Cigna Group (CI) Competitors $296.70 +2.49 (+0.85%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$296.58 -0.12 (-0.04%) As of 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CI vs. CNC, ELV, HCA, HUM, UNH, MOH, SEM, JYNT, AEMD, and NVSShould you be buying Cigna Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cigna Group include Centene (CNC), Elevance Health (ELV), HCA Healthcare (HCA), Humana (HUM), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Molina Healthcare (MOH), Select Medical (SEM), Joint (JYNT), Aethlon Medical (AEMD), and Novartis (NVS). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector. Cigna Group vs. Its Competitors Centene Elevance Health HCA Healthcare Humana UnitedHealth Group Molina Healthcare Select Medical Joint Aethlon Medical Novartis Centene (NYSE:CNC) and Cigna Group (NYSE:CI) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment and earnings. Does the media refer more to CNC or CI? In the previous week, Centene had 12 more articles in the media than Cigna Group. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Centene and 31 mentions for Cigna Group. Cigna Group's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Centene's score of 0.83 indicating that Cigna Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Centene 19 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cigna Group 23 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CNC or CI? Cigna Group has higher revenue and earnings than Centene. Centene is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cigna Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCentene$163.07B0.10$3.31B$4.047.92Cigna Group$247.12B0.32$3.43B$18.3216.20 Do institutionals & insiders believe in CNC or CI? 93.6% of Centene shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.0% of Cigna Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Centene shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Cigna Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, CNC or CI? Centene has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cigna Group has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend CNC or CI? Centene presently has a consensus target price of $38.33, indicating a potential upside of 19.83%. Cigna Group has a consensus target price of $371.81, indicating a potential upside of 25.31%. Given Cigna Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cigna Group is more favorable than Centene.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Centene 1 Sell rating(s) 13 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.12Cigna Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is CNC or CI more profitable? Cigna Group has a net margin of 1.92% compared to Centene's net margin of 1.15%. Cigna Group's return on equity of 18.80% beat Centene's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Centene1.15% 9.57% 3.10% Cigna Group 1.92%18.80%5.02% SummaryCigna Group beats Centene on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Cigna Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCigna GroupMED IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$79.20B$49.74B$5.73B$21.49BDividend Yield2.03%1.98%5.88%3.49%P/E Ratio16.209.9877.0029.86Price / Sales0.321.05525.9452.64Price / Cash7.868.6237.2024.78Price / Book2.002.3013.934.54Net Income$3.43B$2.64B$3.29B$999.97M7 Day Performance-1.87%0.79%0.72%1.45%1 Month Performance-0.11%-2.45%4.41%4.68%1 Year Performance-16.71%-36.95%84.19%14.12% Cigna Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CICigna Group5 of 5 stars$296.70+0.8%$371.81+25.3%-19.9%$79.20B$247.12B16.2073,500Positive NewsCNCCentene4.9037 of 5 stars$28.82-0.6%$37.93+31.6%-58.5%$14.15B$163.07B7.1360,500ELVElevance Health4.9185 of 5 stars$308.03-1.8%$411.06+33.4%-44.0%$69.36B$177.01B13.11104,200Gap UpHCAHCA Healthcare4.5314 of 5 stars$417.95-0.7%$401.83-3.9%-0.9%$97.80B$70.60B17.57316,000Positive NewsHUMHumana4.5193 of 5 stars$310.39+0.8%$289.24-6.8%-13.7%$37.33B$117.76B23.8265,680Positive NewsUNHUnitedHealth Group4.929 of 5 stars$320.46+1.6%$354.86+10.7%-42.4%$290.23B$400.28B13.88400,000Trending NewsShort Interest ↓MOHMolina Healthcare4.8271 of 5 stars$175.37+0.4%$225.18+28.4%-51.1%$9.51B$40.65B8.6418,000Short Interest ↑SEMSelect Medical4.9965 of 5 stars$13.26+1.2%$20.25+52.8%-65.7%$1.64B$5.28B12.5044,100JYNTJoint3.6608 of 5 stars$10.64flat$16.33+53.5%-14.4%$163.22M$51.90M-32.24320News CoveragePositive NewsAEMDAethlon Medical2.0119 of 5 stars$0.67-6.6%$56.00+8,208.6%-75.5%$1.75M$570K-0.0510NVSNovartis2.2505 of 5 stars$128.75-0.8%$124.33-3.4%+5.1%$271.97B$50.32B18.7475,883Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Centene Alternatives Elevance Health Alternatives HCA Healthcare Alternatives Humana Alternatives UnitedHealth Group Alternatives Molina Healthcare Alternatives Select Medical Alternatives Joint Alternatives Aethlon Medical Alternatives Novartis Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CI) was last updated on 9/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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