Investment Management Associates Inc. ADV Makes New $20.24 Million Investment in Molina Healthcare, Inc $MOH

Investment Management Associates Inc. ADV purchased a new stake in shares of Molina Healthcare, Inc (NYSE:MOH) in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 105,787 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,243,000. Molina Healthcare accounts for approximately 6.0% of Investment Management Associates Inc. ADV’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Investment Management Associates Inc. ADV owned 0.20% of Molina Healthcare as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Applied Finance Capital Management LLC grew its position in Molina Healthcare by 5.7% during the third quarter. Applied Finance Capital Management LLC now owns 1,408 shares of the company’s stock valued at $269,000 after buying an additional 76 shares during the period. ProShare Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Molina Healthcare by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 9,877 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,890,000 after acquiring an additional 212 shares during the last quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Molina Healthcare by 70.0% during the 3rd quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,217 shares of the company’s stock valued at $424,000 after acquiring an additional 913 shares during the period. Tempus Wealth Planning LLC increased its stake in shares of Molina Healthcare by 69.2% in the 3rd quarter. Tempus Wealth Planning LLC now owns 3,172 shares of the company’s stock worth $607,000 after purchasing an additional 1,297 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Axim Planning & Wealth purchased a new stake in shares of Molina Healthcare in the 3rd quarter worth $275,000. Institutional investors own 98.50% of the company’s stock.

Molina Healthcare Stock Performance

MOH opened at $125.43 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97, a quick ratio of 1.68 and a current ratio of 1.69. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.65 and a beta of 0.49. The company has a fifty day moving average of $172.43 and a 200 day moving average of $170.20. Molina Healthcare, Inc has a fifty-two week low of $123.71 and a fifty-two week high of $359.97.

Molina Healthcare (NYSE:MOH) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported ($2.75) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.43 by ($3.18). Molina Healthcare had a net margin of 1.04% and a return on equity of 13.60%. The company had revenue of $11.38 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.90 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $5.05 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.3% on a year-over-year basis. Molina Healthcare has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.000- EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Molina Healthcare, Inc will post 24.4 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on MOH shares. Truist Financial set a $175.00 price target on Molina Healthcare in a report on Friday, October 24th. Morgan Stanley set a $158.00 price objective on Molina Healthcare in a research report on Friday, October 24th. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $145.00 target price on shares of Molina Healthcare in a report on Monday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $109.00 target price on shares of Molina Healthcare in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $224.00 price target on shares of Molina Healthcare in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $167.86.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Molina Healthcare news, Director Richard M. Schapiro sold 357 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $143.02, for a total transaction of $51,058.14. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 11,352 shares in the company, valued at $1,623,563.04. This trade represents a 3.05% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Insiders own 1.26% of the company’s stock.

Molina Healthcare Company Profile

Molina Healthcare, Inc is a managed care company specializing in government-sponsored health insurance programs. The company offers Medicaid managed care plans, Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, and individual Marketplace plans under the Affordable Care Act. Through an integrated care model, Molina emphasizes preventive and primary care services, care coordination, and disease management to improve health outcomes for its members.

The company traces its roots to the early 1980s, when Dr.