Shares of Humana Inc. HUM, -0.64% slid 0.64% to $529.99 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +1.43% rising 1.43% to 3,990.56 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +1.58% rising 1.58% to 34,005.04. This was the stock’s third consecutive day of losses. Humana Inc. closed $41.31 short of its 52-week high ($571.30), which the company reached on November 3rd.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as UnitedHealth Group Inc. UNH, +1.24% rose 1.24% to $545.86, Elevance Health Inc. ELV, +1.76% rose 1.76% to $534.18, and Chubb Ltd. CB, +0.09% rose 0.09% to $217.53. Trading volume (1.5 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.0 M.