Is Humana (NYSE:HUM) Using Too Much Debt? [Yahoo! Finance News]
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Is Humana (NYSE:HUM) Using Too Much Debt? Howard Marks put it nicely when he said that, rather than worrying about share price volatility, 'The possibility of permanent loss is the risk I worry about... and every practical investor I know worries about. When we think about how risky a company is, we always like to look at its use of debt, since debt overload can lead to ruin. We can see that Humana Inc. NYSE:HUM When Is Debt Dangerous? Debt and other liabilities become risky for a business when it cannot easily fulfill those obligations, either with free cash flow or by raising capital at an attractive price. Part and parcel of capitalism is the process of 'creative destruction' where failed businesses are mercilessly liquidated by their bankers. However, a more usual but still expensive) situation is where a company must dilute shareholders at a cheap share price simply to get debt under control. Of course, the upside of debt is that it often represents cheap capital, especially when
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- Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) had its price target lowered by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada from $415.00 to $353.00. They now have an "outperform" rating on the stock.MarketBeat
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- Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) had its price target lowered by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald from $391.00 to $360.00. They now have a "neutral" rating on the stock.MarketBeat
- Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) had its price target lowered by analysts at UBS Group AG from $334.00 to $326.00. They now have a "neutral" rating on the stock.MarketBeat
- Humana Healthy Horizons Commits $500K to Improve Health of LouisianiansBusiness Wire
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- 4/24/24 - Form 10-Q
- 4/24/24 - Form 8-K
- 4/19/24 - Form 8-K
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