Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC Buys 8,381 Shares of Molina Healthcare, Inc $MOH

Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its stake in shares of Molina Healthcare, Inc (NYSE:MOH) by 27.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 38,913 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 8,381 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC owned approximately 0.07% of Molina Healthcare worth $6,944,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MOH. Baird Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in Molina Healthcare during the first quarter worth about $210,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 277 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 1,448 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Molina Healthcare by 19.4% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 249,466 shares of the company’s stock worth $82,172,000 after purchasing an additional 40,531 shares during the period. Finally, Woodline Partners LP acquired a new stake in shares of Molina Healthcare during the first quarter worth about $1,541,000. Institutional investors own 98.50% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Truist Financial dropped their price target on Molina Healthcare from $190.00 to $145.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $160.00 price target on Molina Healthcare in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $141.00 price target on Molina Healthcare and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. TD Cowen dropped their price target on Molina Healthcare from $175.00 to $144.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on Molina Healthcare from $158.00 to $128.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Molina Healthcare has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $169.21.

Molina Healthcare Stock Up 2.6%

Shares of Molina Healthcare stock opened at $142.95 on Tuesday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $147.81 and its 200 day simple moving average is $162.66. Molina Healthcare, Inc has a 52-week low of $121.06 and a 52-week high of $358.89. The firm has a market cap of $7.45 billion, a PE ratio of 16.70 and a beta of 0.55. 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 earnings results 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). 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.90 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $5.05 EPS. The firm’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. On average, analysts predict that Molina Healthcare, Inc will post 24.4 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.