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Unveiling Insights on Molina Healthcare Inc – Analyst Perspectives

Now trading at a price of $191.6, Molina Healthcare Inc has moved 5.0% so far today.

Molina Healthcare Inc returned losses of -47.0% last year, with its stock price reaching a high of $359.97 and a low of $151.95. Over the same period, the stock underperformed the S&P 500 index by -63.3%. AThe company's 50-day average price was $173.38. Molina Healthcare, Inc. provides managed healthcare services to low-income families and individuals under the Medicaid and Medicare programs and through the state insurance marketplaces. Based in Long Beach, CA, the Large-Cap Health Care company has 18,000 full time employees. Molina Healthcare Inc has not offered a dividend during the last year.

Increasing Revenues but Narrowing Margins:

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Revenue (M) $16,829 $19,423 $27,771 $31,974 $34,072 $40,650
Operating Margins 6% 6% 4% 4% 5% 4%
Net Margins 4% 3% 2% 2% 3% 3%
Net Income (M) $737 $673 $659 $792 $1,091 $1,179
Net Interest Expense (M) $87 $102 $120 $110 $109 $121
Depreciation & Amort. (M) $89 $88 $131 $176 $171 $16
Diluted Shares (M) 64 60 59 58 58 58
Earnings Per Share $11.47 $11.23 $11.25 $13.55 $18.77 $20.42
EPS Growth n/a -2.09% 0.18% 20.44% 38.52% 8.79%
Avg. Price $131.87 $173.45 $259.39 $304.04 $361.31 $192.27
P/E Ratio 11.13 15.21 22.75 22.16 19.11 9.37
Free Cash Flow (M) $377 $1,824 $2,042 $682 $1,578 $544
CAPEX (M) $57 $74 $77 $91 $84 $100
EV / EBITDA 6.21 7.31 11.1 11.81 10.47 5.51
Total Debt (M) $1,255 $2,127 $2,173 $2,176 $2,180 $2,923
Net Debt / EBITDA -1.06 -1.74 -1.97 -1.36 -1.53 -1.01
Current Ratio 1.83 1.59 1.43 1.47 1.54 1.62

Molina Healthcare Inc has rapidly growing revenues and increasing reinvestment in the business and a strong EPS growth trend. Additionally, the company's financial statements display a decent current ratio of 1.62 and healthy leverage levels. However, the firm has positive cash flows. Finally, we note that Molina Healthcare Inc has decent operating margins with a negative growth trend.

The Market May Be Undervaluing Molina Healthcare Inc's Assets and Equity:

Molina Healthcare Inc has a trailing twelve month P/E ratio of 8.5, compared to an average of 22.94 for the Health Care sector. Based on its EPS guidance of $25.71, the company has a forward P/E ratio of 6.7. The 12.2% compound average growth rate of Molina Healthcare Inc's historical and projected earnings per share yields a PEG ratio of 0.7. This suggests that its shares are undervalued. Additionally, the market is possibly undervaluing Molina Healthcare Inc in terms of its equity because its P/B ratio is 2.25 whereas the sector average is 3.19. The company's shares are currently trading 1.3% below their Graham number.

Molina Healthcare Inc Has No Average Rating:

Molina Healthcare Inc has an average amount of shares sold short because 7.1% of the company's shares are sold short. Institutions own 99.9% of the company's shares, and the insider ownership rate stands at 1.3%, suggesting a large amount of insider shareholders. The largest shareholder is Vanguard Group Inc, whose 12% stake in the company is worth $1,232,685,271.

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