Capital International Investors Reduces Holdings in Molina Healthcare, Inc $MOH

Capital International Investors decreased its position in shares of Molina Healthcare, Inc (NYSE:MOH) by 93.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 106,572 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,519,496 shares during the quarter. Capital International Investors’ holdings in Molina Healthcare were worth $20,394,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MOH. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC bought a new stake in Molina Healthcare in the 2nd quarter valued at about $45,000. MUFG Securities EMEA plc bought a new position in Molina Healthcare during the second quarter worth about $48,000. Bogart Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Molina Healthcare in the third quarter worth about $39,000. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. raised its position in shares of Molina Healthcare by 6,225.0% in the third quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 253 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 249 shares during the period. Finally, Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Molina Healthcare in the third quarter valued at approximately $50,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.50% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently commented on MOH shares. Wells Fargo & Company set a $141.00 price target on shares of Molina Healthcare and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Cantor Fitzgerald reduced their price objective on shares of Molina Healthcare from $180.00 to $144.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Morgan Stanley lowered 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 report on Wednesday, March 4th. UBS Group raised their price target on Molina Healthcare from $145.00 to $151.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group set a $160.00 price target on Molina Healthcare in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $153.29.

Molina Healthcare Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:MOH opened at $149.27 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $164.22 and a 200 day moving average of $167.35. The stock has a market cap of $7.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.44 and a beta of 0.52. Molina Healthcare, Inc has a 12 month low of $121.06 and a 12 month high of $359.97. The company has a current ratio of 1.69, a quick ratio of 1.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97.

Molina Healthcare (NYSE:MOH) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported ($2.75) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 analysts’ expectations of $10.90 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $5.05 earnings per share. The business’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. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Molina Healthcare, Inc will post 24.4 EPS 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.