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Centene Corporation (CNC)
47.13  3.63 (8.34%)    04-28 11:22
Open: 44.8
High: 47.3
Volume: 6,126,438
  
Pre. Close: 43.5
Low: 44.22
Market Cap: 23,177(M)
Technical analysis
2026-04-28 10:44:21 AM
Short term     
Mid term     
Targets 6-month :  54.55 1-year :  63.72
Resists First :  46.7 Second :  54.55
Pivot price 39.37
Supports First :  37.39 Second :  31.62
MAs MA(5) :  42.29 MA(20) :  38.2
MA(100) :  40.24 MA(250) :  39.88
MACD MACD :  1.6 Signal :  0.6
%K %D K(14,3) :  95.6 D(3) :  96.2
RSI RSI(14): 78.6
52-week High :  64.15 Low :  25.07
Price, MAs and Bollinger Bands

Price has closed above its short-term moving average. Short-term moving average is currently above mid-term; and above long-term moving average. From the relationship between price and moving averages: This stock is BULLISH in short-term; and NEUTRAL in mid-long term.
[ CNC ] has closed above the upper band by 16.4%. If price is in a uptrend band; this upward trend in price might continue. However a short term pullback inside the band is likely.Bollinger Bands are 30.7% wider than normal. The current width of the bands does not suggest anything about the future direction or movement of prices.

Stock Price Prediction
If tomorrow: Open lower Open higher
High: 44.17 - 44.34 44.34 - 44.51
Low: 41.25 - 41.44 41.44 - 41.64
Close: 43.17 - 43.48 43.48 - 43.79
Company Description

Centene Corporation operates as a multi-national healthcare enterprise that provides programs and services to under-insured and uninsured individuals in the United States. Its Managed Care segment offers health plan coverage to individuals through government subsidized programs, including Medicaid, the State children's health insurance program, long-term services and support, foster care, and medicare-medicaid plans, which cover dually eligible individuals, as well as aged, blind, or disabled programs. Its health plans include primary and specialty physician care, inpatient and outpatient hospital care, emergency and urgent care, prenatal care, laboratory and X-ray, home-based primary care, transportation assistance, vision care, dental care, telehealth, immunization, specialty pharmacy, therapy, social work, nurse advisory, and care coordination services, as well as prescriptions and limited over-the-counter drugs, medical equipment, and behavioral health and abuse services. This segment also offers various individual, small group, and large group commercial healthcare products to employers and directly to members. The company's Specialty Services segment provides pharmacy benefits management services; nurse advice line and after-hours support services; vision and dental services, as well as staffing services to correctional systems and other government agencies; and services to Military Health System eligible beneficiaries. This segment offers its services and products to state programs, correctional facilities, healthcare organizations, employer groups, and other commercial organizations. The company provides its services through primary and specialty care physicians, hospitals, and ancillary providers. Centene Corporation was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

Headline News

Tue, 28 Apr 2026
Full Transcript: Centene Q1 2026 Earnings Call - Benzinga

Tue, 28 Apr 2026
Centene stock gains after Q1 beat, guidance hike (CNC:NYSE) - Seeking Alpha

Tue, 28 Apr 2026
Centene Releases Q1 2026 Financial Results - AlphaStreet

Tue, 28 Apr 2026
Centene Corp (NYSE:CNC) Crushes Q1 Estimates, Raises Full-Year Guidance - ChartMill

Tue, 28 Apr 2026
Centene (CNC) Tops Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates - Yahoo Finance

Tue, 28 Apr 2026
Earnings Flash (CNC) Centene Corporation Posts Q1 Adjusted EPS $3.37 per Share, vs. FactSet Est of $2.23 - marketscreener.com

Financial Analysis
Price to Book Value:
P/BV, a ratio used to compare book value to its current market price, to gauge whether a stock is valued properly.
Outperform
Price to Earnings:
PE, the ratio for valuing a company that measures its current share price relative to its earnings per share (EPS).
Underperform
Discounted cash flow:
DCF, a valuation method used to estimate the value of an investment based on its expected future cash flows.
Outperform
Return on Assets:
ROA, indicates how profitable a company is in relation to its total assets, how efficiently uses assets to generate a profit.
Underperform
Return on Equity:
ROE, a measure of financial performance calculated by dividing net income by equity. a gauge of profitability and efficiency.
Underperform
Debt to Equity:
evaluate financial leverage, reflects the ability of equity to cover outstanding debts in the event of a business downturn.
Underperform
Stock Basics & Statistics
Exchange:
NYSE
Sector:
Healthcare
Industry:
Medical - Healthcare Plans
Shares Out 492 (M)
Shares Float 459 (M)
Held by Insiders 0.3 (%)
Held by Institutions 98.6 (%)
Shares Short 13,670 (K)
Shares Short P.Month 12,700 (K)
Stock Financials
EPS -13.53
EPS Est Next Qtrly 0
EPS Est This Year 0
EPS Est Next Year 0
Book Value (p.s.) 40.58
Profit Margin -3.8 %
Operating Margin -1.9 %
Return on Assets (ttm) 1 %
Return on Equity (ttm) -28.7 %
Qtrly Rev. Growth 23.2 %
Gross Profit (p.s.) 37.51
Sales Per Share 358.19
EBITDA (p.s.) 5.2
Qtrly Earnings Growth 0 %
Operating Cash Flow 5,090 (M)
Levered Free Cash Flow 5,050 (M)
Stock Valuations
PE Ratio -3.42
PEG Ratio 0.8
Price to Book value 1.13
Price to Sales 0.12
Price to Cash Flow 4.46
Stock Dividends
Dividend 0
Forward Dividend 0
Dividend Yield 0%
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