Q1 EPS Estimates for Molina Healthcare Cut by Zacks Research

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:MOH) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research cut 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 anticipates that the company will post earnings of $5.93 per share for the quarter, down from their previous 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.

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

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $350.00 target price (down previously from $378.00) on shares of Molina Healthcare in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Molina Healthcare from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 8th. Stephens reiterated an “equal weight” rating and set a $345.00 target price on shares of Molina Healthcare in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Truist Financial lowered 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. Finally, Barclays cut their price target on Molina Healthcare from $372.00 to $339.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $353.17.

Molina Healthcare Stock Up 3.1 %

NYSE MOH opened at $293.51 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $293.12 and its two-hundred day moving average is $313.33. Molina Healthcare has a 1-year low of $262.32 and a 1-year high of $423.92. The company has a market capitalization of $16.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.37, a PEG ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 0.54. The company has a current ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Molina Healthcare

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in MOH. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in Molina Healthcare by 213.6% during the fourth quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. now owns 31,276 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,103,000 after buying an additional 21,303 shares in the last quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp lifted its stake in Molina Healthcare by 38.4% during the fourth quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 7,807 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,272,000 after purchasing an additional 2,168 shares during the last quarter. Forum Financial Management LP increased its stake in shares of Molina Healthcare by 12.4% in the 4th quarter. Forum Financial Management LP now owns 986 shares of the company’s stock valued at $287,000 after purchasing an additional 109 shares during the last quarter. GF Fund Management CO. LTD. acquired a new position in shares of Molina Healthcare during the 4th quarter worth $423,000. Finally, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new stake in Molina Healthcare in the fourth quarter valued at about $5,668,000. Institutional investors own 98.50% of the company’s stock.

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.