Molina Healthcare (NYSE:MOH) Trading Down 5.2% – Should You Sell?

Molina Healthcare, Inc (NYSE:MOH) fell 5.2% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as $147.68 and last traded at $148.13. 531,408 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 72% from the average session volume of 1,878,557 shares. The stock had previously closed at $156.21.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on MOH. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $145.00 price objective on shares of Molina Healthcare in a report on Monday, February 9th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $141.00 price objective on Molina Healthcare and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $109.00 target price on shares of Molina Healthcare in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Mizuho set a $220.00 target price on Molina Healthcare in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Molina Healthcare in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $157.86.

Molina Healthcare Price Performance

The business has a fifty day moving average of $168.95 and a 200-day moving average of $169.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97, a quick ratio of 1.69 and a current ratio of 1.69. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.47 and a beta of 0.49.

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 firm had revenue of $11.38 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.90 billion. Molina Healthcare had a return on equity of 13.60% and a net margin of 1.04%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 8.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $5.05 EPS. Molina Healthcare has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.000- EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Molina Healthcare, Inc will post 24.4 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position in Molina Healthcare by 217.0% in the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,934,130 shares of the company’s stock worth $561,475,000 after purchasing an additional 2,008,458 shares during the last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Molina Healthcare by 10.2% in the fourth quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,171,433 shares of the company’s stock valued at $376,831,000 after buying an additional 201,772 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in Molina Healthcare by 24.2% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,690,981 shares of the company’s stock worth $293,453,000 after buying an additional 329,679 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in Molina Healthcare by 46.4% during the fourth quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,410,604 shares of the company’s stock valued at $244,796,000 after acquiring an additional 447,078 shares during the period. Finally, 8 Knots Management LLC bought a new position in Molina Healthcare during the fourth quarter valued at about $198,942,000. 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.