Centene Stock Forecast, Price & News

20 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Centene in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 16 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" Centene stock.
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Centene saw a increase in short interest in August. As of August 13th, there was short interest totaling 12,330,000 shares, an increase of 35.3% from the July 29th total of 9,110,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,560,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.5 days. Approximately 2.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short.
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Centene is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October 26th 2021.
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Centene will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, October 26th at 8:30 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 412-317-0088 with passcode "10160135".

Centene Co. (NYSE:CNC) posted its earnings results on Monday, July, 26th. The company reported $1.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.16. The firm had revenue of $31.03 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $30.11 billion. Centene had a net margin of 0.61% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.39%. The business's revenue was up 12.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $2.40 EPS.
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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 (WHO). Since then, CNC shares have increased by 6.1% and is now trading at $61.51.
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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 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.

Centene updated its FY 2021 earnings guidance on Tuesday, August, 3rd. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $5.050-$5.350 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $5.200. The company issued revenue guidance of $123.30 billion-$125.30 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $120.76 billion.

20 brokerages have issued 1-year price targets for Centene's stock. Their forecasts range from $67.00 to $93.00. On average, they anticipate Centene's share price to reach $82.88 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 34.7% 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 a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (10.60%), BlackRock Inc. (7.20%), FMR LLC (5.59%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (5.06%), State Street Corp (4.03%) and Capital International Investors (3.44%). Company insiders that own Centene stock include Brandy Burkhalter, Brent D Layton, Jeffrey A Schwaneke, Jesse N Hunter, 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 Capital International Investors, Artisan Partners Limited Partnership, BlackRock Inc., Marshall Wace North America L.P., Epoch Investment Partners Inc., Marshall Wace LLP, Marshall Wace LLP, and BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A.. 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, Robert K Ditmore, and Tommy G Thompson.
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CNC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Boston Partners, Maverick Capital Ltd., Amundi, American Century Companies Inc., Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD, Royal Bank of Canada, Senator Investment Group LP, and Bridger Management LLC.
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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 $61.51.

Centene has a market capitalization of $35.86 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]