The stock of Humana Inc (NYSE: HUM) has decreased by -0.10 when compared to last closing price of 231.98.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 0.39% in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2025-06-09 that NEWTOWN, Pa., June 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Edelson Lechtzin LLP is investigating potential violations of the federal securities laws involving Humana Inc. (“Humana”) (NASDAQ: HUM), resulting from allegations of providing potentially misleading business information to the investing public.
Is It Worth Investing in Humana Inc (NYSE: HUM) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Humana Inc (NYSE: HUM) is above average at 16.39x. The 36-month beta value for HUM is also noteworthy at 0.43. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 17 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for HUM is 120.42M, and at present, short sellers hold a 3.28% of that float. The average trading volume of HUM on June 12, 2025 was 1.76M shares.
HUM’s Market Performance
HUM’s stock has seen a 0.39% increase for the week, with a -8.35% drop in the past month and a -6.97% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.94%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.69% for Humana Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.63% for HUM’s stock, with a -15.23% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
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 -7.96% 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 -42.99% of loss for the given period.
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Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at HUM starting from Rechtin James A., who purchase 6,530 shares at the price of $229.25 back on May 14 ’25. After this action, Rechtin James A. now owns 30,474 shares of Humana Inc, valued at $1,496,984 using the latest closing price.
Diamond Susan M, the Former Chief Financial Officer of Humana Inc, proposed sale 10,959 shares at $249.31 during a trade that took place back on Apr 08 ’25, which means that Diamond Susan M is holding shares at $2,732,134 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
In summary, Humana Inc (HUM) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing 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.
