Humana (HUM) Competitors

Humana (NYSE:HUM) and Cigna Group (NYSE:CI) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, HUM or CI?

Cigna Group has higher revenue and earnings than Humana. Cigna Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Humana, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Humana	$123.11B	0.29	$1.21B	$13.03	22.54
Cigna Group	$259.42B	0.32	$3.43B	$18.32	16.79

Is HUM or CI more profitable?

Cigna Group has a net margin of 1.92% compared to Humana's net margin of 1.28%. Cigna Group's return on equity of 18.80% beat Humana's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Humana	1.28%	13.67%	4.85%
Cigna Group	1.92%	18.80%	5.02%

Is HUM or CI a better dividend stock?

Humana pays an annual dividend of $3.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Cigna Group pays an annual dividend of $6.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Humana pays out 27.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cigna Group pays out 33.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Cigna Group has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Cigna Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in HUM or CI?

92.4% of Humana shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.0% of Cigna Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Humana shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Cigna Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor HUM or CI?

In the previous week, Humana had 5 more articles in the media than Cigna Group. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Humana and 20 mentions for Cigna Group. Cigna Group's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Humana's score of 0.48 indicating that Cigna Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Humana	13 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Cigna Group	14 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer HUM or CI?

Humana currently has a consensus price target of $297.58, suggesting a potential upside of 1.34%. Cigna Group has a consensus price target of $369.89, suggesting a potential upside of 20.29%. Given Cigna Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cigna Group is more favorable than Humana.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Humana	2 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.30
Cigna Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.95

Which has more volatility and risk, HUM or CI?

Humana has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cigna Group has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cigna Group beats Humana on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.