Molina Healthcare Inc (MOH) vs. Its Peers: A Comparison

Molina Healthcare Inc (NYSE: MOH) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.10x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for MOH is 0.55. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 8 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”

The public float for MOH is 53.49M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.32% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of MOH on July 02, 2025 was 709.92K shares.

MOH) stock’s latest price update

Molina Healthcare Inc (NYSE: MOH)’s stock price has dropped by -18.18% in relation to previous closing price of $306.29. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -14.80% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-06-26 that Rising premiums, ongoing technological innovation and the growing demand for Medicare plans are anticipated to propel the performance of the Zacks Medical-HMO industry players. CI, HUM, CNC and MOH are poised to benefit from favorable industry prospects.

MOH’s Market Performance

Molina Healthcare Inc (MOH) has experienced a -14.80% fall in stock performance for the past week, with a -15.72% drop in the past month, and a -23.53% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.28%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.67% for MOH. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -14.42% for MOH’s stock, with a -19.30% simple moving average for the past 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of MOH

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MOH stocks, with Morgan Stanley repeating the rating for MOH by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for MOH in the upcoming period, according to Morgan Stanley is $364 based on the research report published on June 09, 2025 of the current year 2025.

Bernstein, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MOH reach a price target of $414. The rating they have provided for MOH stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on April 22nd, 2025.

Robert W. Baird gave a rating of “Neutral” to MOH, setting the target price at $375 in the report published on April 15th of the current year.

MOH Trading at -18.27% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought MOH to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -31.39% of loss for the given period.

Insider Trading

Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at MOH starting from WOLF DALE B, who sale 1,500 shares at the price of $322.89 back on May 21 ’25. After this action, WOLF DALE B now owns 14,209 shares of Molina Healthcare Inc, valued at $484,328 using the latest closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for MOH

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 0.04 for the present operating margin
  • 0.11 for the gross margin

The net margin for Molina Healthcare Inc stands at 0.03. The total capital return value is set at 0.21. Equity return is now at value 26.72, with 7.37 for asset returns.

Based on Molina Healthcare Inc (MOH), the company’s capital structure generated 0.47 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.16. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.87. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 12.79.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.89 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.57. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.3. The receivables turnover for the company is 11.99for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 2.55. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.63.

Conclusion

In conclusion, Molina Healthcare Inc (MOH) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.

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