Centene (CNC) News Today $25.92 -0.15 (-0.58%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$25.89 -0.03 (-0.12%) As of 08/1/2025 07:59 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 Headlines Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Why Is Centene Down Today?Toggle Visibility of Why Is Centene Down Today?Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) shares are trading lower amid a wave of legal actions and analyst revisions, despite a few potential catalysts for recovery. Positive Sentiment: Oppenheimer initiated coverage with an Outperform rating, citing turnaround potential after guidance setbacks. Oppenheimer Initiates Outperform on Centene Neutral Sentiment: Meridian Health Plan and the Centene Foundation announced a $1 million grant to Michigan food banks, enhancing the company’s community engagement profile. Meridian and the Centene Foundation Announce $1 Million Grant Neutral Sentiment: Benzinga reports that large options traders are taking positions in CNC, indicating heightened speculative interest. This Is What Whales Are Betting On Centene Negative Sentiment: Hagens Berman filed a securities suit after Centene’s stock plunged over 10% in pre-market trading following disappointing Q2 results and allegations of inflated guidance. CNC Faces Shareholder Ire Amidst Plummeting Stock Negative Sentiment: Cantor Fitzgerald slashed its FY2025 EPS forecast from $4.27 to $1.71, reflecting weaker profitability expectations and maintaining a neutral rating with a $38 target. Centene FY2025 EPS Estimate Reduced by Cantor Fitzgerald Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms—including Rosen, Pomerantz, Levi & Korsinsky, Bleichmar Fonti & Auld, Glancy Prongay & Murray, The Gross Law Firm, Schall Law Firm and DJS Law Group—have filed or announced securities fraud class actions covering December 2024 to June 2025. CNC Investors Have Opportunity to Lead Securities Fraud Lawsuit Negative Sentiment: Shares hit a new one-year low after an analyst downgrade, underscoring waning confidence among Wall Street analysts. Centene Sets New 1-Year Low on Analyst Downgrade Negative Sentiment: Jim Cramer labeled CNC “one of the most horrible stocks in the group,” reflecting skepticism from high-profile market commentators. Jim Cramer on Centene Posted 1+ days agoAI Generated. May Contain Errors. CNC Latest News All Sources Trusted Sources MarketBeat Benzinga Bloomberg GlobeNewswire GuruFocus MarketWatch Motley Fool NASDAQ PR Newswire Reuters Seeking Alpha TalkMarkets The Street TipRanks The Wall Street Journal Wall Street Zen Yahoo Finance Source Sentiment refers to the positivity or negativity of each headline according to our language processing algorithm. Sentiment All Sentiments Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Most Recent August 2025 July 2025 June 2025 May 2025 April 2025 March 2025 February 2025 January 2025 December 2024 November 2024 October 2024 September 2024 August 2024 July 2024 June 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 February 2024 January 2024 December 2023 November 2023 October 2023 September 2023 August 2023 July 2023 June 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 November 2022 October 2022 September 2022 Time Period Centene Corporation (NYSE:CNC) Shares Bought by LSV Asset Management1 hour ago | marketbeat.comBlueshift Asset Management LLC Sells 13,957 Shares of Centene Corporation (NYSE:CNC)1 hour ago | marketbeat.comXTX Topco Ltd Buys 16,298 Shares of Centene Corporation (NYSE:CNC)2 hours ago | marketbeat.comFederated Hermes Inc. Acquires 127,319 Shares of Centene Corporation (NYSE:CNC)2 hours ago | marketbeat.comBragar Eagel & Squire, P.C. Urges Investors in XPLR Infrastructure, Centene, Biohaven, or ...August 2 at 12:33 PM | gurufocus.comJefferies Financial Group Inc. Lowers Stock Holdings in Centene Corporation (NYSE:CNC)August 2 at 5:57 AM | marketbeat.comAlberta Investment Management Corp Boosts Stock Holdings in Centene Corporation (NYSE:CNC)August 2 at 5:57 AM | marketbeat.comNatixis Advisors LLC Has $35.64 Million Stake in Centene Corporation (NYSE:CNC)August 2 at 5:38 AM | marketbeat.comBanque Cantonale Vaudoise Makes New Investment in Centene Corporation (NYSE:CNC)August 2 at 5:20 AM | marketbeat.comMackenzie Financial Corp Buys 15,253 Shares of Centene Corporation (NYSE:CNC)August 2 at 5:12 AM | marketbeat.comCNC Investors Have Opportunity to Lead Centene Corporation Securities Fraud LawsuitAugust 1 at 3:39 PM | prnewswire.comCentene Corporation (CNC) Faces Shareholder Ire Amidst Plummeting Stock and Lawsuit Over “Inflated Guidance” – Hagens BermanAugust 1 at 12:54 PM | globenewswire.comINVESTOR ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Reminds Investors with Losses on their Investment in Centene Corporation of Class Action Lawsuit and Upcoming Deadlines - CNCAugust 1 at 10:00 AM | globenewswire.comLevi & Korsinsky Announces the Filing of a Securities Class Action on Behalf of Centene Corporation(CNC) ShareholdersAugust 1 at 9:00 AM | prnewswire.comCNC INVESTOR REMINDER: Centene Corporation Stock Drop Leads to Class Action – Investors with Losses Urged to Contact BFA Law by September 8 (NYSE:CNC)August 1 at 8:36 AM | globenewswire.comCantor Fitzgerald Decreases Earnings Estimates for CenteneAugust 1 at 2:33 AM | americanbankingnews.comROSEN, RECOGNIZED INVESTOR COUNSEL, Encourages Centene Corporation Investors to Secure Counsel Before Important Deadline in Securities Class Action – CNCJuly 31 at 8:44 PM | globenewswire.com6CNC : This Is What Whales Are Betting On CenteneJuly 31 at 7:55 PM | benzinga.comLevi & Korsinsky Notifies Centene Corporation Investors of a Class Action Lawsuit and Upcoming Deadline – CNCJuly 31 at 4:10 PM | globenewswire.comMeridian and the Centene Foundation Announce $1 Million Grant to the Food Bank Council of MichiganJuly 31 at 1:45 PM | prnewswire.comDeadline Alert: Centene Corporation (CNC) Investors Who Lost Money Urged To Contact Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP About Securities Fraud LawsuitJuly 31 at 12:00 PM | globenewswire.comINVESTOR ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Reminds Investors with Losses on their Investment in Centene Corporation of Class Action Lawsuit and Upcoming Deadlines - CNCJuly 31 at 10:00 AM | prnewswire.comThe Gross Law Firm Announces the Filing of a Securities Class Action on Behalf of Centene Corporation(CNC) ShareholdersJuly 31 at 8:45 AM | prnewswire.comCentene FY2025 EPS Estimate Reduced by Cantor FitzgeraldJuly 31 at 7:24 AM | marketbeat.comPacer Advisors Inc. Lowers Holdings in Centene Corporation (NYSE:CNC)July 31 at 4:49 AM | marketbeat.comCNC Investors Have Opportunity to Lead Centene Corporation Securities Fraud Lawsuit with the Schall Law FirmJuly 31 at 4:29 AM | prnewswire.comCentene Corporation Investigated for Securities Fraud Violations - Contact the DJS Law Group to Discuss Your Rights - CNCJuly 31 at 4:27 AM | prnewswire.comOppenheimer Initiates Outperform on Centene, Sees Turnaround Potential After Guidance ShockJuly 31 at 2:00 AM | msn.comCentene (NYSE:CNC) Sets New 1-Year Low on Analyst DowngradeJuly 31 at 2:23 AM | americanbankingnews.comTheodore R. Samuels II Acquires 9,000 Shares of Centene Corporation (NYSE:CNC) StockJuly 30, 2025 | marketbeat.comCentene Corp (CNC) Launches Mobile Health Clinic to Enhance School-Based Healthcare in Hawai'i ...July 30, 2025 | gurufocus.com'Ohana Health Plan, the Centene Foundation, and Hawai'i Island Community Health Center Unveil ...July 30, 2025 | gurufocus.comSHAREHOLDER NOTICE: Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Investigates Claims on Behalf of Investors of CenteneJuly 30, 2025 | globenewswire.com'Ohana Health Plan, the Centene Foundation, and Hawai'i Island Community Health Center Unveil New Mobile Clinic to Expand School-Based HealthcareJuly 30, 2025 | prnewswire.comThe Gross Law Firm Reminds Centene Investors of the Pending Class Action Lawsuit with a Lead Plaintiff Deadline of September 8, 2025 – CNCJuly 30, 2025 | globenewswire.comCNC INVESTOR ALERT: Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman LLC Announces that Centene Corporation Investors with Substantial Losses Have Opportunity to Lead Class Action LawsuitJuly 30, 2025 | globenewswire.comCentene Corporation (CNC) Faces Shareholder Ire Amidst Plummeting Stock and Lawsuit Over “Inflated Guidance” – Hagens BermanJuly 30, 2025 | globenewswire.comJPMorgan Chase & Co. Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Centene (NYSE:CNC) Stock PriceJuly 30, 2025 | marketbeat.comCentene Corp (CNC) Faces Securities Class Action Lawsuit | CNC stock newsJuly 30, 2025 | gurufocus.comCentene Corp (CNC) Strengthens Community Ties with Barrow County Schools | CNC stock newsJuly 30, 2025 | gurufocus.comCentene Corp (CNC) Enhances Support for Older Adults with $295,000 in Grants | CNC stock newsJuly 30, 2025 | gurufocus.comPeach State Health Plan Builds Upon Community Partnership with Barrow County Schools to Support Student Health and ReadinessJuly 30, 2025 | prnewswire.comMore Older Adults in California can Access Bedside Dialysis, Behavioral Health and Other Services Thanks to $295,000 in Grants from Health NetJuly 30, 2025 | prnewswire.comCentene (NYSE:CNC) Reaches New 1-Year Low After Analyst DowngradeJuly 30, 2025 | marketbeat.comCNC Investor Alert: Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP Urges CNC Investors with Losses to Contact the FirmJuly 30, 2025 | globenewswire.comCNC INVESTORS: Centene Corporation (NYSE:CNC) Investors may have been Affected by Fraud – Contact BFA Law by September 8 about Potentially Recovering LossesJuly 30, 2025 | globenewswire.comInsider Buying: Centene Corporation (NYSE:CNC) Director Buys 9,000 Shares of StockJuly 30, 2025 | insidertrades.comZurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank Decreases Holdings in Centene Corporation (NYSE:CNC)July 30, 2025 | marketbeat.comTD Asset Management Inc Acquires 17,125 Shares of Centene Corporation (NYSE:CNC)July 30, 2025 | marketbeat.comTraders Purchase Large Volume of Centene Call Options (NYSE:CNC)July 30, 2025 | americanbankingnews.com Get Centene News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CNC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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