NYSE:HUMHumana Stock Price, Forecast & News

Humana's stock was trading at $328.22 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, HUM stock has increased by 16.3% and is now trading at $381.58. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

20 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Humana in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 14 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Humana.

Humana is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August 5th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Humana.

Humana will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, August 5th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Humana Inc (NYSE:HUM) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 29th. The insurance provider reported $5.40 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $4.84 by $0.56. The insurance provider earned $18.94 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $18.49 billion. Humana had a net margin of 3.86% and a return on equity of 21.02%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 17.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $4.48 earnings per share. View Humana's earnings history.

Humana declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 23rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.625 per share on Friday, July 31st. This represents a $2.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.66%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 29th. View Humana's dividend history.

Humana issued an update on its FY 2020 Pre-Market earnings guidance on Friday, May, 29th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 18.25-18.75 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $18.54.

20 brokers have issued 12 month price objectives for Humana's stock. Their forecasts range from $290.00 to $510.00. On average, they expect Humana's stock price to reach $412.05 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 8.0% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Humana.

Press coverage about HUM stock has been trending somewhat negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Humana earned a coverage optimism score of -1.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the insurance provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View the latest news about Humana.

Humana saw a decline in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,400,000 shares, a decline of 33.3% from the June 15th total of 2,100,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,210,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.2 days. Currently, 1.1% of the company's stock are short sold. View Humana's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Humana include UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Anthem (ANTM), Cigna (CI), Centene (CNC), Molina Healthcare (MOH), Magellan Health (MGLN) and Triple-S Management (GTS). View all competitors.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Humana investors own include UnitedHealth Group (UNH), NVIDIA (NVDA), Visa (V), Walt Disney (DIS), Alibaba Group (BABA), Mastercard (MA), Boeing (BA), salesforce.com (CRM), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and CVS Health (CVS).

Humana trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "HUM."

Humana's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.06%), Hexavest Inc. (0.04%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.02%), DNB Asset Management AS (0.02%) and Manning & Napier Group LLC (0.01%). Company insiders that own Humana stock include Brian P Leclaire, Bruce D Broussard, Christopher H Hunter, Cynthia H Zipperle, David A Jr/Ky Jones, Elizabeth D Bierbower, Heidi S Margulis, James J /Ky Obrien, Roy A Beveridge, Timothy Alan Wheatley and Timothy S Huval. View institutional ownership trends for Humana.

HUM stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Hexavest Inc., Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, DNB Asset Management AS, Diversified Trust Co, TrimTabs Asset Management LLC, and Ellevest Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Humana company stock in the last year include Brian P Leclaire, David A Jr/Ky Jones, Elizabeth D Bierbower, James J /Ky Obrien, Timothy Alan Wheatley, and Timothy S Huval. View insider buying and selling activity for Humana.

HUM stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Silverleafe Capital Partners LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Manning & Napier Group LLC, Cypress Capital Group, Fulton Breakefield Broenniman LLC, Private Trust Co. NA, Clarius Group LLC, and Carroll Financial Associates Inc.. View insider buying and selling activity for Humana.

Shares of HUM can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of HUM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $381.58.

Humana has a market capitalization of $50.45 billion and generates $64.89 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $2.71 billion in net income (profit) each year or $17.87 on an earnings per share basis. Humana employs 46,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for Humana is www.humana.com.

Humana's mailing address is 500 West Main Street, LOUISVILLE KY, 40202. The insurance provider can be reached via phone at 502-580-1000 or via email at [email protected]