Mizuho Cuts Molina Healthcare (NYSE:MOH) Price Target to $180.00

Molina Healthcare (NYSE:MOH) had its price objective trimmed by Mizuho from $220.00 to $180.00 in a research note issued to investors on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has an outperform rating on the stock.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on MOH. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Molina Healthcare in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on Molina Healthcare from $158.00 to $128.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $141.00 price objective on Molina Healthcare and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $145.00 target price on shares of Molina Healthcare in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group set a $160.00 target price on Molina Healthcare in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Molina Healthcare has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $169.21.

Molina Healthcare Stock Down 0.1%

Molina Healthcare stock opened at $149.08 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $7.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.42 and a beta of 0.52. Molina Healthcare has a 52-week low of $121.06 and a 52-week high of $359.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97, a quick ratio of 1.69 and a current ratio of 1.69. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $163.64 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $167.11.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Molina Healthcare

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in shares of Molina Healthcare by 23.8% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 322 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,000 after buying an additional 62 shares in the last quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Molina Healthcare by 0.3% in the third quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 22,737 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,351,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. Applied Finance Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Molina Healthcare by 5.7% in the third quarter. Applied Finance Capital Management LLC now owns 1,408 shares of the company’s stock valued at $269,000 after acquiring an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. First National Advisers LLC increased its position in shares of Molina Healthcare by 6.4% during the second quarter. First National Advisers LLC now owns 1,297 shares of the company’s stock valued at $386,000 after acquiring an additional 78 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Journey Strategic Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of Molina Healthcare by 13.9% during the second quarter. Journey Strategic Wealth LLC now owns 730 shares of the company’s stock valued at $217,000 after acquiring an additional 89 shares during the last quarter. 98.50% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Molina Healthcare

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.