Investor Brief on Centene

By Ken Smith • Monday, January 16 15:01 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Healthcare company Centene has logged a -1.5% change today on a trading volume of 3,195,709. The average volume for the stock is 3,499,141.

Centene Corporation operates as a multi-national healthcare enterprise that provides programs and services to under-insured and uninsured individuals in the United States. Based in Saint Louis, Missouri, the company has 72,500 full time employees and a market cap of $43,624,669,184.

The company is now trading -22.35% away from its average analyst target price of $99.22 per share. The 18 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $85 to $110, and on average give Centene a rating of buy.

Over the last year, CNC shares have gone down by -2.1%, which represents a difference of 10.5% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $98.53 per share and its 52 week low is $73.19.

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