Long Focus Capital Management LLC Makes New Investment in Molina Healthcare, Inc $MOH

Long Focus Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Molina Healthcare, Inc (NYSE:MOH) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 257,465 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $49,269,000. Molina Healthcare makes up approximately 1.6% of Long Focus Capital Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest position. Long Focus Capital Management LLC owned approximately 0.48% of Molina Healthcare as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV boosted its position in shares of Molina Healthcare by 422.0% during the 3rd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 25,397 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,860,000 after purchasing an additional 20,532 shares in the last quarter. Moore Capital Management LP bought a new stake in Molina Healthcare in the third quarter worth approximately $4,411,000. LRT Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Molina Healthcare in the third quarter worth approximately $998,000. Lighthouse Investment Partners LLC acquired a new position in Molina Healthcare in the third quarter valued at approximately $377,000. Finally, Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC lifted its stake in Molina Healthcare by 66.9% in the third quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 4,367 shares of the company’s stock valued at $836,000 after buying an additional 1,751 shares during the period. 98.50% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently commented on MOH. Mizuho reduced their price objective on shares of Molina Healthcare from $220.00 to $180.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $310.00 target price on shares of Molina Healthcare in a research report on Friday. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on shares of Molina Healthcare from $158.00 to $128.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 4th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Molina Healthcare in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Truist Financial dropped their price objective on shares of Molina Healthcare from $190.00 to $145.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Molina Healthcare presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $169.21.

Molina Healthcare Trading Down 1.7%

NYSE MOH opened at $146.66 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.69, a current ratio of 1.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97. Molina Healthcare, Inc has a 52 week low of $121.06 and a 52 week high of $359.97. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $162.91 and a 200-day moving average price of $166.85. The company has a market cap of $7.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.13 and a beta of 0.52.

Molina Healthcare (NYSE:MOH) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported ($2.75) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.43 by ($3.18). Molina Healthcare had a return on equity of 13.60% and a net margin of 1.04%.The firm had revenue of $11.38 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.90 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $5.05 earnings per share. Molina Healthcare’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, equities analysts expect that Molina Healthcare, Inc will post 24.4 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Molina Healthcare 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.