Brokers Issue Forecasts for MOH FY2028 Earnings

Molina Healthcare, Inc (NYSE:MOH) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research issued their FY2028 EPS estimates for Molina Healthcare in a report issued on Thursday, February 26th. Zacks Research analyst Team expects that the company will earn $12.32 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for Molina Healthcare’s current full-year earnings is $24.40 per share.

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 firm had revenue of $11.38 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.90 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $5.05 earnings per share. Molina Healthcare’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.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on MOH. TD Cowen lowered their price target on Molina Healthcare from $175.00 to $144.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 9th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $145.00 price objective on shares of Molina Healthcare in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $160.00 target price on shares of Molina Healthcare in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $109.00 price target on shares of Molina Healthcare in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Molina Healthcare in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Molina Healthcare has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $157.86.

Molina Healthcare Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of MOH stock opened at $146.16 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $168.04 and its 200 day moving average price is $168.63. Molina Healthcare has a 1-year low of $121.06 and a 1-year high of $359.97. The company has a market cap of $7.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.07 and a beta of 0.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 1.69 and a quick ratio of 1.69.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Molina Healthcare by 10.2% in the fourth quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,171,433 shares of the company’s stock valued at $376,831,000 after purchasing an additional 201,772 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Molina Healthcare by 24.2% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,690,981 shares of the company’s stock valued at $293,453,000 after buying an additional 329,679 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in shares of Molina Healthcare by 38.9% in the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 10,220 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,654,000 after buying an additional 2,864 shares during the last quarter. Alberta Investment Management Corp acquired a new stake in Molina Healthcare during the fourth quarter worth about $1,562,000. Finally, Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Molina Healthcare by 9.9% during the fourth quarter. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC now owns 1,416 shares of the company’s stock worth $246,000 after acquiring an additional 128 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.50% of the company’s stock.

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.