Centene Corp [NYSE: CNC] traded at a high on 2025-06-19, posting a 0.44 gain after which it closed the day’ session at $55.15.
The results of the trading session contributed to over 4751566 shares changing hands. Over the past one week, the price volatility of Centene Corp stands at 0.68% while the volatility over the past one month is 1.67%.
The market cap for CNC stock reached $27.44 billion, with 497.52 million shares outstanding and 491.78 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 4.75M shares, CNC reached a trading volume of 4751566 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
What do top market gurus say about Centene Corp [CNC]?
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for CNC shares is $74.81 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on CNC stock is a recommendation set at 2.09. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Morgan Stanley have made an estimate for Centene Corp shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Overweight, with their previous recommendation back on June 09, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on June 02, 2025, representing the official price target for Centene Corp stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $64, while Jefferies analysts kept a Hold rating on CNC stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Centene Corp is set at 1.45, with the Price to Sales ratio for CNC stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 0.16. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 0.98. Price to Free Cash Flow for CNC in the course of the last twelve months was 18.39.
How has CNC stock performed recently?
Centene Corp [CNC] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -0.22. With this latest performance, CNC shares dropped by -10.40% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -7.19% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -19.99% in the past year of trading.
Centene Corp [CNC]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Centene Corp [CNC] shares currently have an operating margin of 2.14%. Centene Corp’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 2.04%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 4.07%, with Return on Assets sitting at 4.07%.
Earnings analysis for Centene Corp [CNC]
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for CNC. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Centene Corp go to 8.12%.
Insider trade positions for Centene Corp [CNC]
There are presently around $99.92%, or 100.38%% of CNC stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of CNC stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 60.72 million shares, which is approximately 11.4647%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 47.44 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$3.15 billion in CNC stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$2.33 billion in CNC stock with ownership which is approximately 6.6239%.
