Centene Corp [CNC] stock is trading at $31.27, up 0.68%. 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 4.03% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 23.84%, 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 July 28, 2025, when Cantor Fitzgerald downgraded its rating to a Neutral but kept the price target unchanged to $38 for it. Previously, Wells Fargo downgraded its rating to Equal Weight on July 23, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $30. On July 21, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Hold but maintained its price target of $33 on the stock. BofA Securities downgraded its rating to a Underperform but stick to its price target of $30 on July 16, 2025. Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to a Equal-Weight but $33 remained the price target by the analyst firm on July 10, 2025. UBS downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on July 02, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $45. In a note dated July 02, 2025, JP Morgan downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock but restated the target price of $48.
Centene Corp [CNC] stock has fluctuated between $25.08 and $77.29 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $46.8 within the next 12 months. Centene Corp [NYSE: CNC] shares were valued at $31.27 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 49.66% based on the average CNC price forecast.
Analyzing the CNC fundamentals
Centene Corp [NYSE:CNC] reported sales of 178.19B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 22.36%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.09% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.01%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.02%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.01%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.02, Equity is 0.08 and Total Capital is 0.04. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.64.
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 30.39 points at the first support level, and at 29.50 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 31.75, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 32.22.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Centene Corp’s Current Ratio is 1.10. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.09, the price to book ratio is 0.56 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 7.73.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved DeVeydt Wayne S, Director, that happened on Sep 09 ’25 when 10775.0 shares were purchased. Chief Executive Officer, LONDON SARAH completed a deal on Aug 08 ’25 to buy 19230.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Samuels Theodore R. II bought 9000.0 shares on Jul 28 ’25.
