Centene (CNC) closed at $70.27 on November 12, 2026, down 0.3% from the previous close, on volume of 2,659,776 shares (30-day average 5,073,023).
Data as of November 12, 2026.
| # | Date | Strategy | Legs | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct 27, 2026 | Calendar Call Spread | 13-Nov : 20-Nov-26 70 C | 1,902 |
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Centene is a managed care organization that focuses on government-sponsored healthcare plans, including Medicaid, Medicare, and the individual exchanges. Centene served 20 million medical members as of December 2025, mostly in Medicaid (about 64% of membership), the individual exchanges (about 28%), and Medicare (about 5%). The company also provides Medicare Part D pharmaceutical plans.
Centene trades on the NYSE stock market under the symbol CNC.
As of November 12, 2026, CNC stock price declined to $70.27 with 2,659,776 million shares trading.
CNC has a beta of 1.11, meaning it tends to be more sensitive to market movements. CNC has a correlation of 0.08 to the broad based SPY ETF.
CNC has a market cap of $34.79 billion. This is considered a Large Cap stock.
Last quarter Centene reported $51 billion in Revenue and $.58 earnings per share. This beat revenue expectation by $4 billion and exceeded earnings estimates by $.49.
In the last 3 years, CNC traded as high as $81.42 and as low as $25.08.
The top ETF exchange traded funds that CNC belongs to (by Net Assets): VTI, VOO, IVV, VFLO, SPY.
CNC has outperformed the market in the last year with a price return of +98.7% while the SPY ETF gained +12.0%. CNC has also outperformed the stock market ETF in the last 3 month and 2 week periods returning +8.3% and +4.8%, respectively, while the SPY returned -1.5% and -2.0%, respectively.
CNC support price is $68.50 and resistance is $72.47 (based on 1 day standard deviation move). This means that using the most recent 20 day stock volatility and applying a one standard deviation move around the stock's closing price, stastically there is a 67% probability that CNC shares will trade within this expected range on the day.
