The stock of Molina Healthcare Inc (MOH) has gone down by -3.25% for the week, with a 7.66% rise in the past month and a -14.39% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.79%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 4.00% for MOH. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -6.25% for MOH’s stock, with a -13.67% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Molina Healthcare Inc (NYSE: MOH) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Molina Healthcare Inc (NYSE: MOH) is above average at 15.03x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 0.55.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 8 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
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The public float for MOH is 56.55M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.57% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of MOH on November 22, 2024 was 659.60K shares.
MOH) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Molina Healthcare Inc (NYSE: MOH) has jumped by 0.49 compared to previous close of 294.64. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -3.25% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2024-11-18 that LONG BEACH, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Molina Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: MOH) (the “Company”) today announced the closing of its previously announced offering of $750 million aggregate principal amount of 6.250% senior notes due 2033 (the “Notes”) sold in a private offering to individuals reasonably believed to be “qualified institutional buyers” pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and to certain persons outside the United States in reliance on.
Analysts’ Opinion of MOH
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MOH stocks, with Robert W. Baird repeating the rating for MOH by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for MOH in the upcoming period, according to Robert W. Baird is $405 based on the research report published on May 30, 2024 of the current year 2024.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MOH reach a price target of $439. The rating they have provided for MOH stocks is “Underperform” according to the report published on March 28th, 2024.
Barclays gave a rating of “Equal Weight” to MOH, setting the target price at $437 in the report published on March 06th of the current year.
MOH Trading at -8.75% 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 -30.16% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.00%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.79%, as shares sank -8.50% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -16.11% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MOH fell by -3.25%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -18.24% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $315.81. In addition, Molina Healthcare Inc saw -18.06% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at MOH starting from Schapiro Richard M, who sale 136 shares at the price of $292.72 back on Nov 18 ’24. After this action, Schapiro Richard M now owns 11,556 shares of Molina Healthcare Inc, valued at $39,810 using the latest closing price.
Schapiro Richard M, the Director of Molina Healthcare Inc, proposed sale 136 shares at $325.54 during a trade that took place back on Oct 28 ’24, which means that Schapiro Richard M is holding shares at $44,273 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MOH
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.04 for the present operating margin
- 0.12 for the gross margin
The net margin for Molina Healthcare Inc stands at 0.03. The total capital return value is set at 0.22. Equity return is now at value 26.45, with 7.47 for asset returns.
Based on Molina Healthcare Inc (MOH), the company’s capital structure generated 0.33 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.08. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.49. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 14.8.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.74 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -1.21. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.38. The receivables turnover for the company is 12.02for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 2.49. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.55.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Molina Healthcare Inc (MOH) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. 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.
