Humana (HUM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Humana Inc. is a health and well-being company headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. Founded in 1961, the company began as a nursing home operator before expanding into hospitals and health insurance. Today, Humana primarily provides health insurance products and healthcare services for older adults, individuals, military families and other members in the United States.

Humana’s insurance business offers Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement and prescription drug plans, as well as Medicaid coverage in select markets. The company also administers health benefits for military personnel, retirees and their families through the TRICARE program. Its products and services are distributed through government-sponsored programs, employers and individual plans, depending on the market and coverage type.

Through its CenterWell platform, Humana provides primary care, pharmacy and home-based healthcare services, with a focus on serving older adults. CenterWell includes senior-focused primary care clinics, mail-order and specialty pharmacy services, and home health operations. Humana operates primarily across the United States, and Jim Rechtin has served as the company’s president and chief executive officer since July 2024.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $378.50 to $390.00
• 50-Day Range: $362.31 to $408.79
• 52-Week Range: $163.11 to $428.88
• Volume: 759,256 shs
• Average Volume: 1.01 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $46.64 billion
• P/E Ratio: 36.75
• Dividend Yield: 0.91%
• Price Target: $408.61
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Humana Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Humana scored higher than 86% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 65th out of 887 stocks in the healthcare sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Humana has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.47, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 15 buy ratings, 14 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Humana is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Humana has been the subject of 22 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 70.70%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Humana are expected to grow by 70.70% in the coming year, from $9.01 to $15.38 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Humana is 36.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 42.26.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Humana is 36.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Healthcare sector average P/E ratio of about 214.28.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Humana has a PEG Ratio of 2.40. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Humana has a P/B Ratio of 2.63. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.38% of the float of Humana has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Humana has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.29, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Humana has recently decreased by 8.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Humana has a dividend yield of 0.91%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Humana does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Humana is 33.49%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Humana will have a dividend payout ratio of 23.02% next year. This indicates that Humana will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.46

News Sentiment

Humana has a news sentiment score of 0.46. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Healthcare companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 25 news articles for Humana this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 10 people have searched for HUM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -9% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

9 people have added Humana to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 80% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Humana insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.20% of the stock of Humana is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

92.38% of the stock of Humana is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/31 Dividend: 6/26/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/31 Dividend: 6/26/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/31/2026
• Today: 10/04/2026
• Record date for 11/27 Dividend: 10/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/27 Dividend: 10/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/06/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/27/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Healthcare
• Industry: Healthcare Providers & Services
• Sub-Industry: Managed Healthcare
• Current Symbol: NYSE:HUM
• CIK: 49071
• Web: www.humana.com
• Phone: (502) 580-1000
• Fax: 502-580-3639
• Employees: 67,060
• Year Founded: 1961

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Humana: $408.61
• High Price Target: $515.00
• Low Price Target: $195.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +5.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.47
• Research Coverage: 30 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $10.57
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 36.75
• Forward P/E Ratio: 43.11
• P/E Growth: 2.4
• Net Income: $1.19 billion
• Net Margins: 0.88%
• Pretax Margin: 1.15%
• Return on Equity: 11.20%
• Return on Assets: 3.94%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.62
• Current Ratio: 1.74
• Quick Ratio: 1.74

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $129.66 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.36
• Cash Flow: $24.06 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.14
• Book Value: $147.47 per share
• Price / Book: 2.63

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 120,080,000
• Free Float: 119,840,000
• Market Cap: $46.64 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.74