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CNC
Stock ticker: NYSE
AS OF
Dec 24 closing price
Price
$60.83
Change
+$0.58 (+0.96%)
Capitalization
41.98B

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Dec 24, 2024

CNC's MACD Histogram crosses above signal line

The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) for CNC turned positive on December 12, 2024. Looking at past instances where CNC's MACD turned positive, the stock continued to rise in of 46 cases over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .

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Technical Analysis (Indicators)

Bullish Trend Analysis

The Momentum Indicator moved above the 0 level on December 19, 2024. You may want to consider a long position or call options on CNC as a result. In of 98 past instances where the momentum indicator moved above 0, the stock continued to climb. The odds of a continued upward trend are .

CNC moved above its 50-day moving average on December 24, 2024 date and that indicates a change from a downward trend to an upward trend.

Following a 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where CNC advanced for three days, in of 309 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .

CNC may jump back above the lower band and head toward the middle band. Traders may consider buying the stock or exploring call options.

Bearish Trend Analysis

The Stochastic Oscillator demonstrated that the ticker has stayed in the overbought zone for 6 days. The longer the ticker stays in the overbought zone, the sooner a price pull-back is expected.

Following a 3-day decline, the stock is projected to fall further. Considering past instances where CNC declined for three days, the price rose further in of 62 cases within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are .

The Aroon Indicator for CNC entered a downward trend on December 17, 2024. This could indicate a strong downward move is ahead for the stock. Traders may want to consider selling the stock or buying put options.

Fundamental Analysis (Ratings)

The Tickeron Seasonality Score of (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is fair valued in the industry. The Tickeron Seasonality score describes the variance of predictable price changes around the same period every calendar year. These changes can be tied to a specific month, quarter, holiday or vacation period, as well as a meteorological or growing season.

The Tickeron Price Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating fairly steady price growth. CNC’s price grows at a lower rate over the last 12 months as compared to S&P 500 index constituents.

The Tickeron Valuation Rating of (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is fair valued in the industry. This rating compares market capitalization estimated by our proprietary formula with the current market capitalization. This rating is based on the following metrics, as compared to industry averages: P/B Ratio (1.609) is normal, around the industry mean (3.063). P/E Ratio (15.707) is within average values for comparable stocks, (17.509). CNC's Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (0.750) is slightly lower than the industry average of (1.089). CNC has a moderately low Dividend Yield (0.000) as compared to the industry average of (0.020). P/S Ratio (0.276) is also within normal values, averaging (0.684).

The Tickeron SMR rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating strong sales and a profitable business model. SMR (Sales, Margin, Return on Equity) rating is based on comparative analysis of weighted Sales, Income Margin and Return on Equity values compared against S&P 500 index constituents. The weighted SMR value is a proprietary formula developed by Tickeron and represents an overall profitability measure for a stock.

The Tickeron PE Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), pointing to worse than average earnings growth. The PE Growth rating is based on a comparative analysis of stock PE ratio increase over the last 12 months compared against S&P 500 index constituents.

The Tickeron Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating that the returns do not compensate for the risks. CNC’s unstable profits reported over time resulted in significant Drawdowns within these last five years. A stable profit reduces stock drawdown and volatility. The average Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for the industry is 80, placing this stock worse than average.

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Notable companies

The most notable companies in this group are Unitedhealth Group (NYSE:UNH), Elevance Health (NYSE:ELV), Cigna Group (The) (NYSE:CI), CVS HEALTH Corp (NYSE:CVS), Humana (NYSE:HUM), Centene Corp (NYSE:CNC).

Industry description

Managed healthcare industry focuses on providing health/medical and disability insurance plans, generally intended to reduce the cost of for-profit health care. The insurance products might be provided through employer-paid (fully or partly) insurance and benefit programs, or through Medicare/Medicaid. Some of the largest providers of managed health care include Aetna, Humana Inc., and Cigna, and UnitedHealthcare.

Market Cap

The average market capitalization across the Managed Health Care Industry is 68.32B. The market cap for tickers in the group ranges from 3.42M to 451.47B. UNH holds the highest valuation in this group at 451.47B. The lowest valued company is HRAA at 3.42M.

High and low price notable news

The average weekly price growth across all stocks in the Managed Health Care Industry was 12%. For the same Industry, the average monthly price growth was 17%, and the average quarterly price growth was 16%. NEUE experienced the highest price growth at 86%, while PFHO experienced the biggest fall at -3%.

Volume

The average weekly volume growth across all stocks in the Managed Health Care Industry was -77%. For the same stocks of the Industry, the average monthly volume growth was -50% and the average quarterly volume growth was -43%

Fundamental Analysis Ratings

The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows

Valuation Rating: 44
P/E Growth Rating: 67
Price Growth Rating: 55
SMR Rating: 83
Profit Risk Rating: 80
Seasonality Score: -7 (-100 ... +100)
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a multi-line healthcare enterprise

Industry ManagedHealthCare

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Industry
Managed Health Care
Address
7700 Forsyth Boulevard
Phone
+1 314 725-4477
Employees
67700
Web
https://www.centene.com