Centene (CNC) Competitors $60.58 +1.64 (+2.78%) Closing price 03/26/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$59.95 -0.63 (-1.04%) As of 03/26/2025 08:00 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CNC vs. ELV, CI, HUM, MOH, UNH, OSCR, ALHC, CLOV, TRUP, and NEUEShould you be buying Centene stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Centene include Elevance Health (ELV), The Cigna Group (CI), Humana (HUM), Molina Healthcare (MOH), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Oscar Health (OSCR), Alignment Healthcare (ALHC), Clover Health Investments (CLOV), Trupanion (TRUP), and NeueHealth (NEUE). These companies are all part of the "hospital & medical service plans" industry. Centene vs. Elevance Health The Cigna Group Humana Molina Healthcare UnitedHealth Group Oscar Health Alignment Healthcare Clover Health Investments Trupanion NeueHealth Elevance Health (NYSE:ELV) and Centene (NYSE:CNC) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Does the MarketBeat Community favor ELV or CNC? Centene received 180 more outperform votes than Elevance Health when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.36% of users gave Centene an outperform vote while only 67.18% of users gave Elevance Health an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformElevance HealthOutperform Votes87267.18% Underperform Votes42632.82% CenteneOutperform Votes105273.36% Underperform Votes38226.64% Does the media favor ELV or CNC? In the previous week, Elevance Health had 16 more articles in the media than Centene. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Elevance Health and 31 mentions for Centene. Elevance Health's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Centene's score of 1.16 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 43 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Centene 25 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher earnings and 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioElevance Health$176.81B0.55$5.98B$25.6116.80Centene$163.07B0.18$3.31B$6.249.71 Do analysts recommend ELV or CNC? Elevance Health currently has a consensus target price of $519.81, indicating a potential upside of 20.80%. Centene has a consensus target price of $79.92, indicating a potential upside of 31.93%. 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) 2 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.94Centene 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.53 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers 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 Health3.38% 18.28% 6.72% Centene 2.03%13.85%4.54% Which has more volatility & risk, ELV or CNC? Elevance Health has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Centene has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryElevance Health beats Centene on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Centene News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CNC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CNC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCenteneHospital & medical service plans IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$30.05B$62.54B$5.63B$19.67BDividend YieldN/A1.61%4.55%3.75%P/E Ratio9.7121.5324.5033.83Price / Sales0.180.61385.2928.00Price / Cash5.9123.1938.1617.54Price / Book1.135.276.954.60Net Income$3.31B$2.21B$3.20B$1.02B7 Day Performance2.22%5.59%-2.42%-0.38%1 Month Performance6.60%3.55%2.18%-2.84%1 Year Performance-21.90%49.64%12.85%6.61% Centene Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CNCCentene4.8125 of 5 stars$60.58+2.8%$79.92+31.9%-21.9%$30.05B$163.07B9.7174,300Short Interest ↑Positive NewsELVElevance Health4.6146 of 5 stars$427.68+0.1%$519.81+21.5%-16.8%$97.33B$176.81B16.72102,300Positive NewsCIThe Cigna Group4.9369 of 5 stars$320.53+1.2%$373.25+16.4%-10.2%$87.70B$244.38B26.1872,500Positive NewsHUMHumana4.2493 of 5 stars$271.54+2.0%$285.68+5.2%-22.4%$32.88B$117.76B27.3867,100Positive NewsMOHMolina Healthcare4.3943 of 5 stars$312.33+0.8%$355.69+13.9%-22.6%$17.10B$40.65B15.3015,000Analyst UpgradePositive NewsUNHUnitedHealth Group4.9285 of 5 stars$516.21-0.1%$629.32+21.9%+5.2%$472.60B$400.28B33.33400,000Positive NewsOSCROscar Health2.8979 of 5 stars$13.91+6.7%$20.21+45.3%-1.3%$3.50B$9.18B-697.402,710Gap UpALHCAlignment Healthcare1.766 of 5 stars$17.33-1.6%$14.83-14.4%+274.5%$3.34B$2.70B-22.60850CLOVClover Health Investments2.8061 of 5 stars$3.81+2.3%$4.83+27.0%+377.8%$1.94B$1.37B-18.97680Options VolumePositive NewsTRUPTrupanion3.1821 of 5 stars$38.59+4.3%$46.60+20.7%+39.9%$1.64B$1.29B-168.311,142Insider TradeNEUENeueHealth1.0115 of 5 stars$6.29+12.1%$7.00+11.3%+4.5%$51.78M$936.66M-0.121,252Earnings ReportShort Interest ↑Gap DownHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ELV Alternatives CI Alternatives HUM Alternatives MOH Alternatives UNH Alternatives OSCR Alternatives ALHC Alternatives CLOV Alternatives TRUP Alternatives NEUE Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CNC) was last updated on 3/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA market crash is coming—here’s whenThe stock market cycle I've used to identify the most likely day of the next market crash is the exact same in...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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