on Apr 08 ’25 when 10959.0 shares were purchased. Former Chief Administrative Of, Huval Timothy S. completed a deal on Feb 24 ’25 to buy 1247.0 shares. Meanwhile, Chief Administrative Officer Huval Timothy S. sold 3703.0 shares on Dec 31 ’24.
