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The price of Centene Corp (NYSE: CNC) closed at $29.33 in the last session, up 1.17% from day before closing price of $28.99. In other words, the price has increased by $1.17 from its previous closing price. On the day, 16.72 million shares were traded. CNC stock price reached its highest trading level at $30.17 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $28.91.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at CNC’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. 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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. 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 14404930560 and an Enterprise Value of 14630945792. As of this moment, Centene’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 7.25, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.64. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.08 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.53. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.092 whereas that against EBITDA is 3.145.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CNC is 0.44, which has changed by -0.6258929 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.14064062 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 -20.48%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -46.00%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, CNC traded on average about 14.15M shares per day over the past 3-months and 14774760 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 491.13M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 484.77M. Insiders hold about 1.30% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 98.33% stake in the company. Shares short for CNC as of 1753920000 were 27782159 with a Short Ratio of 1.96, compared to 1751241600 on 9867242. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 27782159 and a Short% of Float of 6.4799999999999995.
Earnings Estimates
The firm’s stock currently is rated by 14.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.97, 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 $1.62. EPS for the following year is $3.48, with 18.0 analysts recommending between $5.05 and $1.91.
Revenue Estimates
According to 12 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $47.46B. 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 $47.19B. There is a high estimate of $49.84B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $45.49B.
A total of 14 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 $189.08B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $163.07BBased on 15 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $188.48B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $201.15B and the low estimate is $179.76B.
