Centene Corporation (CNC)

Centene Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 16 analysts that cover Centene stock have a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $41.19, which forecasts a -9.99% decrease in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $28 and the highest is $61.

Price Target: $41.19 (-9.99%)

Analyst Consensus: Hold

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$28	$41.19	$41	$61
Change	-38.81%	-9.99%	-10.40%	+33.30%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Centene stock is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Aug '25	Sep '25	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26
Strong Buy	1	1	2	2	2	2
Buy	2	2	2	2	2	3
Hold	12	12	11	11	11	10
Sell	1	1	1	1	1	1
Strong Sell	0	0	1	1	1	1
Total	16	16	17	17	17	17

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Stephen Baxter Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Hold Maintains $35 → $43	Hold	Maintains	$35 → $43	-6.03%	Jan 7, 2026
Andrew Mok Barclays	Barclays	Hold → Buy Upgrades $44 → $54	Hold → Buy	Upgrades	$44 → $54	+18.01%	Jan 5, 2026
Lance Wilkes Bernstein	Bernstein	Buy Maintains $36 → $45	Buy	Maintains	$36 → $45	-1.66%	Nov 21, 2025
Stephen Baxter Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Hold Maintains $41 → $35	Hold	Maintains	$41 → $35	-23.51%	Nov 12, 2025
John Stansel JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Hold Maintains $30 → $38	Hold	Maintains	$30 → $38	-16.96%	Nov 4, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

195.02B

Increased by 32.51%

from 147.17B

Revenue Next Year

195.51B

Increased by 0.25%

from 195.02B

EPS This Year

2.06

Decreased by -67.41%

from 6.31

EPS Next Year

2.98

Increased by 45.11%

from 2.06

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	104.28B	118.57B	136.00B	141.39B	147.17B	195.02B	195.51B
Revenue Growth	47.27%	13.71%	14.70%	3.97%	4.09%	32.51%	0.25%
EPS	3.12	2.28	2.07	4.95	6.31	2.06	2.98
EPS Growth	-0.64%	-26.92%	-9.21%	139.13%	27.48%	-67.41%	45.11%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	22.25	15.33
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	24	24

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	205.3B	224.1B
Avg	195.0B	195.5B
Low	180.9B	169.0B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	39.5%	14.9%
Avg	32.5%	0.2%
Low	22.9%	-13.3%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	2.37	4.41
Avg	2.06	2.98
Low	1.93	1.91

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	-62.5%	114.4%
Avg	-67.4%	45.1%
Low	-69.4%	-7.1%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.