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Centene (CNC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$59.58 -0.13 (-0.22%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET)

Centene Short Interest Data

Centene (CNC) has a short interest of 16.31 million shares, representing 3.27% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 7.59% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.9, indicating that it would take 2.9 days of the average trading volume of 4.27 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
16,310,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
15,160,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+7.59%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$978.60 million
Short Interest Ratio
2.9 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
November 30, 2024
Outstanding Shares
504,865,000 shares
Float Size
499,370,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
3.27%
Today's Trading Volume
26,095,721 shares
Average Trading Volume
4,267,528 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
611%
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CNC Short Interest Over Time

CNC Days to Cover Over Time

CNC Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Centene Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
11/30/202416,310,000 shares $978.60 million +7.6%3.3%2.9 $60.00
11/15/202415,160,000 shares $870.94 million +5.0%3.0%2.7 $57.45
10/31/202414,440,000 shares $899.03 million +78.5%2.9%2.9 $62.26
10/15/20248,090,000 shares $554.00 million +3.7%1.6%1.8 $68.48
9/30/20247,800,000 shares $587.07 million -18.9%1.5%2 $75.27
9/15/20249,620,000 shares $724.87 million -4.9%1.9%2.4 $75.35
8/31/202410,120,000 shares $797.76 million +3.6%1.9%2.6 $78.83
8/15/20249,770,000 shares $767.04 million -6.5%1.9%2.5 $78.51
7/31/202410,450,000 shares $804.13 million -22.8%2.0%2.6 $76.95
7/15/202413,540,000 shares $893.64 million -1.0%2.6%3.6 $66.00
6/30/202413,680,000 shares $906.98 million +8.1%2.6%3.7 $66.30
6/15/202412,650,000 shares $871.96 million -3.1%2.4%3.6 $68.93
5/31/202413,050,000 shares $933.99 million +37.5%2.5%3.8 $71.57
5/15/20249,490,000 shares $741.07 million +25.2%1.8%2.9 $78.09
4/30/20247,580,000 shares $553.79 million -0.1%1.4%2.4 $73.06
4/15/20247,590,000 shares $551.94 million -7.4%1.4%2.5 $72.72
3/31/20248,200,000 shares $643.54 million -14.6%1.6%2.7 $78.48
3/15/20249,600,000 shares $724.51 million +8.6%1.8%3.3 $75.47
2/29/20248,840,000 shares $693.32 million +7.2%1.7%2.9 $78.43
2/15/20248,250,000 shares $646.06 million +16.5%1.6%2.7 $78.31
1/31/20247,080,000 shares $533.19 million +2.2%1.3%2.3 $75.31
1/15/20246,930,000 shares $546.15 million +19.3%1.3%2.2 $78.81
12/31/20235,810,000 shares $431.16 million -21.3%1.1%1.9 $74.21
12/15/20237,380,000 shares $547.52 million +2.5%1.4%2.4 $74.19
11/30/20237,200,000 shares $530.50 million -0.1%1.4%2.3 $73.68
11/15/20237,210,000 shares $527.99 million +5.3%1.4%2.3 $73.23
10/31/20236,850,000 shares $472.51 million +15.9%1.3%2.2 $68.98
10/15/20235,910,000 shares $420.02 million -10.6%1.1%1.8 $71.07
9/30/20236,610,000 shares $455.30 million +5.4%1.2%1.9 $68.88
9/15/20236,270,000 shares $425.17 million +6.8%1.2%1.9 $67.81
8/31/20235,870,000 shares $361.89 million -4.4%1.1%1.7 $61.65
8/15/20236,140,000 shares $400.64 million +4.6%1.1%1.8 $65.25
7/31/20235,870,000 shares $399.69 million -12.9%1.1%1.8 $68.09
7/15/20236,740,000 shares $442.35 million +3.7%1.2%2.1 $65.63
6/30/20236,500,000 shares $438.43 million +3.0%1.2%2 $67.45
6/15/20236,310,000 shares $417.22 million -15.3%1.2%1.9 $66.12
5/31/20237,450,000 shares $464.95 million +10.0%1.4%2.1 $62.41
5/15/20236,770,000 shares $455.01 million -18.8%1.3%2 $67.21
4/30/20238,340,000 shares $574.88 million +4.1%1.5%2.2 $68.93
4/15/20238,010,000 shares $545.24 million +21.6%1.5%2 $68.07
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3/31/20236,590,000 shares $416.55 million -1.4%1.2%1.7 $63.21
3/15/20236,680,000 shares $424.45 million -3.5%1.2%1.7 $63.54
2/28/20236,920,000 shares $473.33 million +16.3%1.3%1.9 $68.40
2/15/20235,950,000 shares $434.95 million +23.7%1.1%1.6 $73.10
1/31/20234,810,000 shares $366.71 million -15.2%0.9%1.3 $76.24
1/15/20235,670,000 shares $436.82 million -10.6%1.0%1.6 $77.04
12/30/20226,340,000 shares $519.94 million -12.9%1.1%1.8 $82.01
12/15/20227,280,000 shares $584.66 million +8.2%1.3%2 $80.31
11/30/20226,730,000 shares $585.85 million -8.7%1.2%1.7 $87.05
11/15/20227,370,000 shares $587.17 million +10.8%1.3%1.8 $79.67
10/31/20226,650,000 shares $566.11 million -31.9%1.2%1.8 $85.13
10/15/20229,770,000 shares $725.91 million +17.9%1.8%2.6 $74.30
9/30/20228,290,000 shares $645.04 million -9.3%1.5%2.3 $77.81
9/15/20229,140,000 shares $786.04 million -1.4%1.6%2.7 $86.00
8/31/20229,270,000 shares $831.89 million +14.7%1.7%3.2 $89.74
8/15/20228,080,000 shares $785.54 million -8.2%1.4%2.9 $97.22
7/31/20228,800,000 shares $818.14 million +19.7%1.6%3.1 $92.97
7/15/20227,350,000 shares $659.00 million -14.7%1.3%2.5 $89.66
6/30/20228,620,000 shares $729.34 million +3.7%1.5%3 $84.61
6/15/20228,310,000 shares $643.69 million +9.2%2.1%2.9 $77.46
5/31/20227,610,000 shares $619.76 million -3.1%1.3%2.8 $81.44
5/15/20227,850,000 shares $646.21 million +8.1%1.4%3 $82.32
4/30/20227,260,000 shares $584.79 million -0.1%1.3%2.8 $80.55
4/15/20227,270,000 shares $629.15 million -3.1%1.3%2.8 $86.54
3/31/20227,500,000 shares $631.43 million +18.1%1.3%2.6 $84.19
3/15/20226,350,000 shares $543.62 million +6.0%1.1%2.1 $85.61
2/28/20225,990,000 shares $494.89 million -16.2%1.1%1.7 $82.62
2/15/20227,150,000 shares $601.17 million +19.0%1.3%2 $84.08
1/31/20226,010,000 shares $467.34 million -15.6%1.1%1.5 $77.76
1/15/20227,120,000 shares $573.52 million -4.3%1.3%1.7 $80.55
12/31/20217,440,000 shares $613.06 million -33.6%1.3%1.8 $82.40
12/15/202111,200,000 shares $933.30 million +9.5%2.0%2.7 $83.33
11/30/202110,230,000 shares $730.52 million -7.6%1.8%2.7 $71.41
11/15/202111,070,000 shares $831.36 million -14.5%1.9%3 $75.10
10/29/202112,940,000 shares $921.85 million +27.9%2.3%3.6 $71.24
10/15/202110,120,000 shares $661.04 million -0.2%1.8%2.9 $65.32
9/30/202110,140,000 shares $631.82 million -4.5%1.8%3.1 $62.31
9/15/202110,620,000 shares $654.51 million -5.8%1.9%3.2 $61.63
8/31/202111,270,000 shares $709.78 million -8.6%2.0%3.4 $62.98
8/13/202112,330,000 shares $777.65 million +35.4%2.2%3.5 $63.07
7/30/20219,110,000 shares $625.04 million +4.7%1.6%2.3 $68.61
7/15/20218,700,000 shares $637.71 million -4.1%1.5%2.1 $73.30
6/30/20219,070,000 shares $661.48 million +8.0%1.6%2.1 $72.93
6/15/20218,400,000 shares $588 million -26.7%1.5%2 $70.00
5/28/202111,460,000 shares $843.46 million +15.4%2.0%2.9 $73.60
5/14/20219,930,000 shares $679.11 million +27.6%N/A2.4 $68.39
4/30/20217,780,000 shares $471.39 million -19.4%N/A2 $60.59
4/15/20219,650,000 shares $603.90 million -2.9%N/A2.9 $62.58
3/31/20219,940,000 shares $649.88 million -4.2%N/A2.9 $65.38
3/15/202110,380,000 shares $652.90 million +20.1%N/A2.8 $62.90
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2/26/20218,640,000 shares $507.69 million -0.6%N/A2.2 $58.76
2/12/20218,690,000 shares $521.14 million +2.5%N/A2.3 $59.97
1/29/20218,480,000 shares $515.33 million -2.4%N/A2.2 $60.77
1/15/20218,690,000 shares $565.11 million +1.9%N/A2.2 $65.03
12/31/20208,530,000 shares $502.59 million -7.6%N/A2.3 $58.92
12/15/20209,230,000 shares $551.31 million -9.1%N/A2.5 $59.73
11/30/202010,150,000 shares $641.18 million -2.2%N/A2.8 $63.17
11/15/202010,380,000 shares $716.74 million -8.5%N/A2.9 $69.05
10/30/202011,340,000 shares $661.46 million +12.3%N/A3.2 $58.33
10/15/202010,100,000 shares $658.42 million +8.8%N/A3.2 $65.19
9/30/20209,280,000 shares $541.30 million +15.3%N/A2.9 $58.33
9/15/20208,050,000 shares $468.35 million -6.1%N/A2.2 $58.18
8/31/20208,570,000 shares $525.51 million -12.6%N/A2.4 $61.32
8/14/20209,810,000 shares $634.12 million -3.3%N/A2.7 $64.64
7/31/202010,140,000 shares $661.64 million +0.2%N/A2.7 $65.25
7/15/202010,120,000 shares $660.63 million -2.5%N/A2.6 $65.28
6/30/202010,380,000 shares $649.68 million -6.1%N/A2.4 $62.59
6/15/202011,050,000 shares $684.88 million -3.8%N/A2.6 $61.98
5/29/202011,490,000 shares $761.21 million +17.9%N/A2.3 $66.25
5/15/20209,750,000 shares $669.83 million +7.3%N/A1.7 $68.70
4/30/20209,090,000 shares $605.21 million -13.4%N/A1.5 $66.58
4/15/202010,500,000 shares $724.71 million +10.9%N/A1.6 $69.02
3/31/20209,470,000 shares $668.39 million -19.2%N/A1.4 $70.58
3/13/202011,713,000 shares $777.98 million +27.3%N/A2.1 $66.42
2/28/20209,200,000 shares $419.06 million -35.4%N/A1.6 $45.55
2/14/202014,240,000 shares $859.67 million +1.2%N/A2.9 $60.37
1/31/202014,070,000 shares $765.27 million -71.1%N/A2.9 $54.39
1/15/202048,670,000 shares $3.10 billion -0.6%N/A10.3 $63.71
12/31/201948,960,000 shares $3.26 billion -0.4%12.2%10.7 $66.61

CNC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Centene's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Centene shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 30th, traders have sold 16,310,000 shares of CNC short. 3.27% of Centene's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Centene's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Centene?

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. CNC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Centene's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Centene?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Centene: Barclays PLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Readystate Asset Management LP, Point72 DIFC Ltd, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Maven Securities LTD, Centiva Capital LP, Garda Capital Partners LP, Verition Fund Management LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, SpiderRock Advisors LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., and SG Americas Securities LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Centene?

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 3.27% of Centene's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Centene's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Centene saw a increase in short interest during the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 16,310,000 shares, an increase of 7.6% from the previous total of 15,160,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

What is Centene's float size?

Centene currently has issued a total of 504,865,000 shares. Some of Centene's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Centene currently has a public float of 499,370,000 shares.

How does Centene's short interest compare to its competitors?

3.27% of Centene's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Centene: Elevance Health, Inc. (1.22%), The Cigna Group (1.17%), Humana Inc. (3.77%), Molina Healthcare, Inc. (1.70%), UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (0.86%), Oscar Health, Inc. (9.77%), Trupanion, Inc. (28.86%), Alignment Healthcare, Inc. (12.08%), Clover Health Investments, Corp. (3.05%), NeueHealth, Inc. (0.93%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.55 billion), Spotify Technology S.A. ($3.84 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.07 billion), International Paper ($3.00 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.93 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.54 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.53 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.24 billion), and Reddit, Inc. ($2.00 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Centene stock?

Short selling CNC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Centene as its price is falling. CNC shares are trading down $0.13 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

How does a short squeeze work against Centene?

A short squeeze for Centene occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of CNC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Centene's short interest reported?

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including CNC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2024.




This page (NYSE:CNC) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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