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After finishing at $34.25 in the prior trading day, Centene Corp (NYSE: CNC) closed at $35.36, up 3.24%. In other words, the price has increased by $3.24 from its previous closing price. On the day, 9.08 million shares were traded. CNC stock price reached its highest trading level at $35.44 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $34.04.
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 addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. 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 Oct 15 ’25 when Wayne S DeVeydt bought 5,489 shares for $35.84 per share.
DeVeydt Wayne S bought 10,775 shares of CNC for $314,545 on Sep 09 ’25. On Aug 08 ’25, another insider, LONDON SARAH, who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the company, bought 19,230 shares for $25.50 each. As a result, the insider paid 490,365 and bolstered with 845,275 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 17380077568 and an Enterprise Value of 15833076736. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.09 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.83. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.094 whereas that against EBITDA is 4.058.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CNC is 0.49, which has changed by -0.40988976 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.14151978 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 2.34%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -23.67%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 12.50M shares per day over the past 3-months and 13113450 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 485.17M. Insiders hold about 1.30% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.60% stake in the company. Shares short for CNC as of 1761868800 were 14325728 with a Short Ratio of 1.09, compared to 1759190400 on 13466301. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 14325728 and a Short% of Float of 3.34.
Earnings Estimates
The firm’s stock currently is rated by 18.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.25, 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 $1.96. EPS for the following year is $2.98, with 19.0 analysts recommending between $3.66 and $1.95.
Revenue Estimates
10 analysts predict $48.47B 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, 10 analysts are estimating revenue of $49.14B. There is a high estimate of $52.74B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $45.59B.
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 $192B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $163.07BBased on 13 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $193.64B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $213.44B and the low estimate is $178.55B.
