Humana Inc Stock Earnings Per Share

HUM Stock  EUR 281.40  3.60  1.30%   
Humana Inc fundamentals help investors to digest information that contributes to Humana's financial success or failures. It also enables traders to predict the movement of Humana Stock. The fundamental analysis module provides a way to measure Humana's intrinsic value by examining its available economic and financial indicators, including the cash flow records, the balance sheet account changes, the income statement patterns, and various microeconomic indicators and financial ratios related to Humana stock.
  
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Humana Inc Company Earnings Per Share Analysis

Humana's Earnings per Share (EPS) denotes the portion of a company's earnings that is allocated to each share of common stock. To calculate Earnings per Share investors will need to take a company's net income, subtract any dividends for preferred stock, and divide it by the number of average outstanding shares. EPS is usually presented in two different ways: basic and diluted. Fully diluted Earnings per Share takes into account effects of warrants, options, and convertible securities and is generally viewed by analysts as a more accurate measure.

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Current Humana Earnings Per Share

    
  20.79 X  
Most of Humana's fundamental indicators, such as Earnings Per Share, are part of a valuation analysis module that helps investors searching for stocks that are currently trading at higher or lower prices than their real value. If the real value is higher than the market price, Humana Inc is considered to be undervalued, and we provide a buy recommendation. Otherwise, we render a sell signal.
Earnings per Share is one of the most critical measures of the firm's current share price and is used by investors to determine the overall company profitability, especially when compared to the EPS of similar companies.
Competition

According to the company disclosure, Humana Inc has an Earnings Per Share of 20.79 times. This is 148.39% higher than that of the Healthcare sector and 184.79% higher than that of the Health Care Plans industry. The earnings per share for all Germany stocks is notably lower than that of the firm.

Humana Earnings Per Share Peer Comparison

Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses Humana's direct or indirect competition against its Earnings Per Share to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of Humana could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Humana by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.
Humana is currently under evaluation in earnings per share category among its peers.

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About Humana Fundamental Analysis

The Macroaxis Fundamental Analysis modules help investors analyze Humana Inc's financials across various querterly and yearly statements, indicators and fundamental ratios. We help investors to determine the real value of Humana using virtually all public information available. We use both quantitative as well as qualitative analysis to arrive at the intrinsic value of Humana Inc based on its fundamental data. In general, a quantitative approach, as applied to this company, focuses on analyzing financial statements comparatively, whereas a qaualitative method uses data that is important to a company's growth but cannot be measured and presented in a numerical way.
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Additional Information and Resources on Investing in Humana Stock

When determining whether Humana Inc is a strong investment it is important to analyze Humana's competitive position within its industry, examining market share, product or service uniqueness, and competitive advantages. Beyond financials and market position, potential investors should also consider broader economic conditions, industry trends, and any regulatory or geopolitical factors that may impact Humana's future performance. For an informed investment choice regarding Humana Stock, refer to the following important reports:
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Humana Inc. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in board of governors.
You can also try the Portfolio Comparator module to compare the composition, asset allocations and performance of any two portfolios in your account.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Humana's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Humana is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Humana's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.