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Centene Corporation (CNC) Stock Profile & Financial OverviewCentene Corporation

Listed on NYSE • Healthcare / Medical - Healthcare Plans
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CNC Company Overview & Business Description

Centene Corporation operates as a multi-national healthcare enterprise that provides programs and services to under-insured and uninsured individuals in the United States. Its Managed Care segment offers health plan coverage to individuals through government subsidized programs, including Medicaid, the State children's health insurance program, long-term services and support, foster care, and medicare-medicaid plans, which cover dually eligible individuals, as well as aged, blind, or disabled programs. Its health plans include primary and specialty physician care, inpatient and outpatient hospital care, emergency and urgent care, prenatal care, laboratory and X-ray, home-based primary care, transportation assistance, vision care, dental care, telehealth, immunization, specialty pharmacy, therapy, social work, nurse advisory, and care coordination services, as well as prescriptions and limited over-the-counter drugs, medical equipment, and behavioral health and abuse services. This segment also offers various individual, small group, and large group commercial healthcare products to employers and directly to members. The company's Specialty Services segment provides pharmacy benefits management services; nurse advice line and after-hours support services; vision and dental services, as well as staffing services to correctional systems and other government agencies; and services to Military Health System eligible beneficiaries. This segment offers its services and products to state programs, correctional facilities, healthcare organizations, employer groups, and other commercial organizations. The company provides its services through primary and specialty care physicians, hospitals, and ancillary providers. Centene Corporation was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

Key Information

Symbol: CNC
CEO: Sarah M. London
Exchange: NYSE
CIK: 0001071739
SEC Filings: View SEC →

Current Trend for CNC

An assessment of the current trend environment for CNC, based on the latest closing price data and intended to describe the market context heading into the next trading session.

As of 2025-12-24, the current trend for CNC is a Sideways Consolidation (Range-Bound Environment).

The weekly trend is in a consolidation regime, which automatically downgrades the daily signal to sideways conditions. This environment favors short-term mean-reversion rather than trend-following.

  • The weekly context is non-trending (sideways), which typically caps the duration and magnitude of daily trend moves.
  • Price is currently trending at a healthy distance, sitting 1.60 ATR away from the adaptive KAMA baseline.
  • The market is maintaining a healthy 'Higher-High, Higher-Low' sequence, confirming buyer control.

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Adaptive Trend Model · Daily & Weekly (2025-12-24 ET)

This model uses an adaptive trend algorithm based on daily and weekly price data to identify whether a stock is in an uptrend, downtrend, or consolidation over a multi-week to multi-month horizon. Compared with traditional moving-average systems, it filters short-term noise more effectively, captures trend continuation more reliably, and provides a stronger basis for position sizing and risk-management decisions such as stop-loss and take-profit levels.

As of 2025-12-24, CNC in an indeterminate state; Long-term trend is bullish.

Trend Strength: CNC last closed at 39.89, trading 1.3 ATR above the adaptive KAMA baseline (38.20). Technical Classification: Indeterminate State.

Trend Score: Technical Score: 40/100. Classification: Indeterminate. Alignment: Indeterminate. Logic: Price action is range-bound or lacking sufficient slope for trend confirmation.

SuperTrend Risk: Structural Support: Adaptive SuperTrend at 35.58. This level serves as the calculated invalidation point for the current upward structure.

Risk Skew: Multi-timeframe risk skew is currently assessed as Upside-Biased. The bullish bias remains intact, supported by multi-timeframe alignment, though momentum is in a maturing stage.

Key Levels: Key technical references: Spot 39.89, KAMA 38.20.

CNC Real-Time Stock Price & Market Data (Updated: Dec 23 12:52 PM EST)

Price
39.61
Change
-0.34
Change %
-0.85%
Open
39.92
Previous Close
39.95
High
39.99
Low
39.38
Volume
1,442,417
Market Cap
19,469,029,376
EV/EBITDA
0

CNC Shares Outstanding, Float, Short Interest & Ownership (Updated: Dec 23 12:52 PM EST)

Shares Outstanding
491,518,000
FloatShares
489,114,477
Float Ratio
99.51%
Shares Short
13,519,316
Short Percent Of Float
The percent of float shares currently sold short. Reflects market sentiment and risk of a short squeeze.
3.15%
Short Ratio
Days needed to cover all short positions. Indicates short-selling pressure.
1.29 trading days
Held Percent Insiders
0.45%
Held Percent Institutions
96.66%