Company context

Centene Corporation

NYSE:CNC

Managed Health Care · benchmarked against Managed Health Care inside the XLV constituent company universe.

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Current readGood

Last close67.33

1M return+1.94%

OverviewVerdict, thesis map, and valuation setup.FundamentalsDrivers, trajectory, and business quality.Financial reportsStatement tables, sorting, filtering, and acceleration.Ex-ante forecastTarget price, dividend yield, and total return by horizon.FactorsCompany factor exposure, rank, and universe context.Market viewMomentum, catalysts, charts, and symbol packet.AttributionLarge-move causes, residuals, and research backlog.OwnershipSEC 13F holder flow, crowding, and manager changes.PeersPeer heatmap and closest comparables.

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Relative comparables

Peers

Source and lookbackPeer fundamentals and stored return summaries5100 stored daily bars; peer return rows use each peer's stored price summary where available.

Sample and caveat12 closest comparables from industry, sector, and market peer pools.Use this tab for its stated job; heavier model packets stay on their own tabs.

Peer return matrix

Cumulative returns across peer horizons

Stored daily closes, when available

NYSE:CNC 1W +5.38%, 1M +1.94%, 3M +15.63%, 6M +53.65%, 1Y +131.85%, 3Y +6.06%; NYSE:HUM 1W +5.03%, 1M +3.32%, 3M +32.65%, 6M +123.54%, 1Y +33.67%, 3Y -15.25%; NYSE:ELV 1W +5.14%, 1M -3.95%, 3M -0.52%, 6M +38.02%, 1Y +23.03%, 3Y -13.37%; NYSE:CI 1W +1.77%, 1M +2.44%, 3M +0.75%, 6M +1.73%, 1Y -4.00%, 3Y +3.45%; NYSE:UNH 1W +2.46%, 1M +3.78%, 3M +10.91%, 6M +49.99%, 1Y +39.99%, 3Y -11.31%; NYSE:HCA 1W -3.40%, 1M -10.66%, 3M -11.87%, 6M -31.23%, 1Y -7.76%, 3Y +36.35%; NYSE:DVA 1W +1.94%, 1M +13.95%, 3M +20.72%, 6M +72.13%, 1Y +82.95%, 3Y +117.74%; NYSE:LH 1W -0.82%, 1M -1.68%, 3M +10.22%, 6M -1.19%, 1Y +0.59%, 3Y +31.78%; NYSE:UHS 1W +3.58%, 1M +5.82%, 3M -12.41%, 6M -29.84%, 1Y -13.30%, 3Y +11.19%; NYSE:DGX 1W -1.27%, 1M -3.14%, 3M +8.59%, 6M -0.77%, 1Y +13.82%, 3Y +56.17%; NYSE:SOLV 1W +3.16%, 1M +4.32%, 3M +9.83%, 6M +0.79%, 1Y +7.22%, 3Y n/a

Company1W1M3M6M

1Y

3Y

NYSE:CNC+5.38%+1.94%+15.63%+53.65%+131.85%+6.06%

NYSE:HUM+5.03%+3.32%+32.65%+123.54%+33.67%-15.25%

NYSE:ELV+5.14%-3.95%-0.52%+38.02%+23.03%-13.37%

NYSE:CI+1.77%+2.44%+0.75%+1.73%-4.00%+3.45%

NYSE:UNH+2.46%+3.78%+10.91%+49.99%+39.99%-11.31%

NYSE:HCA-3.40%-10.66%-11.87%-31.23%-7.76%+36.35%

NYSE:DVA+1.94%+13.95%+20.72%+72.13%+82.95%+117.74%

NYSE:LH-0.82%-1.68%+10.22%-1.19%+0.59%+31.78%

NYSE:UHS+3.58%+5.82%-12.41%-29.84%-13.30%+11.19%

NYSE:DGX-1.27%-3.14%+8.59%-0.77%+13.82%+56.17%

NYSE:SOLV+3.16%+4.32%+9.83%+0.79%+7.22%n/a

Peer scorecard analytics

Different ways to compare this peer set

11 companies including target

Return leadership

NYSE:CNC+131.85% 1Y · +6.06% 3Y

NYSE:DVA+82.95% 1Y · +117.74% 3Y

NYSE:UNH+39.99% 1Y · -11.31% 3Y

NYSE:HUM+33.67% 1Y · -15.25% 3Y

Risk and quality spread

NYSE:SOLVGM +56.60% · ROE +34.80%

NYSE:DVAGM +27.27% · ROE n/a

NYSE:DGXGM +31.91% · ROE +14.27%

NYSE:LHGM +26.81% · ROE +11.05%

Valuation screen

NYSE:UHSP/E 6.27 · FCF yield +10.01%

NYSE:SOLVP/E 9.71 · FCF yield -1.48%

NYSE:CIP/E 12.03 · FCF yield +10.20%

NYSE:HCAP/E 12.40 · FCF yield n/a

Valuation versus growth

P/E against 1Y return

NYSE:CNC P/E n/a 1Y +131.85%, NYSE:HUM P/E 42.62 1Y +33.67%, NYSE:ELV P/E 16.99 1Y +23.03%, NYSE:CI P/E 12.03 1Y -4.00%, NYSE:UNH P/E 27.11 1Y +39.99%, NYSE:HCA P/E 12.40 1Y -7.76%, NYSE:DVA P/E 22.47 1Y +82.95%, NYSE:LH P/E 24.94 1Y +0.59%, NYSE:UHS P/E 6.27 1Y -13.30%, NYSE:DGX P/E 22.91 1Y +13.82%, NYSE:SOLV P/E 9.71 1Y +7.22%

Peer heatmap

Where this company wins and lags

12 stored peers

CompanyP/E TTMPrice / SalesFCF yieldGross marginReturn on equityDebt / Equity

NYSE:CNCCentene Corporation

n/an/a0.17100th pctile+21.88%100th pctilen/an/a-26.12%25th pctile0.7625th pctile

NYSE:HUMHumana Inc.

42.620th pctile0.3571st pctile+2.66%0th pctilen/an/a+6.22%25th pctile0.7550th pctile

NYSE:ELVElevance Health, Inc.

16.9967th pctile0.4057th pctile+7.59%50th pctilen/an/a+11.20%75th pctile0.69100th pctile

NYSE:CIThe Cigna Group

12.03100th pctile0.2786th pctile+10.20%83rd pctilen/an/a+15.26%100th pctile0.7375th pctile

NYSE:UNHUnitedHealth Group Incorporated

27.1117th pctile0.8643rd pctile+6.17%33rd pctilen/an/an/an/an/an/a

NYSE:HCAHCA Healthcare, Inc.

12.4083rd pctile1.0629th pctilen/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a

NYSE:DVADaVita Inc.

22.4750th pctile1.1814th pctile+9.93%67th pctile+27.27%100th pctilen/an/an/an/a

NYSE:LHLabcorp Holdings Inc.

24.9433rd pctile1.660th pctile+6.00%17th pctile+26.81%0th pctile+11.05%50th pctile0.830th pctile

Color ranks each metric in the favorable direction, so lower leverage and cheaper multiples can still score green.