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Centene Corporation Stock AnalysisComprehensive stock analysis for Centene Corporation (CNC) including live price, Snowflake performance metrics, financial statements, and investment research.Stock AnalysisCNC
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Home🔹Stocks🔹Centene Corporation

Centene Corporation

🇺🇸CNC•NYSE

Centene Corporation

🇺🇸CNC•NYSE
Market cap
$32.80B
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Mkt Cap
$32.80B
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CNC
Centene Corporation
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Company Overview

Overview

What the company does, where it operates, and who runs it.

About Centene Corporation

Industry
Medical - Healthcare Plans
Sector
Healthcare
CEO
Sarah M. London
Headquarters
Centene Plaza, Saint Louis, MO, US
Industry
Medical - Healthcare Plans
Sector
Healthcare
CEO
Sarah M. London
Headquarters
Centene Plaza, Saint Louis, MO, US
Description

Centene Corporation operates as a multi-national healthcare enterprise that provides programs and services to under-insured and uninsured individuals in the United States.

Its Managed Care segment offers health plan coverage to individuals through government subsidized programs, including Medicaid, the State children's health insurance program, long-term services and support, foster care, and medicare-medicaid plans, which cover dually eligible individuals, as well as aged, blind, or disabled programs.

Its health plans include primary and specialty physician care, inpatient and outpatient hospital care, emergency and urgent care, prenatal care, laboratory and X-ray, home-based primary care, transportation assistance, vision care, dental care, telehealth, immunization, specialty pharmacy, therapy, social work, nurse advisory, and care coordination services, as well as prescriptions and limited over-the-counter drugs, medical equipment, and behavioral health and abuse services.

This segment also offers various individual, small group, and large group commercial healthcare products to employers and directly to members.

The company's Specialty Services segment provides pharmacy benefits management services; nurse advice line and after-hours support services; vision and dental services, as well as staffing services to correctional systems and other government agencies; and services to Military Health System eligible beneficiaries.

This segment offers its services and products to state programs, correctional facilities, healthcare organizations, employer groups, and other commercial organizations. The company provides its services through primary and specialty care physicians, hospitals, and ancillary providers.

Centene Corporation was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Financial Data

Stock Data

Price chart, volume, and trading data.

Fair Value

What FRC thinks it is worth vs. the current price.

FRC's fair value estimate for Centene Corporation, and the rating behind it. CNC last traded at $66.40; the estimate is read against that market price. FRC analysts run the firm's valuation model across the companies on this platform to estimate what each one is worth, rather than republishing a consensus average. Shows the current estimate, our rating, and when it was last revised. A free account covers 7 company valuations a month; a paid subscription is unlimited.

Financial Ratios

Profitability, returns, valuation, and leverage ratios.

Valuation, profitability, liquidity and leverage ratios for Centene Corporation. Starting points for Centene Corporation: EPS -$10.33, beta 1.11 — an Medical - Healthcare Plans name. P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA, margins, return on equity, current ratio and debt coverage, each shown against the company's own history.

Dividend Analysis

Yield, payout ratio, and dividend coverage metrics.

Dividend history, yield and payout sustainability for Centene Corporation. Centene Corporation does not currently pay a regular dividend, so this section tracks capacity rather than history. Per-share payments, yield over time, payout ratio and growth streak, with coverage measured against free cash flow.

Earnings Analysis

EPS history, beat rate, and upcoming earnings reports.

Reported vs. expected earnings history for Centene Corporation. Trailing twelve-month EPS for Centene Corporation stands at -$10.33. EPS surprises by quarter, revenue against estimates, and the upcoming reporting date.

Financial Statements

Income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statements.

Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow history for Centene Corporation. Centene Corporation has reported as a listed company since 2001. Annual and quarterly filings with period-over-period comparison, so you can trace how revenue, margins and cash generation have moved.

Peer Comparison

Comparables

List of peer companies in the same industry.

Centene Corporation valued side by side against its closest peers. Centene Corporation is measured against Medical - Healthcare Plans peers within the Healthcare sector. Peer-relative multiples and operating metrics, so the valuation is read in the context of its own sector rather than in isolation.

Ownership & News

Institutional Ownership

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Which funds and firms own the stock.

Which institutions hold Centene Corporation, and how their positions are changing. At a $32.80B market value, institutional positions materially move Centene Corporation's register. Top holders, position sizes, and quarter-over-quarter accumulation or distribution from regulatory filings. Included with FRC Premium.

Insider Trading

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Recent buying and selling by company executives.

Buying and selling by Centene Corporation executives and directors. Shares of Centene Corporation have traded between $25.08 and $66.81 over the past 52 weeks — context for the timing of the transactions below. Insider transactions as disclosed to regulators, with role, size and date — the clearest read on how the people running the company are positioned. Included with FRC Premium.

Senate Trading

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U.S. Senator disclosures filed under the STOCK Act.

U.S. Senate disclosures naming Centene Corporation. Centene Corporation is a $32.80B Healthcare company. Senators' reported transactions in this security, alongside the fundamentals — a signal most research platforms leave out entirely. Included with FRC Premium.

House Trading

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U.S. Representative disclosures filed under the STOCK Act.

U.S. House of Representatives disclosures naming Centene Corporation. Representatives' reported transactions in this security, shown next to the company's fundamentals. Included with FRC Premium.

News

Latest headlines and market coverage.

Latest headlines and company announcements for Centene Corporation. Coverage tracks Centene Corporation within Medical - Healthcare Plans (Healthcare). Press releases and market coverage, newest first.

Peer companies

  • FMS — Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA
  • GMAB — Genmab A/S
  • ILMN — Illumina, Inc.
  • MEDP — Medpace Holdings, Inc.
  • RPRX — Royalty Pharma plc
  • SNN — Smith & Nephew plc
  • TEM — Tempus AI, Inc.

More Medical - Healthcare Plans companies

  • UNH — UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
  • UNH.NE — UnitedHealth Group Inc
  • ALHC — Alignment Healthcare, Inc.
  • CI — The Cigna Group
  • CLOV — Clover Health Investments, Corp.
  • CVS — CVS Health Corporation
  • ELV — Elevance Health Inc.
  • HUM — Humana Inc.
  • IHGP — Jun An Kang Group Inc.
  • MOH — Molina Healthcare, Inc.
  • MRAI — Marpai, Inc.
  • OSCR — Oscar Health, Inc.

ETFs holding Centene Corporation

  • IHF — iShares US Healthcare Providers ETF (4.12%)
  • ADPV — Adaptiv Select ETF (3.79%)
  • GKAT — Scharf Global Opportunity ETF (3.78%)
  • FCFY — First Trust S&P 500 Diversified Free Cash Flow ETF (3.73%)
  • KAT — Scharf ETF (3.26%)
  • DVLU — First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Value ETF (2.84%)
  • RPV — Invesco S&P 500 Pure Value ETF (2.62%)
  • CAMX — Cambiar Aggressive Value ETF (2.59%)

News

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