CNCCentene Corporation

$70.19+97% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in an uptrend.

1 good, 2 neutral
TrendUptrendderived · Oct 23, 2026

In an uptrend, above its rising 50- and 200-day averages. Overbought (RSI 71). Price is +29% vs its 200-day average.

Insider conviction−$6.9M (90 days to Oct 22, 2026)SEC EDGAR · Oct 22, 2026

Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 22, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).

Short interest2.1% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

Lightly shorted, settled Sep 30, 2026, a few days of normal trading to cover. Down 26% since the previous count, down from 3.1% of shares outstanding three months ago.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

1-year returntop 6% of the market
vs 200-day avgtop 8% of the market

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How CNC is trading

Centene Corporation is +97% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 81 points ahead of the market.

+97%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
+29%

vs 200-day average · a clear uptrend

RSI (14)
71

RSI (14) · overbought, bought harder than it has been sold

Below its 52-week high
1.4%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 15, 2024$25.21 – $74.25 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-23
$70.19
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
+13%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
+97%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
+11%
vs 50-day average$65.81
+6.7%
52-week high
$71.21
52-week low
$31.80
Annualised volatility
52%
Insider selling, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-22
$12M
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+71%
2025−32%
2024−18%
2023−9.5%
2022−0.47%
2021+37%
2020−4.5%
2019+9.1%
2018+14%
2017+79%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan107 of 10+3.2%
Feb104 of 10−2.5%
Mar107 of 10−1.3%
Apr105 of 10+7.2%
May105 of 10+3.1%
Jun105 of 10+0.94%
Jul115 of 11−2.3%
Aug115 of 11−0.21%
Sep113 of 11+0.55%
Oct116 of 11+2.1%
Nov108 of 10+4.6%
Dec105 of 10−0.48%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

Where the price stands

Its trend against the 50-day and 200-day averages, and the levels it keeps coming back to.

What it has returned

With dividends, year by year, month by month, and by calendar month on average.