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description: "Humana Inc. (HUM) shares rose 3.50% to $400.00 on Friday, outperforming competitors like UnitedHealth and Elevance Health during a broader market decline where the S&P 500 fell 1.01%. Trading volume of 2.0 million exceeded the 50-day average. Despite the daily gain, Humana closed 6.73% below its 52-week high of $428.88 reached in July."
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# Humana Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day

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Shares of Humana Inc. (HUM) rose 3.50% to $400.00 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.01% to 7,457.69 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.77% to 52,146.42.

Humana Inc. closed 6.73% below its 52-week high of $428.88, which the company reached on July 16th.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) rose 0.64% to $426.09, Elevance Health Inc. (ELV) rose 0.07% to $373.11, and Chubb Ltd. (CB) rose 2.46% to $352.16.

Trading volume (2.0 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.6 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 17, 2026.

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