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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Centene Co. stock logo
CNC
Centene
$69.81
-0.9%
$74.11
$60.83
$81.42
$37.25B0.473.26 million shs3.17 million shs
NXQ
Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio 2
$15.04
$15.27
$14.95
$17.18
$266.42M0.1425,365 shs38,459 shs
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF stock logo
XAR
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF
$141.85
-0.4%
$139.20
$108.32
$145.38
$2.13B0.8574,801 shs26,600 shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
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CNC
Centene
0.00%-2.49%-10.26%-10.55%+1.17%
NXQ
Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio 2
0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF stock logo
XAR
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF
0.00%-1.20%-0.10%+1.97%+19.58%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
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CNC
Centene
4.8335 of 5 stars
3.23.00.03.92.32.53.8
NXQ
Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio 2
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF stock logo
XAR
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
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CNC
Centene
2.43
Hold$84.9321.66% Upside
NXQ
Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio 2
N/AN/AN/AN/A
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF stock logo
XAR
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF
0.00
N/A$162.5014.56% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest NXQ, CNC, XAR, and NASA Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
5/30/2024
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CNC
Centene
Baird R W
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5/30/2024
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CNC
Centene
Stephens
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Reiterated RatingEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$83.00 ➝ $83.00
5/30/2024
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CNC
Centene
Robert W. Baird
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Initiated CoverageNeutral$83.00
5/2/2024
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CNC
Centene
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$101.00 ➝ $104.00
4/30/2024
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CNC
Centene
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft
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Boost Price TargetHold ➝ Hold$81.00 ➝ $82.00
4/29/2024
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CNC
Centene
Oppenheimer
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$110.00 ➝ $110.00
4/15/2024
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CNC
Centene
Wells Fargo & Company
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$89.00 ➝ $93.00
4/8/2024
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CNC
Centene
Wells Fargo & Company
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Lower Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$94.00 ➝ $89.00
4/4/2024
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CNC
Centene
Cantor Fitzgerald
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Reiterated RatingOverweight ➝ Overweight$90.00
3/21/2024
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CNC
Centene
Stephens
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Reiterated RatingOverweight ➝ Equal Weight$92.00 ➝ $85.00
(Data available from 6/10/2021 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
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CNC
Centene
$154.00B0.24$9.25 per share7.55$48.55 per share1.44
NXQ
Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio 2
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF stock logo
XAR
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
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CNC
Centene
$2.70B$5.0313.889.230.901.76%14.19%4.42%7/26/2024 (Confirmed)
NXQ
Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio 2
N/AN/A0.00N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF stock logo
XAR
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF
N/AN/A30.33N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Latest NXQ, CNC, XAR, and NASA Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
7/26/2024N/A
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CNC
Centene
$1.95N/A-$1.95N/AN/AN/A  
4/26/2024Q1 24
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CNC
Centene
$2.09$2.26+$0.17$2.36$36.43 billion$40.41 billion    

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
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CNC
Centene
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
NXQ
Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio 2
$0.563.72%N/AN/AN/A
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF stock logo
XAR
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF
$0.550.39%N/AN/AN/A

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
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CNC
Centene
0.66
1.17
1.17
NXQ
Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio 2
N/AN/AN/A
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF stock logo
XAR
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF
N/AN/AN/A

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
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CNC
Centene
93.63%
NXQ
Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio 2
13.25%
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF stock logo
XAR
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF
N/A

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
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CNC
Centene
67,700533.66 million531.90 millionOptionable
NXQ
Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio 2
N/A17.71 million17.54 millionNot Optionable
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF stock logo
XAR
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF
N/A15.02 millionN/ANot Optionable

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Company Descriptions

Centene logo

Centene

NYSE:CNC
Centene Corporation operates as a healthcare enterprise that provides programs and services to under-insured and uninsured families, commercial organizations, and military families in the United States. The company operates through Medicaid, Medicare, Commercial, and Other segments. The Medicaid segment offers health plan coverage, including medicaid expansion, aged, blind, disabled, children's health insurance program, foster care, medicare-medicaid plans, long-term services and support. This segment also provides healthcare products. The Medicare segment offers special needs and medicare supplement, and prescription drug plans. The Commercial segment provides health insurance marketplace product for individual, small, and large group commercials. It also operates clinical healthcare and pharmacies, as well as offers dental services. In addition, the company engages in the government contracts business under the TRICARE program and other healthcare related government contracts. It provides services through primary and specialty care physicians, hospitals, and ancillary providers. Centene Corporation was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio 2

NYSE:NXQ
Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio 2 is a closed-end investment fund/investment trust. Its investment objective is current income exempt from regular federal income tax, consistent with preservation of capital. The company was founded on May 21, 1992 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.
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SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF

NYSEARCA:XAR
The SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (XAR) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in industrials equity. The fund tracks an equal-weighted index of US aerospace & defense companies. XAR was launched on Sep 28, 2011 and is managed by State Street.