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Ex-Div Reminder for Humana Inc. (HUM)

By Dividend Channel Staff, Monday, September 26, 11:50 AM ET
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On 9/28/11, Humana Inc. (NYSE:HUM) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.25, payable on 10/28/11. As a percentage of HUM's recent stock price of $77.09, this dividend works out to approximately 0.32%.

Below is a dividend history chart for HUM, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.25 declared by Humana Inc.:

HUM Dividend History
Date Div*
06/28/11 0.250
* Data may be adjusted for splits; we are not responsible for data errors; always verify data with the company.

In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from HUM is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 1.30% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.

According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, HUM makes up 5.40% of the iShares Dow Jones U.S. Healthcare Providers Index Fund ETF (AMEX:IHF) which is trading lower by about 0.5% on the day Monday.

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HUM operates in the Hospital & Medical Practitioners sector, among companies like Molina Healthcare Inc (NYSE:MOH) which is up about 1.4% today, and Vanguard Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE:VHS) trading higher by about 2.1%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of HUM, versus MOH and VHS.

HUM,MOH,VHS Relative Performance Chart

In Monday trading, Humana Inc. shares are currently trading flat on the day.


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