At the time of writing, Centene Corp [CNC] stock is trading at $38.7, up 5.11%. 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 gain 11.02% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 35.08%, 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.
For the past year, the stock price of Centene Corp fluctuated between $25.08 and $73.50. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $46.8 within the next 12 months. Centene Corp [NYSE: CNC] shares were valued at $38.7 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 20.93% based on the average CNC price forecast.
Analyzing the CNC fundamentals
According to Centene Corp [NYSE:CNC], the company’s sales were 178.19B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 22.36% jump. 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. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.64.
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 37.46 points at the first support level, and at 36.21 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 39.40, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 40.10.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Centene Corp [NYSE:CNC] has a current ratio of 1.10. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.11, the price to book ratio is 0.69 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 9.57.
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.
