Cwm LLC Sells 72,527 Shares of Molina Healthcare, Inc $MOH

Cwm LLC cut its position in Molina Healthcare, Inc (NYSE:MOH) by 95.4% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 3,522 shares of the company’s stock after selling 72,527 shares during the period. Cwm LLC’s holdings in Molina Healthcare were worth $611,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of MOH. Baird Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in Molina Healthcare in the first quarter valued at about $210,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its position in Molina Healthcare by 33.4% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 1,106 shares of the company’s stock valued at $364,000 after purchasing an additional 277 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its position in Molina Healthcare by 713.3% in the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,651 shares of the company’s stock valued at $544,000 after purchasing an additional 1,448 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its position in Molina Healthcare by 19.4% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 249,466 shares of the company’s stock valued at $82,172,000 after purchasing an additional 40,531 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Woodline Partners LP bought a new position in Molina Healthcare in the first quarter valued at about $1,541,000. 98.50% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have commented on the company. Cantor Fitzgerald dropped their target price on Molina Healthcare from $180.00 to $144.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Molina Healthcare in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Wall Street Zen raised Molina Healthcare from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Sunday, April 19th. UBS Group increased their price target on Molina Healthcare from $151.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price target on Molina Healthcare from $167.00 to $124.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $169.60.

Molina Healthcare Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of MOH stock opened at $194.79 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $10.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 57.63, a PEG ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 0.55. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $149.82 and a 200-day moving average of $158.97. The company has a current ratio of 1.63, a quick ratio of 1.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97. Molina Healthcare, Inc has a 1-year low of $121.06 and a 1-year high of $333.00.

Molina Healthcare (NYSE:MOH) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $2.35 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.57 by $0.78. The company had revenue of $10.80 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.91 billion. Molina Healthcare had a return on equity of 8.76% and a net margin of 0.42%.The business’s quarterly revenue was down 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $6.08 earnings per share. Molina Healthcare has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.000- EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Molina Healthcare, Inc will post 5.21 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.