Centene Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 17 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for Centene stock have an average target of 60.29, with a low estimate of 39 and a high estimate of 80. The average target predicts a decrease of -8.28% from the current stock price of 65.73.

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$39	$60.29	$60	$80
Change	-40.67%	-8.28%	-8.72%	+21.71%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Centene stock from 21 stock analysts is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26	Jun '26
Strong Buy	3	3	3	5	6	6
Buy	2	2	2	2	1	1
Hold	13	13	13	12	12	13
Sell	1	1	1	0	0	0
Strong Sell	1	1	1	1	1	1
Total	20	20	20	20	20	21

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Ben Hendrix RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Hold Initiates $70	Hold	Initiates	$70	+6.50%	Jun 23, 2026
Andrew Mok CFA Barclays	Barclays	Buy Maintains $75	Buy	Maintains	$75	+14.10%	Jun 16, 2026
Lance Wilkes Bernstein	Bernstein	Buy Maintains $68	Buy	Maintains	$68	+3.45%	Jun 9, 2026
John Stansel J.P. Morgan	J.P. Morgan	Hold Maintains $52 → $60	Hold	Maintains	$52 → $60	-8.72%	Jun 8, 2026
Ann Hynes Mizuho Securities	Mizuho Securities	Hold Maintains $58 → $63	Hold	Maintains	$58 → $63	-4.15%	Jun 8, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

190.37B

from 176.15B

8.07%

from 176.15B

Revenue Next Year

191.09B

from 190.37B

0.38%

from 190.37B

EPS This Year

3.51

from 2.08

68.66%

from 2.08

EPS Next Year

4.47

from 3.51

27.56%

from 3.51

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	118.57B	136.00B	141.39B	147.15B	176.15B	190.37B	191.09B
Revenue Growth	13.71%	14.70%	3.97%	4.07%	19.71%	8.07%	0.38%
EPS	2.28	2.07	4.95	6.31	-13.53	2.48	3.31
EPS Growth	-26.92%	-9.21%	139.13%	27.48%	-	-	33.30%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	26.50	19.88
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	14	14

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027
High	193.5B	197.7B
Avg	190.4B	191.1B
Low	188.5B	183.8B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027
High	9.9%	3.8%
Avg	8.1%	0.4%
Low	7.0%	-3.5%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027
High	4.07	5.83
Avg	3.51	4.47
Low	3.38	3.93

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027
High	95.7%	66.1%
Avg	68.7%	27.6%
Low	62.5%	12.0%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.