Molina Healthcare (NYSE:MOH) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Molina Healthcare (NYSE:MOH - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Monday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 21.500-22.500 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 24.480. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Molina Healthcare also updated its Q2 2025 guidance to 5.500-5.500 EPS.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on MOH. Morgan Stanley downgraded shares of Molina Healthcare from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $364.00 to $266.00 in a report on Thursday. Barclays cut their price objective on shares of Molina Healthcare from $351.00 to $347.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, June 9th. Robert W. Baird restated a "neutral" rating and set a $375.00 price objective (up from $331.00) on shares of Molina Healthcare in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th. Mizuho increased their target price on shares of Molina Healthcare from $376.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Molina Healthcare from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Sunday, June 29th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $357.21.

Molina Healthcare Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE MOH traded down $4.77 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $232.46. 108,259 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 708,712. Molina Healthcare has a 52 week low of $227.68 and a 52 week high of $365.23. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $296.92 and a 200 day moving average price of $304.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 1.63 and a quick ratio of 1.63. The company has a market cap of $12.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.24, a PEG ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 0.55.

Molina Healthcare (NYSE:MOH - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The company reported $6.08 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.96 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $11.15 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $10.86 billion. Molina Healthcare had a net margin of 2.81% and a return on equity of 28.38%. Molina Healthcare's revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $5.73 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Molina Healthcare will post 24.4 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Joseph M. Zubretsky sold 87,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $320.06, for a total value of $28,005,250.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 257,715 shares in the company, valued at approximately $82,484,262.90. The trade was a 25.35% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Richard M. Schapiro sold 669 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $320.50, for a total value of $214,414.50. Following the transaction, the director owned 11,244 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,603,702. This trade represents a 5.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 1.10% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of MOH. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Molina Healthcare by 33.4% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 1,106 shares of the company's stock valued at $364,000 after buying an additional 277 shares during the period. Baird Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Molina Healthcare in the 1st quarter worth about $210,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its holdings in shares of Molina Healthcare by 713.3% in the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,651 shares of the company's stock worth $544,000 after purchasing an additional 1,448 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth boosted its holdings in shares of Molina Healthcare by 82.7% in the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 3,749 shares of the company's stock worth $1,235,000 after purchasing an additional 1,697 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Woodline Partners LP purchased a new position in shares of Molina Healthcare in the 1st quarter worth about $1,541,000. 98.50% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.