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Barclays Upgrades Humana to Overweight With $515 Target, Sending Shares Up 7%

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Humana Inc. $HUM

$397.84+4.71%as of publication

5D Change
+3.07%
Market Cap
$45.63B

Barclays upgraded Humana to Overweight from Equal Weight on September 25, setting a $515 price target and triggering a roughly 7% surge in the stock. The move stood out sharply against a muted session for the broader managed care sector, with peer UnitedHealth nudging only marginally higher on the day.

Humana shares outperformed competitors on strong trading volume, according to MarketWatch, underscoring how decisively the Barclays call moved investor sentiment. A Form 4 filing with regulators was also recorded for Humana on September 25, indicating insider activity on the same day as the upgrade.

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  1. OpenOutcrierUpgrades 9/25: $AGO $BP $FFBC $FRVO $HUM $MMM $SNPS $STEM $TTE . Downgrades 9/25: $CMCSA $GPOR $NKE $QSR $TWLO
  2. Marketsday#WallStreet Upgrades, Downgrades and Coverage — Sep 25, 2026 Upgrades 🔹 Assured Guaranty $AGO was raised by Roth Capital to Buy from Neutral with an $85 price target. 🔹 3M $MMM was raised by Bernstein to Market Perform from Underperform with a $171 price target. 🔹 BP $BP was raised by HSBC Securities to Buy from Hold with a $51.30 price target. 🔹 Fervo Energy $FRVO was raised by Wolfe Research to Outperform from Peer Perform with a $29 price target. 🔹 First Financial Bancorp $FFBC was raised by Truist to Buy from Hold with a $37 price target. 🔹 Humana $HUM was raised by Barclays to Overweight from Equal Weight with a $515 price target. 🔹 Stem $STEM was raised by UBS to Buy from Neutral with a $7 price target. 🔹 Synopsys $SNPS was raised by HSBC Securities to Buy from Hold with a $700 price target. 🔹 TotalEnergies $TTE was raised by HSBC Securities to Buy from Hold.
  3. 247wallst.comHumana Jumps 7% on Barclays Upgrade and $515 Target; UnitedHealth Nudges Higher
  4. MarketWatchHumana Inc. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day