After Hours
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. Most recently, Yahoo Finance reported about the stock as it publicized that Humana Prices $2.25 Billion Debt Offering.
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Humana Inc. is listed on the NYSE in the Healthcare sector while operating in the Healthcare Plans industry. The current market capitalization of Humana Inc. is $41.64B. A total of 1.32 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.04M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Mesquita Jorge S. bought 545 shares of HUM for 367.09 per share on Feb 20 ’24. After the transaction, the Director now owns 2,578 company shares. In a previous transaction on May 04 ’23, Diamond Susan M sold 4,156 shares at 526.28 per share. HUM shares that Chief Financial Officer owns now total 3,931.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Humana Inc. pays an annual dividend of $3.54, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.03%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.41. HUM’s most recent ex-dividend date was 3/27/2024 when it declared a $0.8850 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 4/26/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 1/26/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 12/28/2023. The HUM stock dividend was $0.8850 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, HUM has a high of $541.21 and a low of $334.54.
As of this writing, HUM has an earnings estimate of $6.16 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 18 estimates, with a high estimate of $8.11 per share and a lower estimate of $5.82. The company reported an EPS of $7.78 in the last quarter, which was 8.70% higher than expectations of $7.16.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. HUM’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $16.59B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. Its Book Value Per Share was $133.05, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $16.10B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for HUM is Buy with a score of 4.17.
