In the current trading session, Centene Corp’s (CNC) stock is trading at the price of $32.62, a gain of 1.86% over last night’s close. So, the stock is trading at a price that is -57.74% less than its 52-week high of $77.17 and 30.07% better than its 52-week low of $25.08.
It is also essential to consider CNC stock ratios like the price-to-sales ratio, which is 0.09 for the last year.Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the last twelve months stands at 14.83.
How does Centene Corp (CNC) stock rate among analysts? Buy, sell, or hold?
The key to trading is to concentrate on the future rather than on the past. During uncertain times, it can be hard to make decisions. The analysts who understand how a market works are usually the most accurate at forecasting its future. The ratings are commonly aggregated into a single number between 1 and 5. Buy or strong buy is scored 5, outperform is scored 4, hold is scored 3, underperform is scored 2 and strong sell is 1.
Centene Corp (CNC): Earnings History
If we examine Centene Corp’s recent earnings history, in the last quarter ended on 6/30/2025, it posted adjusted earnings per share of -$0.16, beating the consensus of $0.21. In other words, it topped the consensus by -$0.37, resulting in a -177.27% surprise. In the 3 months period before the previous quarter which was closed on 6/30/2025, the stock recorded adjusted earnings per share of -$0.16 in contrast with the Outlook of $0.21. That was a difference of -$0.37 and a surprise of -177.27%.
Centene Corp (NYSE: CNC) Ownership Details
I will give a breakdown of the key shareholders in Centene Corp (CNC). Recent figures show that the company’s insiders hold 0.46% of shares. A total of 1,272 institutional investors hold shares in the company, making 99.24% of its stock and 99.70% of its float.
Jun 30, 2025, it was reported that the Company’s largest institutional holder is VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund holding total of 15.97 shares that make 3.25% of the company’s total number of shares and are currently priced at 525.13 million.
The securities firm VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard 500 Index Fund holds 14.12 shares of CNC, making it the second largest institutional shareholder. Taking this into account, the holding percentage comes to 2.88%, and the holding percentage of shares is valued at 464.42 million.
