Centene Corporation

CNCNYSE • USD
70.76 USD
↗ 0.52 (0.73%)🟢PRE MARKET (AS OF 09:24 AM EDT)
🟢Market: OPEN

Centene Corporation (CNC) is currently trading at $70.76. The stock presents a bullish profile across the board: both technical indicators and our fundamental models signal a "Strong Buy" and "Buy" respectively. This is driven by negative Return on Equity, a bullish Golden Cross on the moving averages and bullish moving average alignment. Valuation metrics suggest CNC is trading at a discount to its peers, earning an "Attractively Valued" rating.

Technical & fundamental data as of Oct 21, 2026.

Open?$70.04
High?$71.01
Low?$70.04
Prev. Close?$70.24
Volume?4.3K
Avg. Volume?4.5M
VWAP?$70.65
Rel. Volume?0.00x
Bid / Ask
Bid?$70.55 × 100
Ask?$71.32 × 100
Spread?$0.77
Midpoint?$70.94
Valuation & Ratios
Market Cap?34.7B
Shares Out?494.0M
Float?492.5M
Float %?99.7%
P/E Ratio?N/A
P/B Ratio?1.54
EPS?-$10.32
Dividend?0.00%
Ex-Dividend?N/A
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News
Profile
Centene is a managed care organization that focuses on government-sponsored healthcare plans, including Medicaid, Medicare, and the individual exchanges. Centene served 20 million medical members as of December 2025, mostly in Medicaid (about 64% of membership), the individual exchanges (about 28%), and Medicare (about 5%). The company also provides Medicare Part D pharmaceutical plans.
Employees
61.1K
Market Cap
34.7B
Industry
HOSPITAL & MEDICAL SERVICE PLANS
Listed
2001-12-13
Address
7700 FORSYTH BLVD.
ST LOUIS, MO 63105
Phone: (314) 725-4477
Technical OutlookStrong Buy
Strong SellNeutralStrong Buy
Long-Term (Tide)?▲ Bullish(+3/3)
Medium-Term (Wave)?▲ Bullish(+2/3)
Short-Term (Ripple)?– Neutral(0/3)
MA Alignment?Golden Alignment
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Fundamental OutlookBuy
Strong SellNeutralStrong Buy
F-Score?
77
Z-Score?
50
Momentum?
62
Short Sent.?
94
Piotroski F-Score?6/9Mixed
Confidence?72%Moderate
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Short InterestLow
Short % of Float?2.13%Low
Short Interest?10.5M
Days to Cover?2.0
Free Float492.5M
Avg Daily Volume5.3M
Settlement Date2026-09-30
Financial Health
Current Ratio?2.34Strong
Quick Ratio?2.34Strong
Cash Ratio?1.29Strong
Debt/Equity?0.71Moderate
ValuationATTRACTIVELY VALUEDvs 2 peers + S&P 500
Score
100/100
P/E?
N/A▾
P/B?
Peers
100
S&P
86
1.54CHEAP▾
P/S?
Peers
100
S&P
97
0.17CHEAP▾
P/FCF?
Peers
100
S&P
97
3.9CHEAP▾
EV/EBITDA?
Peers
100
S&P
97
5.9CHEAP▾
EV/Sales?
Peers
100
S&P
97
0.13CHEAP▾
Returns & Efficiency
ROE?
Peers
50
S&P
7
-22.6%WEAK▾
ROA?
Peers
50
S&P
3
-6.1%WEAK▾
Cash Flow & Enterprise
FCF?$9.0B
Enterprise Value?$26.7B
Fundamentals ratios updated end of day