Cigna Group (CI) Competitors $295.27 -3.01 (-1.01%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$293.25 -2.02 (-0.68%) As of 06:59 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 NVOShould 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 Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO). 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 Novo Nordisk A/S Cigna Group (NYSE:CI) and Centene (NYSE:CNC) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings and media sentiment. Is CI or CNC more profitable? Centene has a net margin of 2.04% compared to Cigna Group's net margin of 1.97%. Cigna Group's return on equity of 18.63% beat Centene's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cigna Group1.97% 18.63% 4.97% Centene 2.04%14.56%4.75% Do analysts rate CI or CNC? Cigna Group presently has a consensus price target of $380.39, indicating a potential upside of 28.83%. Centene has a consensus price target of $58.63, indicating a potential upside of 109.75%. Given Centene's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Centene is more favorable than Cigna Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cigna Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 16 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Centene 1 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.28 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CI or CNC? 87.0% of Cigna Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of Centene shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Cigna Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Centene shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher earnings and valuation, CI or CNC? 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 RatioCigna Group$247.12B0.32$3.43B$18.0616.35Centene$163.07B0.09$3.31B$6.714.17 Does the media refer more to CI or CNC? In the previous week, Centene had 56 more articles in the media than Cigna Group. MarketBeat recorded 83 mentions for Centene and 27 mentions for Cigna Group. Cigna Group's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Centene's score of 0.07 indicating that Cigna Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cigna Group 24 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Centene 8 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 52 Neutral mention(s) 12 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, CI or CNC? Cigna Group has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Centene has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryCigna Group beats Centene on 12 of the 16 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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$79.68B$38.75B$5.52B$20.73BDividend Yield2.02%57.99%3.80%3.69%P/E Ratio16.358.4328.0427.57Price / Sales0.321.39429.5359.01Price / Cash7.898.7635.8422.13Price / Book1.992.518.124.66Net Income$3.43B$2.64B$3.25B$994.58M7 Day Performance-2.46%-4.08%0.97%-0.29%1 Month Performance-6.07%-15.20%7.36%4.91%1 Year Performance-13.29%-38.24%31.31%10.53% Cigna Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CICigna Group4.9985 of 5 stars$295.27-1.0%$380.39+28.8%-13.5%$79.68B$247.12B16.3573,500Positive NewsCNCCentene4.9693 of 5 stars$30.61-2.6%$64.75+111.5%-57.0%$15.23B$169.28B4.5660,500Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeELVElevance Health4.9753 of 5 stars$339.77-0.3%$491.07+44.5%-42.1%$76.77B$177.01B13.26104,200Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeGap DownHCAHCA Healthcare4.9649 of 5 stars$380.43+1.2%$395.71+4.0%+12.3%$91.52B$71.59B16.92316,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastHUMHumana4.8788 of 5 stars$227.13-1.5%$280.76+23.6%-44.3%$27.41B$117.76B16.0665,680Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastUNHUnitedHealth Group4.9963 of 5 stars$300.37-1.2%$415.00+38.2%-49.8%$272.48B$410.06B12.58400,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionMOHMolina Healthcare4.9918 of 5 stars$219.08-1.1%$352.21+60.8%-31.5%$11.87B$41.87B10.5818,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionSEMSelect Medical5 of 5 stars$14.91+1.2%$26.00+74.3%-62.3%$1.92B$5.22B11.1344,100News CoverageJYNTJoint3.6092 of 5 stars$11.45-1.3%$15.50+35.4%-22.7%$175.19M$51.90M-19.74320Positive NewsAEMDAethlon Medical1.8887 of 5 stars$1.15-2.5%$56.00+4,769.6%-63.9%$2.97MN/A-0.0910NVONovo Nordisk A/S4.2467 of 5 stars$68.920.0%$112.00+62.5%-51.8%$307.71B$42.12B20.3977,349Positive 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 Novo Nordisk A/S 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 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUtah’s New Oil FindThe Real Reason 218,000 Acres Just Vanished The government just quietly leased 218,000 acres in the middle ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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