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HUMANA INC (NYSE)
HUM 85.16 N/A (N/A%) Vol.  0 N/A ET

Zacks Rank: 3 - Hold

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Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
# 1Strong Buy26.83%
# 2Buy18.69%
# 3Hold9.7%
# 4Sell4.03%
# 5Strong Sell1.63%
S&P5009.43%
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Day Low - High N/A - N/A
52wk Low - High 57.70 - 96.46
Avg Volume 2,067,586
Industry MED-HMO
Market Cap 13.92 B
Div - Yield 1.00 - 1.17
PE (forward) 10.62
PEG Ratio 1.32
Current Year Est. 8.02
EPS Last Year 7.71
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# 2Buy18.69%
# 3Hold9.7%
# 4Sell4.03%
# 5Strong Sell1.63%
S&P5009.43%
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Top Peers Ticker Zacks Rank
HUMANA INC HUM 3
CENTENE CORP CNC 1
AETNA INC-NEW AET 1
TRIPLE-S MGMT-B GTS 2
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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 1.91
ABR (Last Week) 1.87
# of Recs in ABR 22
Average Target Price 100.34
Rank in Industry 7 out of 18
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4 stars Buy 20%
3 stars Hold 40%
2 stars Sell 20%
1 stars Strong Sell 10%
0 stars Not Rated  

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ZACKS COMMENTARY FOR HUM
Zacks Equity Research: Report for HUM
Feb 07, 2012
Zacks Blog: Humana Lags on Employer Group Loss
Feb 06, 2012
Zacks Blog: Keeping Positive Momentum Not Easy Today
Feb 06, 2012
Zacks Blog: Ahead of Wall Street - February 6, 2012
Feb 06, 2012
Macro View: Keeping Positive Momentum Not Easy Today
Feb 06, 2012
Earnings Preview: Slow Data Week Ahead
Feb 03, 2012
Investment Ideas: How Many Stocks Should You Own?
Feb 03, 2012
Zacks Blog: Humana Launches New Dental Plan
Jan 31, 2012
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NEWS
Clinical Nurse Advisors Represented by Nichols Kaster, PLLP Challenge Exemption Classification and Seek to Recover Overtime Pay - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 09, 2012
Concentra Acquires Chicago-Area Primary Care Practice - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 09, 2012
Humana (HUM) Showing Support Near $83.78 With 1.17% Dividend Yield - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 09, 2012
Humana Q4 net income up - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 08, 2012
Analysts` Actions: IBM, AON, FOSL, HUM, EMC - TheStreet.com
Feb 07, 2012
Bottom 5 Companies in the Managed Health Care Industry with the Lowest Relative Performance (HUM, HNT, CVH, CNC, CI) - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 07, 2012
Highest Sales per Share in the Managed Health Care Industry Detected for Humana (HUM, WLP, WCG) - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 07, 2012
Humana Inc. (HUM) Corporate Event Announcement Notice - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 07, 2012
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EARNINGS ESTIMATES
  This Quarter
03/2012
Next Quarter
06/2012
This Year
12/2012
Next Year
12/2013
Average Estimate 1.50 2.56 8.02 8.83
Number of Estimates 10 11 10 13
Low Estimates 1.38 2.39 7.60 8.17
High Estimate 1.60 2.73 8.32 9.31
Year Ago EPS 1.55 2.50 7.82 8.02
EPS Growth -2.90% 2.22% 2.51% 10.12%

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Humana, Inc. is a health services company that facilitates the delivery of health care services through networks of providers to its medical members. The company's products are marketed primarily through health maintenance organizations and preferred provider organizations that encourage or require the use of contracted providers. The company also offers various specialty products to employers, including dental, group life and workers' compensation, and administrative services to those who self-insure their employee health plans.

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FINANCIALS
EPS TTM 7.71
Sales 36832
Net Income 1419.22
Price/Earnings 11.04
Price/Book 1.73
Price/Cash Flow 8.61
Price/Sales .38


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