Humana, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Mid Cap
  • Industry: Healthcare Services
  • ISIN: US4448591028
USD
169.90
-0.87 (-0.51%)
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  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
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Strong Sell
Sell
Hold
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Humana, Inc.
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Interpace Biosciences, Inc.

Why is Humana, Inc. ?

1
Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 17.30%
2
The company declared positive results in Mar'25 after very negative results in Dec'24
  • NET PROFIT(HY) Higher at USD 1,789 MM
  • DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y) Highest at 19.61%
  • RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by 0% (YoY)
3
With ROE of 9.67%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 2.48 Price to Book Value
  • The stock is trading at a fair value compared to its peers' average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -4.21%, its profits have fallen by -15.3%
4
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
  • Along with generating -4.21% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
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Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

  1. All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Healthcare Services)

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Humana, Inc. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Humana, Inc.
-37.02%
-0.52
45.81%
S&P 500
14.9%
0.70
20.15%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
10.94%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-331.16%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
0.11
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
14.09
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.75
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
3.90
Tax Ratio
23.69%
Dividend Payout Ratio
36.00%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
0
ROE (avg)
17.30%
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Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
27
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.83
EV to EBIT
NA
EV to EBITDA
30.27
EV to Capital Employed
2.43
EV to Sales
0.19
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
1.26%
ROCE (Latest)
ROE (Latest)
6.81%
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Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
Bullish
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

1What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 0% (YoY

-24What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD 921 MM

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 6.98%

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD -808 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at -2.49 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD -1,011 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD -796 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at USD -6.61

Here's what is working for Humana, Inc.

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 0% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Here's what is not working for Humana, Inc.

Pre-Tax Profit
At USD -1,011 MM has Fallen at -337.32%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 426 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
At USD -796 MM has Fallen at -346.63%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 322.75 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD 921 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Operating Profit
Lowest at USD -808 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at -2.49 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at USD -1,011 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
Lowest at USD -796 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS
Lowest at USD -6.61
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)