Centene Corp (CNC)
RedFinancials · As of 17 July 2026
Price chart — 52 weeks
OakBag’s model puts the fair value of Centene Corp (CNC) at about $54.49, against a recent price of $66.44 — a margin of safety of -22%. On that basis the traffic light is set so it looks expensive or risky. The estimate blends up to 1 independent valuation methods and is benchmarked against other Financials names. It is a model estimate for research, not a price target or a recommendation.
Fair value vs. price
- Current price
- $66.44
- Estimated fair value
- $54.49
- Margin of safety
- -22%
How the fair value is built
A balance-sheet business: valued on earnings and book value (cash-flow and EV/EBITDA don’t apply to banks and insurers).
Why not green?
- The company is running an operating loss, so the screen will not flag a money-losing business as a buy.
- It looks cheap largely because of its high quality. Stripping the quality premium out, the margin of safety is only 14% — below the buy bar (quality is already rewarded in the score).
- Only one valuation method applies to this business — too thin to flag as a buy on its own.
Knock-out safety checks passed
- Bankruptcy risk (Altman Z″)
- Negative equity
- Excessive leverage
- Illiquid
- Penny / micro-cap
- Stale fundamentals
- Piotroski F-score
- 6 / 9
- Altman Z-score
- 3.81
- Beneish M-score
- -2.83
Quality & factor profile
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Frequently asked questions
Is Centene (CNC) undervalued?
On OakBag’s model, Centene Corp looks expensive or risky: the estimated fair value is $54.49 versus a recent price of $66.44, a margin of safety of -22%. This is a model estimate, not investment advice.
What is CNC’s fair value estimate?
OakBag estimates Centene Corp’s fair value at about $54.49, blending up to 1 methods — peer P/E, price-to-book, peer EV/EBITDA, a machine-learning valuation and a cash-flow DCF — clipped to a sensible band and taken at the median.
What is margin of safety?
Margin of safety is how far below the estimated fair value the price sits: (fair value − price) ÷ fair value. Here it is -22%. A positive number means the model sees the stock as cheap; OakBag only turns a stock green above +15%.
Does a green verdict mean I should buy CNC?
No. OakBag is an educational and research tool, not investment advice. The traffic light is an automated model output based on third-party data that may be delayed or inaccurate. Always do your own research.
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