Centene

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Centene Corp. engages in the provision of programs and services to government sponsored healthcare programs. It operates through the following segments: Managed Care and Specialty Services. The Medicaid Managed Care segment provides health plan coverage to individuals through government subsidized programs through Medicaid. The Specialty Services segment offers healthcare services and products to state programs, correctional facilities, healthcare organizations, employer groups, and other commercial organizations. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Centene Company Stats

Industry: Insurance

Founded: 1984

Headquarters: St. Louis, Missouri

Country/Territory: United States

Chief Executive Officer: Sarah McGinty London

Employees: 67,700

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America's Best Employers By State (2024)

#330

Best Employers for Women (2024)

#224

Global 2000 (2024)

#53

Best Employers for Diversity (2024)

#455

America's Best Large Employers (2023)

#43

Growth Champions (2018)

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Centene Financial Summary

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Revenue

$155.5B

Assets

$82.6B

Profits

$2.7B

Sources

FactSet, Bloomberg, S&P Cap IQ; Forbes.

Centene (CNC) Stock Price Performance

SummaryAdditional DataAnalystsHistorical Quotes

Key Data

Previous Close

57.46

Open

57.37

Day’s Range

57.20 x 58.93

Volume

5,238,203

52 Week Range

57.20 x 81.42

Market Cap

$29.7B

P/E Ratio (ttm)

10.23

Forward P/E

8.63

Diluted EPS (ttm)

5.75

Dividends Per Share

N/A

Dividend Yield

N/A

Ex-Dividend Date

N/A

Valuation Measures

P/E Ratio (ttm)

10.23

Forward P/E

8.63

Price to Sales (ttm)

0.21

Price to Book Value (ttm)

1.10

Price to Tangible Book Value (ttm)

7.20

Total Enterprise Value to EBIT (ttm)

7.02

Total Enterprise Value to EBITDA (ttm)

5.55

Total Enterprise Value to Total Revenue (ttm)

0.22

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Profitability Metrics

Gross Margin (ttm)

14.82%

Operating Margin (ttm)

3.20%

Net Margin (ttm)

2.10%

Return on Assets (ttm)

3.51%

Return on Equity (ttm)

11.56%

Revenue and Earnings Metrics

Revenue (ttm)

$142.67B

Revenue Per Share (ttm)

275.74

Revenue Growth (y/o/y)

4.91%

EBITDA (ttm)

$5.92B

EBITDA Growth (y/o/y)

-7.88%

Diluted EPS (ttm)

5.75

Diluted EPS Growth (y/o/y)

29.81

Cash and Debt Metrics

Total Cash

$17.57B

Total Cash Per Share

28.58

Total Debt

$17.61B

Total Debt/Equity

64.23%

Current Ratio

1.10

All values as of most recently reported quarter unless otherwise noted.

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Consensus Recommendation

Outperform

Consensus Price

81.89

Range of Price Targets

66.00 to 95.00

Range of EPS

4.55 to 9.19

Consensus EPS

6.81

Consensus Revenue

$162.03B

Range of Revenue

$156.45B to $169.42B

Consensus Price Target is the stock price analysts expect to see within a period of 0-18 months.
EPS and Revenue estimates are for the next 12 months.

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DATE	OPEN	HIGH	LOW	CLOSE	ADJUSTED CLOSE	VOLUME
Nov 18, 2024	57.37	58.93	57.20	58.83	58.83	5,073,575
Nov 15, 2024	58.70	59.20	57.25	57.46	57.46	8,033,605
Nov 14, 2024	58.27	59.86	58.23	58.68	58.68	6,854,855
Nov 13, 2024	58.75	59.19	57.56	58.04	58.04	7,003,908
Nov 12, 2024	60.85	61.25	58.56	58.60	58.60	6,229,922
Nov 11, 2024	61.42	62.24	60.73	60.75	60.75	5,376,901
Nov 8, 2024	62.84	62.84	60.14	60.15	60.15	6,328,533
Nov 7, 2024	62.70	63.54	62.10	62.52	62.52	6,586,269
Nov 6, 2024	60.00	63.09	59.94	62.56	62.56	9,724,771
Nov 5, 2024	63.48	64.89	62.93	64.80	64.80	6,210,983
Nov 4, 2024	64.00	65.40	63.73	63.82	63.82	5,930,159

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