Humana shares fell 6.69% to close at $194.01 on Wednesday, deepening losses amid a broader selloff triggered by U.S. Medicare Advantage payment proposals.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average stayed close to unchanged on Wednesday as the S&P 500 briefly climbed above 7,000 before slipping back. Investors were on edge ahead of the Federal Reserve’s rate announcement and a slew of megacap earnings reports. By 11:31 a.m. ET, the Dow had edged up 49.62 points, or 0.10%, to 49,053.03. Chip stocks drove early gains, with Intel soaring 11.3%.
Shares of Humana Inc dropped roughly 6% on Wednesday, extending the insurer’s struggles following a steep two-day selloff in Medicare Advantage-related health plans. The stock slipped to $195.31, down 6.1%, after starting the day at $206.51.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average held steady on Wednesday morning, lingering near 49,000 as traders eyed the Federal Reserve and a flurry of late-day earnings reports from major companies. By 10:26 a.m. EST, the blue-chip index dipped 3.56 points, or 0.01%, to 48,999.85. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 inched up 0.16%, and the Nasdaq climbed 0.39%.
Dow Jones Industrial Average futures climbed roughly 30 points early Wednesday, while S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures showed modest gains. These contracts, traded outside normal sessions, often signal possible market openings.
Humana Inc shares tumbled 21.1% to $207.93 in after-hours trading Tuesday, following a steep sell-off earlier in the session. The stock swung between $231.79 and $206.25 during the day, with roughly 10.4 million shares changing hands.
Shares of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated dropped 19.5%, closing at $282.90 in late New York trading on Tuesday, after fluctuating between $323.67 and $280.40.
Shares of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated dropped 18.4% to $286.96 in Tuesday morning trading, as investors digested a rate shock in Medicare Advantage and its potential impact on 2027 earnings power.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 445.67 points, or 0.90%, to 48,966.73 by 10:05 a.m. ET, underperforming the wider market. The S&P 500 climbed 0.37%, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.81%.
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated shares dipped roughly 1.3% on Friday, closing at $334.40. As the Dow pulled back, the largest health insurer by market cap turned into one of its biggest drags.
Shares of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated dropped nearly 2% Tuesday, deepening a retreat sparked by a U.S. Senate report scrutinizing how the insurer logs diagnoses in Medicare Advantage. Humana, Elevance Health, and Cigna also saw declines.
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated shares fell more than 2% on Wednesday, tracking a broader retreat in managed-care insurers. The stock was down $8.53 at $340.44 in late morning trading, while Humana slid 1.4% and Cigna dropped 2.1%.
UnitedHealth Group Inc shares were up 0.8% at $338.94 in late-morning trading on Monday after Barclays raised its price target on the health insurer. The stock has traded between $333.86 and $340.29 so far, with about 2.4 million shares changing hands.
UnitedHealth Group shares were up about 1% at $332.16 in after-hours trading on Tuesday, following the 4 p.m. close. The stock ranged from $329.18 to $336.03 during the day’s session, with about 4.4 million shares traded.
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated finished Monday’s regular session modestly lower and then drifted a touch further in after-hours trading—setting up a “watch-the-macro” Tuesday morning for managed-care investors.
Humana’s share price spent most of 2025 behaving like a stressed-out cardiogram: sharp drops around guidance cuts and star-rating headlines, then sharp rebounds when the numbers looked less bad than feared.
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