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Shares of Molina Healthcare Inc. advanced 5.1% to $142.61 on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.6% to 6,881.31 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.3% to 49,662.66.
This was the stock's fourth consecutive day of gains.
Molina Healthcare Inc. closed 60.4% below its 52-week high of $359.97, which the company achieved on April 4th.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Humana Inc. rose 1.2% to $187.12, Centene Corp. rose 4.5% to $43.07.
Trading volume totaled 1.9 million, compared to the 50-day average of 1.7 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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February 18, 2026 16:34 ET (21:34 GMT)
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