Centene Corporation operates as a diversified and multi-national healthcare enterprise that provides programs and services to under-insured and uninsured individuals in the United States. The company's Managed Care segment offers health plan coverage to individuals through government subsidized programs, including Medicaid, the State children's health insurance program, long-term services and support, foster care, and medicare-medicaid plans, which covers dually eligible individuals, as well as aged, blind, or disabled programs.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Hospital & medical service plans
Sub-IndustryManaged Health Care
SectorMedical
Phone314-725-4477
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$60.12 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees47,300
Next Earnings Date10/22/2019 (Confirmed)
OptionableOptionable
Centene (NYSE:CNC) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Centene's stock symbol?
Centene trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "CNC."
When did Centene's stock split? How did Centene's stock split work?
Centene's stock split on the morning of Wednesday, February 6th 2019. The 2-1 split was announced on Tuesday, February 5th 2019. The newly issued shares were issued to shareholders after the closing bell on Tuesday, February 5th 2019. An investor that had 100 shares of Centene stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.
How were Centene's earnings last quarter?
Centene Corp (NYSE:CNC) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October, 23rd. The company reported $0.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.01. The business earned $16.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.93 billion. Centene had a return on equity of 15.87% and a net margin of 1.84%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 36.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.68 EPS. View Centene's Earnings History.
When is Centene's next earnings date?
How can I listen to Centene's earnings call?
Centene will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, October 22nd at 8:30 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.
What price target have analysts set for CNC?
13 brokers have issued 12-month target prices for Centene's shares. Their forecasts range from $62.00 to $83.00. On average, they expect Centene's share price to reach $73.49 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 60.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Centene.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Centene?
13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Centene in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 11 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Centene.
Has Centene been receiving favorable news coverage?
Media headlines about CNC stock have been trending very negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm scores the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Centene earned a daily sentiment score of -3.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the company a news buzz of 3.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Centene.
Are investors shorting Centene?
Centene saw a increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 34,460,000 shares, an increase of 8.0% from the August 30th total of 31,920,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 4,830,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 7.1 days. Currently, 8.6% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Centene's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Centene's key competitors?
What other stocks do shareholders of Centene own?
Who are Centene's key executives?
Centene's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Michael Frederic Neidorff, Chairman, Pres & CEO (Age 76)
- Mr. Jeffrey Alan Schwaneke C.P.A., CPA, Exec. VP, CFO & Treasurer (Age 43)
- Ms. Brandy Lynn Burkhalter, Exec. VP of Operations (Age 46)
- Mr. Mark J. Brooks, Exec. VP & Chief Information Officer (Age 49)
- Mr. Jesse N. Hunter, Exec. VP & Chief Strategy Officer (Age 43)
Who are Centene's major shareholders?
Centene's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank (0.16%), Strs Ohio (0.14%), Hexavest Inc. (0.13%), Cambiar Investors LLC (0.12%), Scout Investments Inc. (0.10%) and Artemis Investment Management LLP (0.09%). Company insiders that own Centene stock include Brandy Burkhalter, Christopher D Bowers, Jeffrey A Schwaneke, Jesse N Hunter, Jessica L Blume, Keith H Williamson, Mark J Brooks, Michael F Neidorff, Robert K Ditmore and Stephen Wallace. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Centene.
Which institutional investors are selling Centene stock?
CNC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Scout Investments Inc., Strs Ohio, Rhenman & Partners Asset Management AB, Artemis Investment Management LLP, CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. and Gateway Investment Advisers LLC. Company insiders that have sold Centene company stock in the last year include Christopher D Bowers, Jeffrey A Schwaneke, Mark J Brooks and Robert K Ditmore. View Insider Buying and Selling for Centene.
Which institutional investors are buying Centene stock?
CNC stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Cambiar Investors LLC, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank, Bowling Portfolio Management LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Cypress Capital Group, Pacer Advisors Inc., First Hawaiian Bank and DNB Asset Management AS. Company insiders that have bought Centene stock in the last two years include Jessica L Blume and Stephen Wallace. View Insider Buying and Selling for Centene.
How do I buy shares of Centene?
Shares of CNC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Centene's stock price today?
One share of CNC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $45.77.
How big of a company is Centene?
Centene has a market capitalization of $18.93 billion and generates $60.12 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $900 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.54 on an earnings per share basis. Centene employs 47,300 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Centene.
What is Centene's official website?
How can I contact Centene?
Centene's mailing address is 7700 FORSYTH BOULEVARD, ST LOUIS MO, 63105. The company can be reached via phone at 314-725-4477 or via email at [email protected]
MarketBeat Community Rating for Centene (NYSE CNC)
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