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Centene Corporation
Managed Health Care · Health Care · as of 2026-08-19
Last close
$64.70
-0.8% on the session
1-year return
+123.2%
+50.2% over six months
Volatility
49.2%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-32.7%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

Centene Corporation is a managed health care name in the health care sector. Over the past year it returned +123.2%, against +9.4% over three months and -4.3% over one. It trades 33.2% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 49.2% is above the market's typical range.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -32.7%, and it has traded a median $303M a day — the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.08 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Health Care#2 of 59
Stronger than 98% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#80 of 500

How CNC scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound — plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 3 others in Managed Health Care.

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Full metrics
1 day-0.8%
1 week-3.5%
1 month-4.3%
3 months+9.4%
6 months+50.2%
1 year+123.2%
12-1 momentum+133.1%
Volatility (1y, annualized)49.2%
Max drawdown (1y)-32.7%
Distance vs 200-day average+33.2%
Return per unit of risk2.51
Median daily dollar volume$303M
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