Molina Healthcare (NYSE:MOH) Announces Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.69 EPS

Molina Healthcare (NYSE:MOH) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The company reported $5.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $5.74 by ($0.69), Zacks reports. Molina Healthcare had a net margin of 2.92% and a return on equity of 27.88%. Molina Healthcare updated its FY 2025 guidance to 24.500- EPS.

Molina Healthcare Trading Down 9.6 %

Shares of Molina Healthcare stock traded down $30.51 on Thursday, reaching $286.50. 648,709 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 578,705. The company has a current ratio of 1.54, a quick ratio of 1.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. Molina Healthcare has a fifty-two week low of $272.69 and a fifty-two week high of $423.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 0.54. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $298.78 and a 200-day moving average price of $318.38.

Analyst Ratings Changes

MOH has been the subject of several research analyst reports. StockNews.com upgraded Molina Healthcare from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Barclays lifted their price objective on Molina Healthcare from $359.00 to $372.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. Robert W. Baird cut their target price on shares of Molina Healthcare from $405.00 to $331.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Molina Healthcare from $360.00 to $362.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $350.00 target price (down from $378.00) on shares of Molina Healthcare in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $361.45.

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.