Humana Inc [NYSE: HUM] traded at a high on 2025-07-30, posting a 12.40 gain after which it closed the day’ session at $261.47.
The results of the trading session contributed to over 6381018 shares changing hands. Over the past one week, the price volatility of Humana Inc stands at 5.22% while the volatility over the past one month is 3.75%.
The market cap for HUM stock reached $31.56 billion, with 120.69 million shares outstanding and 120.42 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 1.77M shares, HUM reached a trading volume of 6381018 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
What do top market gurus say about Humana Inc [HUM]?
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for HUM shares is $282.64 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on HUM stock is a recommendation set at 2.44. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Raymond James have made an estimate for Humana Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Outperform, with their previous recommendation back on May 01, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, BofA Securities raised their target price from $247 to $308. The new note on the price target was released on November 06, 2024, representing the official price target for Humana Inc stock.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.78. Price to Free Cash Flow for HUM in the course of the last twelve months was 13.25.
How has HUM stock performed recently?
Humana Inc [HUM] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 10.27. With this latest performance, HUM shares gained by 6.95% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -13.74% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 3.06% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for HUM stock in for the last two-week period is set at 66.40, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 11.10, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 9.27 for Humana Inc [HUM]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 235.03, while it was recorded at 238.56 for the last single week of trading, and 260.16 for the last 200 days.
Humana Inc [HUM]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Humana Inc [HUM] shares currently have an operating margin of 2.78%. Humana Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 1.42%.
Humana Inc (HUM) Capital Structure & Debt Analysis
According to recent financial data for Humana Inc. ( HUM), the Return on Equity (ROE) stands at 10.09%, reflecting robust shareholder value creation. The Return on Assets (ROA) is 3.39%, reflecting the company’s efficiency in generating profits from its assets. Additionally, Humana Inc’s Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is 5.61%, showcasing its effectiveness in deploying capital for earnings.
Humana Inc (HUM) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics
Based on Humana Inc’s (HUM) latest financial statements, the Debt-to-Equity Ratio is 0.75%, indicating its reliance on debt financing relative to shareholder equity.
Humana Inc (HUM) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics
Earnings analysis for Humana Inc [HUM]
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for HUM. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Humana Inc go to 10.05%.
Insider trade positions for Humana Inc [HUM]
There are presently around $97.31%, or 97.52% of HUM stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of HUM stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 11.0 million shares, which is approximately 9.1294%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 10.97 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$4.1 billion in HUM stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$1.99 billion in HUM stock with ownership which is approximately 4.4038%.
