Vontobel Holding Ltd. Purchases 1,434 Shares of Humana Inc. (NYSE:HUM)

Vontobel Holding Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Humana Inc. (NYSE:HUM - Free Report) by 36.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 5,365 shares of the insurance provider's stock after acquiring an additional 1,434 shares during the period. Vontobel Holding Ltd.'s holdings in Humana were worth $1,361,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. FNY Investment Advisers LLC grew its position in Humana by 6,647.5% in the 4th quarter. FNY Investment Advisers LLC now owns 27,260 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $6,916,000 after purchasing an additional 26,856 shares during the last quarter. Retirement Systems of Alabama grew its holdings in Humana by 735.9% in the 4th quarter. Retirement Systems of Alabama now owns 219,002 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $55,563,000 after buying an additional 192,801 shares in the last quarter. PDT Partners LLC grew its holdings in Humana by 190.0% in the 3rd quarter. PDT Partners LLC now owns 4,060 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $1,286,000 after buying an additional 2,660 shares in the last quarter. Secure Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Humana in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $244,000. Finally, Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board raised its stake in Humana by 6.5% during the 3rd quarter. Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board now owns 1,173,535 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $371,705,000 after acquiring an additional 71,910 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.38% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. Piper Sandler raised their price target on Humana from $270.00 to $288.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. TD Cowen raised their target price on shares of Humana from $261.00 to $268.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and issued a $290.00 price target on shares of Humana in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on shares of Humana from $301.00 to $285.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $283.00 target price on shares of Humana in a report on Wednesday, February 12th. Nineteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Humana currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $285.68.

Humana Trading Down 5.7 %

Shares of Humana stock traded down $15.53 during trading on Friday, hitting $255.77. The stock had a trading volume of 2,862,870 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,707,253. Humana Inc. has a 1 year low of $213.31 and a 1 year high of $406.46. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $269.41 and a 200 day simple moving average of $290.45. The company has a quick ratio of 1.76, a current ratio of 1.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68. The company has a market capitalization of $30.80 billion, a PE ratio of 25.71, a P/E/G ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 0.56.

Humana (NYSE:HUM - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 11th. The insurance provider reported ($2.16) EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($2.26) by $0.10. Humana had a net margin of 1.02% and a return on equity of 11.70%. On average, research analysts expect that Humana Inc. will post 16.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Humana Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 25th. Investors of record on Friday, March 28th will be paid a $0.885 dividend. This represents a $3.54 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.38%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 28th. Humana's dividend payout ratio is currently 35.58%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Timothy S. Huval sold 3,703 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $256.26, for a total value of $948,930.78. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 8,181 shares in the company, valued at $2,096,463.06. This represents a 31.16 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Corporate insiders own 0.32% of the company's stock.

Humana Company Profile

Humana Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides medical and specialty insurance products in the United States. It operates through two segments, Insurance and CenterWell. The company offers medical and supplemental benefit plans to individuals. It has a contract with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to administer the Limited Income Newly Eligible Transition prescription drug plan program; and contracts with various states to provide Medicaid, dual eligible, and long-term support services benefits.