Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Has $8.27 Million Holdings in Molina Healthcare, Inc $MOH

Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC grew its holdings in Molina Healthcare, Inc (NYSE:MOH) by 1,863.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 43,202 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 41,002 shares during the quarter. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC’s holdings in Molina Healthcare were worth $8,267,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in Molina Healthcare by 25.9% during the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,601,574 shares of the company’s stock valued at $477,109,000 after purchasing an additional 329,759 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Molina Healthcare by 344.3% during the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 963,526 shares of the company’s stock valued at $184,380,000 after buying an additional 746,639 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in shares of Molina Healthcare by 31.0% during the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 938,677 shares of the company’s stock valued at $179,632,000 after buying an additional 222,346 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Molina Healthcare by 4.6% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 925,672 shares of the company’s stock valued at $273,096,000 after buying an additional 40,714 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Molina Healthcare during the second quarter worth about $212,113,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.50% of the company’s stock.

Molina Healthcare Trading Up 1.3%

Shares of Molina Healthcare stock opened at $146.32 on Tuesday. Molina Healthcare, Inc has a 12-month low of $121.06 and a 12-month high of $359.97. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.09 and a beta of 0.52. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $165.83 and a 200 day simple moving average of $167.85. The company has a quick ratio of 1.69, a current ratio of 1.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97.

Molina Healthcare (NYSE:MOH) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported ($2.75) earnings per share 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.90 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $5.05 earnings per share. Molina Healthcare’s quarterly revenue was up 8.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Molina Healthcare has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.000- EPS. Research analysts expect that Molina Healthcare, Inc will post 24.4 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on MOH shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $109.00 price target on Molina Healthcare in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $145.00 price objective on shares of Molina Healthcare in a report on Monday, February 9th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $141.00 price objective on Molina Healthcare and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Barclays cut their target price on Molina Healthcare from $164.00 to $133.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, TD Cowen decreased their price target on shares of Molina Healthcare from $175.00 to $144.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $155.71.

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.