Molina Healthcare, Inc (NYSE:MOH) Receives $169.21 Consensus Target Price from Analysts

Shares of Molina Healthcare, Inc (NYSE:MOH) have received an average recommendation of “Hold” from the thirteen research firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $169.2143.

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $310.00 price objective on Molina Healthcare in a research report on Friday, March 13th. TD Cowen cut their price objective on Molina Healthcare from $175.00 to $144.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $141.00 price objective on Molina Healthcare and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Barclays cut their price objective on Molina Healthcare from $164.00 to $133.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, Mizuho cut their price objective on Molina Healthcare from $220.00 to $180.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 12th.

Molina Healthcare Stock Performance

Shares of MOH stock opened at $148.58 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.69, a quick ratio of 1.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97. Molina Healthcare has a 12-month low of $121.06 and a 12-month high of $333.22. The business’s 50 day moving average is $142.57 and its two-hundred day moving average is $160.51. The company has a market capitalization of $7.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.36 and a beta of 0.55.

Molina Healthcare (NYSE:MOH) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported ($2.75) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.43 by ($3.18). The business had revenue of $11.38 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.90 billion. Molina Healthcare had a net margin of 1.04% and a return on equity of 13.60%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 8.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $5.05 earnings per share. Molina Healthcare has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.000- EPS. Analysts expect that Molina Healthcare will post 24.4 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Molina Healthcare

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in MOH. Blue Trust Inc. increased its holdings in Molina Healthcare by 23.8% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 322 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,000 after purchasing an additional 62 shares in the last quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. boosted its position in Molina Healthcare by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 22,737 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,351,000 after buying an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Applied Finance Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Molina Healthcare by 5.7% in the 3rd quarter. Applied Finance Capital Management LLC now owns 1,408 shares of the company’s stock valued at $269,000 after buying an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd boosted its position in Molina Healthcare by 64.5% in the 4th quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 232 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 91 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank boosted its position in Molina Healthcare by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 13,668 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,616,000 after buying an additional 92 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.50% of the company’s stock.

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.