Centene Corporation (CNC)

NYSE: CNC · Real-Time Price · USD
27.95
-1.19 (-4.08%)
At close: Jul 18, 2025, 4:00 PM
27.92
-0.03 (-0.11%)
After-hours: Jul 18, 2025, 7:59 PM EDT
-4.08%
Market Cap13.91B
Revenue (ttm)153.27B
Net Income (ttm)3.45B
Shares Out 497.60M
EPS (ttm)6.72
PE Ratio4.16
Forward PE9.80
Dividendn/a
Ex-Dividend Daten/a
Volume22,626,368
Open29.07
Previous Close29.14
Day's Range27.88 - 29.07
52-Week Range27.88 - 80.59
Beta0.44
AnalystsBuy
Price Target58.63 (+109.77%)
Earnings DateJul 25, 2025

About CNC

Centene Corporation operates as a healthcare enterprise that provides programs and services to under-insured and uninsured families, and commercial organizations in the United States. The company operates through four segments: Medicaid, Medicare, Commercial, and Other. The Medicaid segment offers the temporary assistance for needy families; medicaid expansion; aged, blind, or disabled; and children's health insurance programs, as well as long-term services and supports; foster care; and medicare-medicaid plans. This segment also provides healt... [Read more]

Sector Healthcare
IPO Date Dec 13, 2001
Employees 60,500
Stock Exchange NYSE
Ticker Symbol CNC
Full Company Profile

Financial Performance

In 2024, Centene's revenue was $147.17 billion, an increase of 4.09% compared to the previous year's $141.39 billion. Earnings were $3.31 billion, an increase of 22.32%.

Financial Statements

Analyst Summary

According to 17 analysts, the average rating for CNC stock is "Buy." The 12-month stock price target is $58.63, which is an increase of 109.77% from the latest price.

Price Target
$58.63
(109.77% upside)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
Stock Forecasts

News

Centene Corporation (CNC) Faces Shareholder Ire Amidst Plummeting Stock and Lawsuit Over “Inflated Guidance” – Hagens Berman

SAN FRANCISCO, July 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Healthcare giant Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC), a prominent provider of government-sponsored and commercial healthcare services, finds itself embroil...

2 days ago - GlobeNewsWire

Most Managed Care Insurers Expected To See Q2 2025 Drops In Revenue, Net Income

A majority of publicly traded US health insurers are expected to post QoQ declines in revenue and net income in Q2, according to an S&P Global Market Intelligence analysis of sell-side analyst forecas...

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2 days ago - Seeking Alpha

Meridian Health Plan of Illinois and Centene Foundation Award $1.5 Million to OSF HealthCare for New Mobile Maternity Care Unit

Mobile Unit to Deliver Much Needed Perinatal Care for Women, Enhancing Health Equity for Patients throughout Central Illinois CHICAGO , July 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Meridian Health Plan of Illinois, ...

3 days ago - PRNewsWire

Centene Corporation Investigated for Securities Fraud Violations - Contact the DJS Law Group to Discuss Your Rights - CNC

LOS ANGELES , July 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The DJS Law Group announces that it is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Centene Corporation ("Centene" or "the Company") (NYSE: CNC) for viola...

4 days ago - PRNewsWire

CNC Investors Have Opportunity to Join Centene Corporation Fraud Investigation with the Schall Law Firm

LOS ANGELES , July 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announces that it is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Centene Corporation ...

4 days ago - PRNewsWire

Centene Corporation (CNC) Faces Shareholder Ire Amidst Plummeting Stock and Lawsuit Over "Inflated Guidance" - Hagens Berman

SAN FRANCISCO , July 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthcare giant Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC), a prominent provider of government-sponsored and commercial healthcare services, finds itself embroiled ...

4 days ago - PRNewsWire

Superior HealthPlan Invests $700,000 to Offer Community Hygiene Closets in Texas

The initiative currently provides access to necessities in 20 communities across the state. AUSTIN, Texas , July 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Since 2020, Superior HealthPlan ("Superior"), a leading manage...

4 days ago - PRNewsWire

Why Centene's 40% Drop Doesn't Necessarily Signal A Buy

Centene Corp. CNC has dropped over 40% in recent sessions, and the decline may be more than just a market reaction. A closer look through the lens of the Adhishthana Principles reveals structural issu...

5 days ago - Benzinga

SHAREHOLDER REMINDER: Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Investigates Claims on Behalf of Investors of Centene

Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Securities Litigation Partner James (Josh) Wilson Encourages Investors Who Suffered Losses In Centene To Contact Him Directly To Discuss Their Options

8 days ago - GlobeNewsWire

Centene: Buy Signals Emerge After Capitulation-Like Sell-Off

Centene's stock plunged after withdrawing 2025 guidance due to higher medical costs, but the selloff appears to be a capitulation event. The stock is deeply oversold, trading at just 10x reduced 2025 ...

9 days ago - Seeking Alpha

Centene Stock Down 40% — May Slide On $1 Trillion Medicaid Cuts

The Big Beautiful Bill Act cuts $1 trillion from Medicaid from which Centene gets 58% of its revenue. After plunging 40% will the stock drop more?

10 days ago - Forbes

Centene's Punishment Overly Done - Contrarian Buy At A Deep Discount

CNC has been deeply punished for the suspended FY2025 adj EPS guidance, after supposedly reiterating the prior numbers in the FQ1'25 earnings call. It is apparent that the higher medical care activiti...

11 days ago - Seeking Alpha

Centene Corporation (CNC) Investors See Over $11 Billion Of Shareholder Value Wiped Out In 1 Day Amid Independent Actuary Data, Withdrawn 2025 Guidance- Hagens Berman

SAN FRANCISCO , July 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On July 2, 2025, investors in Centene Corp. (NYSE: CNC) saw the price of their shares of this normally low-volatility stock crash 40%, after the company wi...

12 days ago - PRNewsWire

Molina Healthcare Trims Fiscal-Year Guidance Days After Centene Withdraws Its Outlook

The insurer says earnings pressure is expected to continue into the second half of the year.

Other symbols: MOH
12 days ago - Barrons

Centene Corporation (CNC) Investors See Over $11 Billion Of Shareholder Value Wiped Out In 1 Day Amid Independent Actuary Data, Withdrawn 2025 Guidance – Hagens Berman

SAN FRANCISCO, July 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On July 2, 2025, investors in Centene Corp. (NYSE: CNC) saw the price of their shares of this normally low-volatility stock crash 40%, after the compan...

16 days ago - GlobeNewsWire

Centene's 40% Crash: Generational Buy Or Value Trap?

Centene's 40% drop after pulling 2025 guidance is driven by rising medical costs and margin pressure, but the sell-off appears overdone. Historical patterns show that similar sell-offs in 2016 and 202...

16 days ago - Seeking Alpha

Centene's expected hit to EPS this year 'horrifying', says Jim Cramer

'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer dissects Centene's massive plummet following earnings.

17 days ago - CNBC Television

Jim Cramer on what is behind Centene's 40% drop

'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer dissects Centene's massive plummet following earnings.

17 days ago - CNBC Television

Jim Cramer gives his take on Centene's decline and the managed care sector

CNBC's Jim Cramer offered his take on Centene and the broader health insurance space as its stock plummeted when management unexpectedly withdrew full-year guidance. "Given this news from Centene, I t...

17 days ago - CNBC

S&P 500 Gains and Losses Today: Centene Pulls Guidance, Health Insurance Stocks Fall

Major U.S. equities indexes finished Wednesday mixed as President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. has reached a trade deal with Vietnam.

17 days ago - Investopedia

Centene Faces Earnings Crunch as More Healthy Americans Exit Insurance Plans

The health-insurance provider is reckoning with multiple threats to its business, potentially leaving it with fewer and less-healthy enrollees signed up to its health-insurance plans.

17 days ago - WSJ

Centene Tells United Healthcare To Hold Its Beer

Centene's stock plunged  after slashing 2025 EPS guidance due to higher-than-expected morbidity and lower market growth in key states. The company's previous bullish guidance failed to materialize. De...

17 days ago - Seeking Alpha

CNC Hits 8-Year Low, Big Banks Boost Dividends, STZ Earnings Rally

Centene (CNC) sold off more than 30% at the opening bell after withdrawing full-year guidance. Diane King Hall talks about how the "big, beautiful bill" plays a pivotal role in that downside price act...

Other symbols: STZXLF
17 days ago - Schwab Network

Centene Corporation Investigated for Securities Fraud Violations - Contact the DJS Law Group to Discuss Your Rights – CNC

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $CNC--Centene Corporation Investigated for Securities Fraud Violations - Contact the DJS Law Group to Discuss Your Rights – CNC.

17 days ago - Business Wire

Centene's Medicaid business and healthcare costs are a problem, and its stock plunges

Centene's stock suffers a historic plunge as underestimation of healthcare costs leads the insurer to withdraw its full-year earnings outlook.

17 days ago - Market Watch