Humana (HUM) Competitors

Cigna Group (NYSE:CI) and Humana (NYSE:HUM) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Is CI or HUM more profitable?

Cigna Group has a net margin of 1.97% compared to Humana's net margin of 1.42%. Cigna Group's return on equity of 18.63% beat Humana's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cigna Group	1.97%	18.63%	4.97%
Humana	1.42%	14.47%	5.03%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CI or HUM?

87.0% of Cigna Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Humana shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Cigna Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Humana shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend CI or HUM?

Cigna Group currently has a consensus target price of $380.39, indicating a potential upside of 27.53%. Humana has a consensus target price of $279.81, indicating a potential upside of 25.09%. Given Cigna Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Cigna Group is more favorable than Humana.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cigna Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Humana	0 Sell rating(s)	16 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.30

Does the media favor CI or HUM?

In the previous week, Cigna Group had 1 more articles in the media than Humana. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Cigna Group and 27 mentions for Humana. Cigna Group's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Humana's score of 0.76 indicating that Cigna Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cigna Group	25 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Humana	16 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CI or HUM?

Cigna Group has higher revenue and earnings than Humana. Humana is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cigna Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cigna Group	$247.12B	0.32	$3.43B	$18.06	16.52
Humana	$117.76B	0.23	$1.21B	$14.14	15.82

Is CI or HUM a better dividend stock?

Cigna Group pays an annual dividend of $6.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Humana pays an annual dividend of $3.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Cigna Group pays out 33.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Humana pays out 25.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Cigna Group has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Cigna Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, CI or HUM?

Cigna Group has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Humana has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cigna Group beats Humana on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.