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SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Investment Thesis With increasing economic uncertainty and an inverted yield curve, the attractiveness of defensive low-beta stocks such as Centene (NYSE:CNC) has only grown. After a prolonged period of sideways trend, an upward trend is hence likely to follow. YCharts Corporate profile Centene Corporation is a leading healthcare enterprise based in the United States, specializing in managed care services. Founded in 1984, the company has grown into a Fortune 500 org ...

Current Wellcare President & CEO, Richard Fisher, will join the Operations leadership team under Centene Chief Operating Officer Susan Smith, bringing additional Medicare expertise into Centene's core services operationsST. LOUIS, Jan. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC), a leading healthcare enterprise committed to helping people live healthier lives, today announced two appointments. Michael A. Carson joins Centene as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its Medicare busines ...

Centene Corporation (NYSE:CNC) Q3 2023 Earnings Conference Call October 24, 2023 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Jennifer Gilligan - Senior Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations Sarah M. London - Chief Executive Officer Drew Asher - Chief Financial Officer Ken Fasola - President Conference Call Participants Kevin Fischbeck - Bank of America Stephen Baxter - Wells Fargo Joshua Raskin - Nephron Research Justin Lake - Wolfe Research A.J. Rice - Credit Suisse Nathan Rich - Goldman Sachs Lance Wilkes - ...

Table of Contents | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|---------------------------------|-------|--------------|-------|--------------------------------|-------|------------------| | | | Three Months September \n2023 | 30, | Ended \n2022 | | Nine Months September \n2023 | | Ended 30, \n2022 | | GAAP net earnings attributable to Centene | $ | 469 | $ | 738 | $ | 2,657 | $ | 1,415 | | Amortization of ac ...

Centene Corporation (NYSE:CNC) Q2 2023 Earnings Conference Call July 28, 2023 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Jennifer Gilligan - Senior Vice President-Finance & Investor Relations Sarah London - Chief Executive Officer Drew Asher - Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Ken Fasola - President Conference Call Participants Stephen Baxter - Wells Fargo Joshua Raskin - Nephron Research Justin Lake - Wolfe Research Lance Wilkes - Sanford C. Bernstein A.J. Rice - Credit Suisse Kevin Fischbeck - B ...

FORM 10-Q ____________________________________________ For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2023 Commission file number: 001-31826 ____________________________________________ CENTENE CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Large accelerated filer ☒ Accelerated filer ☐ Non-accelerated filer ☐ Smaller reporting company ☐ Emerging growth company ☐ Part I Financial Information Item 1. Financial Statements 1 Consolidated B ...

Centene Corporation (NYSE:CNC) Q1 2023 Earnings Conference Call April 25, 2023 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Jennifer Gilligan - Senior Vice President-Finance & Investor Relations Sarah London - Chief Executive Officer Drew Asher - Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Jim Murray - Chief Operating Officer Conference Call Participants A.J. Rice - Credit Suisse Josh Raskin - Nephron Research Justin Lake - Wolfe Research Stephen Baxter - Wells Fargo Nathan Rich - Goldman Sachs Scott Fidel - Step ...

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 FORM 10-Q ____________________________________________ (Mark One) CENTENE CORPORATION ☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2023 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) OR (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification Number) ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE ...