Centene
- Market cap
- 32.10B
- P/E (TTM)i
- -6.27
- P/Bi
- 1.42
- EPSi
- -13.53
- Div yieldi
- 0.00%
- 52W posi
- 88%
Anonymous reader poll. Unscientific, not investment advice.
Centene ended the session at 64.99, up 0.59%. That leaves the company valued at approximately 32.10B, the #663 most valuable US-listed company we track. Valuation-wise, the P/E sits at -6.00, 134% below the five-year average of 17.59. Wall Street's 15-analyst consensus lands on Buy, with a price target averaging 72.64 (+12% from here). Over the past year the stock has ranged from 31.63 to 69.63; it now sits 88% up that band.
✦ StockVane Quant Insights how this is computed
- Twelve-month momentum in the top 11% of the universe, above its 200-day average.
- Signal has read BUY for 3 months.
- Its last 3 Buy calls have actually lost 6% on average three months out - the strategy's edge here has come from the basket, not from this ticker.
- Recent price momentum is +33.7% on average (3-month/1-year).
- Main-fund capital flow has been a net outflow over the last 45 sessions.
- Short interest has fallen to 2.9% of float.
- Analyst tilt is Buy.
- Price is above its 20-day average and above its 60-day average.
- The 20-day average is below the 60-day average, a short-term downtrend.
Computed by a StockVane algorithm from historical price, valuation and analyst data - not a person, not a forecast guarantee, and not investment advice.
Factor grades
Ranked against 977 U.S. stocks StockVane covers.
Valuation A-
How expensive the stock is versus earnings, sales and its own 5-year history.
| Forward P/E | 20.1x | Better than 42% |
| Price / Sales | 0.2x | Better than 99% |
Growth B+
How fast revenue, profit and free cash flow are compounding.
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) | 10.5% | Better than 66% |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) | 34.9% | Better than 85% |
| Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) | -6.3% | Better than 26% |
Profitability F
How much profit the business keeps from each dollar of sales and capital.
| Gross margin | 7.1% | Better than 3% |
| Operating margin | -0.2% | Better than 10% |
| Net margin | -3.4% | Better than 10% |
| Return on equity | -28.8% | Better than 4% |
| Return on invested capital | -14.3% | Better than 6% |
Momentum A
Recent price strength, skipping the latest month to avoid short-term noise.
| 3-month return | -2.8% | Better than 47% |
| 6-month return | 77.1% | Better than 94% |
| 12-month return (ex latest month) | 78.1% | Better than 90% |
| Distance below 52-week high | 7.7% | Better than 84% |
Financial Health C+
Balance-sheet strength: leverage, liquidity and interest coverage.
| Current ratio | 1.1x | Better than 31% |
| Debt to assets | 23.7% | Better than 59% |
| Interest coverage | -8.9x | Better than 6% |
| Free cash flow / net income | 268.5% | Better than 89% |
Analyst View D+
What the Street thinks: share of Buy ratings and upside to the average target.
| Analysts rating Buy | 40.0% | Better than 19% |
| Upside to average target | 13.0% | Better than 22% |
Grades are relative rankings, not forecasts: A+ is the top 5% of the covered stocks on a factor, F the bottom 3%. Valuation is not adjusted for sector, so capital-light software tends to grade lower there than utilities. Recomputed every 6 hours from our market data. Not investment advice, and not tailored to your financial situation, goals, or risk tolerance.
Price chart
Performance
Key statistics
Price & volume
- Prev close
- 64.61
- Open
- 64.52
- Day range
- 63.95 - 66.18
- Avg price
- 65.10
- Volume
- 5.22M
- Turnover
- 339.66M
- Turnover ratei
- 1.13%
- Volume ratioi
- 1.22
- Amplitudei
- 3.45%
- 52-week rangei
- 31.63 - 69.63
Valuation
- P/Ei
- -4.80
- P/E (TTM)i
- -6.27
- P/Bi
- 1.42
- EPSi
- -13.53
- Book value / shi
- 45.67
- Net profit
- -6.68B
- Net assets
- 22.56B
Share structure
- Market cap
- 32.10B
- Float capi
- 30.13B
- Shares out
- 494.00M
- Float sharesi
- 463.69M
Dividend & listing
- Div yield (TTM)i
- 0.00%
- Dividend (TTM)
- 0.00
- Listing date
- 1970-01-01
6.7% below the 52-week high
Trading activity
Net capital flow main funds, last 45 sessions
-63.63M net over the window
Short interest
- Shares short
- 14.13M
- % of floati
- 2.86%
- Days to coveri
- 3.47
- As of
- 2026-09-15
Frequently asked questions
What is the current stock price of Centene (CNC)?
Centene last traded at 64.99. The quote on this page refreshes every few seconds while US markets are open.
What is Centene's market cap?
About 32.10B.
What is the P/E ratio of Centene?
The trailing twelve-month P/E is -6.27, below its own 5-year average of 17.59 — toward the bottom of its historical range (3.27% percentile). See the Valuation tab for the full history.
Does Centene pay a dividend?
Centene does not currently pay a regular dividend.
Is Centene a buy according to analysts?
The consensus of 15 analysts is a Buy rating, with an average 12-month price target of 72.64, which implies 11.8% upside from the current price. This is not investment advice.
What is Centene's StockVane Quant Rating?
The StockVane Momentum strategy currently rates Centene a B (Buy). Twelve-month momentum in the top 11% of the universe, above its 200-day average. Not investment advice.
Quote time 2026-10-08 04:51:36 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.