Molina Healthcare (NYSE:MOH) Shares Gap Down – Time to Sell?

Molina Healthcare, Inc (NYSE:MOH)’s stock price gapped down prior to trading on Tuesday . The stock had previously closed at $184.14, but opened at $177.38. Molina Healthcare shares last traded at $174.94, with a volume of 72,158 shares traded.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on MOH shares. Mizuho decreased their target price on Molina Healthcare from $220.00 to $180.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Molina Healthcare in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. TD Cowen decreased their price objective on Molina Healthcare from $175.00 to $144.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Truist Financial upped their price objective on Molina Healthcare from $180.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Molina Healthcare in a research report on Friday, March 13th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Molina Healthcare has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $178.53.

Molina Healthcare Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 1.63 and a quick ratio of 1.63. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $161.43 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $160.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.12 billion, a PE ratio of 51.80 and a beta of 0.85.

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

Insider Activity at Molina Healthcare

In other news, CAO Maurice Hebert sold 600 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $191.55, for a total value of $114,930.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly 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 sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Jeff D. Barlow sold 17,811 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $186.12, for a total value of $3,314,983.32. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 67,175 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,502,611. The trade was a 20.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 1.44% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Torren Management LLC bought a new position in Molina Healthcare in the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. Miller Global Investments LLC bought a new position in Molina Healthcare in the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. grew its stake in Molina Healthcare by 1,250.0% in the first quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 216 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC grew its stake in Molina Healthcare by 211.9% in the fourth quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC now owns 184 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quarry LP bought a new position in Molina Healthcare in the fourth quarter worth approximately $32,000. Institutional investors own 98.50% of the company’s stock.

Molina Healthcare Company Profile

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.