Centene Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 16 professional analysts, the 12-month price target for Centene stock ranges from a low of $28 to a high of $61. The average analyst price target of $40.06 forecasts a 4.49% increase in the stock price over the next year.

Price Target: $40.06 (+4.49%)

Analyst Consensus: Hold

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$28	$40.06	$40	$61
Change	-26.97%	+4.49%	+4.33%	+59.10%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Centene stock is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Jul '25	Aug '25	Sep '25	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25
Strong Buy	2	1	1	2	2	2
Buy	2	2	2	2	2	2
Hold	13	12	12	11	11	11
Sell	1	1	1	1	1	1
Strong Sell	0	0	0	1	1	1
Total	18	16	16	17	17	17

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Lance Wilkes Bernstein	Bernstein	Buy Maintains $36 → $45	Buy	Maintains	$36 → $45	+17.37%	Nov 21, 2025
Stephen Baxter Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Hold Maintains $41 → $35	Hold	Maintains	$41 → $35	-8.71%	Nov 12, 2025
John Stansel JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Hold Maintains $30 → $38	Hold	Maintains	$30 → $38	-0.89%	Nov 4, 2025
Andrew Mok Barclays	Barclays	Hold Maintains $35 → $44	Hold	Maintains	$35 → $44	+14.76%	Nov 4, 2025
Ryan Langston TD Cowen	TD Cowen	Hold Maintains $30 → $34	Hold	Maintains	$30 → $34	-11.32%	Oct 31, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

195.05B

from 147.17B

32.54%

from 147.17B

Revenue Next Year

195.43B

from 195.05B

0.19%

from 195.05B

EPS This Year

2.03

from 6.31

-67.86%

from 6.31

EPS Next Year

2.89

from 2.03

42.55%

from 2.03

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	104.28B	118.57B	136.00B	141.39B	147.17B	195.05B	195.43B
Revenue Growth	47.27%	13.71%	14.70%	3.97%	4.09%	32.54%	0.19%
EPS	3.12	2.28	2.07	4.95	6.31	2.03	2.89
EPS Growth	-0.64%	-26.92%	-9.21%	139.13%	27.48%	-67.86%	42.55%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	18.90	13.26
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	24	24

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026
High	205.3B	224.1B
Avg	195.1B	195.4B
Low	180.9B	169.0B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026
High	39.5%	14.9%
Avg	32.5%	0.2%
Low	22.9%	-13.4%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026
High	2.37	3.84
Avg	2.03	2.89
Low	1.47	1.91

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026
High	-62.5%	89.5%
Avg	-67.9%	42.5%
Low	-76.7%	-5.8%

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.