The Cigna Group vs MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC., two Managed Care stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where CI and MOH diverge most: on net margin, CI reads 2.2% and MOH reads -0.0%; on return on equity, CI reads 14.5% and MOH reads -0.2%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What MOH's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (earnings-power basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | CI | MOH |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $279.03 | $195.79 |
| Market cap | $73.7B | $10.0B |
| Sector | Managed Care | Managed Care |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | 11.5 | — |
| P/B | 1.72 | 2.41 |
| P/S | 0.26 | 0.23 |
| EV/EBITDA | 5.5 | 23.8 |
| Revenue growth | +7.8% | +2.8% |
| Operating margin | 3.7% | 1.3% |
| Net margin | 2.2% | -0.0% |
| Return on equity | 14.5% | -0.2% |
| Return on assets | 4.0% | -0.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 18.1% | 1.7% |
| FCF yield | 13.9% | 2.7% |
| Dividend yield | 2.2% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.07 | 0.90 |
| Current ratio | 0.85 | 1.68 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.62 | 4.03 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 4 / 9 |
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