Q1 EPS Estimate for Molina Healthcare Reduced by Analyst

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:MOH) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Molina Healthcare in a report issued on Wednesday, February 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will earn $5.93 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $6.40. The consensus estimate for Molina Healthcare’s current full-year earnings is $24.40 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Molina Healthcare’s Q2 2025 earnings at $6.28 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $6.13 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $6.27 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $32.20 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $350.00 price objective (down from $378.00) on shares of Molina Healthcare in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. Truist Financial reduced their price target on shares of Molina Healthcare from $370.00 to $340.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 19th. UBS Group dropped their price objective on shares of Molina Healthcare from $374.00 to $325.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 7th. Barclays reduced their target price on Molina Healthcare from $372.00 to $339.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Stephens reiterated an “equal weight” rating and set a $345.00 price objective on shares of Molina Healthcare in a report on Thursday, February 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $353.17.

Molina Healthcare Stock Performance

NYSE:MOH opened at $293.51 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $293.12 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $313.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a current ratio of 1.62. Molina Healthcare has a fifty-two week low of $262.32 and a fifty-two week high of $423.92. The company has a market capitalization of $16.29 billion, a PE ratio of 14.37, a P/E/G ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 0.54.

Molina Healthcare (NYSE:MOH) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $5.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $5.74 by ($0.69). Molina Healthcare had a return on equity of 28.13% and a net margin of 2.90%.

Institutional Trading of Molina Healthcare

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its position in shares of Molina Healthcare by 7.4% during the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 2,632,232 shares of the company’s stock valued at $766,111,000 after acquiring an additional 181,073 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in Molina Healthcare by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,614,311 shares of the company’s stock worth $900,787,000 after buying an additional 13,001 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its stake in Molina Healthcare by 31.1% in the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,801,113 shares of the company’s stock worth $524,214,000 after buying an additional 427,276 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in Molina Healthcare by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,436,909 shares of the company’s stock valued at $417,144,000 after acquiring an additional 34,992 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Molina Healthcare by 28.5% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,327,021 shares of the company’s stock worth $386,229,000 after acquiring an additional 294,180 shares in the last quarter. 98.50% of the stock is currently 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.