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Centene Corp. is listed on the NYSE in the Healthcare sector while operating in the Healthcare Plans industry. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $79.66 and fluctuated between $79.75 as its day high and $78.19 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Centene Corp. is $42.61B. A total of 2.61 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 3.08M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Robinson Lori Jean sold 10,000 shares of CNC for 77.41 per share on Feb 13 ’24. After the transaction, the Director now owns 11,455 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 07 ’24, FASOLA KENNETH J sold 12,000 shares at 75.07 per share. CNC shares that President owns now total 235,365.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Robinson Lori Jean disposed of 1,400 shares on Apr 27 ’23 at a per-share price of $66.59. This resulted in the Director holding 8,508 shares of CNC after the transaction. In another insider transaction, LONDON SARAH bought 30,000 shares at $62.60 per share on Mar 17 ’23. Company shares held by the Chief Executive Officer now total 313,953.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, CNC has a high of $81.42 and a low of $60.83.
As of this writing, CNC has an earnings estimate of $2.15 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 15 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.59 per share and a lower estimate of $1.9. The company reported an EPS of $2 in the last quarter, which was 27.40% higher than expectations of $1.57.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. CNC’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $14.66B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $22.66B in debt and $25.77B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $48.35, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $27.02B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for CNC is Buy with a score of 4.18.
