Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Acquires 267,121 Shares of Molina Healthcare, Inc $MOH

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in Molina Healthcare, Inc (NYSE:MOH) by 23.7% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,394,882 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 267,121 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP’s holdings in Molina Healthcare were worth $185,929,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Molina Healthcare by 217.0% during the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,934,130 shares of the company’s stock valued at $561,475,000 after buying an additional 2,008,458 shares during the period. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in Molina Healthcare by 10.2% in the fourth quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,171,433 shares of the company’s stock worth $376,831,000 after acquiring an additional 201,772 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in Molina Healthcare by 24.2% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,690,981 shares of the company’s stock worth $293,453,000 after acquiring an additional 329,679 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Molina Healthcare by 46.4% in the fourth quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,410,604 shares of the company’s stock valued at $244,796,000 after acquiring an additional 447,078 shares in the last quarter. Finally, 8 Knots Management LLC bought a new stake in Molina Healthcare in the fourth quarter valued at $198,942,000. 98.50% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Molina Healthcare

In other Molina Healthcare news, CAO Maurice Hebert sold 600 shares of Molina Healthcare stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $191.55, for a total transaction of $114,930.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 12,815 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,454,713.25. The trade was a 4.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Jeff D. Barlow sold 17,811 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $186.12, for a total value of $3,314,983.32. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 67,175 shares in the company, valued at $12,502,611. This trade represents a 20.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 1.44% of the company’s stock.

Key Molina Healthcare News

Here are the key news stories impacting Molina Healthcare this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Molina Healthcare beat Q2 earnings expectations with EPS of $1.51, and lower operating expenses helped offset weaker premium revenue and softer investment income. The company also raised its 2026 EPS outlook, which supports the long-term earnings case. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts still see some upside from current levels despite recent weakness, with Truist and RBC both saying the stock could rise into the low-to-mid $200s. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Wall Street’s consensus recommendation remains “Hold,” suggesting analysts are not turning bullish yet, but are also not broadly negative on the name. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue and membership trends remain a concern, and multiple reports said investors were disappointed by weaker premium revenue and softer guidance even after the earnings beat. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction has been negative because Molina warned about a smaller Obamacare footprint and ongoing pressure in its Medicaid/ACA businesses, which outweighed the earnings beat. Article Title

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have issued reports on MOH. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “hold” rating and set a $129.00 price objective on shares of Molina Healthcare in a research report on Friday, April 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Molina Healthcare from $169.00 to $191.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, June 8th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $230.00 price target on shares of Molina Healthcare in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Molina Healthcare from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Molina Healthcare from $184.00 to $180.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $203.38.

Molina Healthcare Trading Down 1.3%

Shares of NYSE MOH opened at $197.64 on Friday. Molina Healthcare, Inc has a 1 year low of $121.06 and a 1 year high of $244.89. The stock has a market cap of $10.30 billion, a P/E ratio of -1,097.94 and a beta of 0.74. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $206.19 and a 200 day moving average of $177.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 1.68 and a quick ratio of 1.63.

Molina Healthcare (NYSE:MOH) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 22nd. The company reported $1.51 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.39 by $0.12. Molina Healthcare had a negative net margin of 0.02% and a positive return on equity of 3.73%. The business had revenue of $10.87 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.83 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $5.48 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was down 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Molina Healthcare, Inc will post 5.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.