Centene (CNC) closed at $69.15 on Oct 16, 2026, down 1.9% on the day. The stock is up 3.1% over the past month, up 5.0% over three months, up 68.0% year to date and up 93.2% over the past year. It trades 2.9% below its 52-week high of $71.21 and 118.6% above its 52-week low of $31.63. The close sits above its 50-day moving average ($65.39) and above its 200-day moving average ($54.15).
NextPick tracks CNC in its Health Insurers & Services basket alongside UNH, MCK, CVS, ELV and CI. As of Oct 16, 2026, the basket's money-flow score is 21 (weak inflow), and the basket is up 5.0% over five sessions. Over the past month CNC ranks 8th of 10 basket members by price change.
CNC is scheduled to report earnings on Oct 27, 2026, before market open. Over its last 8 reports the stock moved an average of 6.6% on the first trading day after earnings, beating the options-implied move in 3 of 8.
CNC options were pricing 51% at-the-money implied volatility on Oct 14, 2026, an IV rank of 49 over the past year.
Centene is scheduled to report on Oct 27, 2026, before market open.
Over the last 8 reports, CNC moved an average of 6.6% on the first trading day after earnings. The move beat the options-implied move in 3 of 8 reports.
Yes — the Oct 16, 2026 close of $69.15 is 27.7% above the 200-day average of $54.15.
CNC closed 2.9% below its 52-week high of $71.21.
NextPick groups CNC with UNH, MCK, CVS, ELV and CI in its Health Insurers & Services basket.
Centene Corporation operates as a managed care company that provides programs and services to under-insured families, and commercial organizations in the United States. It operates through four segments: Medicaid, Medicare, Commercial, and Other. The Medicaid segment offers the temporary assistance for needy families; medicaid expansion; aged, blind, or disabled; and children's health insurance programs, as well as long-term services and supports; foster care; and medicare-medicaid plans. This segment also provides healthcare products and services. The Medicare segment offers special needs and medicare supplement, and prescription drug plans. The Commercial segment provides health insurance marketplace product for individual and commercial group. The Other segment operates clinical healthcare and pharmacies, as well as offers vision and dental, behavioral health, and centralized services. It provides services through primary and specialty care physicians, hospitals, behavioral health practitioners, and ancillary providers. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.
