Centene Corporation (CNC) Stock Analysis
Healthcare · Healthcare Plans
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $53.61: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.9/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality.
Centene is the nation's largest managed care company focused on underserved populations, operating Medicaid (57%), Commercial (21%), Medicare (19%), and Other (3%) segments across the US, serving 27.6 million members with total revenues of $194.8 billion in 2025. It is the... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $53.61: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.9/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Score 4.9/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news boost analyst 0.35, news boost analyst cluster(4), earnings proximity 89d clear, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
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Options Flow
Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHCustomergovernmental assistance or entitlement programs10-K Item 1A: 'A substantial portion of our business relates to the provision of managed care programs and selected services to individuals receiving benefits under governmental assistance or entitlement programs'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-03-24Item 5.02LOWTheodore Pienkos (44) appointed as Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer effective March 18, 2026. Previously Deputy Corporate Controller since August 2024. Base salary $440,000; target bonus 60% of base.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Unprofitable operations — net margin -3.6%. Quality floor flags this regardless of sector context.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $53.61: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.9/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Prior stop was $49.89. Score 4.9/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $53.53 (-0.2% upside). Prior stop was $49.89. Stop-loss: $49.89.
Concentration risk — Customer: governmental assistance or entitlement programs; Target reached (-13.9% upside); Quality below floor (2.4 < 4.0).
Centene Corporation trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 12.5). TrendMatrix value score: 7.3/10. Verdict: Sell.
26 analysts cover CNC with a consensus score of 3.3/5. Average price target: $51.
What does Centene Corporation do?Centene is the nation's largest managed care company focused on underserved populations, operating Medicaid (57%),...
Centene is the nation's largest managed care company focused on underserved populations, operating Medicaid (57%), Commercial (21%), Medicare (19%), and Other (3%) segments across the US, serving 27.6 million members with total revenues of $194.8 billion in 2025. It is the largest Medicaid and Marketplace insurer and the largest stand-alone PDP provider in the US.