Centene Corporation (CNC): Price and Financial Metrics
Centene Corporation (CNC)
Today's Latest Price: $58.33 USD
Updated Jan 27 3:41pm
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Ranked of 8 in Medical - Health Insurance
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CNC Stock Summary
- CNC has a market capitalization of $34,845,840,688 -- more than approximately 93.31% of US stocks.
- With a price/sales ratio of 0.34, Centene Corp has a higher such ratio than only 7.63% of stocks in our set.
- The volatility of Centene Corp's share price is greater than that of merely 3.27% US stocks with at least 200 days of trading history.
- If you're looking for stocks that are quantitatively similar to Centene Corp, a group of peers worth examining would be ALL, JCI, HSY, VIAC, and CRH.
- Visit CNC's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.centene.com.
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CNC Price/Volume Stats
| Current price | $58.33 | 52-week high | $74.70 |
| Prev. close | $60.10 | 52-week low | $43.96 |
| Day low | $57.80 | Volume | 4,433,495 |
| Day high | $59.50 | Avg. volume | 4,050,448 |
| 50-day MA | $62.92 | Dividend yield | N/A |
| 200-day MA | $63.75 | Market Cap | 33.82B |
Centene Corporation (CNC) Company Bio
Centene Corporation provides a portfolio of services to government-sponsored healthcare programs, focusing on under-insured and uninsured individuals. The company was founded in 1984 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.
CNC Price Forecast Based on DCF Valuation
| Current Price | DCF Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $58.33 | $16.89 | -72% |
Below please find a table outlining a discounted cash flow forecast for CNC, in which we model out valuation assuming a variety of terminal growth rates. To summarize, we found that Centene Corp ranked in the 24th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. We should note, though, that all scenearios modelled for this stock suggest it is overvalued. In terms of the factors that were most noteworthy in this DCF analysis for CNC, they are:
- The company's balance sheet shows it gets 68% of its capital from equity, and 32% of its capital from debt. Its equity weight surpasses that of merely 18.59% of free cash flow generating stocks in the Healthcare sector.
- Centene Corp's weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is 8%; for context, that number is higher than merely 6.67% of tickers in our DCF set.
- Centene Corp's effective tax rate, as measured by taxes paid relative to net income, is at 22 -- greater than 84.25% of US stocks with positive free cash flow.
| Terminal Growth Rate in Free Cash Flow | Return Relative to Current Share Price |
| 0% | -72% |
| 1% | -72% |
| 2% | -72% |
| 3% | -72% |
| 4% | -71% |
| 5% | -71% |
For other companies in the Healthcare that have a similar discounted cashflow valuation profile (and ensuing price forecasts) as CNC, try DHR, EDAP, ICUI, NRC, and WAT.
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