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CNC Relative to the S&P 500

CNC Relative to the Sector

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Seasonal Chart Analysis

Analysis of the Centene Corp. (NYSE:CNC) seasonal charts above shows that a Buy Date of October 4 and a Sell Date of January 7 has resulted in a geometric average return of 10.56% above the benchmark rate of the S&P 500 Total Return Index over the past 20 years. This seasonal timeframe has shown positive results compared to the benchmark in 16 of those periods. This is a very good rate of success and the return strongly outperforms the relative buy-and-hold performance of the stock over the past 20 years by an average of 9.64% per year.

The seasonal timeframe correlates Poorly with the period of seasonal strength for the Healthcare sector, which runs from April 25 to December 4. The seasonal chart for the broad sector is available via the following link: Healthcare Sector Seasonal Chart.

Centene is a managed care organization focused on government-sponsored healthcare plans, including Medicaid, Medicare, and the individual exchanges. Centene served 24 million medical members as of September, mostly in Medicaid (about 60% of membership), the individual exchanges (about 20%), and Medicare Advantage (about 5%). The company also serves traditional Medicare users with its Medicare Part D pharmaceutical program and has a military contract.

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