HUM - Humana Inc.
Price:
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CONSENSUS:
Hold
DETAILS
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PRICE TARGET:
$418.53
DETAILS
HIGH:
$513.00
LOW:
$300.00
MEDIAN:
$415.00
CONSENSUS:
$418.53
UPSIDE:
4.63%
AlphaVal
Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value
Stable Earnings Power
80% confidence
Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple
Adjust Assumptions
12.5x
20.0$
Key Value Driver
Normalized P/E multiple (12x base case)
Implied Market Multiple
20.0x
Plain-Language Summary
Applying a 12x P/E to adjusted EPS of $20.00, the base-case value is $250.00 per share. DDM cross-check: $71.87.
Analyst Consensus (External Reference)
Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above -- shown only as an outside comparison.
Average Target (44 analysts)
$418.53
Analyst Range
$300.00 – $513.00
Divergence from AlphaVal
40%
Warnings
The company's reported profits differ from official accounting profits by 103%. Check what costs are being left out of the adjusted number.
Dividend-based valuation: $71.87 (below our primary estimate by 71%). Large gaps may signal the dividend doesn't reflect full earning power.
Wall Street's average price target is $418.53 (from 44 analysts). Our estimate is 40% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.
Key Risks
- Growth DCF inappropriate — terminal value assumptions dominate
- EV/EBITDA misleading for regulated businesses where capex is mandated
- Regulatory risk is a fat tail not visible in normal multiples