Zacks Research Has Negative Outlook for MOH FY2025 Earnings

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:MOH) – Research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Molina Healthcare in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $24.51 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $26.53. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $6.16 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $6.95 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $6.92 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $7.86 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $28.00 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. UBS Group lowered their price objective on Molina Healthcare from $374.00 to $325.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Molina Healthcare from $360.00 to $362.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Stephens reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and set a $345.00 price objective on shares of Molina Healthcare in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Truist Financial lowered their price objective on Molina Healthcare from $370.00 to $340.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $350.00 price objective (down from $378.00) on shares of Molina Healthcare in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Molina Healthcare presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $354.92.

Molina Healthcare Trading Up 0.8 %

Molina Healthcare stock opened at $303.43 on Monday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $293.26 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $312.57. The company has a market cap of $16.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.85, a P/E/G ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 0.54. Molina Healthcare has a 52-week low of $262.32 and a 52-week high of $423.92. The company has a quick ratio of 1.62, a current ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in MOH. Private Advisor Group LLC purchased a new position in Molina Healthcare in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $215,000. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Molina Healthcare by 9.8% during the 3rd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 2,706 shares of the company’s stock worth $932,000 after acquiring an additional 242 shares in the last quarter. Cigna Investments Inc. New purchased a new stake in shares of Molina Healthcare during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $207,000. Focus Financial Network Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Molina Healthcare by 10.0% during the 3rd quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 750 shares of the company’s stock worth $258,000 after acquiring an additional 68 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Molina Healthcare by 43.0% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 409 shares of the company’s stock worth $141,000 after acquiring an additional 123 shares in the last quarter. 98.50% of the stock is 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.