Centene (CNC) Competitors

Elevance Health (NYSE:ELV) and Centene (NYSE:CNC) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, community ranking, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ELV or CNC?

Centene received 183 more outperform votes than Elevance Health when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.36% of users gave Centene an outperform vote while only 67.16% of users gave Elevance Health an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Elevance Health	Outperform Votes 869 67.16%	Underperform Votes 425 32.84%
Centene	Outperform Votes 1052 73.36%	Underperform Votes 382 26.64%

Does the media refer more to ELV or CNC?

In the previous week, Elevance Health had 15 more articles in the media than Centene. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Elevance Health and 24 mentions for Centene. Elevance Health's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Centene's score of 1.02 indicating that Elevance Health is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Elevance Health	34 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Centene	15 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate ELV or CNC?

Elevance Health currently has a consensus price target of $517.03, suggesting a potential upside of 34.28%. Centene has a consensus price target of $79.92, suggesting a potential upside of 38.48%. Given Centene's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Centene is more favorable than Elevance Health.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Elevance Health	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Centene	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

Which has more volatility & risk, ELV or CNC?

Elevance Health has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Centene has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ELV or CNC?

89.2% of Elevance Health shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of Centene shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Elevance Health shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Centene shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is ELV or CNC more profitable?

Elevance Health has a net margin of 3.38% compared to Centene's net margin of 2.03%. Elevance Health's return on equity of 18.28% beat Centene's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Elevance Health	3.38%	18.28%	6.72%
Centene	2.03%	13.85%	4.54%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ELV or CNC?

Elevance Health has higher revenue and earnings than Centene. Centene is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Elevance Health, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Elevance Health	$177.01B	0.50	$5.98B	$25.61	15.03
Centene	$163.07B	0.18	$3.31B	$6.24	9.25

Summary

Elevance Health beats Centene on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.