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The price of Centene Corp (NYSE: CNC) closed at $39.22 in the last session, up 0.90% from day before closing price of $38.87. In other words, the price has increased by $0.90 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.12 million shares were traded. CNC stock price reached its highest trading level at $39.91 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $38.27.
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 0.84 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:
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 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 19277336576 and an Enterprise Value of 17730336768. 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 0.92. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.106 whereas that against EBITDA is 4.544.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CNC is 0.48, which has changed by -0.34759986 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13329959 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 6.13%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.96%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, CNC traded on average about 9.74M shares per day over the past 3-months and 6701300 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 491.41M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 479.15M. Insiders hold about 2.52% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.76% stake in the company. Shares short for CNC as of 1764288000 were 13519316 with a Short Ratio of 1.39, compared to 1761868800 on 14325728. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 13519316 and a Short% of Float of 3.15.
Earnings Estimates
Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 18.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.1, with high estimates of $2.61 and low estimates of $0.42.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.25 and $1.8 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.02. EPS for the following year is $2.89, with 20.0 analysts recommending between $3.66 and $1.95.
Revenue Estimates
According to 12 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $48.41B. 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.
