Centene Corporation (CNC)
NYSE: CNC · Real-Time Price · USD
60.04
-0.19 (-0.32%)
At close: Mar 28, 2025, 4:00 PM
60.16
+0.12 (0.20%)
After-hours: Mar 28, 2025, 8:00 PM EDT

Centene Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 14 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for Centene stock have an average target of 79.57, with a low estimate of 52 and a high estimate of 93. The average target predicts an increase of 32.53% from the current stock price of 60.04.

Analyst Consensus: Buy
Target Low Average Median High
Price $52 $79.57 $84 $93
Change -13.39% +32.53% +39.91% +54.90%
* Price targets were last updated on Feb 14, 2025.

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Centene stock from 14 stock analysts is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25
Strong Buy 223333
Buy 556666
Hold 665544
Sell 001111
Strong Sell 000000
Total 131315151414

Latest Forecasts

Analyst Firm Rating Rating Action Price Target Upside Date
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
Buy
Maintains
$76$72
Buy Maintains $76$72 +19.92% Feb 14, 2025
JP Morgan
JP Morgan
Buy
Initiates
$80$75
Buy Initiates $80$75 +24.92% Dec 17, 2024
Stephens & Co.
Stephens & Co.
Hold
Maintains
$75$73
Hold Maintains $75$73 +21.59% Dec 13, 2024
Truist Securities
Truist Securities
Strong Buy
Maintains
$89$84
Strong Buy Maintains $89$84 +39.91% Dec 13, 2024
Barclays
Barclays
Buy
Maintains
$91$93
Buy Maintains $91$93 +54.90% Dec 13, 2024
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
173.64B
from 147.17B
Increased by 17.99%
Revenue Next Year
177.86B
from 173.64B
Increased by 2.43%
EPS This Year
7.28
from 6.31
Increased by 15.30%
EPS Next Year
8.03
from 7.28
Increased by 10.39%
Fiscal Year FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027
Period Ending Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2026 Dec 31, 2027
Revenue
104.28B118.57B136.00B141.39B147.17B173.64B177.86B185.15B
Revenue Growth
47.27%13.71%14.70%3.97%4.09%17.99%2.43%4.10%
EPS
3.122.282.074.956.317.288.039.08
EPS Growth
-0.64%-26.92%-9.21%139.13%27.48%15.30%10.39%13.04%
Forward PE
-----8.257.486.61
No. Analysts -----22208
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue 20252026202720282029
High 187.2B 191.0B 203.5B
Avg 173.6B 177.9B 185.2B
Low 162.7B 166.3B 169.4B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth 20252026202720282029
High
27.2%
10.0%
14.4%
Avg
18.0%
2.4%
4.1%
Low
10.6%
-4.2%
-4.8%

EPS Forecast

EPS 20252026202720282029
High 7.88 8.92 10.03
Avg 7.28 8.03 9.08
Low 5.44 6.59 8.31

EPS Growth

EPS Growth 20252026202720282029
High
24.8%
22.6%
24.9%
Avg
15.3%
10.4%
13.0%
Low
-13.8%
-9.5%
3.5%
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.