After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
Centene Corp is listed on the NYSE as a member of the Healthcare sector and is a part of the Healthcare Plans industry. The current market capitalization of Centene Corp is $29.49B. A total of 3.81 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 5.26M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Greco Thomas bought 17,000 shares of CNC for 59.75 per share on Dec 18 ’24. After the transaction, the Director now owns 19,309 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 16 ’24, Dallas H James bought 1,693 shares at 59.01 per share. CNC shares that Director owns now total 1,693.
Among the insiders who bought shares, BLUME JESSICA L. acquired of 250 shares on Dec 16 ’24 at a per-share price of $59.48. This resulted in the Director holding 250 shares of CNC after the transaction. In another insider transaction, COUGHLIN CHRISTOPHER J bought 10,000 shares at $59.44 per share on Dec 16 ’24. Company shares held by the Director now total 36,358.
Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, CNC has a high of $80.59 and a low of $55.03.
As of this writing, CNC has an earnings estimate of $2.2 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 14.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.54 per share and a lower estimate of $1.96.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. CNC’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $14.66B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $22.66B in debt and $25.77B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $53.26, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $27.02B.
Analysts Opinion
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for CNC is Buy with a score of 4.00.
