How to buy Magellan Health stock | $94.19

Magellan Health, Inc is a healthcare plans business based in the US. Magellan Health shares (MGLN) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Magellan Health employs 9,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

Magellan Health stock price (NASDAQ: MGLN)

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Magellan Health shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-07-30.

Latest market close	$94.19
52-week range	$69.85 - $95.43
50-day moving average	$94.34
200-day moving average	$94.01
Wall St. target price	$94.00
PE ratio	6.2467
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$15.10

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Magellan Health price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $94.19 from 2021-05-28

1 week (2021-07-24)	N/A
1 month (2021-07-02)	-0.06%
3 months (2021-05-04)	0.31%
6 months (2021-01-31)	N/A

1 year (2020-07-31)	N/A
2 years (2019-07-31)	N/A
3 years (2018-07-31)	N/A
5 years (2016-07-31)	N/A

Is Magellan Health under- or over-valued?

Valuing Magellan Health stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Magellan Health's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Magellan Health's P/E ratio

Magellan Health's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 6x. In other words, Magellan Health shares trade at around 6x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Magellan Health's PEG ratio

Magellan Health's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.93. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Magellan Health's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Magellan Health's EBITDA

Magellan Health's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $107.9 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Magellan Health's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Magellan Health financials

Revenue TTM	$4.6 billion
Operating margin TTM	1.03%
Gross profit TTM	$120.8 million
Return on assets TTM	0.92%
Return on equity TTM	1.99%
Profit margin	8.49%
Book value	$73.09
Market capitalisation	$2.5 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Magellan Health shares

There are currently 2.1 million Magellan Health shares held short by investors – that's known as Magellan Health's "short interest". This figure is 3.9% up from 2.0 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Magellan Health shares can be evaluated.

Magellan Health's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Magellan Health's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Magellan Health shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Magellan Health shares traded daily (recently around 220317.0235546). Magellan Health's SIR currently stands at 9.34. In other words for every 100,000 Magellan Health shares traded daily on the market, roughly 9340 shares are currently held short.

However Magellan Health's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Magellan Health shares, or, against the total number of tradable Magellan Health shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Magellan Health's short interest could be expressed as 0.08% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Magellan Health shares in existence, roughly 80 shares are currently held short) or 0.0933% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Magellan Health shares, roughly 93 shares are currently held short).

A SIR below 10% would generally be considered to indicate a fairly optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Magellan Health.

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Magellan Health share dividends

We're not expecting Magellan Health to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Magellan Health share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Magellan Health's shares have ranged in value from as little as $69.85 up to $95.43. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Magellan Health's is 1.2127. This would suggest that Magellan Health's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Magellan Health overview

Magellan Health, Inc. , together with its subsidiaries, provides healthcare management services in the United States. The company operates in Healthcare and Pharmacy Management segments. The Healthcare segment offers carve-out management services for behavioral health; employee assistance plans; and other areas of specialty healthcare, including diagnostic imaging, musculoskeletal management, cardiac, and physical medicine. It also contracts with state Medicaid agencies, and the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services to manage care for beneficiaries under Medicaid and Medicare programs, such as healthcare and long-term support services through its network of medical and behavioral health professionals, clinics, hospitals, nursing facilities, home care agencies, and ancillary service providers. The Pharmacy Management segment comprises products and solutions that provide clinical and financial management of pharmaceuticals paid under medical and pharmacy benefit programs. Further, it offers pharmacy benefit management services, such as pharmaceutical dispensing services; pharmacy benefit administration for state Medicaid and other government sponsored programs; clinical and formulary management programs; medical pharmacy management programs; and programs for the integrated management of specialty drugs that treat complex conditions.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Magellan Health is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 1.606% of Magellan Health shares are held by insiders and 105.985% by institutions. How many people work for Magellan Health?
Latest data suggests 9,000 work at Magellan Health. When does the fiscal year end for Magellan Health?
Magellan Health's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Magellan Health based?
Magellan Health's address is: 4801 East Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ, United States, 85034 What is Magellan Health's ISIN number?
Magellan Health's international securities identification number is: US5590792074 What is Magellan Health's CUSIP number?
Magellan Health's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 161241708