Molina Healthcare, Inc (NYSE:MOH) Receives $169.60 Consensus PT from Analysts

Molina Healthcare, Inc (NYSE:MOH) has earned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the sixteen ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eleven have assigned a hold recommendation and three have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $174.5333.

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of Molina Healthcare from $128.00 to $146.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Molina Healthcare from $151.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Mizuho lowered their price target on shares of Molina Healthcare from $220.00 to $180.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Molina Healthcare from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 2nd. Finally, TD Cowen lowered their price target on shares of Molina Healthcare from $175.00 to $144.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, February 9th.

Insider Activity

In other news, CAO Maurice Hebert sold 600 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $191.55, for a total transaction of $114,930.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 12,815 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,454,713.25. This represents a 4.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Jeff D. Barlow sold 17,811 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $186.12, for a total transaction of $3,314,983.32. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 67,175 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,502,611. The trade was a 20.96% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 1.44% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Molina Healthcare

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. New York State Common Retirement Fund lifted its holdings in Molina Healthcare by 35.9% in the third quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 139,557 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,706,000 after purchasing an additional 36,831 shares during the period. CenterBook Partners LP lifted its holdings in Molina Healthcare by 359.7% in the third quarter. CenterBook Partners LP now owns 20,409 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,905,000 after purchasing an additional 15,969 shares during the period. Gibraltar Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Molina Healthcare in the third quarter worth about $6,709,000. Cerity Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Molina Healthcare by 245.3% in the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 80,608 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,425,000 after purchasing an additional 57,266 shares during the period. Finally, Fiera Capital Corp lifted its holdings in Molina Healthcare by 68.8% in the 3rd quarter. Fiera Capital Corp now owns 241,581 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,229,000 after acquiring an additional 98,431 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.50% of the company’s stock.

Molina Healthcare Stock Down 1.1%

Molina Healthcare stock opened at $184.78 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $156.96 and a 200-day simple moving average of $158.90. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 54.67 and a beta of 0.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97, a quick ratio of 1.63 and a current ratio of 1.63. Molina Healthcare has a one year low of $121.06 and a one year high of $327.68.

Molina Healthcare (NYSE:MOH) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $2.35 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.57 by $0.78. The business had revenue of $10.80 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.91 billion. Molina Healthcare had a net margin of 0.42% and a return on equity of 8.76%. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $6.08 earnings per share. Molina Healthcare has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.000- EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Molina Healthcare will post 5.23 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.