Centene Stock Forecast, Price & News

12 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Centene in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" Centene stock.
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Centene saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 14th, there was short interest totaling 9,930,000 shares, an increase of 27.6% from the April 29th total of 7,780,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 4,060,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.4 days.
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Centene is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July 27th 2021.
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Centene Co. (NYSE:CNC) posted its earnings results on Monday, April, 26th. The company reported $1.63 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.59 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $29.96 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $29.55 billion. Centene had a net margin of 2.14% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.09%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 15.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.86 earnings per share.
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Centene's stock was trading at $57.95 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, CNC stock has increased by 22.2% and is now trading at $70.81.
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Centene shares 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 market closes 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.

Centene issued an update on its FY 2021 earnings guidance on Tuesday, May, 4th. The company provided EPS guidance of 5.050-5.350 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $5.210. The company issued revenue guidance of $120.10 billion-$122.10 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $118.01 billion.

12 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Centene's stock. Their forecasts range from $65.00 to $89.00. On average, they anticipate Centene's stock price to reach $79.68 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 12.5% from the stock's current price.
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930 employees have rated Centene CEO Michael F. Neidorff on Glassdoor.com. Michael F. Neidorff has an approval rating of 74% among Centene's employees.

Some companies that are related to Centene include UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Anthem (ANTM), Cigna (CI), Humana (HUM), Molina Healthcare (MOH), Magellan Health (MGLN) and Triple-S Management (GTS).
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Centene trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "CNC."

Centene's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (7.63%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (4.86%), Capital International Investors (4.25%), Ameriprise Financial Inc. (2.02%), Viking Global Investors LP (1.88%) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (1.59%). Company insiders that own Centene stock include Brandy Burkhalter, Brent D Layton, Jeffrey A Schwaneke, Jesse N Hunter, Jessica L Blume, John R Roberts, Keith H Williamson, Kenneth A Burdick, Mark J Brooks, Michael F Neidorff, Orlando Ayala, Richard A Gephardt, Robert K Ditmore and Tommy G Thompson.
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CNC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD, Viking Global Investors LP, Capital International Investors, Amundi Asset Management US Inc., Southpoint Capital Advisors LP, Deerfield Management Company L.P. Series C, Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd., and UBS Group AG. Company insiders that have sold Centene company stock in the last year include Brandy Burkhalter, Brent D Layton, Jesse N Hunter, John R Roberts, Kenneth A Burdick, Mark J Brooks, Michael F Neidorff, Orlando Ayala, Richard A Gephardt, Robert K Ditmore, and Tommy G Thompson.
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CNC stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including JPMorgan Chase & Co., BlackRock Inc., Ruffer LLP, Ameriprise Financial Inc., Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, and UBS Asset Management Americas Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Centene stock in the last two years include Jessica L Blume, and Robert K Ditmore.
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Shares of CNC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of CNC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $70.81.

Centene has a market capitalization of $41.26 billion and generates $111.12 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $1.81 billion in net income (profit) each year or $5.00 on an earnings per share basis.

Centene employs 71,300 workers across the globe.

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Centene was founded in 1984.

The official website for Centene is www.centene.com.

Centene is headquartered at 7700 FORSYTH BOULEVARD, ST LOUIS MO, 63105.

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]