NYSE: HUM

Humana (HUM) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Nov 4 close

$417.42−0.45 (−0.1%)

Gekko Brief

AI summaryNov 4 close

Humana's week centers on expanded electronic prior authorization capabilities with athenahealth, now covering over 180,000 physicians and clinicians nationwide, aimed at reducing administrative burden and speeding patient access to care. Separately, Aaron Martin, President of Insurance at Humana, is set to join Intuitive Surgical's board effective 1 January 2027. Raymond James also added Humana to its healthcare stock selections, replacing UnitedHealth Group on that list.

Humana closed at $417.42, essentially flat on the day, with price sitting above both the 50-day average of $402.84 and the 200-day average of $310.44. One-month return stands at 3.3%, three-month at 13.7%, and one-year at 49.1%. The GekkoIndex reads 54.3, placing the stock in the Neutral zone, down 1.7 over five days. Gekko Fair Value is set at $536.03, leaving price 22.1% below that level.

Humana reports earnings on 6 November 2026, before the open, just one day away and within a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the prior quarter saw EPS of $7.61 against a $7.27 estimate, with a -5.7% reaction, and the company has beaten estimates in 7 of the last 8 quarters. Options activity shows 5 unusual signals over the past 30 days, with put premium of $9,269,415 against call premium of $3,124,905. Seasonality over the past 5 years shows average 20-day returns of 0.1% from this point, rising in 2 of those years. Analyst consensus stands at 12 buy and 4 hold ratings with a target of $465.12.

Written by AI from the Nov 4, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.

Humana price vs fair value

▲$536.03$417.42Nov ’25May ’26Nov ’26
Close $417.42200-day averageGekko Fair Value $536.03

Humana quick facts

Market cap
$50.12B
P/E ratio
39.2
Forward P/E
26
EPS, TTM
$10.48
Revenue, TTM
$145.7B
Profit margin
0.9%
Dividend yield
0.85%
Beta
0.64
Volume
1.85M avg 1.56M
1-year return
+49.1%
Typical daily move
±3.4%
Typical 20-day move
±6.4%
50-day average
$402.84
200-day average
$310.44
Next earnings
Nov 6 before open
Shares outstanding
120.1M
52-week range
$163.11$456.50

Humana swing-trade checklist

Humana scores 2 supportive, 2 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 6 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

2 supportive2 mixed2 headwinds

  • Trendsupportive

    Above 50 and 200-day

    Close $417.42 is above the 50-day ($402.84) and 200-day ($310.44) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.

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  • GekkoIndexmixed

    54.3, Neutral

    Reading 54.3 is in the Neutral zone.

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  • Fair valuesupportive

    22.1% below

    Price is 22.1% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).

    See fair value
  • Smart moneyheadwind

    Leans bearish

    Last 30 days: 5 unusual options signals.

    See smart money
  • Earnings riskheadwind

    Reports tomorrow

    Reports on Nov 6, 2026, tomorrow — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalitymixed

    +0.1% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +0.1% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.

    See seasonality

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Humana stock chart and price history

Humana closed at $417.42 on Nov 4, 2026, +49.1% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $163.11 to $456.50.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
Humana share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$200$300DecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct417.42

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
+3.3%
3 months
+13.7%
6 months
+69.5%
1 year
+49.1%
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About Humana

Humana provides health insurance and related benefits to individuals and groups throughout the United States, working through a network of subsidiary companies. It is known for offering medical coverage alongside supplemental products such as dental, vision, and other ancillary plans, serving consumers directly as well as employer groups.

The company organizes its work into three segments: Retail, Group and Specialty, and Healthcare Services. It contracts with government bodies, including an agreement with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to run the Limited Income Newly Eligible Transition prescription drug program, and it partners with various states to provide Medicaid, dual-eligible, and long-term care benefits. For employers, Humana offers fully insured commercial health coverage and administrative-services-only arrangements, and it supports military members through contracts such as TRICARE T2017 East Region. Its Healthcare Services segment extends beyond insurance into pharmacy management, provider network operations, and home-based care, serving both its own plan members and outside clients.

Humana is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, and was founded in 1961. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker HUM.

Listed
NYSE
Sector
Health services
Industry
Managed health care
Website
humana.com

Humana GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Humana’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 54.3, in the Neutral zone, down 1.7 points over five sessions.

010054.3Neutral

Down 1.7 points over five sessions.

Reading for Nov 4, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying74−0.3%−1.2%−1.0%−1.1%
Accumulation236+0.6%+1.1%+3.8%+9.3%
Neutral (current zone)335−0.1%−0.1%−1.1%−0.7%
Distribution50+1.4%+4.7%+8.5%+14.3%
Selling2Too few readings yet

Average HUM share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.0% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

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Is Humana stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Humana trades 22.1% below Gekko Fair Value of $536.03, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Humana shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$536.03

Gekko Fair Value, Nov 4, 2026

22.1% Undervalued

At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 27.8% below the estimate.

Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
$536$418Aug 2026SepOctNov 2026

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Humana insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Humana, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for HUM in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in HUM were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Buybacks

Humana has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
$1.00M
As a share of market cap
0.00%

From company filings.

Unusual options activity last 30 days

5signals, 25% of the flagged premium in calls.

Latest: Bearish flow on Oct 28, $1.33M in unusual premium.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30

2of the funds Gekko tracks hold HUM.

1added0opened1trimmed1sold out
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Humana earnings: next date and track record

Humana reports on Nov 6, 2026, before the open (tomorrow), and beat the EPS estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports.

7 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±4%average move across the report
2 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

0.0%Oct ’24−2.5%Feb ’25−1.3%Apr ’25+7.4%Jul ’25−10.9%Nov ’25−1.4%Feb ’26+2.9%Apr ’26−5.7%Jul ’26

Last earnings call, Jul 29, 2026 AI summary

What they said
Humana reported Q2 2026 results tracking to expectations, with 2026 member growth on track and new/returning membership performing as expected. Management emphasized progress toward a sustainable pretax margin of at least 3% by 2028. Stars program showed meaningful improvement, outpacing historical CAGR on 11 of 12 HEDIS and Patient Safety metrics for bonus year 2028. A virtual investor update is scheduled for December 10.
Guidance
Humana expects 2027 MA bid strategy to drive margin progression toward a 2028 sustainable pretax margin target of at least 3%. Margin expansion will be driven by clinical excellence, operating efficiency, and plan mix/benefit adjustments. Management reaffirmed Investor Day commitments.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Jul 29, 2026$7.61
est $7.27
+4.7%$40.87B
est $40.58B
+0.7%−5.7%
Apr 29, 2026$10.31
est $10.20
+1.1%$39.65B
est $39.37B
+0.7%+2.9%
Feb 11, 2026−$3.96
est −$4.00
+1.0%$32.52B
est $32.04B
+1.5%−1.4%
Nov 5, 2025$3.24
est $2.93
+10.6%$32.65B
est $32.00B
+2.0%−10.9%
Jul 30, 2025$6.27
est $5.87
+6.8%$32.39B
est $31.87B
+1.6%+7.4%
Apr 30, 2025$11.58
est $10.07
+15.0%$32.11B
est $32.20B
−0.3%−1.3%
Feb 11, 2025−$2.16
est −$2.12
−1.9%$29.21B
est $28.81B
+1.4%−2.5%
Oct 30, 2024$4.16
est $3.39
+22.7%$29.40B
est $28.68B
+2.5%0.0%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

Humana stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Humana is $465.12, +11.4% from the last close, from 16 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$465.12consensus 12-month target, +11.4% from the last close
Low $393High $596
Buy12
Hold4
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 16 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Oct 20GuggenheimBuy, maintained$471+12.8%
Oct 14BarclaysBuy, maintained$582+39.4%
Oct 13Mizuho SecuritiesBuy, maintained$495+18.6%
Oct 13Evercore ISIBuy, maintained$480+15.0%
Oct 12Truist FinancialHold, maintained$475+13.8%
−1.1%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
+0.1%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±3.4%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Humana seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Nov 4, Humana averaged +0.1% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

−7.0%2021−0.8%2022+2.7%2023+13.9%2024−8.9%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days−1.1%2 of 5
Next 10 trading days−2.4%2 of 5
Next 15 trading days+0.4%2 of 5
Next 20 trading days+0.1%2 of 5
Next 30 trading days−5.7%0 of 5

For scale, HUM’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 6.4%.

Humana market cap and key statistics

Humana’s market cap is $50.12B, with a P/E ratio of 39.2 and revenue of $145.7B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$50.12B
P/E ratio
39.2
Forward P/E
26
EPS, TTM
$10.48
Gekko Fair Value
$536.03

Trading

Volume
1.85M
Avg volume, 20 days
1.56M
52-week high
$456.50
52-week low
$163.11
Shares outstanding
120.1M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$145.7B
Profit margin
0.9%
Return on equity
6.9%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
+27.1%

Risk and income

Beta
0.64
Typical daily move
±3.4%
Typical 20-day move
±6.4%
Dividend yield
0.85%

Humana peers

Humana’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
UNHUnitedHealth+3.2%Neutral9.7% above
ELVElevance Health+3.1%Neutral31.6% below
CICigna+1.1%Neutral33.1% below
CNCCentene+7.6%Neutral13.6% below
MOHMolina Healthcare+2.9%Neutral34.2% below
OSCROscar Health−1.2%Neutral4.8% above

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Humana stock FAQ

What is Humana’s market cap?

Humana’s market cap is $50.12B at the Nov 4, 2026 close of $417.42, with 120.1M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 39.2.

What is the Humana stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Humana is $465.12, +11.4% from the last close. Of the 16 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 12 rate it a buy, 4 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Humana stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Humana is undervalued: the Nov 4, 2026 close of $417.42 is 22.1% below Gekko Fair Value of $536.03. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Humana report earnings next?

Humana is expected to report on Nov 6, 2026, before the market opens (tomorrow). Analysts expect earnings of −$1.00 per share on revenue of $40.87B. Humana beat the earnings estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports, moving 4% on average across the report.

What is Humana’s 52-week high and low?

Humana’s 52-week high is $456.50 and its 52-week low is $163.11; it closed at $417.42 on Nov 4, 2026, +49.1% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $571.30 on Nov 3, 2022.

Is Humana stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (trend and fair value), 2 as mixed (gekkoindex and seasonality) and 2 as headwinds (smart money and earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

Is there unusual options activity in Humana?

Gekko flagged 5 unusual options signals in Humana over the last 30 days, with $3.12M of flagged premium in calls and $9.27M in puts. The latest, bearish flow, was on Oct 28, 2026 with $1.33M in unusual premium. The signal-by-signal table is in Gekko.

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