Molina Healthcare, Inc $MOH Shares Bought by Fiera Capital Corp

Fiera Capital Corp lifted its stake in shares of Molina Healthcare, Inc (NYSE:MOH) by 68.8% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 241,581 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 98,431 shares during the period. Fiera Capital Corp owned 0.45% of Molina Healthcare worth $46,229,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Baird Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Molina Healthcare during the 1st quarter worth about $210,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its position in Molina Healthcare by 33.4% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 1,106 shares of the company’s stock worth $364,000 after acquiring an additional 277 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its position in Molina Healthcare by 713.3% during the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,651 shares of the company’s stock worth $544,000 after acquiring an additional 1,448 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in Molina Healthcare by 19.4% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 249,466 shares of the company’s stock worth $82,172,000 after acquiring an additional 40,531 shares during the period. Finally, Woodline Partners LP acquired a new position in Molina Healthcare in the 1st quarter valued at $1,541,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.50% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MOH has been the topic of several analyst reports. Barclays decreased their price objective on Molina Healthcare from $164.00 to $133.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $145.00 price target on shares of Molina Healthcare in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Cantor Fitzgerald lowered their price target on Molina Healthcare from $180.00 to $144.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price objective on shares of Molina Healthcare from $167.00 to $124.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, TD Cowen decreased their target price on shares of Molina Healthcare from $175.00 to $144.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $162.64.

Insider Transactions at Molina Healthcare

In other Molina Healthcare news, Director Richard M. Schapiro sold 357 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $143.02, for a total transaction of $51,058.14. Following the transaction, the director owned 11,352 shares in the company, valued at $1,623,563.04. The trade was a 3.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Molina Healthcare Stock Up 3.8%

Shares of NYSE:MOH opened at $147.96 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $169.50 and a 200-day simple moving average of $168.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.28 and a beta of 0.49. Molina Healthcare, Inc has a 1 year low of $121.06 and a 1 year high of $359.97. 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 (NYSE:MOH) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported ($2.75) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.43 by ($3.18). Molina Healthcare had a net margin of 1.04% and a return on equity of 13.60%. The business had revenue of $11.38 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.90 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $5.05 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 8.3% on a year-over-year basis. Molina Healthcare has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.000- EPS. Equities 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.