Molina Healthcare (MOH) Competitors

Cigna Group (NYSE:CI) and Molina Healthcare (NYSE:MOH) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and profitability.

Is CI or MOH more profitable?

Molina Healthcare has a net margin of 2.60% compared to Cigna Group's net margin of 1.92%. Molina Healthcare's return on equity of 27.72% beat Cigna Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cigna Group	1.92%	18.80%	5.02%
Molina Healthcare	2.60%	27.72%	7.88%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CI or MOH?

Cigna Group has higher revenue and earnings than Molina Healthcare. Molina Healthcare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cigna Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cigna Group	$247.12B	0.30	$3.43B	$18.32	15.01
Molina Healthcare	$40.65B	0.21	$1.18B	$20.29	7.73

Which has more volatility & risk, CI or MOH?

Cigna Group has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Molina Healthcare has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate CI or MOH?

Cigna Group presently has a consensus price target of $377.72, suggesting a potential upside of 37.34%. Molina Healthcare has a consensus price target of $244.55, suggesting a potential upside of 55.89%. Given Molina Healthcare's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Molina Healthcare is more favorable than Cigna Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cigna Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Molina Healthcare	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.23

Does the media favor CI or MOH?

In the previous week, Cigna Group had 19 more articles in the media than Molina Healthcare. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Cigna Group and 23 mentions for Molina Healthcare. Cigna Group's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Molina Healthcare's score of 0.99 indicating that Cigna Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cigna Group	33 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Molina Healthcare	10 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CI or MOH?

87.0% of Cigna Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of Molina Healthcare shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Cigna Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Molina Healthcare shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Cigna Group beats Molina Healthcare on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.