55/100BCentene stock forecast 2026–2030What is an analyst price target? A price target is the price an analyst expects a stock to reach in 12 months. Arincen shows the average, high and low targets and the upside to the average.
Analysts' average 12-month price target for Centene is 75.43, 9.9% above the current price of 68.65. Their targets range from 69.00 to 80.00.
Of the 17 firms that rated Centene in the past 12 months, 8 rate it buy or strong buy, 9 hold and 0 sell or strong sell (each firm at its latest rating): a Hold consensus.
Analysts' 1-year price targets range from 69.00 to 80.00, with an average of 75.43.
| Buy | 8 | |
| Hold | 9 | |
| Sell | 0 |
12-month price target
| Highest target | 80.00 |
| Average target | 75.43 |
| Lowest target | 69.00 |
| Current price | 68.65 |
Centene price target historyWhat is an analyst price target? A price target is the price an analyst expects a stock to reach in 12 months. Arincen shows the average, high and low targets and the upside to the average.
Have analysts recently raised or lowered their Centene price target and rating?
How analysts rate Centene, month by monthWhat is the analyst rating? The analyst rating sums up what the analysts covering a stock recommend, from strong buy to strong sell, by the share of them rating it a buy.
8 of 17 firms rate it buy now, against 3 of 16 in December 2025.
Each month: every firm at its latest rating from the 12 months before. Strong buys count as buys, strong sells as sells.
Centene analyst upgrades, downgrades and price targets
The latest rating change came on 11 August 2026, when Argus Research upgraded Centene from Hold to Buy. Its price target is 80.00. The most recent new target came from Jefferies on 29 October 2026: 69.00.
| Date | Firm | Rating | Price target | Change | Price then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct 2026 | Jefferies David Windley | — | 39.00 → 69.00 | +76.9% | 67.05 |
| 28 Oct 2026 | Raymond James Sarah James | — | 75.00 → 79.00 | +5.3% | 69.05 |
| 28 Oct 2026 | Morgan Stanley Erin Wright | Reiterated · Equal Weight | 66.00 → 71.00 | +7.6% | 67.96 |
| 28 Oct 2026 | Mizuho Securities | — | 63.00 → 72.00 | +14.3% | 68.67 |
| 28 Oct 2026 | Robert W. Baird Michael Ha | — | 66.00 → 71.00 | +7.6% | 68.67 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | UBS | — | 61.00 → 79.00 | +29.5% | 64.43 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | Argus Research John Staszak | Upgraded · Hold → Buy | 80.00 | — | 66.56 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | Bernstein | Reiterated · Outperform | 59.00 → 79.00 | +33.9% | 62.37 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | Stifel Nicolaus | — | 79.00 | — | 62.22 |
| 29 Jul 2026 | Morgan Stanley Erin Wright | — | 57.00 → 66.00 | +15.8% | 62.27 |
| 29 Jul 2026 | Robert W. Baird | — | 66.00 | — | 64.02 |
| 29 Jul 2026 | Barclays Andrew Mok | Reiterated · Overweight | 75.00 → 80.00 | +6.7% | 64.02 |
| 14 Jul 2026 | Truist Financial David MacDonald | Reiterated · Buy | 71.00 → 78.00 | +9.9% | 68.29 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | Wells Fargo | Reiterated · Equal Weight | 44.00 → 69.00 | +56.8% | 67.35 |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Raymond James Sarah James | — | 60.00 → 75.00 | +25.0% | 66.05 |
| 23 Jun 2026 | RBC Capital Ben Hendrix | — | 70.00 | — | 63.67 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | Mizuho Securities | Reiterated · Neutral | 58.00 → 63.00 | +8.6% | 62.33 |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Morgan Stanley Erin Wright | Reiterated · Equal Weight | 38.00 → 57.00 | +50.0% | 59.55 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | Truist Financial | Reiterated · Buy | 58.00 → 71.00 | +22.4% | 59.59 |
| 26 May 2026 | Barclays | Reiterated · Overweight | 63.00 → 75.00 | +19.0% | 57.65 |
| 22 May 2026 | UBS | Reiterated · Neutral | 42.00 → 61.00 | +45.2% | 57.77 |
| 20 May 2026 | Mizuho Securities Ann Hynes | Reiterated · Neutral | 41.00 → 58.00 | +41.5% | 59.15 |
| 20 May 2026 | Deutsche Bank | Upgraded · Hold → Buy | 39.00 → 80.00 | +105.1% | 59.15 |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Truist Financial | Reiterated · Buy | 49.00 → 58.00 | +18.4% | 52.69 |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Oppenheimer | Reiterated · Outperform | 45.00 → 58.00 | +28.9% | 49.57 |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Goldman Sachs Scott Fidel | — | 38.00 → 40.00 | +5.3% | 49.57 |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Barclays | Reiterated · Overweight | 54.00 → 63.00 | +16.7% | 49.57 |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Raymond James Sarah James | — | 60.00 | — | 49.57 |
| 29 Apr 2026 | B of A Securities | Upgraded · Underperform → Buy | — | — | — |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Upgraded · Neutral → Overweight | — | — | — |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Cantor Fitzgerald | — | 60.00 | — | 49.57 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Jefferies David Windley | Reiterated · Hold | 39.00 | — | 38.16 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Mizuho Securities Ann Hynes | — | 47.00 → 41.00 | -12.8% | 36.40 |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Truist Financial | — | 45.00 → 49.00 | +8.9% | 42.90 |
| 18 Feb 2026 | Wells Fargo Stephen Baxter | Reiterated · Equal Weight | 43.00 → 44.00 | +2.3% | 41.23 |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Deutsche Bank | — | 39.00 | — | 39.72 |
| 9 Jan 2026 | Mizuho Securities | — | 40.00 → 47.00 | +17.5% | 46.92 |
| 7 Jan 2026 | Wells Fargo | Reiterated · Equal Weight | 41.00 → 43.00 | +4.9% | 45.74 |
| 6 Jan 2026 | Bernstein | — | 45.00 → 59.00 | +31.1% | 45.30 |
| 5 Jan 2026 | Barclays | Upgraded · Equal Weight → Overweight | 44.00 → 54.00 | +22.7% | 41.78 |
| 21 Nov 2025 | Bernstein | Reiterated · Outperform | 36.00 → 45.00 | +25.0% | 34.83 |
Centene EPS and revenue estimatesWhat are estimate revisions? Estimate revisions are the changes analysts make to their EPS and revenue forecasts for the years ahead. They show whether expectations are rising or falling.
Analysts expect Centene's revenue to grow 0.8% a year until 2028, slower than over the last 5 years (11.9% a year) and the last 3 years (10.5%).
Revenue
EPS
Does Centene beat earnings estimates?What is an earnings surprise? An earnings surprise is how far a company's reported EPS or revenue came above or below the analysts' average estimate, in percent.
On average, analysts' EPS estimate was 127.3% off the result, either way, and their revenue estimate 7.8%, over the last 12 quarters.
- EPS beats
- 66 / 99
- Revenue beats
- 82 / 99
- Average EPS surprise, last 12What is an earnings surprise? An earnings surprise is how far a company's reported EPS or revenue came above or below the analysts' average estimate, in percent.
- +86.7%
- Since
- April 2002
| Quarter | Report date | EPS estimate | Reported EPS | Surprise | Revenue estimate | Reported revenue | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2026 | 27 Oct 2026 | 0.10 | 0.58 | +506.1% | 47.12B | 50.65B | +7.5% |
| Q2 FY2026 | 28 Jul 2026 | 1.09 | 2.51 | +130.3% | 47.64B | 53.58B | +12.5% |
| Q1 FY2026 | 28 Apr 2026 | 2.23 | 3.37 | +51.1% | 47.53B | 49.94B | +5.1% |
| Q4 FY2025 | 6 Feb 2026 | -1.22 | -1.19 | +2.5% | 48.41B | 49.73B | +2.7% |
| Q3 FY2025 | 29 Oct 2025 | -0.14 | 0.50 | +445.4% | 47.72B | 49.69B | +4.1% |
| Q2 FY2025 | 25 Jul 2025 | 0.11 | -0.16 | -243.4% | 44.14B | 48.74B | +10.4% |
| Q1 FY2025 | 25 Apr 2025 | 2.52 | 2.90 | +15.1% | 42.76B | 46.62B | +9.0% |
| Q4 FY2024 | 4 Feb 2025 | 0.44 | 0.80 | +81.8% | 39.36B | 40.81B | +3.7% |
| Q3 FY2024 | 25 Oct 2024 | 1.33 | 1.62 | +21.8% | 37.93B | 42.02B | +10.8% |
| Q2 FY2024 | 26 Jul 2024 | 2.07 | 2.42 | +16.9% | 36.83B | 39.84B | +8.2% |
| Q1 FY2024 | 26 Apr 2024 | 2.08 | 2.26 | +8.7% | 36.43B | 40.41B | +10.9% |
| Q4 FY2023 | 6 Feb 2024 | 0.43 | 0.45 | +4.7% | 36.14B | 39.46B | +9.2% |
Centene stock price 2026–2030: scenariosHow are the stock price scenarios calculated? Bear, base and bull prices for the years ahead: the analysts' EPS estimates times the lowest, average and highest P/E of the stock today and at its last five year ends, or of its peers.
If Centene's earnings grow at the 47.9% a year analysts expect to FY2028, then 15.0% a year, it would earn about 8.77 a share in FY2030. At the P/E it has traded at over the last five years (9.6 to 39.2) that is 83.91 to 344.03 a share, or 214.99 at its average P/E of 24.5. This is arithmetic on the analysts' estimates, not a prediction.
| Fiscal year | EPS | Bear | Base | Bull |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 5.26 | 50.36 | 129.04 | 206.49 |
| FY2027 | 5.54 | 53.06 | 135.95 | 217.54 |
| FY2028 | 6.63 | 63.45 | 162.56 | 260.13 |
| FY2029 (extrapolated) | 7.62 | 72.96 | 186.94 | 299.15 |
| FY2030 (extrapolated) | 8.77 | 83.91 | 214.99 | 344.03 |
Each year's EPS is the analysts' consensus to FY2028; the years after grow 15.0% a year (the analysts' growth, at most 15%). Bear, base and bull apply the lowest, average and highest P/E of today and the last five fiscal year ends, leaving out any above 60, the mark of a year of collapsed earnings (9.6, 24.5, 39.2).
Is Centene stock undervalued or overvalued?How does Arincen work out a stock's fair value? Fair value is our estimate of a share's price at the P/E the company usually trades at, with a low to high range around it.
Centene's P/E of 23.2 is above the middle of its 5-year range (4.0 to 68.3, median 16.3). Analysts do not expect faster growth than in recent years, so it is expensive compared with its own history. Fair value is not a reliable guide for Centene: it made a loss in FY2025, so its usual P/E says little about what it is worth. Its forward P/E, on the consensus for FY2026, is 13.0.
- Price to earnings ratio (TTM)What is the P/E ratio? The P/E ratio divides a share's price by its earnings per share over the last year: what you pay for each dollar of profit.
- 23.19
- Five-year median P/EWhat is the P/E ratio? The P/E ratio divides a share's price by its earnings per share over the last year: what you pay for each dollar of profit.
- 16.28
- Five-year P/E range
- 4.0 – 68.3
- Forward P/E (FY2026)What is the forward P/E ratio? Forward P/E divides a share's price by the earnings per share analysts expect in the coming year, rather than last year's actual earnings.
- 13.05
- PEG ratioWhat is the PEG ratio? The PEG ratio divides the P/E by the yearly earnings growth analysts expect, to show how much you pay for each point of growth.
- 0.48
- To the average targetWhat is an analyst price target? A price target is the price an analyst expects a stock to reach in 12 months. Arincen shows the average, high and low targets and the upside to the average.
- +9.9%
Most undervalued US stocksHow does Arincen work out a stock's fair value? Fair value is our estimate of a share's price at the P/E the company usually trades at, with a low to high range around it.
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| 241.000 | 464.49205Price 241.00627 | +92.7% | |
| 123.590 | 237.24178Price 123.59297 | +92.0% | |
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