Head to head
Centene vs UnitedHealth
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: CNC · UNH
CNC
Centene
64.99+0.59%
1-year price shape — +69% over the period
Quant Rating B · 89/100
vs
UNH
UnitedHealth
375.98-0.09%
1-year price shape — +5% over the period
Quant Rating C · 47/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
UnitedHealth edges it on the scoreable measures. UnitedHealth pays the highest dividend yield; UnitedHealth earns the most per share.
| CNC | UNH | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | -- | Healthcare Plans |
| Last price | 64.99 | 375.98 |
| Change today | +0.59% | -0.09% |
| 1-year return | +69.2% | +5.5% |
| Market cap | $32.10B | $337.48B |
| 52-week range | 31.63 – 69.63 | 252.95 – 458.79 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | -6.27 | 24.16 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 3rd | 46th |
| P/B | 1.42 | 3.43 |
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | 2.38% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | -13.53 | 13.23 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $-6.68B | $11.88B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $202.94B | $450.13B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +9.9% | +0.4% |
| Gross margin | 7.8% | 19.5% |
| Operating margin | 0.8% | 4.8% |
| Net margin | -2.5% | 3.1% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $8.95B | $23.62B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 100.6% | 89.3% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 29 buy / 15 sell | 46 buy / 4 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 2.9% | 1.5% |
| Analyst consensus | 40% buy / 60% hold (15) | 81% buy / 19% hold (21) |
| Analyst price target | $73 (+12%) | $487 (+30%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | B (89) | C (47) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 61,100 | 390,000 |
| Founded | 1984 | -- |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.