Humana (HUM): Today's Featured Health Services Winner
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) pushed the Health Services industry higher today making it today's featured health services winner. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.4%. By the end of trading, Humana rose $0.98 (1.1%) to $91.57 on average volume. Throughout the day, 1,213,978 shares of Humana exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1,485,400 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $90.30-$91.61 after having opened the day at $90.98 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $90.59. Other companies within the Health Services industry that increased today were:
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), up 13.0%,
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), up 9.9%,
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), up 7.2% and
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), up 4.3%.
Humana Inc., a health care company, offers a range of insurance products, and health and wellness services that incorporate an integrated approach to lifelong well-being. The company operates in three segments: Retail, Employer Group, and Healthcare Services. Humana has a market cap of $14.2 billion and is part of the health care sector. Shares are up 32.0% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 12 analysts that rate Humana a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 5 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Humana
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its increase in net income, revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, increase in stock price during the past year and attractive valuation levels. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow.
- You can view the full Humana Ratings Report.
On the negative front,
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), down 10.3%,
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), down 10.2%,
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), down 6.4% and
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), down 6.2% , were all laggards within the health services industry with
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) being today's health services industry laggard.
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Health Care Select Sector SPDR
(
) while those bearish on the health services industry could consider
ProShares Ultra Short Health Care
(
).
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