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Centene Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NYSE:CNC | Benzinga
Centene Corp has a consensus price target of $84.19 based on the ratings of 29 analysts. The high is $107 issued by Barclays on July 28, 2022. The low is $61 issued by Jefferies on April 29, 2025. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Jefferies, Barclays, and Baird on April 29, 2025, April 28, 2025, and April 15, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $71.33 between Jefferies, Barclays, and Baird, there's an implied 25.55% upside for Centene Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.
Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1
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Analyst Ratings for Centene
| Buy Now | Get Alert | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/29/2025 | Buy Now | 7.37% | Jefferies | David Windley73% | $64 → $61 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 04/29/2025 | Buy Now | — | Guggenheim | Jason Cassorla52% | — | Reiterates | Neutral → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/28/2025 | Buy Now | 47.85% | Barclays | Andrew Mok57% | $93 → $84 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/15/2025 | Buy Now | 21.45% | Baird | Michael Ha33% | $71 → $69 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/09/2025 | Buy Now | — | Guggenheim | Jason Cassorla52% | — | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/08/2025 | Buy Now | 12.65% | Jefferies | David Windley73% | $53 → $64 | Upgrade | Underperform → Hold | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2025 | Buy Now | 26.73% | Wells Fargo | Stephen Baxter53% | $76 → $72 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/17/2024 | Buy Now | 32.01% | JP Morgan | John Stansel53% | $80 → $75 | Assumes | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/13/2024 | Buy Now | 28.49% | Stephens & Co. | Scott Fidel69% | $75 → $73 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 12/13/2024 | Buy Now | 47.85% | Truist Securities | Ryan MacDonald61% | $89 → $84 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/13/2024 | Buy Now | 63.69% | Barclays | Andrew Mok57% | $91 → $93 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/13/2024 | Buy Now | 49.61% | Oppenheimer | Michael Wiederhorn60% | $95 → $85 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/13/2024 | Buy Now | 40.81% | UBS | A.J. Rice70% | $79 → $80 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/11/2024 | Buy Now | 58.41% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Sarah James50% | $90 → $90 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/10/2024 | Buy Now | -8.47% | Jefferies | David Windley73% | $68 → $52 | Downgrade | Hold → Underperform | Get Alert |
| 11/04/2024 | Buy Now | 58.41% | Wells Fargo | Stephen Baxter53% | $91 → $90 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/30/2024 | Buy Now | 54.89% | Bernstein | Lance Wilkes54% | $96 → $88 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/29/2024 | Buy Now | 60.17% | Barclays | Andrew Mok57% | $97 → $91 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/25/2024 | Buy Now | 16.17% | Baird | Michael Ha33% | $83 → $66 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/01/2024 | Buy Now | 58.41% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Sarah James50% | $90 → $90 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/20/2024 | Buy Now | 58.41% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Sarah James50% | $90 → $90 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/13/2024 | Buy Now | 60.17% | Wells Fargo | Stephen Baxter53% | $93 → $91 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/10/2024 | Buy Now | 58.41% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Sarah James50% | $90 → $90 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/05/2024 | Buy Now | 70.73% | Barclays | Andrew Mok57% | $98 → $97 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/22/2024 | Buy Now | 72.49% | Barclays | Andrew Mok57% | $90 → $98 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/19/2024 | Buy Now | 58.41% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Sarah James50% | $90 → $90 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/05/2024 | Buy Now | 37.29% | Stephens & Co. | Scott Fidel69% | $78 → $78 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/05/2024 | Buy Now | 63.69% | Wells Fargo | Stephen Baxter53% | $81 → $93 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2024 | Buy Now | 53.13% | Deutsche Bank | George Hill61% | $82 → $87 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2024 | Buy Now | 56.65% | TD Cowen | Gary Taylor58% | $80 → $89 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/29/2024 | Buy Now | 67.21% | Oppenheimer | Michael Wiederhorn60% | $110 → $95 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/24/2024 | Buy Now | 40.81% | TD Cowen | Gary Taylor58% | $91 → $80 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/24/2024 | Buy Now | 21.45% | Jefferies | David Windley73% | $83 → $69 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 07/23/2024 | Buy Now | 58.41% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Sarah James50% | $90 → $90 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/22/2024 | Buy Now | 42.57% | Wells Fargo | Stephen Baxter53% | $93 → $81 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/15/2024 | Buy Now | 56.65% | Truist Securities | Ryan MacDonald61% | $92 → $89 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/11/2024 | Buy Now | 46.09% | Jefferies | David Windley73% | $90 → $83 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/10/2024 | Buy Now | 40.81% | JP Morgan | Calvin Sternick47% | $85 → $80 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 06/21/2024 | Buy Now | 93.61% | Oppenheimer | Michael Wiederhorn60% | $110 → $110 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 06/12/2024 | Buy Now | 58.41% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Sarah James50% | $90 → $90 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/30/2024 | Buy Now | 46.09% | Stephens & Co. | Scott Fidel69% | $83 → $83 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/30/2024 | Buy Now | 46.09% | Baird | Michael Ha33% | → $83 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/02/2024 | Buy Now | 83.05% | Barclays | Andrew Mok57% | $101 → $104 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/30/2024 | Buy Now | 44.33% | Deutsche Bank | George Hill61% | $81 → $82 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 04/29/2024 | Buy Now | 93.61% | Oppenheimer | Michael Wiederhorn60% | $110 → $110 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/15/2024 | Buy Now | 63.69% | Wells Fargo | Stephen Baxter53% | $89 → $93 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/08/2024 | Buy Now | 56.65% | Wells Fargo | Stephen Baxter53% | $94 → $89 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/04/2024 | Buy Now | 58.41% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Sarah James50% | $90 → $90 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/25/2024 | Buy Now | 49.61% | Stephens & Co. | Scott Fidel69% | $92 → $85 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/21/2024 | Buy Now | 49.61% | Stephens & Co. | Scott Fidel69% | $92 → $85 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/20/2024 | Buy Now | 65.45% | Wells Fargo | Stephen Baxter53% | $90 → $94 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/06/2024 | Buy Now | 77.77% | Barclays | Andrew Mok57% | → $101 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/02/2024 | Buy Now | 58.41% | Wells Fargo | Stephen Baxter53% | $82 → $90 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/21/2023 | Buy Now | 51.37% | Truist Securities | Ryan MacDonald61% | $83 → $86 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/21/2023 | Buy Now | 39.05% | UBS | Kevin Caliendo70% | $72 → $79 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 12/15/2023 | Buy Now | 58.41% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Sarah James50% | $82 → $90 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/13/2023 | Buy Now | 44.33% | Wells Fargo | Stephen Baxter53% | $74 → $82 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 11/21/2023 | Buy Now | 44.33% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Sarah James50% | → $82 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/26/2023 | Buy Now | 30.25% | Wells Fargo | Stephen Baxter53% | $71 → $74 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/09/2023 | Buy Now | 42.57% | Jefferies | David Windley73% | $82 → $81 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/14/2023 | Buy Now | 44.33% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Sarah James50% | → $82 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/05/2023 | Buy Now | 26.73% | B of A Securities | Kevin Fischbeck67% | $79 → $72 | Upgrade | Underperform → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/30/2023 | Buy Now | 28.49% | Morgan Stanley | Ricky Goldwasser79% | $94 → $73 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2023 | Buy Now | 93.61% | Oppenheimer | Michael Wiederhorn60% | → $110 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2023 | Buy Now | 49.61% | Barclays | Steve Valiquette52% | $86 → $85 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/14/2023 | Buy Now | 65.45% | Morgan Stanley | Ricky Goldwasser79% | $94 → $94 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/12/2023 | Buy Now | — | Wolfe Research | Justin Lake31% | — | Downgrade | Outperform → Peer Perform | Get Alert |
| 07/11/2023 | Buy Now | 33.77% | Mizuho | Ann Hynes85% | $80 → $76 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/07/2023 | Buy Now | 35.53% | JP Morgan | Calvin Sternick47% | $81 → $77 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 06/20/2023 | Buy Now | 46.09% | Truist Securities | Ryan MacDonald61% | $88 → $83 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/20/2023 | Buy Now | 26.73% | UBS | Kevin Caliendo70% | → $72 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/26/2023 | Buy Now | 93.61% | Oppenheimer | Michael Wiederhorn60% | → $110 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/26/2023 | Buy Now | 53.13% | Stephens & Co. | Scott Fidel69% | → $87 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2023 | Buy Now | 54.89% | Truist Securities | Ryan MacDonald61% | $95 → $88 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2023 | Buy Now | 53.13% | Stephens & Co. | Scott Fidel69% | $95 → $87 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2023 | Buy Now | 53.13% | Credit Suisse | A.J. Rice70% | $94 → $87 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2023 | Buy Now | 51.37% | Barclays | Steve Valiquette52% | $90 → $86 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/21/2023 | Buy Now | 40.81% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Sarah James50% | → $80 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/11/2023 | Buy Now | 58.41% | Barclays | Steve Valiquette52% | $93 → $90 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/21/2023 | Buy Now | 24.97% | Wells Fargo | Stephen Baxter53% | $79 → $71 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/09/2023 | Buy Now | 65.45% | Morgan Stanley | Ricky Goldwasser79% | $103 → $94 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/08/2023 | Buy Now | 39.05% | Deutsche Bank | George Hill61% | $94 → $79 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 02/28/2023 | Buy Now | 40.81% | Mizuho | Ann Hynes85% | $92 → $80 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/23/2023 | Buy Now | 58.41% | JP Morgan | Calvin Sternick47% | $94 → $90 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2023 | Buy Now | 70.73% | Cowen & Co. | Gary Taylor58% | $101 → $97 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/09/2023 | Buy Now | 47.85% | Goldman Sachs | Jonathan Atkin57% | $97 → $84 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/08/2023 | Buy Now | 30.25% | Goldman Sachs | Jonathan Atkin57% | $97 → $74 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/08/2023 | Buy Now | 65.45% | JP Morgan | Calvin Sternick47% | $98 → $94 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/08/2023 | Buy Now | 61.93% | Mizuho | Ann Hynes85% | → $92 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/08/2023 | Buy Now | 63.69% | Barclays | Steve Valiquette52% | $100 → $93 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/06/2023 | Buy Now | 72.49% | JP Morgan | Lisa Gill56% | $103 → $98 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/19/2022 | Buy Now | 86.57% | Credit Suisse | Jonathan Yong65% | $104 → $106 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/13/2022 | Buy Now | 49.61% | B of A Securities | Kevin Fischbeck67% | $100 → $85 | Downgrade | Neutral → Underperform | Get Alert |
| 10/03/2022 | Buy Now | 76.01% | Barclays | Steve Valiquette52% | $107 → $100 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/30/2022 | Buy Now | 58.41% | Argus Research | John Staszak68% | → $90 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/26/2022 | Buy Now | 74.25% | Wells Fargo | Stephen Baxter53% | → $99 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/28/2022 | Buy Now | 88.33% | Barclays | Steven Valiquette58% | → $107 | Reinstates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/27/2022 | Buy Now | 61.93% | Mizuho | Ann Hynes85% | $84 → $92 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/27/2022 | Buy Now | 83.05% | Credit Suisse | A.J. Rice70% | $97 → $104 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/14/2022 | Buy Now | 79.53% | Truist Securities | David Macdonald66% | $100 → $102 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
FAQ
What is the target price for Centene (CNC) stock?
The latest price target for Centene (NYSE:CNC) was reported by Jefferies on April 29, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $61.00 expecting CNC to rise to within 12 months (a possible 7.37% upside). 40 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
What is the most recent analyst rating for Centene (CNC)?
The latest analyst rating for Centene (NYSE:CNC) was provided by Jefferies, and Centene maintained their hold rating.
When was the last upgrade for Centene (CNC)?
The last upgrade for Centene Corp happened on April 8, 2025 when Jefferies raised their price target to $64. Jefferies previously had an underperform for Centene Corp.
When was the last downgrade for Centene (CNC)?
The last downgrade for Centene Corp happened on December 10, 2024 when Jefferies changed their price target from $68 to $52 for Centene Corp.
When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Centene (CNC)?
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Centene, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Centene was filed on April 29, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around April 29, 2026.
Is the Analyst Rating Centene (CNC) correct?
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Centene (CNC) rating was a maintained with a price target of $64.00 to $61.00. The current price Centene (CNC) is trading at is $56.82, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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