Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHC) Stock Has Consensus Price Target of $30.69

Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHC) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the fifteen research firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have given a hold recommendation and eight have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $30.69.

Several research firms have recently commented on ACHC. Leerink Partners upped their price objective on shares of Acadia Healthcare from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 23rd. KeyCorp raised their target price on shares of Acadia Healthcare from $30.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. TD Cowen boosted their target price on shares of Acadia Healthcare from $30.00 to $36.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Acadia Healthcare in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Guggenheim lifted their price objective on Acadia Healthcare from $38.00 to $39.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th.

Acadia Healthcare Trading Up 2.7%

Shares of NASDAQ:ACHC opened at $29.25 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.57, a current ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20. Acadia Healthcare has a 52-week low of $11.43 and a 52-week high of $35.83. The stock has a market cap of $2.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2.35, a PEG ratio of 9.42 and a beta of 0.63. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $28.94 and a 200-day moving average price of $27.66.

Acadia Healthcare (NASDAQ:ACHC) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The company reported $0.38 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.03. Acadia Healthcare had a positive return on equity of 6.19% and a negative net margin of 33.44%. The firm had revenue of $865.84 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $844.19 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.83 earnings per share. Acadia Healthcare’s revenue for the quarter was down .4% on a year-over-year basis. Acadia Healthcare has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.450-1.600 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Acadia Healthcare will post 1.55 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Acadia Healthcare

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in Acadia Healthcare in the second quarter valued at approximately $441,685,000. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Acadia Healthcare during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $106,458,000. Invenomic Capital Management LP increased its holdings in shares of Acadia Healthcare by 71.0% during the 4th quarter. Invenomic Capital Management LP now owns 3,312,043 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,998,000 after purchasing an additional 1,375,647 shares in the last quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. acquired a new position in shares of Acadia Healthcare in the 1st quarter valued at $43,017,000. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP lifted its stake in shares of Acadia Healthcare by 73.0% in the 1st quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,689,442 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,516,000 after purchasing an additional 712,852 shares during the period.

About Acadia Healthcare

Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc (NASDAQ: ACHC) is a provider of behavioral healthcare services. The company operates a network of psychiatric hospitals, specialty treatment facilities, residential treatment centers and outpatient clinics that provide care for individuals with mental health conditions, substance use disorders and other behavioral health needs.

Acadia’s services are designed for children, adolescents and adults and may include inpatient psychiatric treatment, addiction treatment, residential care, partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs.