The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Centene Corp shares valued at $248,580 were purchased by Samuels Theodore R. II on Jul 28 ’25. At $27.62 per share, Samuels Theodore R. II acquired 9,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 32,000 shares worth approximately $0.83 million following the completion of this transaction.
Before that, Greco Thomas had added 17,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $1,015,750, the Director bought Centene Corp shares for $59.75 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 17,000 shares, worth approximately $0.5 million.
As published in a research note from Cantor Fitzgerald on July 28, 2025, Centene Corp [CNC] has been rated down from an Overweight to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $38. Analysts at Wells Fargo downgraded the stock from ‘”an Overweight”‘ to ‘”an Equal weight”‘ outlook in a report released in late July. As of July 21, 2025, TD Cowen has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Hold” for CNC. Earlier on July 16, 2025, BofA Securities downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Underperform” for CNC stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing CNC Stock Performance
On last trading session, Centene Corp [NYSE: CNC] rose 1.09% to $26.07. The stock’s lowest price that day was $25.1147, but it reached a high of $26.88 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.58%. Over the course of the year, Centene Corp shares have dropped approximately -64.52%.
Support And Resistance Levels for Centene Corp (CNC)
RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 25.20 on the 14-day chart, showing oversold technical sentiment.
Is Centene Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Centene Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 4.14 million shares to 13.44 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 9.31 million shares. A jump of 30.77% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 0.85 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 0.85.
Which companies own the most shares of Centene Corp (CNC)?
In terms of Centene Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 51 in the next 12 months, up nearly 97.75% from the previous closing price of $25.79. Analysts anticipate Centene Corp stock to reach 69 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 45. In spite of this, 14 analysts ranked Centene Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On July 10, 2025, Morgan Stanley assigned a price target of “an Equal-weight” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $33.
