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After finishing at $37.88 in the prior trading day, Centene Corp (NYSE: CNC) closed at $38.08, up 0.53%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.53 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.34 million shares were traded. CNC stock price reached its highest trading level at $38.37 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $37.855.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CNC by taking a closer look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.84 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.84.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, Goldman on October 14, 2025, initiated with a Sell rating and assigned the stock a target price of $33.
On July 28, 2025, Cantor Fitzgerald Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Overweight but kept the price unchanged to $38.
Wells Fargo Downgraded its Overweight to Equal Weight on July 23, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $30.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 03 ’25 when Burdick Kenneth A sold 33,211 shares for $39.04 per share. The transaction valued at 1,296,557 led to the insider holds 305,161 shares of the business.
Burdick Kenneth A sold 32,796 shares of CNC for $1,279,044 on Dec 04 ’25. The Director now owns 272,365 shares after completing the transaction at $39.00 per share. On Dec 04 ’25, another insider, Burdick Kenneth A, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 32,796 shares for $39.00 each.
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 18717007872 and an Enterprise Value of 17071702016. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.10 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.89. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.102 whereas that against EBITDA is 4.375.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CNC is 0.49, which has changed by -0.33427066 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12529528 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CNC has reached a high of $66.81, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $25.08. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.94%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -13.88%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 10.86M shares per day over the past 3-months and 7210450 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 491.41M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 479.08M. Insiders hold about 2.54% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.86% stake in the company. Shares short for CNC as of 1763078400 were 15235571 with a Short Ratio of 1.40, compared to 1760486400 on 13675998. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 15235571 and a Short% of Float of 3.55.
Earnings Estimates
. The current assessment of Centene Corp (CNC) involves the perspectives of 18.0 analysts closely monitoring its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.23, with high estimates of $3.82 and low estimates of $0.42.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.25 and $1.5 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.0. EPS for the following year is $2.92, with 20.0 analysts recommending between $3.66 and $1.95.
Revenue Estimates
12 analysts predict $48.41B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $49.87B to a low estimate of $46.85B. As of. The current estimate, Centene Corp’s year-ago sales were $40.8BFor the next quarter, 12 analysts are estimating revenue of $48.44B. There is a high estimate of $52.74B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $42.84B.
A total of 13 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CNC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $195.33B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $184.61B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $192.88B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $163.07BBased on 13 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $193.17B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $213.44B and the low estimate is $172.46B.
