Krilogy Financial LLC Takes Position in Molina Healthcare, Inc $MOH

Krilogy Financial LLC acquired a new stake in Molina Healthcare, Inc (NYSE:MOH) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 4,188 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $801,000.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of MOH. Ibex Investors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Molina Healthcare in the third quarter worth $498,000. Investment Management Associates Inc. ADV purchased a new stake in shares of Molina Healthcare during the third quarter valued at $20,243,000. Applied Finance Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Molina Healthcare by 5.7% in the 3rd 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 during the period. ProShare Advisors LLC raised its stake in Molina Healthcare by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 9,877 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,890,000 after acquiring an additional 212 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in Molina Healthcare by 70.0% during the 3rd quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,217 shares of the company’s stock worth $424,000 after acquiring an additional 913 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.50% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on MOH. Barclays cut their price objective on Molina Healthcare from $164.00 to $133.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. TD Cowen cut their price target on shares of Molina Healthcare from $175.00 to $144.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 9th. Mizuho set a $220.00 price objective on shares of Molina Healthcare in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Molina Healthcare in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $145.00 target price on shares of Molina Healthcare in a report on Monday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $164.79.

Molina Healthcare Price Performance

Shares of NYSE MOH opened at $135.20 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 1.69 and a quick ratio of 1.68. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.79 and a beta of 0.49. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $171.08 and its 200-day simple moving average is $169.36. Molina Healthcare, Inc has a 12 month low of $121.06 and a 12 month high of $359.97.

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). The firm had revenue of $11.38 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.90 billion. Molina Healthcare had a net margin of 1.04% and a return on equity of 13.60%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $5.05 earnings per share. Molina Healthcare has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.000- EPS. Analysts expect that Molina Healthcare, Inc will post 24.4 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Richard M. Schapiro sold 357 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $143.02, for a total transaction of $51,058.14. Following the sale, the director directly owned 11,352 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,623,563.04. This represents a 3.05% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Molina Healthcare Company 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.