Molina Healthcare, Inc $MOH Holdings Decreased by Caisse Des Depots ET Consignations

Caisse Des Depots ET Consignations reduced its holdings in Molina Healthcare, Inc (NYSE:MOH) by 64.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,885 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,018 shares during the period. Caisse Des Depots ET Consignations’ holdings in Molina Healthcare were worth $743,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Savvy Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Molina Healthcare in the third quarter worth approximately $237,000. Caprock Group LLC purchased a new stake in Molina Healthcare in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $2,091,000. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its stake in shares of Molina Healthcare by 4.3% during the 3rd quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 147,642 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,253,000 after buying an additional 6,096 shares during the period. Krilogy Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Molina Healthcare during the 3rd quarter valued at $801,000. Finally, Ibex Investors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Molina Healthcare during the 3rd quarter valued at $498,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.50% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Molina Healthcare news, Director Richard M. Schapiro sold 357 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $143.02, for a total transaction of $51,058.14. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 11,352 shares in the company, valued at $1,623,563.04. This represents a 3.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently issued reports on MOH shares. Truist Financial set a $175.00 price objective on Molina Healthcare in a report on Friday, October 24th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $224.00 price target on shares of Molina Healthcare in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Morgan Stanley set a $158.00 price target on Molina Healthcare in a report on Friday, October 24th. Wall Street Zen cut Molina Healthcare from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, October 25th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group set a $124.00 price objective on Molina Healthcare in a report on Wednesday. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $164.79.

Molina Healthcare Stock Down 2.2%

Shares of MOH stock opened at $122.66 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $171.90 and its 200 day simple moving average is $169.86. Molina Healthcare, Inc has a twelve month low of $121.06 and a twelve month high of $359.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97, a quick ratio of 1.68 and a current ratio of 1.69. The company has a market capitalization of $6.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.33 and a beta of 0.49.

Molina Healthcare (NYSE:MOH) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported ($2.75) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.43 by ($3.18). Molina Healthcare had a net margin of 1.04% and a return on equity of 13.60%. The company had revenue of $11.38 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.90 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $5.05 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.3% on a year-over-year basis. Molina Healthcare has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.000- EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Molina Healthcare, Inc will post 24.4 EPS for the current year.

About Molina Healthcare

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.