NYSE · CNC · Healthcare Plans
Centene Corporation (CNC) stock analysis
- CNC gained 11.0% over the past month versus 0.0% for the S&P 500, ranking 49th of 497 S&P 500 stocks.
- Over 12 months it returned +97.2%, 81.4 points ahead of the S&P 500, and trades 0.8% below its 52-week high.
- In the last 30 days 1 analyst raised earnings estimates and 1 cut; forward EPS moved +0.7% (+19.5% over 90 days).
- It sits in the Patients, insurers & government segment of the Medtech, Diagnostics & Care, where the 1-month median return is +11.0%.
- The daily chart reads Trend transition · Trend repair (since Oct 13, 2026).
One-year price with 50- and 200-day averages
Performance vs the market
Total price return against the S&P 500 (SPY) and the median of US stocks in the same sector.
Chart structure
Read by our daily-bar structure engine from swing highs, swing lows and moving averages.
Holding since Oct 13, 2026
- Close above EMA20 above EMA50
- EMA50 rose over the last ten sessions
- Confirmed swing highs and lows are rising
- Intermediate and long-term directions differ
- Neither a stable trend nor a range is confirmed
52 occurrences in 10 years. The median move over the next 20 sessions was −1.0%, positive 42% of the time, against +1.0% for any day in the same period.
Analyst earnings revisions
Changes to the consensus forward-EPS estimate. Rising estimates mean analysts see more profit ahead.
18 analysts cover the stock
Where it sits in the supply chain
Medtech, Diagnostics & Care · Patients & payers
Patients and payment systems shape access and utilization; payers are not device suppliers.
Figures are each company's 1-month return; the segment shows its median · Doubler daily batch · company chain maps
Risk profile
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