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Friday, July 6, 2012

Stocks with Strong Financial Metrics (NYSE: HUM)

Shares of HUM fell by 0.31% or $-0.24/share to $76.03. NYSE is trading at a price to book ratio of 1.51. The PEG is 1.14 suggesting that the shares are attractively priced relative to the firm's growth rate. The price to sales ratio came in at 0.33. Hence, the firm is extremely cheap relative to its top line sales figures. On average, 1805890 shares of HUM exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 873497. These financial metrics combined make this company seem undervalued. Lookout for any takeover chatter or takeover news regarding this stock as one of the bigger players may have an eye on this one.

Humana Inc. (Humana) is a health care company. Humana operates in three segments: Retail, Employer Group, and Health and Well-Being Services.