Centene Corporation (CNC)
NYSE: CNC · Real-Time Price · USD
25.91
-0.16 (-0.61%)
At close: Aug 1, 2025, 4:00 PM
25.93
+0.02 (0.08%)
After-hours: Aug 1, 2025, 7:59 PM EDT

Centene Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 17 analysts that cover Centene stock have a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $47.88, which forecasts a 84.79% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $28 and the highest is $89.

Price Target: $47.88 (+84.79%)
Analyst Consensus: Hold
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$28$47.88$38$89
Change+8.07%+84.79%+46.66%+243.50%

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

RatingFeb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25
Strong Buy333332
Buy666662
Hold4466713
Sell110001
Strong Sell000000
Total141415151618

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
JP Morgan
JP Morgan
Hold
Maintains
$48$30
HoldMaintains$48$30+15.79%Jul 29, 2025
UBS
UBS
Hold
Maintains
$45$31
HoldMaintains$45$31+19.64%Jul 28, 2025
Truist Securities
Truist Securities
Strong Buy
Maintains
$42$35
Strong BuyMaintains$42$35+35.08%Jul 28, 2025
Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer
Buy
Maintains
$51$43
BuyMaintains$51$43+65.96%Jul 28, 2025
Cantor Fitzgerald
Cantor Fitzgerald
Hold
Downgrades
$65$38
HoldDowngrades$65$38+46.66%Jul 28, 2025
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
186.31B
from 147.17B
Increased by 26.60%
Revenue Next Year
186.92B
from 186.31B
Increased by 0.33%
EPS This Year
5.50
from 6.31
Decreased by -12.88%
EPS Next Year
6.66
from 5.50
Increased by 21.23%
Fiscal YearFY 2020FY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026FY 2027
Period EndingDec 31, 2020Dec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2026Dec 31, 2027
Revenue
104.28B118.57B136.00B141.39B147.17B186.31B186.92B191.38B
Revenue Growth
47.27%13.71%14.70%3.97%4.09%26.60%0.33%2.39%
EPS
3.122.282.074.956.315.506.667.45
EPS Growth
-0.64%-26.92%-9.21%139.13%27.48%-12.88%21.23%11.80%
Forward PE
-----4.713.893.48
No. Analysts
-----232212
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue20252026202720282029
High205.3B211.2B207.0B
Avg186.3B186.9B191.4B
Low173.2B171.9B172.8B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth20252026202720282029
High
39.5%
13.4%
10.7%
Avg
26.6%
0.3%
2.4%
Low
17.7%
-7.8%
-7.6%

EPS Forecast

EPS20252026202720282029
High7.728.7010.03
Avg5.506.667.45
Low2.453.904.60

EPS Growth

EPS Growth20252026202720282029
High
22.3%
58.3%
50.5%
Avg
-12.9%
21.2%
11.8%
Low
-61.2%
-29.0%
-31.0%
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.