Molina Healthcare Q1 Earnings Forecast Cut by Zacks Research

Molina Healthcare, Inc (NYSE:MOH) – Research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2027 earnings estimates for Molina Healthcare in a research note issued on Wednesday, November 11th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the company will earn $2.48 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.53. Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Molina Healthcare’s current full-year earnings is $5.30 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Molina Healthcare’s Q3 2027 earnings at $2.17 EPS and Q3 2028 earnings at $3.85 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on MOH. Weiss Ratings upgraded Molina Healthcare from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 21st. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Molina Healthcare from $202.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, October 23rd. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Molina Healthcare in a report on Tuesday, October 27th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of Molina Healthcare from $167.00 to $192.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, October 23rd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a $220.00 price target on shares of Molina Healthcare in a research note on Friday, October 23rd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Molina Healthcare currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $213.88.

Molina Healthcare Stock Performance

Molina Healthcare stock opened at $209.65 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95, a quick ratio of 1.69 and a current ratio of 1.69. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $202.43 and a two-hundred day moving average of $185.57. The company has a market capitalization of $10.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 104.62, a PEG ratio of 12.34 and a beta of 0.75. Molina Healthcare has a fifty-two week low of $121.06 and a fifty-two week high of $244.89.

Molina Healthcare (NYSE:MOH) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 21st. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.10. Molina Healthcare had a positive return on equity of 2.50% and a negative net margin of 0.11%. The firm had revenue of $11.08 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.86 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.84 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 3.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Molina Healthcare

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Molina Healthcare during the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,503,052,000. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Molina Healthcare in the 2nd quarter valued at $152,339,000. Maverick Capital Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Molina Healthcare in the 1st quarter valued at $86,081,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Molina Healthcare during the 2nd quarter valued at $86,138,000. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE purchased a new stake in shares of Molina Healthcare during the 2nd quarter valued at $71,480,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.50% of the company’s stock.

Molina Healthcare Company Profile

Molina Healthcare, Inc. is a managed care company that provides health insurance plans primarily to people covered by government-sponsored programs. Its offerings include Medicaid plans, Medicare plans for eligible individuals and dual-eligible members, and health plans sold through government marketplaces under the Affordable Care Act. The company was founded in 1980 by physician C. David Molina in Long Beach, California, initially serving low-income families through community clinics. It later shifted its focus to providing managed health care, with Medicaid becoming a central part of its business.