
A steady large-cap income stock trading near fair value. Frameworks sharply disagree on it.
Mkt Cap
$10.01B
P/E
—
PEG
1.73
P/B
2.45
Dividend
—
ROE
4.5%
About the business
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 in the United States. It operates in four segments: Medicaid, Medicare, Marketplace, and Other. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Long Beach, California.
Who would buy MOH?
Consensus 14/100 · Mixed · Investors are split.
Endorses
· 1 frameworkPayout Ratio < 70% 0.0% clears "< 70.0%".
Rejects
· 3 frameworksROE > 20% is 4.5% — fails "> 20.0%".
Buying is limited to a single filer (ZORETIC RICHARD C, $100K). Single-insider buys are worth noting but carry less weight than broad-based conviction — they can reflect an outlier view rather than a shared read inside the C-suite. Over the 6M window, insiders are net buyers by 141,447 shares.
In Prism's context
Insider activity is inconclusive here. The stock's case should lean on the framework verdict (Fails criteria, score 14/100) and the archetype read (Income).
| Insider | Role | Type | Date | Shares | Avg price | Value | Own |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOISTMAN FRANCIS S JR | Director | Award / grant | May 6, 2026 | 170 | $197.44 | $34K | Direct |
| GROHOWSKI LEO P | Director | Award / grant | Apr 1, 2026 | 405 | $135.82 | $55K | Direct |
| ZORETIC RICHARD C | Director | Award / grant | Apr 1, 2026 | 405 | $135.82 | $55K | Indirect |
| SCHAPIRO RICHARD M | Director | Award / grant | Apr 1, 2026 | 405 | $135.82 | $55K | Direct |
| LOCKHART STEPHEN H | Director | Award / grant | Apr 1, 2026 | 405 | $135.82 | $55K | Direct |
| ROMNEY RONNA E | Director | Award / grant | Apr 1, 2026 | 405 | $135.82 | $55K | Indirect |
| BRASIER BARBARA L. | Director | Award / grant | Apr 1, 2026 | 405 | $135.82 | $55K | Direct |
| ORLANDO STEVEN J | Director | Award / grant | Apr 1, 2026 | 405 | $135.82 | $55K | Indirect |
| WOLF DALE B | Director | Award / grant | Apr 1, 2026 | 405 | $135.82 | $55K | Indirect |
| ROMNEY RONNA E | Director | Open-market sell | Mar 12, 2026 | 506 | $146.92 | $74K | Indirect |
| HEBERT MAURICE S | Officer | Award / grant | Feb 27, 2026 | 2,708 | $147.74 | $400K | Direct |
| KEIM MARK LOWELL | Chief Financial Officer | Award / grant | Feb 27, 2026 | 26,073 | $145.75 | $3.80M | Direct |
| BACON DEBRA | Officer | Award / grant | Feb 27, 2026 | 9,606 | $145.75 | $1.40M | Direct |
| ZUBRETSKY JOSEPH M. | Chief Executive Officer | Award / grant | Feb 27, 2026 | 66,417 | $145.75 | $9.68M | Direct |
| BARLOW JEFF D | Officer | Award / grant | Feb 27, 2026 | 13,722 | $145.75 | $2.00M | Direct |
| WOYS JAMES E | Chief Operating Officer | Award / grant | Feb 27, 2026 | 17,016 | $145.75 | $2.48M | Direct |
| ZORETIC RICHARD C | Director | Open-market buy | Feb 11, 2026 | 800 | $125.16 | $100K | Indirect |
| GROHOWSKI LEO P | Director | Award / grant | Dec 31, 2025 | 317 | $173.54 | $55K | Direct |
| ZORETIC RICHARD C | Director | Award / grant | Dec 31, 2025 | 317 | $173.54 | $55K | Indirect |
| SCHAPIRO RICHARD M | Director | Award / grant | Dec 31, 2025 | 317 | $173.54 | $55K | Direct |
| LOCKHART STEPHEN H | Director | Award / grant | Dec 31, 2025 | 317 | $173.54 | $55K | Direct |
| BACON DEBRA | Officer | Award / grant | Dec 31, 2025 | 22 | $147.50 | $3K | Direct |
| ROMNEY RONNA E | Director | Award / grant | Dec 31, 2025 | 317 | $173.54 | $55K | Indirect |
| BRASIER BARBARA L. | Director | Award / grant | Dec 31, 2025 | 317 | $173.54 | $55K | Direct |
| ORLANDO STEVEN J | Director | Award / grant | Dec 31, 2025 | 317 | $173.54 | $55K | Indirect |
| WOLF DALE B | Director | Award / grant | Dec 31, 2025 | 317 | $173.54 | $55K | Indirect |
| SCHAPIRO RICHARD M | Director | Open-market sell | Nov 24, 2025 | 357 | $143.02 | $51K | Direct |
Insider activity from Yahoo Finance (quoteSummary: insiderTransactions + netSharePurchaseActivity). Cached 6 hours. · Insiders hold 1.5% of shares outstanding.
Net 6M: +141,447 sh
Price history
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What this means: A notable drawdown — worth re-reading the framework verdicts below with the cheaper price in mind.
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Sign in to run this simulationMOH: 51% estimated probability of outperforming over the next 12M window. 3 of 6 signal families positive (medium confidence). Strongest support: CR 1.63. Main risk to monitor: ROE 4% (weak).
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P/B 2.45× · FCF yield 7.6%
45% above fair value
Indicative only. Probabilities are model-implied weights for stress-testing — not forecasts.
A turnaround takes hold: margin recovers toward peer averages, revenue stabilises, and the market re-prices the asset value rather than the running earnings.
No deterioration, no surprise re-acceleration. 2% operating margin and -4% top-line growth chug along; the multiple slowly converges to the central fair-value estimate.
Sector: Healthcare. MENA-aware investors can sanity-check whether the US name is offering value relative to regional peers.
| Metric | MOH | GCC median | MENA median | Global ex-US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | — | 24.0× | — | 20.0× |
| P/B | 2.45× | 4.80× | — | 3.80× |
| Dividend yield | — | 1.40% | — | 1.80% |
| ROE | 4.5% |
Reported EPS $2.35 vs $1.49 expected — well outside the normal beat-and-raise band. The market typically rewards a print this size only if it is read as durable, not one-off. Trailing operating margin: 1.7%.
Confirms operating leverage — -95% trailing EPS growth + a beat of this size is the pattern that drives multi-year re-rates.
If ROE (4%) and operating margin (2%) are stable or rising, the beat is consistent with compounding rather than one-off.
Outsized beats on thin trailing quality often invite multiple expansion that doesn't survive the next print.
Next earnings
Wed, Jul 22 · consensus EPS $1.49 · last actual $2.35
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P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/A
PEG Ratio
1.73
P/B Ratio
2.45
EPS Growth
-95.0%
Revenue Growth
-4.3%
Debt / Equity
0.97
Net Cash / Share
$101.80
Return on Equity
4.5%
Gross Margin
8.9%
Operating Margin
1.7%
FCF / Share
$14.54
Current Ratio
1.63
Revenue Growth > 15% is -4.3% — fails "> 15.0%".
ROE > 15% is 4.5% — fails "> 15.0%".
Trades meaningfully above the fair-value range — limited margin of safety.
Returns are sub-cost-of-capital; quality bar not met.
Capital structure is unremarkable — neither a stress nor a tailwind.
Price trend is unremarkable — neither tailwind nor headwind.
Insiders and / or superinvestors are accumulating — informed-money tailwind.
Recent print + capital-return signal lean positive.
Among 96 historical setups with similar Prism Score and signal-agreement profiles, 51% beat the benchmark over the next 12 months, with average excess return of +0.5% / yr.
ROE 4% · Op margin 2%
D/E 0.97 · CR 1.63
2 insiders buying
1 tracked holder · peak 21.3%
Buyback runway via FCF
34% through 52w range
EPS -95% · Rev -4%
Already-thin margins compress further on input-cost or pricing pressure; revenue softens; the market questions whether the current earnings power is structural or one-off. Multi-year drawdown plausible.
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| 15.0% |
Institutional Own.
105.2%
Insider Own.
1.5%
Dividend Yield
N/A
Book Value / Share
$78.46
Superinvestor ownership
Held by 1 tracked superinvestor · peak weight 9.1%
Weights reflect each investor's latest 13F or factsheet snapshot. Data lags real time by 45+ days.