The stock of Humana Inc (HUM) has gone down by -7.01% for the week, with a -20.65% drop in the past month and a -9.03% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.43%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 3.75% for HUM. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -9.75% for HUM’s stock, with a -18.20% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Humana Inc (NYSE: HUM) Right Now?
Humana Inc (NYSE: HUM) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 16.55x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.47. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 18 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for HUM is 120.43M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.57% of that float. On May 13, 2025, the average trading volume of HUM was 1.63M shares.
HUM) stock’s latest price update
Humana Inc (NYSE: HUM) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -7.41 compared to its previous closing price of 252.86. However, the company has seen a fall of -7.01% in its stock price over the last five trading days. accessnewswire.com reported 2025-05-13 that NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 13, 2025 / Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC is investigating potential claims on behalf of purchasers of Humana Inc. (“Humana” or “the Company”) (NYSE:HUM). Investors who purchased Humana securities are encouraged to obtain additional information and assist the investigation by visiting the firm’s site: bgandg.com/HUM.
Analysts’ Opinion of HUM
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HUM stocks, with Raymond James repeating the rating for HUM by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for HUM in the upcoming period, according to Raymond James is $315 based on the research report published on May 01, 2025 of the current year 2025.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HUM reach a price target of $308, previously predicting the price at $247. The rating they have provided for HUM stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on November 06th, 2024.
HUM Trading at -11.23% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought HUM to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -42.40% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.75%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.43%, as shares sank -18.09% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -10.80% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HUM fell by -7.34%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -39.62% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $259.37. In addition, Humana Inc saw -7.72% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at HUM starting from Diamond Susan M, who proposed sale 10,959 shares at the price of $249.31 back on Apr 08 ’25. After this action, Diamond Susan M now owns shares of Humana Inc, valued at $2,732,134 using the latest closing price.
Huval Timothy S., the Former Chief Administrative Of of Humana Inc, proposed sale 1,247 shares at $258.58 during a trade that took place back on Feb 24 ’25, which means that Huval Timothy S. is holding shares at $322,443 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HUM
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.03 for the present operating margin
- 1.0 for the gross margin
The net margin for Humana Inc stands at 0.01. The total capital return value is set at 0.1. Equity return is now at value 10.09, with 3.39 for asset returns.
Based on Humana Inc (HUM), the company’s capital structure generated 0.43 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.22. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.75. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.05.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 3.53 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.2. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.31. The receivables turnover for the company is 26.97for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 2.36. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.91.
Conclusion
To sum up, Humana Inc (HUM) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
