Leuthold Group LLC Acquires New Holdings in Molina Healthcare, Inc $MOH

Leuthold Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Molina Healthcare, Inc (NYSE:MOH) during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund acquired 20,027 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,475,000.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in MOH. Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in Molina Healthcare by 23.8% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 322 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,000 after buying an additional 62 shares during the period. Applied Finance Capital Management LLC increased its stake in 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 buying an additional 76 shares during the period. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank increased its stake in Molina Healthcare by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 13,668 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,616,000 after buying an additional 92 shares during the period. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio increased its stake in Molina Healthcare by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 16,753 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,206,000 after buying an additional 104 shares during the period. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. increased its stake in Molina Healthcare by 35.4% in the 3rd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 432 shares of the company’s stock valued at $83,000 after buying an additional 113 shares during the period. 98.50% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have issued reports on MOH shares. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Molina Healthcare from $133.00 to $161.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Molina Healthcare from $180.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Molina Healthcare in a research note on Friday, March 13th. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of Molina Healthcare from $124.00 to $163.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a $129.00 price target on shares of Molina Healthcare in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Molina Healthcare currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $174.53.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CAO Maurice Hebert sold 600 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $191.55, for a total value of $114,930.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 12,815 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,454,713.25. This represents a 4.47% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Jeff D. Barlow sold 17,811 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $186.12, for a total transaction of $3,314,983.32. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 67,175 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,502,611. The trade was a 20.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Corporate insiders own 1.44% of the company’s stock.

Molina Healthcare Stock Performance

NYSE:MOH opened at $184.78 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.63, a current ratio of 1.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97. Molina Healthcare, Inc has a fifty-two week low of $121.06 and a fifty-two week high of $327.68. The stock has a market cap of $9.63 billion, a PE ratio of 54.67 and a beta of 0.85. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $156.96 and its 200-day simple moving average is $158.90.

Molina Healthcare (NYSE:MOH) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $2.35 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.57 by $0.78. Molina Healthcare had a net margin of 0.42% and a return on equity of 8.76%. The business had revenue of $10.80 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.91 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $6.08 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. Molina Healthcare has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.000- EPS. Analysts expect that Molina Healthcare, Inc will post 5.23 earnings per share 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.