Stock Research: Centene

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Centene

NYQ:CNC US15135B1017
34
  • Value
    75
  • Growth
    69
  • Safety
    Safety
    10
  • Combined
    51
  • Sentiment
    21
  • 360° View
    360° View
    34
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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 34 (better than 34% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Centene are below the industry 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 75, 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 75% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 69, 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 21. Professional investors are more confident in 79% other stocks. Worryingly, the company has risky financing, with a Safety rank of 10. This means 90% 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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Last update: 10-Aug-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
75 79 88 70
Growth
69 8 5 31
Safety
Safety
10 65 56 83
Sentiment
21 63 65 81
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34 62 52 73
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
22 41 37 59
Opinions Change
54 52 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 45 66 77
Market Pulse
11 78 74 62
Sentiment
21 63 65 81
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
75 79 88 70
Growth
69 8 5 31
Safety Safety
10 65 56 83
Combined
51 55 47 80
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
97 91 87 89
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
58 94 89 57
Price vs. Book (P/B)
82 85 81 87
Dividend Yield
1 1 1 1
Value
75 79 88 70
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
21 30 6 44
Profit Growth
86 20 47 46
Capital Growth
33 23 7 7
Stock Returns
96 19 25 73
Growth
69 8 5 31
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
59 50 32 44
Refinancing
4 72 63 8
Liquidity
10 50 51 50
Safety Safety
10 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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