Molina Healthcare, Inc (NYSE:MOH) Given Average Recommendation of “Hold” by Analysts

Molina Healthcare, Inc (NYSE:MOH) has been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the fourteen ratings firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $169.2143.

Several research analysts have issued reports on the company. Barclays dropped their target price on Molina Healthcare from $164.00 to $133.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Cantor Fitzgerald reduced their price target on shares of Molina Healthcare from $180.00 to $144.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, February 9th. UBS Group set a $173.00 price objective on shares of Molina Healthcare in a research note on Friday, March 13th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Molina Healthcare in a report on Friday, March 13th. Finally, Truist Financial cut their target price on shares of Molina Healthcare from $190.00 to $145.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Molina Healthcare

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of MOH. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Molina Healthcare by 217.0% in the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,934,130 shares of the company’s stock worth $561,475,000 after purchasing an additional 2,008,458 shares during the period. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in Molina Healthcare by 10.2% during 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 period. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in Molina Healthcare by 24.2% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,690,981 shares of the company’s stock valued at $293,453,000 after purchasing an additional 329,679 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its position in Molina Healthcare by 46.4% in the fourth quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,410,604 shares of the company’s stock worth $244,796,000 after buying an additional 447,078 shares in the last quarter. Finally, 8 Knots Management LLC purchased a new stake in Molina Healthcare in the fourth quarter worth about $198,942,000. Institutional investors own 98.50% of the company’s stock.

Molina Healthcare Trading Down 1.5%

NYSE:MOH opened at $140.02 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $7.29 billion, a PE ratio of 16.36 and a beta of 0.52. The company has a current ratio of 1.69, a quick ratio of 1.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $159.89 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $166.02. 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 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 firm had revenue of $11.38 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.90 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $5.05 earnings per share. Molina Healthcare’s quarterly revenue was up 8.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Molina Healthcare has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.000- EPS. Research analysts forecast that Molina Healthcare 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.