Molina Healthcare (NYSE:MOH) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.69 EPS

Molina Healthcare (NYSE:MOH) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The company reported $5.05 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.74 by ($0.69), Zacks reports. Molina Healthcare had a return on equity of 27.88% and a net margin of 2.92%. Molina Healthcare updated its FY 2025 guidance to 24.500- EPS.

Molina Healthcare Price Performance

Shares of MOH traded up $4.11 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $289.12. 416,428 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 608,224. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.72, a PEG ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 0.54. The company has a current ratio of 1.54, a quick ratio of 1.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. Molina Healthcare has a one year low of $272.69 and a one year high of $423.92. The business has a 50-day moving average of $298.78 and a 200 day moving average of $318.38.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have weighed in on MOH. Truist Financial dropped their price target on Molina Healthcare from $400.00 to $370.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Barclays boosted their price objective on Molina Healthcare from $359.00 to $372.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $350.00 target price (down from $378.00) on shares of Molina Healthcare in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. UBS Group reduced their price target on shares of Molina Healthcare from $374.00 to $325.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Finally, Stephens reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and set a $345.00 price objective on shares of Molina Healthcare in a research note on Thursday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $358.42.

About Molina Healthcare

Molina Healthcare, Inc provides managed healthcare services to low-income families and individuals under the Medicaid and Medicare programs and through the state insurance marketplaces. It operates in four segments: Medicaid, Medicare, Marketplace, and Other. The company served in across 19 states. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Long Beach, California.