Analyst ratings
Across 21 analysts the consensus is a Hold: 9 buy calls against 1 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $71.78.
NYSE: CNC · Healthcare Plans
Over the past week, Centene (CNC) drew about 40 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Buy. The crowd averages 72% bullish but is far apart: X runs 100% bullish while Reddit sits at just 25%. Wall Street is more cautious, with 9 of 21 analysts rating CNC a buy.
There is little buzz around CNC this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Buy.
Wall Street’s 43% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Reddit at 25% to X at 100%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
Across 21 analysts the consensus is a Hold: 9 buy calls against 1 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $71.78.
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 mixed and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is a Buy.
The crowd runs 29 points hotter than the 43% analyst buy share, retail is ahead of the Street here. The split is inside the crowd: X reads 100% bullish while Reddit sits at 25%, a 75-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Centene (CNC) buzz held subdued around 27.1 while the price drifted down 4.5% 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 4.8M shares. Updated Sep 26, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, CNC lost 7.9%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 35.2 and was variable, swinging between 27.1 and 51.1. Recent volume is running above the 30-day average, suggesting heightened trading interest. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 18 of the 19 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 | Buy |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Hold (9 / 11 / 1) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 72% |
| Avg price target | $71.78 |
| Most bullish source | X, 100% |
| Most bearish source | Reddit, 25% |
| Sentiment spread | 75 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 40 |
| Market cap | $30.59B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | n/a · 11.2 |
| 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 buy signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 72% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 40 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 12 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 18 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 25% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is rising, suggesting building attention.
The crowd reads bullish on Centene (CNC), averaging 72% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are X at 100% bullish and Reddit at 25%, a 75-point spread. On the professional side, 9 of 21 analysts rate CNC a buy.
Of the 21 analysts covering Centene (CNC), 9 rate it a buy, 11 a hold and 1 a sell, for a hold consensus. The average price target is $71.78. The crowd is the more bullish of the two, averaging 72%.
Centene (CNC)'s cross-source average is bullish at 72% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish. X reads 100% bullish, News reads 92% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 25% bullish. The combined signal points to broad buy-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bullish for Centene (CNC) at 72% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish. The most bearish reading is reddit at 25% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling on News, while reddit activity is rising. The buy signal carries 93/100 conviction.
News is the dominant discussion channel with 25 mentions (63% of total volume). Reddit contributes 12 mentions and X contributes 3 mentions. The cross-source average is bullish at 72% 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 buy signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a bullish cross-source average at 72% 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 Buy signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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