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CNC · Centene Corporation

Healthcare PlansUnited StatesAnalyst view: Buy

$63.41

-0.27% last session

End-of-day data · updated 2026-07-28

Mildly bullish3 bullish · 1 bearish technical signals
Consensus: Buy (2.48 from 18 analysts)
To mean target: +2.8%

Market cap

$32B

Enterprise value

$24B

Trailing P/E

Forward P/E

14.3

Dividend yield

Beta

1.08

Avg volume

6M

Employees

61K

2D change

5D change

0.53%

10D change

-3.55%

30D change

-2.51%

60D change

7.52%

MTD change

-6.25%

YTD change

55.72%

Analyst Outlook

Consensus ratingBuy
Recommendation mean (1–5)2.48
Covering analysts18
Mean price target$65.17
Low price target$40.00
Upside to mean target+2.8%

Analyst estimates change daily — follow the shifts on the Estimate Trends page.

Technical Analysis

RSI (14)47.4
50-day MA$63.43
200-day MA$46.22
Price vs 50-day MA+0.8%
Price vs 200-day MA+38.3%
MACD histogram-0.65
Volume vs 3-month avg2.1×
52w low $25.2152w high $68.72

Analyst sentiment over time — CNC

Rec Mean (blue, left — higher = more bullish) vs. price targets (right).

Investment Bank Ratings as of 2026-07-14

Latest call per bank · past 12 months

Wells Fargo

Equal-Weight

$69.00

+8.8% vs price
▲ raised from $56.00Maintains · 2026-07-13

RBC Capital

Sector Perform

$71.00

+12.0% vs price
▲ raised from $70.00Maintains · 2026-07-09

JP Morgan

Neutral

$60.00

-5.4% vs price
▲ raised from $52.00Maintains · 2026-06-08

Bank of America

Buy

$74.00

+16.7% vs price
▲ raised from $72.00Maintains · 2026-06-04

Morgan Stanley

Equal-Weight

$57.00

-10.1% vs price
▲ raised from $50.00Maintains · 2026-06-04

Barclays

Overweight

$75.00

+18.3% vs price
▲ raised from $63.00Maintains · 2026-05-26

UBS

Neutral

$61.00

-3.8% vs price
▲ raised from $55.00Maintains · 2026-05-22

Deutsche Bank

Buy

$80.00

+26.2% vs price
▲ raised from $53.00Upgrade · 2026-05-20

Jefferies

Hold

$39.00

-38.5% vs price
▲ raised from $37.00Maintains · 2026-04-20

Goldman Sachs

Sell

$38.00

-40.1% vs price
▲ raised from $33.00Maintains · 2025-10-31

Recent rating actions

DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
2026-07-14TD CowenMaintainsHold$47.00 $65.00
2026-07-14Truist SecuritiesMaintainsBuy$71.00 $78.00
2026-07-13Wells FargoMaintainsEqual-Weight$56.00 $69.00
2026-07-09RBC CapitalMaintainsSector Perform$70.00 $71.00
2026-07-07Cantor FitzgeraldMaintainsOverweight$60.00 $75.00
2026-06-23RBC CapitalInitiatesSector Perform$0.00 $70.00
2026-06-08MizuhoMaintainsNeutral$58.00 $63.00
2026-06-08JP MorganMaintainsNeutral$52.00 $60.00

Ratings and price targets are the published opinions of the issuing banks, compiled from Yahoo Finance rating actions — not investment advice.

Signal Summary as of 2026-07-28

  • RSI (14): RSI is 47 — neutral momentum, neither overbought nor oversold.
  • Price vs 50-day MA: Trading 0.8% above the 50-day MA ($63.43).
  • Price vs 200-day MA: Trading 38.3% above the 200-day MA ($46.22).
  • MA cross: The 50-day MA sits above the 200-day MA (golden-cross regime) — the longer-term trend points up.
  • MACD (12,26,9): MACD histogram is negative (-0.65) — short-term momentum is fading.
  • 52-week range: Price sits between the 52-week low ($25.21) and high ($68.72).

CNC Price Chart

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Fundamentals

Revenue (TTM)$178B
EBITDA$3.0B
Free cash flow$7.0B
Operating cash flow$8.0B
Book value / share$43.40
Net debt / EBITDA-2.5
WACC10.0%
Revenue growth5.00%
Earnings growth18.00%

About Centene Corporation

Centene Corporation operates as a managed care company that provides programs and services to under-insured families, and commercial organizations in the United States. It operates through four segments: Medicaid, Medicare, Commercial, and Other. The Medicaid segment offers the temporary assistance for needy families; medicaid expansion; aged, blind, or disabled; and children's health insurance programs, as well as long-term services and supports; foster care; and medicare-medicaid plans. This segment also provides healthcare products and services. The Medicare segment offers special needs and medicare supplement, and prescription drug plans. The Commercial segment provides health insurance marketplace product for individual and commercial group. The Other segment operates clinical healthcare and pharmacies, as well as offers vision and dental, behavioral health, and centralized services. It provides services through primary and specialty care physicians, hospitals, behavioral health practitioners, and ancillary providers. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.

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