Zacks Research Issues Positive Forecast for MOH Earnings

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:MOH) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Molina Healthcare in a research report issued on Wednesday, November 13th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will earn $6.41 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $6.35. The consensus estimate for Molina Healthcare’s current full-year earnings is $23.45 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Molina Healthcare’s FY2025 earnings at $26.55 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $6.40 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $29.97 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on MOH. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their target price on shares of Molina Healthcare from $354.00 to $353.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, July 29th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price objective on shares of Molina Healthcare from $354.00 to $297.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 24th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and set a $406.00 target price on shares of Molina Healthcare in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. TD Cowen reduced their price target on Molina Healthcare from $412.00 to $351.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 24th. Finally, Stephens reissued an “equal weight” rating and set a $320.00 price objective on shares of Molina Healthcare in a report on Thursday, July 25th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $367.17.

Molina Healthcare Stock Down 3.8 %

MOH stock opened at $294.34 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $328.20 and a 200-day moving average of $325.75. Molina Healthcare has a fifty-two week low of $272.69 and a fifty-two week high of $423.92. The company has a market capitalization of $16.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.95, a PEG ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 1.55 and a current ratio of 1.54.

Molina Healthcare (NYSE:MOH) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 23rd. The company reported $6.01 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.96 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $10.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.92 billion. Molina Healthcare had a return on equity of 27.88% and a net margin of 2.92%. Molina Healthcare’s revenue was up 21.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $5.05 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Molina Healthcare

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of MOH. Swedbank AB bought a new position in shares of Molina Healthcare in the 1st quarter worth $69,320,000. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. increased its stake in Molina Healthcare by 434.6% in the second quarter. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. now owns 185,606 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,181,000 after acquiring an additional 150,890 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in Molina Healthcare by 36.2% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 463,537 shares of the company’s stock valued at $137,810,000 after purchasing an additional 123,121 shares in the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its stake in Molina Healthcare by 13.3% during the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 949,691 shares of the company’s stock worth $282,343,000 after purchasing an additional 111,154 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Boston Partners boosted its holdings in shares of Molina Healthcare by 14.8% in the 1st quarter. Boston Partners now owns 798,950 shares of the company’s stock worth $328,101,000 after purchasing an additional 103,245 shares in the last quarter. 98.50% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Molina Healthcare

Molina Healthcare, Inc provides managed healthcare services to low-income families and individuals under the Medicaid and Medicare programs and through the state insurance marketplaces. It operates in four segments: Medicaid, Medicare, Marketplace, and Other. The company served in across 19 states. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Long Beach, California.