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Centene Corp (NYSE: CNC) closed the day trading at $27.07 up 3.44% from the previous closing price of $26.17. In other words, the price has increased by $3.44 from its previous closing price. On the day, 13.58 million shares were traded. CNC stock price reached its highest trading level at $27.18 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $26.2294.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of CNC, let’s look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.64 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.64.
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:
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 Aug 08 ’25 when LONDON SARAH bought 19,230 shares for $25.50 per share. The transaction valued at 490,365 led to the insider holds 845,275 shares of the business.
Samuels Theodore R. II bought 9,000 shares of CNC for $248,580 on Jul 28 ’25. The Director now owns 32,000 shares after completing the transaction at $27.62 per share. On Mar 21 ’25, another insider, FASOLA KENNETH J, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 8,500 shares for $59.06 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 13294969856 and an Enterprise Value of 13687970816. As of this moment, Centene’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 6.69, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.90. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.07 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.49. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.086 whereas that against EBITDA is 2.942.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CNC is 0.44, which has changed by -0.65520316 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16657472 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CNC has reached a high of $80.59, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $25.08. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -30.61%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -50.77%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, CNC traded about 13.61M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, CNC traded about 15717200 shares per day. A total of 491.13M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 485.37M. Insiders hold about 1.17% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 99.69% stake in the company. Shares short for CNC as of 1753920000 were 27782159 with a Short Ratio of 2.04, compared to 1751241600 on 9867242. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 27782159 and a Short% of Float of 6.4799999999999995.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
Earnings Estimates
Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 13.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.95, 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 $1.63. EPS for the following year is $3.44, with 18.0 analysts recommending between $5.05 and $1.91.
Revenue Estimates
10 analysts predict $47.85B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $50.4B to a low estimate of $45.85B. As of the current estimate, Centene Corp’s year-ago sales were $42.02BFor the next quarter, 10 analysts are estimating revenue of $47.47B. There is a high estimate of $49.84B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $45.68B.
A total of 13 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CNC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $195.57B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $183.33B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $189.58B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $163.07BBased on 15 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $189.03B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $201.15B and the low estimate is $173.37B.
