Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC Decreases Stake in Molina Healthcare, Inc $MOH

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC cut its holdings in Molina Healthcare, Inc (NYSE:MOH) by 88.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 4,242 shares of the company’s stock after selling 33,852 shares during the quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Molina Healthcare were worth $784,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Molina Healthcare by 217.0% in the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,934,130 shares of the company’s stock valued at $561,475,000 after purchasing an additional 2,008,458 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its position in 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 purchasing an additional 746,639 shares in the last quarter. UBS Group AG raised its position in Molina Healthcare by 320.7% during the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 603,934 shares of the company’s stock valued at $115,569,000 after purchasing an additional 460,372 shares in the last quarter. Rakuten Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Molina Healthcare during the third quarter valued at about $56,592,000. Finally, Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. purchased a new stake in Molina Healthcare during the third quarter valued at about $52,813,000. 98.50% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have weighed in on MOH. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Molina Healthcare in a research report on Friday, March 13th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of Molina Healthcare from $158.00 to $128.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 4th. Cantor Fitzgerald decreased their price target on shares of Molina Healthcare from $180.00 to $144.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 9th. 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. Finally, UBS Group set a $173.00 price objective on Molina Healthcare in a report on Friday, March 13th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $169.21.

Molina Healthcare Stock Down 1.4%

Shares of Molina Healthcare stock opened at $141.37 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.69, a quick ratio of 1.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $146.96 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $162.43. The company has a market cap of $7.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.52 and a beta of 0.55. Molina Healthcare, Inc has a 12-month low of $121.06 and a 12-month high of $358.89.

Molina Healthcare (NYSE:MOH) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported ($2.75) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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 analysts’ expectations of $10.90 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $5.05 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 8.3% on a year-over-year basis. Molina Healthcare has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.000- EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Molina Healthcare, Inc will post 24.4 EPS for the current year.

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.