Stock Research: Centene

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Centene

NYQ:CNC US15135B1017
64
  • Value
    82
  • Growth
    77
  • Safety
    Safety
    23
  • Combined
    68
  • Sentiment
    46
  • 360° View
    360° View
    64
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Company Description

Centene Corporation is a healthcare company providing integrated services to government-sponsored and commercial healthcare programs. It operates in the healthcare industry, specifically in Medicaid, Medicare, and Commercial segments. The company's focus is on under-insured and uninsured individuals. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $14,928 million, profits of $16,829 million, revenue of $163,071 million, and 60,500 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 64 (better than 64% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Centene are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for Centene. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 82, which means that the share price of Centene is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 82% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 77, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. But the professional market sentiment is below average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 46. Professional investors are more confident in 54% other stocks. Worryingly, the company has risky financing, with a Safety rank of 23. This means 77% of comparable companies have a safer financing structure than Centene. ...read more

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D.J. US Health Care
S&P 500
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
82 79 88 70
Growth
77 8 5 31
Safety
Safety
23 65 56 83
Sentiment
46 63 65 81
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64 62 52 73
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
24 41 37 59
Opinions Change
50 52 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 45 66 77
Market Pulse
57 78 74 62
Sentiment
46 63 65 81
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
82 79 88 70
Growth
77 8 5 31
Safety Safety
23 65 56 83
Combined
68 55 47 80
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
95 91 87 89
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
70 94 89 57
Price vs. Book (P/B)
78 85 81 87
Dividend Yield
1 1 1 1
Value
82 79 88 70
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
23 30 6 44
Profit Growth
83 20 47 46
Capital Growth
42 23 7 7
Stock Returns
90 19 25 73
Growth
77 8 5 31
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
68 50 32 44
Refinancing
3 72 63 8
Liquidity
54 50 51 50
Safety Safety
23 65 56 83

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This is a mixed bag with good value and high growth balanced by risky financing and negative sentiment. This is a risky stock that requires conviction; you should only consider it if you are willing to conduct further research into the underlying sentiment and financial risks.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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