Capital International Investors Lowers Position in Molina Healthcare, Inc $MOH

Capital International Investors decreased its stake in shares of Molina Healthcare, Inc (NYSE:MOH) by 93.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 106,572 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,519,496 shares during the period. Capital International Investors owned about 0.20% of Molina Healthcare worth $20,394,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Legal & General Group Plc raised its position in Molina Healthcare by 10.0% in the 3rd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 350,231 shares of the company’s stock valued at $67,020,000 after buying an additional 31,893 shares during the last quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise lifted its stake in Molina Healthcare by 462.4% during the 3rd quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise now owns 4,392 shares of the company’s stock valued at $840,000 after acquiring an additional 3,611 shares in the last quarter. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG boosted its holdings in Molina Healthcare by 8.2% during the 3rd quarter. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG now owns 3,681 shares of the company’s stock worth $704,000 after acquiring an additional 278 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Molina Healthcare by 80.3% in the 3rd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 898 shares of the company’s stock worth $172,000 after acquiring an additional 400 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Natixis Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Molina Healthcare by 60.3% in the 3rd quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 59,901 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,463,000 after acquiring an additional 22,544 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.50% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

MOH has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $109.00 price target on shares of Molina Healthcare in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Molina Healthcare from $145.00 to $151.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday. Mizuho decreased their price objective on shares of Molina Healthcare from $220.00 to $180.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Jefferies Financial Group set a $160.00 target price on shares of Molina Healthcare in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $224.00 target price on shares of Molina Healthcare in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $153.29.

Molina Healthcare Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:MOH opened at $149.27 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $7.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.44 and a beta of 0.52. The company’s 50-day moving average is $164.22 and its 200 day moving average is $167.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97, a quick ratio of 1.69 and a current ratio of 1.69. Molina Healthcare, Inc has a fifty-two week low of $121.06 and a fifty-two week high of $359.97.

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