Centene Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 16 analysts that cover Centene stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $47.5, which forecasts a -10.95% decrease in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $28 and the highest is $63.

Price Target: $47.5 (-10.95%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$28	$47.5	$45	$63
Change	-47.51%	-10.95%	-15.64%	+18.11%

Analyst Ratings

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

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26
Strong Buy	2	2	2	2	3	3
Buy	2	3	3	3	4	4
Hold	11	10	10	10	9	8
Sell	1	1	1	1	0	0
Strong Sell	1	1	1	1	1	1
Total	17	17	17	17	17	16

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Stephen Baxter Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Hold Maintains $44 → $56	Hold	Maintains	$44 → $56	+4.99%	May 1, 2026
A.J. Rice UBS	UBS	Hold Maintains $42 → $55	Hold	Maintains	$42 → $55	+3.11%	Apr 29, 2026
Michael Wiederhorn Oppenheimer	Oppenheimer	Buy Maintains $45 → $58	Buy	Maintains	$45 → $58	+8.74%	Apr 29, 2026
Sarah James Cantor Fitzgerald	Cantor Fitzgerald	Hold → Buy Upgrades $41 → $60	Hold → Buy	Upgrades	$41 → $60	+12.49%	Apr 29, 2026
Andrew Mok Barclays	Barclays	Buy Maintains $54 → $63	Buy	Maintains	$54 → $63	+18.11%	Apr 29, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

190.80B

from 176.15B

8.31%

from 176.15B

Revenue Next Year

192.80B

from 190.80B

1.05%

from 190.80B

EPS This Year

3.02

from -13.53

EPS Next Year

4.01

from 3.02

32.78%

from 3.02

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	118.57B	136.00B	141.39B	147.15B	176.15B	190.80B	192.80B
Revenue Growth	13.71%	14.70%	3.97%	4.07%	19.71%	8.31%	1.05%
EPS	2.28	2.07	4.95	6.31	-13.53	3.02	4.01
EPS Growth	-26.92%	-9.21%	139.13%	27.48%	-	-	32.78%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	17.65	13.29
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	24	22

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027
High	199.9B	210.3B
Avg	190.8B	192.8B
Low	182.0B	174.0B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027
High	13.5%	10.2%
Avg	8.3%	1.0%
Low	3.3%	-8.8%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027
High	3.68	5.92
Avg	3.02	4.01
Low	2.42	2.30

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027
High	-	95.9%
Avg	-	32.8%
Low	-	-23.8%

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 sources.