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As of close of business last night, Centene Corp’s stock clocked out at $38.45, up 0.08% from its previous closing price of $38.42. In other words, the price has increased by $0.08 from its previous closing price. On the day, 11.35 million shares were traded. CNC stock price reached its highest trading level at $39.08 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $38.265.
On July 23, 2025, Wells Fargo Downgraded its rating to Equal Weight which previously was Overweight but kept the price unchanged to $30.
TD Cowen Downgraded its Buy to Hold on July 21, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $33.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 09 ’25 when DeVeydt Wayne S bought 10,775 shares for $29.19 per share.
LONDON SARAH bought 19,230 shares of CNC for $490,365 on Aug 08 ’25. The Chief Executive Officer now owns 845,275 shares after completing the transaction at $25.50 per share. On Jul 28 ’25, another insider, Samuels Theodore R. II, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 9,000 shares for $27.62 each. As a result, the insider paid 248,580 and bolstered with 32,000 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CNC now has a Market Capitalization of 18884063232 and an Enterprise Value of 19277064192. As of this moment, Centene’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.51, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.18. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.11 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.69. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.121 whereas that against EBITDA is 4.046.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CNC is 0.48, which has changed by -0.46313876 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16845357 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CNC has reached a high of $73.50, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $25.08. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 25.49%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -22.35%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that CNC traded 16.31M shares on average per day over the past three months and 11545730 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 491.13M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 484.80M. Insiders hold about 1.29% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 98.46% stake in the company. Shares short for CNC as of 1757894400 were 19576165 with a Short Ratio of 1.20, compared to 1755216000 on 23676065. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 19576165 and a Short% of Float of 4.5700002.
Earnings Estimates
Currently, 16.0 analysts are dedicated to thoroughly evaluating and rating the performance of Centene Corp (CNC) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.96, with high estimates of -$0.64 and low estimates of -$1.61.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.76 and $1.21 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.64. EPS for the following year is $3.2, with 18.0 analysts recommending between $5.0 and $1.75.
Revenue Estimates
In. The current quarter, 12 analysts expect revenue to total $47.5B. It ranges from a high estimate of $50.4B to a low estimate of $45.24B. As of. The current estimate, Centene Corp’s year-ago sales were $42.02BFor the next quarter, 12 analysts are estimating revenue of $47.22B. There is a high estimate of $49.84B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $45.49B.
A total of 15 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CNC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $195.57B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $184.61B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $189.54B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $163.07BBased on 15 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $189.48B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $201.15B and the low estimate is $178.55B.
