Molina Healthcare (MOH) Competitors $310.15 -9.47 (-2.96%) Closing price 05/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$304.77 -5.38 (-1.73%) As of 08:19 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock MOH vs. CNC, HUM, UNH, ELV, CI, OSCR, ALHC, TRUP, CLOV, and NEUEShould you be buying Molina Healthcare stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Molina Healthcare include Centene (CNC), Humana (HUM), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Elevance Health (ELV), The Cigna Group (CI), Oscar Health (OSCR), Alignment Healthcare (ALHC), Trupanion (TRUP), Clover Health Investments (CLOV), and NeueHealth (NEUE). These companies are all part of the "hospital & medical service plans" industry. Molina Healthcare vs. Centene Humana UnitedHealth Group Elevance Health The Cigna Group Oscar Health Alignment Healthcare Trupanion Clover Health Investments NeueHealth Centene (NYSE:CNC) and Molina Healthcare (NYSE:MOH) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CNC or MOH? Centene received 504 more outperform votes than Molina Healthcare when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.16% of users gave Centene an outperform vote while only 56.92% of users gave Molina Healthcare an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCenteneOutperform Votes105573.16% Underperform Votes38726.84% Molina HealthcareOutperform Votes55156.92% Underperform Votes41743.08% Does the media refer more to CNC or MOH? In the previous week, Centene had 6 more articles in the media than Molina Healthcare. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Centene and 26 mentions for Molina Healthcare. Centene's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Molina Healthcare's score of 1.16 indicating that Centene is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Centene 25 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Molina Healthcare 19 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is CNC or MOH more profitable? Molina Healthcare has a net margin of 2.90% compared to Centene's net margin of 2.03%. Molina Healthcare's return on equity of 28.13% beat Centene's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Centene2.03% 13.85% 4.54% Molina Healthcare 2.90%28.13%8.43% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CNC or MOH? Centene has higher revenue and earnings than Molina Healthcare. Centene is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Molina Healthcare, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCentene$169.28B0.17$3.31B$6.718.65Molina Healthcare$41.87B0.40$1.18B$20.7114.98 Do institutionals and insiders believe in CNC or MOH? 93.6% of Centene shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of Molina Healthcare shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Centene shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Molina Healthcare shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend CNC or MOH? Centene presently has a consensus price target of $79.77, indicating a potential upside of 37.46%. Molina Healthcare has a consensus price target of $365.38, indicating a potential upside of 17.81%. Given Centene's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Centene is more favorable than Molina Healthcare.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Centene 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56Molina Healthcare 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 Which has more risk and volatility, CNC or MOH? Centene has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Molina Healthcare has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryCentene and Molina Healthcare tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Molina Healthcare News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MOH and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MOH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMolina HealthcareHospital & medical service plans IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$16.81B$44.03B$5.33B$19.29BDividend YieldN/A1.89%5.21%3.83%P/E Ratio15.1817.8126.7734.52Price / Sales0.400.52393.2734.82Price / Cash11.1623.1938.2517.51Price / Book3.834.636.774.69Net Income$1.18B$2.21B$3.23B$1.02B7 Day Performance-4.58%-5.36%0.43%-2.43%1 Month Performance-6.57%-4.60%9.07%6.27%1 Year Performance-9.05%20.02%18.57%5.78% Molina Healthcare Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MOHMolina Healthcare4.8591 of 5 stars$310.15-3.0%$365.38+17.8%-10.2%$16.81B$41.87B15.1815,000Positive NewsCNCCentene4.9193 of 5 stars$61.54-0.4%$79.77+29.6%-26.0%$30.62B$169.28B9.8674,300Positive NewsHUMHumana4.8895 of 5 stars$247.49+4.0%$286.81+15.9%-36.6%$29.87B$120.26B24.8767,100Trending NewsGap UpUNHUnitedHealth Group4.997 of 5 stars$314.86+7.9%$454.23+44.3%-43.1%$285.62B$410.06B20.31400,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeGap DownHigh Trading VolumeELVElevance Health4.9086 of 5 stars$404.11+0.2%$510.38+26.3%-29.9%$91.30B$183.12B15.78102,300Trending NewsCIThe Cigna Group4.9375 of 5 stars$322.29+0.4%$379.33+17.7%-7.1%$86.10B$254.47B26.3371,300Positive NewsOSCROscar Health3.5474 of 5 stars$16.83-3.9%$20.08+19.3%-35.4%$4.22B$10.08B-841.082,710Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeGap DownALHCAlignment Healthcare2.6675 of 5 stars$16.24+2.9%$17.17+5.7%+95.3%$3.21B$3.00B-21.09850Positive NewsInsider TradeTRUPTrupanion3.1112 of 5 stars$45.89-1.9%$51.80+12.9%+51.4%$1.96B$1.32B-199.521,130Positive NewsInsider TradeCLOVClover Health Investments2.5362 of 5 stars$3.61+1.7%$4.83+33.9%+221.6%$1.84B$1.49B-18.05680Positive NewsNEUENeueHealth1.3873 of 5 stars$6.90+0.1%$7.00+1.5%+14.5%$61.56M$907.35M-0.131,252 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Centene Competitors Humana Competitors UnitedHealth Group Competitors Elevance Health Competitors The Cigna Group Competitors Oscar Health Competitors Alignment Healthcare Competitors Trupanion Competitors Clover Health Investments Competitors NeueHealth Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:MOH) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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