Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Estimate for MOH Earnings

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:MOH) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Molina Healthcare in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, November 13th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will earn $6.41 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate 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.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Molina Healthcare from $360.00 to $362.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, November 4th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $406.00 target price on shares of Molina Healthcare in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Stephens reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and issued a $320.00 price target on shares of Molina Healthcare in a research report on Thursday, July 25th. Barclays boosted their price objective on Molina Healthcare from $359.00 to $372.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded Molina Healthcare from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Molina Healthcare presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $367.17.

Molina Healthcare Stock Down 1.1 %

MOH opened at $305.87 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $329.37 and its 200 day moving average price is $326.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 1.54 and a quick ratio of 1.55. The stock has a market cap of $17.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.53, a P/E/G ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 0.59. Molina Healthcare has a 12 month low of $272.69 and a 12 month high of $423.92.

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

Institutional Trading of Molina Healthcare

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of MOH. Capital International Investors increased its stake in Molina Healthcare by 0.9% in the 1st quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 1,665,801 shares of the company’s stock worth $684,361,000 after buying an additional 15,264 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Molina Healthcare by 13.3% in the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 949,691 shares of the company’s stock valued at $282,343,000 after buying an additional 111,154 shares in the last quarter. 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 valued at $328,101,000 after buying an additional 103,245 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in Molina Healthcare by 22.0% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 470,932 shares of the company’s stock worth $140,026,000 after purchasing an additional 84,929 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Molina Healthcare by 36.2% in the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 463,537 shares of the company’s stock worth $137,810,000 after purchasing an additional 123,121 shares in the last quarter. 98.50% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Molina Healthcare Company Profile

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.