Molina Healthcare, Inc (NYSE:MOH) Receives $157.86 Average PT from Brokerages

Molina Healthcare, Inc (NYSE:MOH) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the fourteen research firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, ten have assigned a hold recommendation and two have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $157.8571.

A number of analysts have commented on MOH shares. Cantor Fitzgerald dropped their price target on shares of Molina Healthcare from $180.00 to $144.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 9th. TD Cowen decreased their price target on Molina Healthcare from $175.00 to $144.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 9th. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $145.00 price target on shares of Molina Healthcare in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Barclays cut their price objective on Molina Healthcare from $164.00 to $133.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company set a $141.00 target price on Molina Healthcare and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th.

Molina Healthcare Stock Performance

Shares of MOH stock opened at $146.16 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $168.04 and a 200 day simple moving average of $168.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 1.69 and a quick ratio of 1.69. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.07 and a beta of 0.49. Molina Healthcare has a 12-month low of $121.06 and a 12-month high of $359.97.

Molina Healthcare (NYSE:MOH) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported ($2.75) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.43 by ($3.18). Molina Healthcare had a return on equity of 13.60% and a net margin of 1.04%.The business had revenue of $11.38 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.90 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $5.05 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Molina Healthcare has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.000- EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Molina Healthcare will post 24.4 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Molina Healthcare

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in MOH. New York State Common Retirement Fund increased its position in shares of Molina Healthcare by 35.9% in the third quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 139,557 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,706,000 after acquiring an additional 36,831 shares in the last quarter. CenterBook Partners LP lifted its position in shares of Molina Healthcare by 359.7% in the 3rd quarter. CenterBook Partners LP now owns 20,409 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,905,000 after acquiring an additional 15,969 shares in the last quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in Molina Healthcare by 289.3% in the 3rd quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 11,735 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,246,000 after purchasing an additional 8,721 shares during the period. Gibraltar Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in Molina Healthcare during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $6,709,000. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC raised its stake in Molina Healthcare by 245.3% during the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 80,608 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,425,000 after purchasing an additional 57,266 shares during the period. 98.50% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Molina Healthcare Company Profile

Molina Healthcare, Inc is a managed care company specializing in government-sponsored health insurance programs. The company offers Medicaid managed care plans, Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, and individual Marketplace plans under the Affordable Care Act. Through an integrated care model, Molina emphasizes preventive and primary care services, care coordination, and disease management to improve health outcomes for its members.

The company traces its roots to the early 1980s, when Dr.