Centene (CNC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $55.49 -0.27 (-0.49%) Closing price 06/10/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$55.74 +0.25 (+0.45%) As of 05:38 AM 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 Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Centene Short Interest DataCentene (CNC) has a short interest of 10.93 million shares, representing 2.22% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 27.54% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.2, indicating that it would take 2.2 days of the average trading volume of 4.88 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest10,930,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest8,570,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+27.54%Dollar Volume Sold Short$656.13 millionShort Interest Ratio2.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2025Outstanding Shares497,603,000 sharesFloat Size491,780,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.22%Today's Trading Volume2,416,425 sharesAverage Trading Volume4,878,380 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average50% Short Selling Centene? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Centene and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartCNC Short Interest Over TimeCNC Days to Cover Over TimeCNC Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Centene Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/15/202510,930,000 shares $656.13 million +27.5%2.2%2.2 $60.03 4/30/20258,570,000 shares $513.34 million -18.8%1.7%1.7 $59.90 4/15/202510,560,000 shares $656.99 million +47.9%2.2%2.2 $62.22 3/31/20257,140,000 shares $433.93 million -28.0%1.5%1.5 $60.78 3/15/20259,910,000 shares $577.43 million +63.8%2.0%2 $58.27 2/28/20256,050,000 shares $351.27 million -38.1%1.2%1.2 $58.06 2/15/20259,780,000 shares $556.15 million +46.6%2.0%1.9 $56.87 1/31/20256,670,000 shares $426.43 million +18.7%1.3%1.2 $63.93 1/15/20255,620,000 shares $355.35 million -30.1%1.1%1 $63.23 12/31/20248,040,000 shares $487.06 million -58.2%1.6%1.3 $60.58 Get the Latest News and Ratings for CNC and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Centene and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 12/15/202419,250,000 shares $1.14 billion +18.0%3.9%3.1 $59.42 11/30/202416,310,000 shares $978.60 million +7.6%3.3%2.9 $60.00 11/15/202415,160,000 shares $870.94 million +5.0%3.0%2.7 $57.45 10/31/202414,440,000 shares $899.03 million +78.5%2.9%2.9 $62.26 10/15/20248,090,000 shares $554.00 million +3.7%1.6%1.8 $68.48 9/30/20247,800,000 shares $587.07 million -18.9%1.5%2 $75.27 9/15/20249,620,000 shares $724.87 million -4.9%1.9%2.4 $75.35 8/31/202410,120,000 shares $797.76 million +3.6%1.9%2.6 $78.83 8/15/20249,770,000 shares $767.04 million -6.5%1.9%2.5 $78.51 7/31/202410,450,000 shares $804.13 million -22.8%2.0%2.6 $76.95 7/15/202413,540,000 shares $893.64 million -1.0%2.6%3.6 $66.00 6/30/202413,680,000 shares $906.98 million +8.1%2.6%3.7 $66.30 6/15/202412,650,000 shares $871.96 million -3.1%2.4%3.6 $68.93 5/31/202413,050,000 shares $933.99 million +37.5%2.5%3.8 $71.57 5/15/20249,490,000 shares $741.07 million +25.2%1.8%2.9 $78.09 4/30/20247,580,000 shares $553.79 million -0.1%1.4%2.4 $73.06 4/15/20247,590,000 shares $551.94 million -7.4%1.4%2.5 $72.72 3/31/20248,200,000 shares $643.54 million -14.6%1.6%2.7 $78.48 3/15/20249,600,000 shares $724.51 million +8.6%1.8%3.3 $75.47 2/29/20248,840,000 shares $693.32 million +7.2%1.7%2.9 $78.43 2/15/20248,250,000 shares $646.06 million +16.5%1.6%2.7 $78.31 1/31/20247,080,000 shares $533.19 million +2.2%1.3%2.3 $75.31 1/15/20246,930,000 shares $546.15 million +19.3%1.3%2.2 $78.81 12/31/20235,810,000 shares $431.16 million -21.3%1.1%1.9 $74.21 12/15/20237,380,000 shares $547.52 million +2.5%1.4%2.4 $74.19 11/30/20237,200,000 shares $530.50 million -0.1%1.4%2.3 $73.68 11/15/20237,210,000 shares $527.99 million +5.3%1.4%2.3 $73.23 10/31/20236,850,000 shares $472.51 million +15.9%1.3%2.2 $68.98 10/15/20235,910,000 shares $420.02 million -10.6%1.1%1.8 $71.07 9/30/20236,610,000 shares $455.30 million +5.4%1.2%1.9 $68.88Elon’s backup plan for AI (Ad)Elon knows the future isn’t about smarter AI — it’s about powering it. 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Short interest is the volume of Centene shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 10,930,000 shares of CNC short. 2.22% of Centene's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Centene's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Centene? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. CNC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Centene's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Centene? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Centene: Quaker Wealth Management LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Millennium Management LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Caption Management LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, PEAK6 LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd., Simplex Trading LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Fulcrum Asset Management LLP, and IMC Chicago LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Centene? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 2.22% of Centene's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Centene's short interest increasing or decreasing? Centene saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 10,930,000 shares, an increase of 27.5% from the previous total of 8,570,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. What is Centene's float size? Centene currently has issued a total of 497,603,000 shares. Some of Centene's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Centene currently has a public float of 491,780,000 shares. How does Centene's short interest compare to its competitors? 2.22% of Centene's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Centene: Elevance Health, Inc. (1.16%), The Cigna Group (1.21%), Humana Inc. (2.86%), Molina Healthcare, Inc. (2.04%), UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (1.23%), Oscar Health, Inc. (10.54%), Alignment Healthcare, Inc. (6.79%), Trupanion, Inc. (28.72%), Clover Health Investments, Corp. (4.00%), NeueHealth, Inc. (0.17%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($29.20 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($10.88 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.04 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($5.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.00 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.43 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($3.65 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($3.27 billion), and Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.10 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Centene stock? Short selling CNC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Centene as its price is falling. CNC shares are trading down $0.27 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Centene? A short squeeze for Centene occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of CNC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Centene's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including CNC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025. 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