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 given a dividend of $0.55 per share on Friday, January 31st. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.62%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 30th. View Humana's Dividend History.

Humana Inc (NYSE:HUM) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, November, 6th. The insurance provider reported $5.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 return on equity of 22.32% and a net margin of 4.06%. The business's revenue was up 14.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business 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 (EPS) guidance of 17.75-17.75 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $17.77.

16 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Humana's shares. Their forecasts range from $290.00 to $448.00. On average, they expect Humana's stock price to reach $361.31 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 1.5% from the stock's current price. 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.

News stories about HUM stock have been trending somewhat negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group rates the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Humana earned a media sentiment score of -1.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the insurance provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Humana.

Humana saw a increase in short interest in 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 trading volume of 957,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.3 days. Currently, 1.7% of the company's shares 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), Alibaba Group (BABA), Walt Disney (DIS), Visa (V), Boeing (BA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), salesforce.com (CRM) and Netflix (NFLX).

Humana's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors 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, Strs Ohio, Coronation Fund Managers Ltd., Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, Atlas Brown Inc., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, FormulaFolio Investments LLC and Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co.. 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including PGGM Investments, Scout Investments Inc., Mckinley Capital Management LLC Delaware, DNB Asset Management AS, Artemis Investment Management LLP, Rhenman & Partners Asset Management AB, Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI and TrimTabs Asset Management LLC. 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 $355.87.

Humana has a market capitalization of $47.13 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]