Centene Corp Stock Price To Earning

QEN Stock  EUR 55.80  0.37  0.67%   
Centene Corp fundamentals help investors to digest information that contributes to Centene Corp's financial success or failures. It also enables traders to predict the movement of Centene Stock. The fundamental analysis module provides a way to measure Centene Corp's intrinsic value by examining its available economic and financial indicators, including the cash flow records, the balance sheet account changes, the income statement patterns, and various microeconomic indicators and financial ratios related to Centene Corp stock.
  
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Centene Corp Company Price To Earning Analysis

Centene Corp's Price to Earnings ratio is typically used for current valuation of a company and is one of the most popular ratios that investors monitor daily. Holding a low PE stock is less risky because when a company's profitability falls, it is likely that earnings will also go down as well. In other words, if you start from a lower position, your downside risk is limited. There are also some investors who believe that low Price to Earnings ratio reflects the low pricing because a given company is in trouble. On the other hand, a higher PE ratio means that investors are paying more for each unit of profit.

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Current Centene Corp Price To Earning

    
  13.53 X  
Most of Centene Corp's fundamental indicators, such as Price To Earning, are part of a valuation analysis module that helps investors searching for stocks that are currently trading at higher or lower prices than their real value. If the real value is higher than the market price, Centene Corp is considered to be undervalued, and we provide a buy recommendation. Otherwise, we render a sell signal.
Generally speaking, the Price to Earnings ratio gives investors an idea of what the market is willing to pay for the company's current earnings.
Competition

Based on the latest financial disclosure, Centene Corp has a Price To Earning of 13.53 times. This is 47.64% lower than that of the Healthcare sector and 35.66% lower than that of the Health Care Plans industry. The price to earning for all Germany stocks is 52.89% higher than that of the company.

Centene Price To Earning Peer Comparison

Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses Centene Corp's direct or indirect competition against its Price To Earning to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of Centene Corp could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Centene Corp by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.
Centene Corp is currently under evaluation in price to earning category among its peers.

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About Centene Corp Fundamental Analysis

The Macroaxis Fundamental Analysis modules help investors analyze Centene Corp's financials across various querterly and yearly statements, indicators and fundamental ratios. We help investors to determine the real value of Centene Corp using virtually all public information available. We use both quantitative as well as qualitative analysis to arrive at the intrinsic value of Centene Corp based on its fundamental data. In general, a quantitative approach, as applied to this company, focuses on analyzing financial statements comparatively, whereas a qaualitative method uses data that is important to a company's growth but cannot be measured and presented in a numerical way.
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Additional Information and Resources on Investing in Centene Stock

When determining whether Centene Corp offers a strong return on investment in its stock, a comprehensive analysis is essential. The process typically begins with a thorough review of Centene Corp's financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, to assess its financial health. Key financial ratios are used to gauge profitability, efficiency, and growth potential of Centene Corp Stock. Outlined below are crucial reports that will aid in making a well-informed decision on Centene Corp Stock:
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Please note, there is a significant difference between Centene Corp's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Centene Corp is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Centene Corp's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.