Humana Inc. $HUM Shares Sold by Compass Financial Management LLC

Compass Financial Management LLC reduced its position in shares of Humana Inc. (NYSE:HUM - Free Report) by 96.6% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 105 shares of the insurance provider's stock after selling 2,993 shares during the quarter. Compass Financial Management LLC's holdings in Humana were worth $40,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of HUM. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in shares of Humana during the second quarter valued at about $4,138,160,000. Pzena Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Humana in the second quarter valued at $1,749,014,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its stake in Humana by 20,126.8% during the third quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 1,255,479 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $479,053,000 after acquiring an additional 1,249,272 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc purchased a new stake in shares of Humana during the 2nd quarter valued at $329,760,000. Finally, Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC bought a new stake in Humana in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $314,922,000. Institutional investors own 92.38% of the company's stock.

Humana News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Humana this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Humana reported a third-quarter loss of $0.70 per share, narrower than analysts’ expected $1.00 loss. Revenue rose 26.1% year over year to $41.16 billion, topping estimates. Article: HUM Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates on Strong Insurance Performance
• Positive Sentiment: The company raised its full-year 2026 adjusted EPS forecast to at least $9.50, above the roughly $9.13 consensus estimate. Reports cited lower-than-expected medical costs as a factor supporting the improved outlook. Article: Humana Raises 2026 Earnings Outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Humana expects Medicare Advantage membership to grow again in 2027, signaling continued expansion in a key business. Its CenterWell unit also helped drive the quarterly performance. Article: Humana Expects Another Year of Medicare Advantage Membership Growth
• Neutral Sentiment: Humana’s 2026 revenue guidance of $160 billion was below analysts’ $162.5 billion estimate, tempering the otherwise favorable earnings and outlook news. Article: Humana Third-Quarter Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Despite beating estimates, Humana posted a loss compared with earnings of $3.24 per share a year earlier. Reports also noted that costs associated with new Medicare enrollees remain a concern. Article: Humana Profits Dip as Costs Rise from New Medicare Enrollees

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Truist Financial boosted their target price on Humana from $415.00 to $475.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, October 12th. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Humana from $405.00 to $495.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, October 12th. Zacks Research lowered Humana from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded shares of Humana from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $300.00 to $460.00 in a report on Wednesday, October 7th. Finally, Wolfe Research reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $450.00 price target on shares of Humana in a research note on Monday, August 24th. Twenty-one analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Humana has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $458.96.

Humana Stock Performance

HUM opened at $432.69 on Monday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $403.96 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $312.27. Humana Inc. has a 1-year low of $163.11 and a 1-year high of $456.50. The firm has a market cap of $51.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.09, a PEG ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 1.65 and a quick ratio of 1.74.

Humana (NYSE:HUM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, November 6th. The insurance provider reported ($0.70) earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($1.00) by $0.30. Humana had a return on equity of 8.50% and a net margin of 0.81%. The firm had revenue of $41.16 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $40.87 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $3.24 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 26.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Humana has set its FY 2026 guidance at 9.500- EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Humana Inc. will post 9.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Humana Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 29th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 24th will be issued a dividend of $0.8850 per share. This represents a $3.54 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 24th. Humana's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 34.44%.

Humana Company Profile

Humana Inc is a U.S. health and wellness company that provides health insurance and healthcare services. Its insurance offerings include Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement and prescription drug plans, as well as Medicaid and employer-sponsored plans.

The company also provides care through CenterWell, its healthcare services brand, which includes primary care, home health and pharmacy services. Its insurance and care offerings are available in markets across the United States, with availability varying by product and location.

Humana was founded in 1961 as a nursing home company and later expanded into health insurance.

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