Q1 EPS Estimate for Molina Healthcare Boosted by Analyst

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:MOH) – Research analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Molina Healthcare in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, November 13th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $6.41 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast 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.

A number of other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Molina Healthcare from $359.00 to $372.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Stephens reissued an “equal weight” rating and issued a $320.00 target price on shares of Molina Healthcare in a report on Thursday, July 25th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and set a $406.00 price target on shares of Molina Healthcare in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Molina Healthcare from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 18th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price objective on shares of Molina Healthcare from $354.00 to $353.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, July 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $367.17.

Molina Healthcare Stock Down 3.8 %

Shares of Molina Healthcare stock opened at $294.34 on Friday. Molina Healthcare has a twelve month low of $272.69 and a twelve month high of $423.92. The company has a quick ratio of 1.55, a current ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The company’s 50 day moving average is $328.20 and its 200 day moving average is $325.63. The company has a market cap of $16.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 0.59.

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 return on equity of 27.88% and a net margin of 2.92%. The business had revenue of $10.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.92 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $5.05 EPS. Molina Healthcare’s revenue was up 21.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of Molina Healthcare

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Swedbank AB purchased a new stake in Molina Healthcare during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $69,320,000. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Molina Healthcare by 434.6% in the second quarter. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. now owns 185,606 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,181,000 after buying an additional 150,890 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Molina Healthcare by 36.2% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 463,537 shares of the company’s stock worth $137,810,000 after acquiring an additional 123,121 shares during the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its stake in Molina Healthcare by 13.3% during the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 949,691 shares of the company’s stock valued at $282,343,000 after acquiring an additional 111,154 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Boston Partners increased its holdings in 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 acquiring an additional 103,245 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.50% of the company’s stock.

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.