Centene Corp [CNC] stock is trading at $56.65, up 4.37%. 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 4.81% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 0.37%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Previously, Barclays downgraded its rating to Equal Weight on June 02, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $65. On April 08, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Hold but maintained its price target of $64 on the stock. Argus downgraded its rating to a Hold. UBS upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on December 13, 2024, and upped its price target to $80. In a note dated December 10, 2024, Jefferies downgraded an Underperform rating on this stock and revised its target price from $68 to $52.
Centene Corp [CNC] stock has fluctuated between $52.93 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 $56.65 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 21.8% based on the average CNC price forecast.
Analyzing the CNC fundamentals
Centene Corp [NYSE:CNC] reported sales of 169.28B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth 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. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.66.
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 54.77 points at the first support level, and at 52.88 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 58.00, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 59.35.
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 0.17, the price to book ratio is 1.01 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 8.43.
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.
