Shares of Health Care sector company Centene moved -5.0% today, and are now trading at a price of $61.55. The Large-Cap stock's daily volume was 1,988,649 compared to its average volume of 5,449,970. The S&P 500 index returned a 0.0% performance.
Centene Corporation operates as a healthcare enterprise that provides programs and services to under-insured and uninsured families, commercial organizations, and military families in the United States. The company is based in Saint Louis and has 67,700 full time employees. Its market capitalization is $31,074,439,168.
17 analysts are following Centene and have set target prices ranging from $52.0 to $93.0 per share. On average, they have given the company a rating of buy. At today's prices, CNC is trading -22.53% away from its average analyst target price of $79.45 per share.
Over the last year, CNC shares have gone down by -13.5%, which represents a difference of -34.5% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $81.42 per share and its 52 week low is $55.03. With average free cash flows of $3.63 Billion that have been growing at an average rate of 61.7% over the last 5 years, Centene declining stock performance may not be reflective of the quality of its underlying business.
| Date Reported | Cash Flow from Operations ($ k) | Capital expenditures ($ k) | Free Cash Flow ($ k) | YoY Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8,053,000 | 799,000 | 7,254,000 | 37.99 |
| 2022 | 6,261,000 | 1,004,000 | 5,257,000 | 59.54 |
| 2021 | 4,205,000 | 910,000 | 3,295,000 | -28.9 |
| 2020 | 5,503,000 | 869,000 | 4,634,000 | 515.41 |
| 2019 | 1,483,000 | 730,000 | 753,000 | 34.7 |
| 2018 | 1,234,000 | 675,000 | 559,000 |
