Centene Corp [CNC] stock prices are up 0.67% to $61.96 at the moment. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The CNC shares have gain 5.07% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 6.81%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Centene Corp [NYSE: CNC] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 08, 2025, when Jefferies upgraded its rating to a Hold but kept the price target unchanged to $64 for it. Previously, Argus downgraded its rating to Hold on February 06, 2025. UBS upgraded its rating to a Buy and increased its price target to $80 on December 13, 2024. Jefferies downgraded its rating to a Underperform and reduced its price target to $52 on December 10, 2024. Jefferies downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on July 24, 2024, and downed its price target to $69. In a note dated May 30, 2024, Robert W. Baird initiated an Neutral rating and provided a target price of $83 on this stock.
The stock price of Centene Corp [CNC] has been fluctuating between $55.03 and $80.59 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $69 within the next 12 months. Centene Corp [NYSE: CNC] shares were valued at $61.96 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 11.36% based on the average CNC price forecast.
Analyzing the CNC fundamentals
The Centene Corp [NYSE:CNC] reported sales of 169.28B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 15.38%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.15% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.02%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.03%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.02%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.04, Equity is 0.13 and Total Capital is 0.07. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.66.
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Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Centene Corp [NYSE:CNC]’s Current Ratio is 1.11. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.18, the price to book ratio is 1.10 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 9.23.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved FASOLA KENNETH J, Officer, that happened on Mar 21 ’25 when 8500.0 shares were purchased. Director, Greco Thomas completed a deal on Dec 18 ’24 to buy 17000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Dallas H James bought 1693.0 shares on Dec 16 ’24.
