NYSE:HUM - Humana Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

Humana declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, October 24th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.55 per share on Friday, January 31st. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.60%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 30th. View Humana's Dividend History.

Humana Inc (NYSE:HUM) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November, 6th. The insurance provider reported $5.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.58 by $0.45. The insurance provider had revenue of $16.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.15 billion. Humana had a net margin of 4.06% and a return on equity of 22.32%. Humana's quarterly revenue was up 14.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $4.58 earnings per share. View Humana's Earnings History.

Humana is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 5th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Humana.

Humana will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, February 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 issued an update on its FY 2019 After-Hours earnings guidance on Monday, December, 2nd. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 17.75-17.75 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $17.77.

16 analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Humana's shares. Their forecasts range from $290.00 to $448.00. On average, they anticipate Humana's share price to reach $355.75 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 2.9%. View Analyst Price Targets for Humana.

16 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Humana in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 12 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Humana.

Media coverage about HUM stock has trended somewhat negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Humana earned a coverage optimism score of -1.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the insurance provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Humana.

Humana saw a increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 2,180,000 shares, an increase of 13.0% from the December 15th total of 1,930,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 957,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.3 days. Approximately 1.7% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Humana's Current Options Chain.

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

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

Humana's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Calamos Advisors LLC (0.17%), Artemis Investment Management LLP (0.16%), PGGM Investments (0.07%), Scout Investments Inc. (0.06%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.05%) and Rhenman & Partners Asset Management AB (0.05%). 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, Jody L Bilney, M Todoroff Christopher, Roy A Beveridge, Timothy Alan Wheatley, Timothy S Huval and William Kevin Fleming. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Humana.

HUM stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Calamos Advisors LLC, Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, Atlas Brown Inc., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, FormulaFolio Investments LLC, Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co., B & T Capital Management DBA Alpha Capital Management and Altfest L J & Co. Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Humana company stock in the last year include Brian P Leclaire, Christopher H Hunter, Elizabeth D Bierbower, James J /Ky Obrien, Roy A Beveridge, Timothy Alan Wheatley and Timothy S Huval. View Insider Buying and Selling for Humana.

HUM stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including PGGM Investments, Scout Investments Inc., DNB Asset Management AS, Artemis Investment Management LLP, Rhenman & Partners Asset Management AB, Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI, TrimTabs Asset Management LLC and Sciencast Management LP. View Insider Buying and Selling 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 $366.55.

Humana has a market capitalization of $48.54 billion and generates $56.91 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $1.68 billion in net income (profit) each year or $14.55 on an earnings per share basis. Humana employs 41,600 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Humana.

The official website for Humana is http://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]