NYSE: CNC · Healthcare Plans
Over the past week, Centene (CNC) drew about 44 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Hold. The crowd averages 61% bullish but is far apart: X runs 78% bullish while Reddit sits at just 43%. Wall Street is more cautious, with 8 of 21 analysts rating CNC a buy.
“CNC shows mixed sentiment without a clear catalyst.”Adanos /explain
Wall Street’s 38% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Reddit at 43% to X at 78%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
Across 21 analysts the consensus is a Hold: 8 buy calls against 1 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $71.67.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits above the neutral line, momentum is cooling and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is Hold rather than a clear buy or sell.
The crowd runs 23 points hotter than the 38% analyst buy share, retail is ahead of the Street here. The split is inside the crowd: X reads 78% bullish while Reddit sits at 43%, a 35-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Centene (CNC) buzz held subdued around 34.6 while the price drifted up 1.6% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 5.1M shares. Updated Aug 15, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, CNC gained 5.1%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 31.1 and was variable, swinging between 22.2 and 46.1. Recent volume is running below the 30-day average, pointing to quieter participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 15 of the 20 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Hold |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Hold (8 / 12 / 1) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 61% |
| Avg price target | $71.67 |
| Most bullish source | X, 78% |
| Most bearish source | Reddit, 43% |
| Sentiment spread | 35 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 44 |
| Market cap | $33.33B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | n/a · 17.6 |
| EPS · Beta | -$10.36 · 1.1 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $180.3B · -3% margin |
| Industry | Healthcare Plans |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Centene (CNC) currently carries an Adanos hold signal with 71/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 61% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 44 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Centene (CNC) is fairly quiet with 14 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 15 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 43% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is rising, suggesting building attention.
The crowd reads bullish on Centene (CNC), averaging 61% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are X at 78% bullish and Reddit at 43%, a 35-point spread. On the professional side, 8 of 21 analysts rate CNC a buy.
Of the 21 analysts covering Centene (CNC), 8 rate it a buy, 12 a hold and 1 a sell, for a hold consensus. The average price target is $71.67. The crowd is the more bullish of the two, averaging 61%.
Centene (CNC)'s cross-source average is bullish at 61% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish. X reads 78% bullish, News reads 62% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 43% bullish. The combined signal points to broad mixed pressure with 71/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bullish for Centene (CNC) at 61% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish. The most bearish reading is reddit at 43% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling on X and News, while reddit activity is rising. The hold signal carries 71/100 conviction.
News is the dominant discussion channel with 21 mentions (48% of total volume). Reddit contributes 14 mentions and X contributes 9 mentions. The cross-source average is bullish at 61% bullish, while reddit is the only source with rising 3-day activity. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. CNC's hold signal at 71/100 conviction reflects a bullish cross-source average at 61% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The CNC sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.
Peers are ranked first by matching the Hold signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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