Centene Market Sentiment

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Centene Corp

CNCNYSE

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$70.30

1.672.43%

Last update: Oct 20, 2:42 PM

$68.92

0.290.42%

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Earnings: Q3 2026 Earnings in 7 days from now on Tue Oct 27th, before the market open

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Centene Market Sentiment - Benzinga

Centene Market Sentiment

Market sentiment signals for Centene (CNC): analyst consensus, short interest, options flow and insider activity.

Key Signals

Analyst Consensus▲ Buy

Short Interest▲ 2.4% short float

Options Flow▲ 0.38 P/C ratio

Insider Activity— N/A

Analyst Consensus

Buy

21 analysts

Options Flow (P/C)

0.38

More calls — Bullish

1,727 calls · 658 puts

Avg Consensus PT

$66

-6.7%

Highest Price Target

$80

+13.8%

Deutsche Bank

Lowest Price Target

$38

-45.9%

Goldman Sachs

Short Interest

2.4%

Declining — Bullish

Insider Activity (30d)

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Short Interest — % of Float

Recent Analyst Actions

Date	Firm	Analyst & Accuracy	Upside / Downside	PT Change	Action	Rating
Aug 11, 2026	Argus Research	John Staszak—	+13.8%	$80	Upgrade	Hold→Buy
Aug 4, 2026	JP Morgan	John Stansel—	-4.7%	$60 → $67	Maintained	Neutral
Aug 3, 2026	Bernstein	Lance Wilkes—	+12.4%	$68 → $79	Maintained	Outperform
Jul 29, 2026	Barclays	Andrew Mok—	+13.8%	$75 → $80	Maintained	Overweight
Jul 29, 2026	Baird	Michael Ha—	-6.1%	$46 → $66	Maintained	Neutral
Jul 14, 2026	TD Cowen	Ryan Langston—	-7.5%	$47 → $65	Maintained	Hold
Jul 14, 2026	Truist Securities	David Macdonald—	+11.0%	$71 → $78	Maintained	Buy
Jul 13, 2026	Wells Fargo	Stephen Baxter—	-1.8%	$56 → $69	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Jul 9, 2026	RBC Capital	Ben Hendrix—	+1.0%	$70 → $71	Maintained	Sector Perform
Jul 7, 2026	Cantor Fitzgerald	Sarah James—	+6.7%	$60 → $75	Maintained	Overweight
Jun 23, 2026	RBC Capital	Ben Hendrix—	-0.4%	$70	Initiate	Sector Perform
Jun 8, 2026	Mizuho	Ann Hynes—	-10.4%	$58 → $63	Maintained	Neutral
Jun 8, 2026	JP Morgan	John Stansel—	-14.7%	$52 → $60	Maintained	Neutral
Jun 4, 2026	B of A Securities	Kevin Fischbeck—	+5.3%	$72 → $74	Maintained	Buy
Jun 4, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Ricky Goldwasser—	-18.9%	$50 → $57	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Jun 1, 2026	Truist Securities	David Macdonald—	+1.0%	$58 → $71	Maintained	Buy
May 26, 2026	Barclays	Andrew Mok—	+6.7%	$63 → $75	Maintained	Overweight
May 22, 2026	UBS	A.J. Rice—	-13.2%	$55 → $61	Maintained	Neutral
May 21, 2026	B of A Securities	Kevin Fischbeck—	+2.4%	$60 → $72	Maintained	Buy
May 20, 2026	Mizuho	Ann Hynes—	-17.5%	$50 → $58	Maintained	Neutral
May 20, 2026	Deutsche Bank	George Hill—	+13.8%	$53 → $80	Upgrade	Hold→Buy
May 4, 2026	TD Cowen	Ryan Langston—	-33.1%	$38 → $47	Maintained	Hold
May 1, 2026	Wells Fargo	Stephen Baxter—	-20.3%	$44 → $56	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Apr 29, 2026	UBS	A.J. Rice—	-21.8%	$42 → $55	Maintained	Neutral
Apr 29, 2026	Oppenheimer	Michael Wiederhorn—	-17.5%	$45 → $58	Maintained	Outperform