Centene Corp. [CNC] stock is trading at $72.72, up 2.81%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The CNC shares have lost -0.36% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -4.38%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Centene Corp. [NYSE: CNC] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on March 21, 2024, when Stephens downgraded its rating to a Equal-Weight and also revised its price target to $85 from $92. Previously, Barclays started tracking the stock with Overweight rating on March 06, 2024, and set its price target to $101. On January 02, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Overweight and revised its price target to $90 on the stock. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Neutral and decreased its price target to $72 on September 05, 2023. Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to a Equal-Weight and reduced its price target to $73 on August 30, 2023. Wolfe Research downgraded its rating to Peer Perform for this stock on July 12, 2023. In a note dated June 20, 2023, UBS initiated an Neutral rating and provided a target price of $72 on this stock.
Centene Corp. [CNC] stock has fluctuated between $60.83 and $81.42 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $93.79 within the next 12 months. Centene Corp. [NYSE: CNC] shares were valued at $72.72 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 28.97% based on the average CNC price forecast.
Analyzing the CNC fundamentals
Centene Corp. [NYSE:CNC] reported sales of 154.00B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 10.96%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.18% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.02%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.02%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.02%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.11 and Total Capital is 0.06. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.69.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 71.70 points at the first support level, and at 70.67 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 74.74, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 76.75.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Centene Corp.’s Current Ratio is 1.11. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.25, the price to book ratio is 1.50 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 14.80.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Robinson Lori Jean, Director, that happened on Feb 13 ’24 when 10000.0 shares were sold. President, FASOLA KENNETH J completed a deal on Feb 07 ’24 to sell 12000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Robinson Lori Jean sold 1400.0 shares on Apr 27 ’23.
