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Centene (CNC)

(Delayed Data from NYSE)

$25.21 USD

25.21
17,218,120

-0.68 (-2.63%)

Updated Aug 6, 2025 04:00 PM ET

After-Market: $25.24 +0.03 (0.12%) 5:28 PM ET

Zacks Rank:

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Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
1Strong Buy23.75%
2Buy17.82%
3Hold9.58%
4Sell5.28%
5Strong Sell2.61%
S&P50011.30%

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5-Strong Sell of 5         5

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The scores are based on the trading styles of Value, Growth, and Momentum. There's also a VGM Score ('V' for Value, 'G' for Growth and 'M' for Momentum), which combines the weighted average of the individual style scores into one score.

  • Value Score A
  • Growth Score A
  • Momentum Score A
  • VGM Score A

Within each Score, stocks are graded into five groups: A, B, C, D and F. As you might remember from your school days, an A, is better than a B; a B is better than a C; a C is better than a D; and a D is better than an F.

As an investor, you want to buy stocks with the highest probability of success. That means you want to buy stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2, Strong Buy or Buy, which also has a Score of an A or a B in your personal trading style.

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A Value B Growth F Momentum A VGM

Industry Rank:

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An industry with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #1's and #2's will have a better average Zacks Rank than one with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #4's and #5's.

The industry with the best average Zacks Rank would be considered the top industry (1 out of 265), which would place it in the top 1% of Zacks Ranked Industries. The industry with the worst average Zacks Rank (265 out of 265) would place in the bottom 1%.

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Bottom 1% (243 out of 246)

Industry: Medical - HMOs

Zacks News

Centene Corporation is a well-diversified, multi-national healthcare company that primarily provides a set of services to the government sponsored healthcare programs. The company serves the under-insured and uninsured individuals through member-focused services. It is also engaged in providing education and outreach programs to inform and assist members in accessing quality, appropriate healthcare services. Centene is now a $100-billion plus enterprise catering healthcare services to more than 24 million members across 50 states. The recent acquisition of WellCare Health leveraged the company’s position as the largest Medicaid managed care organization in the country. The combined entity now has 22 million members. In 2019, the company retained its market-leading position nationwide, serving 1.8 million exchange members across 20 states at the year-end.

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Centene (CNC) Gains As Market Dips: What You Should Know

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Centene (CNC) Q4 Earnings Miss on High Costs, '23 Premium View Up

Centene's (CNC) fourth-quarter results suffer from elevated medical expenses, partly offset by growing premium and service revenues.

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Centene (CNC) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Lag Estimates

Centene (CNC) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of -1.15% and 0.08%, respectively, for the quarter ended December 2022. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

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Can Lower Managed Care Profits Hurt Centene (CNC) Q4 Earnings?

Centene's (CNC) fourth-quarter results are likely to reflect growth in premiums and memberships.

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Centene (CNC) Stock Moves -0.73%: What You Should Know

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Centene (CNC) Wins Contract From DHCS to Serve Medi-Cal Members

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Why Hold Strategy is Apt for Centene (CNC) Stock Right Now

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