Molina Healthcare (MOH) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$315.46 -9.90 (-3.04%)

Closing price 02/4/2025 03:59 PM Eastern

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Molina Healthcare - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Hold

Based on 12 Analyst Ratings

Sell
1

Hold
6

Buy
5

Based on 12 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Molina Healthcare in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 12 analysts, 1 has given a sell rating, 6 have given a hold rating, 4 have given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for MOH.

Consensus Price Target

$359.18
13.86% Upside

According to the 12 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Molina Healthcare, the average price target is $359.18. The highest price target for MOH is $439.00, while the lowest price target for MOH is $297.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 13.86% from the current price of $315.46.

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MOH Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 2/6/24 to 2/5/25	1 Month Ago 1/7/24 to 1/6/25	3 Months Ago 11/8/23 to 11/7/24	1 Year Ago 2/6/23 to 2/6/24
Strong Buy	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	4 Buy rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)
Hold	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)
Sell	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$359.18	$359.18	$367.17	$354.30
Forecasted Upside	13.86% Upside	20.73% Upside	8.73% Upside	-0.78% Downside
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Hold	Moderate Buy

MOH Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

MOH Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Molina Healthcare Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Molina Healthcare	Medical Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.42	2.82	2.53
Consensus Rating	Hold	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	13.86% Upside	15,482.55% Upside	13.00% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent MOH News	Neutral News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
1/6/2025	Truist Financial 2 of 5 stars		Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$400.00 ➝ $370.00	+25.64%
12/17/2024	JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3 of 5 stars		Reiterated Rating	Overweight ➝ Neutral	$378.00 ➝ $350.00	+18.42%
11/4/2024	Wells Fargo & Company 3 of 5 stars		Boost Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$360.00 ➝ $362.00	+10.70%
10/25/2024	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$359.00 ➝ $372.00	+12.74%
10/24/2024	Cantor Fitzgerald Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$406.00 ➝ $406.00	+22.41%
10/24/2024	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$405.00 ➝ $331.00	+20.48%
7/29/2024	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$354.00 ➝ $353.00	+6.02%
7/25/2024	Stephens Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$320.00 ➝ $320.00	-1.32%
7/24/2024	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$354.00 ➝ $297.00	+2.86%
7/24/2024	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$412.00 ➝ $351.00	+21.57%
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5/30/2024	Baird R W Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	M. Ha Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Strong-Buy
3/28/2024	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Neutral ➝ Underperform	$439.00	+4.90%
12/21/2023	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$350.00 ➝ $380.00	+7.26%
7/14/2023	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$365.00	+21.87%
4/28/2023	Credit Suisse Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target		$347.00 ➝ $350.00	+17.88%

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Should I Buy Molina Healthcare Stock? MOH Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Saturday, January 25, 2025. Please send any questions or comments about these Molina Healthcare pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Molina Healthcare
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Molina Healthcare, Inc.:

The stock recently traded at $294.49, showing a 2.5% increase, indicating positive market sentiment and potential for further growth.
Molina Healthcare, Inc. reported a strong quarterly earnings result with an EPS of $6.01, surpassing analysts' expectations, which reflects the company's robust financial health.
The company achieved a revenue of $10.34 billion for the last quarter, exceeding estimates and demonstrating significant year-over-year growth of 21.0%.
Analysts have assigned an average price target of $359.18, suggesting a potential upside for investors based on current trading levels.
Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.50% of Molina Healthcare, Inc.'s stock, indicating strong confidence from large financial entities in the company's future performance.

Molina Healthcare
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Molina Healthcare, Inc. for these reasons:

One analyst has issued a sell rating, which may indicate concerns about the stock's future performance.
The stock has a relatively high price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 14.96, which could suggest that it is overvalued compared to its earnings.
Recent price target adjustments by analysts, including a reduction from $405.00 to $331.00, may signal a lack of confidence in the stock's near-term prospects.
The company's debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.53, which, while manageable, indicates that the company is using some leverage that could pose risks in a downturn.
Despite recent positive earnings, the stock has a beta of 0.54, suggesting lower volatility compared to the market, which may limit potential high returns for aggressive investors.

MOH Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 12 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Molina Healthcare is $359.18, with a high forecast of $439.00 and a low forecast of $297.00.
: 12 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Molina Healthcare in the last year. There is currently 1 sell rating, 6 hold ratings, 4 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" MOH shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in MOH, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
: According to analysts, Molina Healthcare's stock has a predicted upside of 13.86% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Molina Healthcare has been rated by research analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Truist Financial in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Molina Healthcare less than other "medical" companies. The consensus rating for Molina Healthcare is Hold while the average consensus rating for "medical" companies is Moderate Buy. Learn more on how MOH compares to other companies.

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Molina Healthcare (MOH) Stock Forecast & Price Target