Humana - HUM Stock Forecast, Price & News

16 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Humana in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 14 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" HUM shares.
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16 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for Humana's shares. Their HUM share price forecasts range from $506.00 to $652.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $594.12 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 18.5% from the stock's current price.
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Humana's stock was trading at $512.19 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, HUM shares have decreased by 2.1% and is now trading at $501.54.
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Humana saw a drop in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 2,020,000 shares, a drop of 12.2% from the February 13th total of 2,300,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,010,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.0 days. Approximately 1.6% of the company's stock are short sold.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 26th 2023.
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Humana Inc. (NYSE:HUM) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February, 1st. The insurance provider reported $1.62 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.46 by $0.16. The insurance provider earned $22.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $22.45 billion. Humana had a net margin of 3.02% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 20.50%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 6.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.24 earnings per share.
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Humana declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 31st will be given a dividend of $0.885 per share on Friday, April 28th. This represents a $3.54 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.71%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 30th. This is an increase from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.79.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Humana (NYSE:HUM) stock in their portfolio include iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF (IHF), Janus Henderson US Sustainable Equity ETF (SSPX), Hennessy Stance ESG Large Cap ETF (STNC), Alpha Intelligent - Large Cap Value ETF (AILV), FIS Biblically Responsible Risk Managed ETF (PRAY), American Customer Satisfaction ETF (ACSI), Dividend Performers ETF (IPDP) and SRH U.S. Quality ETF (SRHQ).

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 14.29%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, HUM will have a dividend payout ratio of 9.91% 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 FY23 earnings guidance on Thursday, February, 23rd. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of at least $28.00 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $28.04.

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 many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (6.02%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.75%), Morgan Stanley (1.33%), Newport Trust Co (1.07%), Norges Bank (1.06%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.89%). Insiders that own company stock include Bruce D Broussard, Christopher H Hunter, David A Jr/Ky Jones, David A Jr/Ky Jones, Jorge S Mesquita, Joseph C Ventura, Samir Deshpande, Susan M Diamond, 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 $501.54.

Humana (NYSE:HUM) has a market capitalization of $62.68 billion and generates $92.87 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $2.81 billion in net income (profit) each year or $22.04 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 67,100 workers across the globe.

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.