Humana - HUM Stock Forecast, Price & News

17 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Humana in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings and 12 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" HUM shares.
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17 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Humana's shares. Their HUM share price forecasts range from $415.00 to $550.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $510.63 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 2.2% from the stock's current price.
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Humana's stock was trading at $463.86 at the beginning of 2022. Since then, HUM shares have increased by 7.8% and is now trading at $499.86.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November 2nd 2022.
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Humana Inc. (NYSE:HUM) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 27th. The insurance provider reported $8.67 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $7.67 by $1.00. The insurance provider had revenue of $23.66 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $23.44 billion. Humana had a net margin of 3.52% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 18.42%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $6.89 EPS.
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Humana declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, August 18th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 30th will be given a dividend of $0.7875 per share on Friday, October 28th. This represents a $3.15 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.63%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 29th.
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Humana (NYSE:HUM) pays an annual dividend of $3.15 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.64%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 12 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 12.86%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, HUM will have a dividend payout ratio of 11.34% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Humana issued an update on its FY 2022 earnings guidance on Thursday, August, 4th. The company provided EPS guidance of $24.75-$24.75 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $24.63. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

1,597 employees have rated Humana Chief Executive Officer Bruce D. Broussard on Glassdoor.com. Bruce D. Broussard has an approval rating of 87% among the company's employees.

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

Humana's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (5.98%), FMR LLC (5.34%), State Street Corp (4.39%), Newport Trust Co (1.08%), Northern Trust Corp (1.04%) and Franklin Resources Inc. (0.95%). Insiders that own company stock include Brian P Leclaire, Bruce D Broussard, Christopher H Hunter, David A Jr/Ky Jones, David A Jr/Ky Jones, Elizabeth D Bierbower, James J /Ky Obrien, Jorge S Mesquita, Samir Deshpande, Timothy Alan Wheatley, Timothy S Huval and William Kevin Fleming.
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One share of HUM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $499.86.

Humana (NYSE:HUM) has a market capitalization of $63.26 billion and generates $83.06 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $2.93 billion in net income (profit) each year or $24.50 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 95,500 workers across the globe.

Humana was founded in 1961.

Humana's mailing address is 500 West Main Street, LOUISVILLE KY, 40202. The official website for the company is www.humana.com. The insurance provider can be reached via phone at (502) 580-1000, via email at amysmith@humana.com, or via fax at 502-580-3639.