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Centene Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NYSE:CNC | Benzinga
Centene Corp has a consensus price target of $82.65 based on the ratings of 28 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 Morgan Stanley, Barclays, and Jefferies on June 9, 2025, June 2, 2025, and April 29, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $65.33 between Morgan Stanley, Barclays, and Jefferies, there's an implied 20.10% 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 | |||||||
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| 06/09/2025 | Buy Now | 28.68% | Morgan Stanley | Ricky Goldwasser78% | → $70 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 06/02/2025 | Buy Now | 19.49% | Barclays | Andrew Mok43% | $84 → $65 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/29/2025 | Buy Now | 12.13% | Jefferies | David Windley73% | $64 → $61 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 04/29/2025 | Buy Now | — | Guggenheim | Jason Cassorla47% | — | Reiterates | Neutral → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/28/2025 | Buy Now | 54.41% | Barclays | Andrew Mok43% | $93 → $84 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/15/2025 | Buy Now | 26.84% | Baird | Michael Ha38% | $71 → $69 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/09/2025 | Buy Now | — | Guggenheim | Jason Cassorla47% | — | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/08/2025 | Buy Now | 17.65% | Jefferies | David Windley73% | $53 → $64 | Upgrade | Underperform → Hold | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2025 | Buy Now | 32.35% | Wells Fargo | Stephen Baxter53% | $76 → $72 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/17/2024 | Buy Now | 37.87% | JP Morgan | John Stansel52% | $80 → $75 | Assumes | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/13/2024 | Buy Now | 34.19% | Stephens & Co. | Scott Fidel68% | $75 → $73 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 12/13/2024 | Buy Now | 54.41% | Truist Securities | Ryan MacDonald63% | $89 → $84 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/13/2024 | Buy Now | 70.96% | Barclays | Andrew Mok43% | $91 → $93 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/13/2024 | Buy Now | 56.25% | Oppenheimer | Michael Wiederhorn60% | $95 → $85 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/13/2024 | Buy Now | 47.06% | UBS | A.J. Rice70% | $79 → $80 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/11/2024 | Buy Now | 65.44% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Sarah James50% | $90 → $90 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/10/2024 | Buy Now | -4.41% | Jefferies | David Windley73% | $68 → $52 | Downgrade | Hold → Underperform | Get Alert |
| 11/04/2024 | Buy Now | 65.44% | Wells Fargo | Stephen Baxter53% | $91 → $90 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/30/2024 | Buy Now | 61.76% | Bernstein | Lance Wilkes54% | $96 → $88 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/29/2024 | Buy Now | 67.28% | Barclays | Andrew Mok43% | $97 → $91 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/25/2024 | Buy Now | 21.32% | Baird | Michael Ha38% | $83 → $66 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/01/2024 | Buy Now | 65.44% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Sarah James50% | $90 → $90 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/20/2024 | Buy Now | 65.44% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Sarah James50% | $90 → $90 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/13/2024 | Buy Now | 67.28% | Wells Fargo | Stephen Baxter53% | $93 → $91 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/10/2024 | Buy Now | 65.44% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Sarah James50% | $90 → $90 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/05/2024 | Buy Now | 78.31% | Barclays | Andrew Mok43% | $98 → $97 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/22/2024 | Buy Now | 80.15% | Barclays | Andrew Mok43% | $90 → $98 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/19/2024 | Buy Now | 65.44% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Sarah James50% | $90 → $90 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/05/2024 | Buy Now | 43.38% | Stephens & Co. | Scott Fidel68% | $78 → $78 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/05/2024 | Buy Now | 70.96% | Wells Fargo | Stephen Baxter53% | $81 → $93 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2024 | Buy Now | 59.93% | Deutsche Bank | George Hill60% | $82 → $87 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2024 | Buy Now | 63.6% | TD Cowen | Gary Taylor58% | $80 → $89 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/29/2024 | Buy Now | 74.63% | Oppenheimer | Michael Wiederhorn60% | $110 → $95 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/24/2024 | Buy Now | 47.06% | TD Cowen | Gary Taylor58% | $91 → $80 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/24/2024 | Buy Now | 26.84% | Jefferies | David Windley73% | $83 → $69 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 07/23/2024 | Buy Now | 65.44% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Sarah James50% | $90 → $90 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/22/2024 | Buy Now | 48.9% | Wells Fargo | Stephen Baxter53% | $93 → $81 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/15/2024 | Buy Now | 63.6% | Truist Securities | Ryan MacDonald63% | $92 → $89 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/11/2024 | Buy Now | 52.57% | Jefferies | David Windley73% | $90 → $83 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/10/2024 | Buy Now | 47.06% | JP Morgan | Calvin Sternick47% | $85 → $80 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 06/21/2024 | Buy Now | 102.21% | Oppenheimer | Michael Wiederhorn60% | $110 → $110 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 06/12/2024 | Buy Now | 65.44% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Sarah James50% | $90 → $90 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/30/2024 | Buy Now | 52.57% | Stephens & Co. | Scott Fidel68% | $83 → $83 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/30/2024 | Buy Now | 52.57% | Baird | Michael Ha38% | → $83 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/02/2024 | Buy Now | 91.18% | Barclays | Andrew Mok43% | $101 → $104 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/30/2024 | Buy Now | 50.74% | Deutsche Bank | George Hill60% | $81 → $82 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 04/29/2024 | Buy Now | 102.21% | Oppenheimer | Michael Wiederhorn60% | $110 → $110 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/15/2024 | Buy Now | 70.96% | Wells Fargo | Stephen Baxter53% | $89 → $93 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/08/2024 | Buy Now | 63.6% | Wells Fargo | Stephen Baxter53% | $94 → $89 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/04/2024 | Buy Now | 65.44% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Sarah James50% | $90 → $90 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/25/2024 | Buy Now | 56.25% | Stephens & Co. | Scott Fidel68% | $92 → $85 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/21/2024 | Buy Now | 56.25% | Stephens & Co. | Scott Fidel68% | $92 → $85 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/20/2024 | Buy Now | 72.79% | Wells Fargo | Stephen Baxter53% | $90 → $94 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/06/2024 | Buy Now | 85.66% | Barclays | Andrew Mok43% | → $101 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/02/2024 | Buy Now | 65.44% | Wells Fargo | Stephen Baxter53% | $82 → $90 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/21/2023 | Buy Now | 58.09% | Truist Securities | Ryan MacDonald63% | $83 → $86 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/21/2023 | Buy Now | 45.22% | UBS | Kevin Caliendo71% | $72 → $79 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 12/15/2023 | Buy Now | 65.44% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Sarah James50% | $82 → $90 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/13/2023 | Buy Now | 50.74% | Wells Fargo | Stephen Baxter53% | $74 → $82 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 11/21/2023 | Buy Now | 50.74% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Sarah James50% | → $82 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/26/2023 | Buy Now | 36.03% | Wells Fargo | Stephen Baxter53% | $71 → $74 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/09/2023 | Buy Now | 48.9% | Jefferies | David Windley73% | $82 → $81 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/14/2023 | Buy Now | 50.74% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Sarah James50% | → $82 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/05/2023 | Buy Now | 32.35% | B of A Securities | Kevin Fischbeck67% | $79 → $72 | Upgrade | Underperform → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/30/2023 | Buy Now | 34.19% | Morgan Stanley | Ricky Goldwasser78% | $94 → $73 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2023 | Buy Now | 102.21% | Oppenheimer | Michael Wiederhorn60% | → $110 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2023 | Buy Now | 56.25% | Barclays | Steve Valiquette52% | $86 → $85 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/14/2023 | Buy Now | 72.79% | Morgan Stanley | Ricky Goldwasser78% | $94 → $94 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/12/2023 | Buy Now | — | Wolfe Research | Justin Lake32% | — | Downgrade | Outperform → Peer Perform | Get Alert |
| 07/11/2023 | Buy Now | 39.71% | Mizuho | Ann Hynes86% | $80 → $76 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/07/2023 | Buy Now | 41.54% | JP Morgan | Calvin Sternick47% | $81 → $77 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 06/20/2023 | Buy Now | 52.57% | Truist Securities | Ryan MacDonald63% | $88 → $83 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/20/2023 | Buy Now | 32.35% | UBS | Kevin Caliendo71% | → $72 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/26/2023 | Buy Now | 102.21% | Oppenheimer | Michael Wiederhorn60% | → $110 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/26/2023 | Buy Now | 59.93% | Stephens & Co. | Scott Fidel68% | → $87 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2023 | Buy Now | 61.76% | Truist Securities | Ryan MacDonald63% | $95 → $88 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2023 | Buy Now | 59.93% | Stephens & Co. | Scott Fidel68% | $95 → $87 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2023 | Buy Now | 59.93% | Credit Suisse | A.J. Rice70% | $94 → $87 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2023 | Buy Now | 58.09% | Barclays | Steve Valiquette52% | $90 → $86 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/21/2023 | Buy Now | 47.06% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Sarah James50% | → $80 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/11/2023 | Buy Now | 65.44% | Barclays | Steve Valiquette52% | $93 → $90 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/21/2023 | Buy Now | 30.51% | Wells Fargo | Stephen Baxter53% | $79 → $71 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/09/2023 | Buy Now | 72.79% | Morgan Stanley | Ricky Goldwasser78% | $103 → $94 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/08/2023 | Buy Now | 45.22% | Deutsche Bank | George Hill60% | $94 → $79 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 02/28/2023 | Buy Now | 47.06% | Mizuho | Ann Hynes86% | $92 → $80 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/23/2023 | Buy Now | 65.44% | JP Morgan | Calvin Sternick47% | $94 → $90 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2023 | Buy Now | 78.31% | Cowen & Co. | Gary Taylor58% | $101 → $97 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/09/2023 | Buy Now | 54.41% | Goldman Sachs | Jonathan Atkin57% | $97 → $84 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/08/2023 | Buy Now | 36.03% | Goldman Sachs | Jonathan Atkin57% | $97 → $74 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/08/2023 | Buy Now | 72.79% | JP Morgan | Calvin Sternick47% | $98 → $94 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/08/2023 | Buy Now | 69.12% | Mizuho | Ann Hynes86% | → $92 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/08/2023 | Buy Now | 70.96% | Barclays | Steve Valiquette52% | $100 → $93 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/06/2023 | Buy Now | 80.15% | JP Morgan | Lisa Gill56% | $103 → $98 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/19/2022 | Buy Now | 94.85% | Credit Suisse | Jonathan Yong65% | $104 → $106 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/13/2022 | Buy Now | 56.25% | B of A Securities | Kevin Fischbeck67% | $100 → $85 | Downgrade | Neutral → Underperform | Get Alert |
| 10/03/2022 | Buy Now | 83.82% | Barclays | Steve Valiquette52% | $107 → $100 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/30/2022 | Buy Now | 65.44% | Argus Research | John Staszak68% | → $90 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/26/2022 | Buy Now | 81.99% | Wells Fargo | Stephen Baxter53% | → $99 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/28/2022 | Buy Now | 96.69% | Barclays | Steven Valiquette58% | → $107 | Reinstates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/27/2022 | Buy Now | 69.12% | Mizuho | Ann Hynes86% | $84 → $92 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
FAQ
What is the target price for Centene (CNC) stock?
The latest price target for Centene (NYSE:CNC) was reported by Morgan Stanley on June 9, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $70.00 expecting CNC to rise to within 12 months (a possible 28.68% 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 Morgan Stanley, and Centene initiated their overweight 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 June 2, 2025 when Barclays changed their price target from $84 to $65 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 June 9, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around June 9, 2026.
Is the Analyst Rating Centene (CNC) correct?
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Centene (CNC) rating was a initiated with a price target of $0.00 to $70.00. The current price Centene (CNC) is trading at is $54.40, which is within the analyst’s predicted range.
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