Molina Healthcare (MOH) Competitors $348.92 +3.92 (+1.14%) As of 04/14/2025 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock MOH vs. CNC, HUM, UNH, ELV, CI, ALHC, OSCR, CLOV, TRUP, and NEUEShould you be buying Molina Healthcare stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Molina Healthcare include Centene (CNC), Humana (HUM), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Elevance Health (ELV), The Cigna Group (CI), Alignment Healthcare (ALHC), Oscar Health (OSCR), Clover Health Investments (CLOV), Trupanion (TRUP), and NeueHealth (NEUE). These companies are all part of the "hospital & medical service plans" industry. Molina Healthcare vs. Centene Humana UnitedHealth Group Elevance Health The Cigna Group Alignment Healthcare Oscar Health Clover Health Investments Trupanion NeueHealth Centene (NYSE:CNC) and Molina Healthcare (NYSE:MOH) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Which has more volatility & risk, CNC or MOH? Centene has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Molina Healthcare has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation & earnings, CNC or MOH? Centene has higher revenue and earnings than Molina Healthcare. Centene is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Molina Healthcare, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCentene$163.07B0.19$3.31B$6.2410.09Molina Healthcare$40.65B0.47$1.18B$20.4317.08 Do insiders & institutionals believe in CNC or MOH? 93.6% of Centene shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of Molina Healthcare shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Centene shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Molina Healthcare shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to CNC or MOH? In the previous week, Centene had 2 more articles in the media than Molina Healthcare. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Centene and 41 mentions for Molina Healthcare. Molina Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Centene's score of 1.08 indicating that Molina Healthcare is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Centene 22 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Molina Healthcare 22 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is CNC or MOH more profitable? Molina Healthcare has a net margin of 2.90% compared to Centene's net margin of 2.03%. Molina Healthcare's return on equity of 28.13% beat Centene's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Centene2.03% 13.85% 4.54% Molina Healthcare 2.90%28.13%8.43% Does the MarketBeat Community favor CNC or MOH? Centene received 503 more outperform votes than Molina Healthcare when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.28% of users gave Centene an outperform vote while only 57.05% of users gave Molina Healthcare an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCenteneOutperform Votes105373.28% Underperform Votes38426.72% Molina HealthcareOutperform Votes55057.05% Underperform Votes41442.95% Do analysts rate CNC or MOH? Centene presently has a consensus price target of $80.85, suggesting a potential upside of 28.45%. Molina Healthcare has a consensus price target of $355.75, suggesting a potential upside of 1.96%. Given Centene's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Centene is more favorable than Molina Healthcare.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Centene 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56Molina Healthcare 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57 SummaryMolina Healthcare beats Centene on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Molina Healthcare News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MOH and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MOH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMolina HealthcareHospital & medical service plans IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$19.09B$68.42B$5.35B$18.51BDividend YieldN/A1.52%5.11%4.25%P/E Ratio17.0822.9421.6831.06Price / Sales0.470.63376.3326.47Price / Cash11.1623.1938.1517.54Price / Book4.315.496.444.29Net Income$1.18B$2.21B$3.20B$1.02B7 Day Performance5.71%3.58%9.01%6.72%1 Month Performance13.10%10.86%-6.09%-6.79%1 Year Performance-3.30%68.59%10.72%1.22% Molina Healthcare Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MOHMolina Healthcare4.5465 of 5 stars$348.92+1.1%$355.75+2.0%-7.3%$19.09B$40.65B17.0815,000Short Interest ↓Positive NewsCNCCentene4.8546 of 5 stars$62.03+0.2%$79.92+28.8%-11.0%$30.84B$163.07B9.9674,300Short Interest ↓Positive NewsHUMHumana3.4374 of 5 stars$253.28-0.2%$280.17+10.6%-9.1%$30.60B$117.76B25.4867,100Analyst ForecastPositive NewsUNHUnitedHealth Group4.6242 of 5 stars$523.46-0.3%$629.32+20.2%+33.5%$480.37B$400.28B33.88400,000Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsELVElevance Health4.5178 of 5 stars$424.74-1.0%$519.81+22.4%-11.4%$96.33B$176.81B16.62102,300Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsCIThe Cigna Group4.8972 of 5 stars$316.96-1.7%$373.25+17.8%-6.0%$86.97B$244.38B25.9671,300Positive NewsALHCAlignment Healthcare1.7024 of 5 stars$17.84-1.5%$14.83-16.8%+307.0%$3.45B$2.70B-23.37850OSCROscar Health2.9945 of 5 stars$12.55-3.5%$20.21+61.1%-15.8%$3.15B$9.18B-628.442,710Positive NewsGap DownCLOVClover Health Investments3.145 of 5 stars$3.17-5.0%$4.83+52.7%+446.2%$1.62B$1.37B-15.87680News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpTRUPTrupanion3.571 of 5 stars$34.00-1.0%$46.60+37.1%+51.6%$1.45B$1.29B-148.251,142Positive NewsGap UpNEUENeueHealth1.005 of 5 stars$6.32+0.7%$7.00+10.8%+9.7%$52.32M$936.66M-0.121,252 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Centene Competitors Humana Competitors UnitedHealth Group Competitors Elevance Health Competitors The Cigna Group Competitors Alignment Healthcare Competitors Oscar Health Competitors Clover Health Investments Competitors Trupanion Competitors NeueHealth Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:MOH) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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