Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHC) Given Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHC) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the ten research firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $75.44.

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Acadia Healthcare from $76.00 to $43.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded Acadia Healthcare from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $45.00 to $75.00 in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their target price on Acadia Healthcare from $94.00 to $64.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, November 18th. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $52.00 price target on shares of Acadia Healthcare in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Finally, StockNews.com raised Acadia Healthcare from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 19th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in shares of Acadia Healthcare by 57.1% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 663 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 241 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Acadia Healthcare by 3.5% in the 2nd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 7,595 shares of the company’s stock worth $513,000 after purchasing an additional 257 shares during the period. Atria Investments Inc lifted its stake in shares of Acadia Healthcare by 4.7% in the 3rd quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 6,844 shares of the company’s stock valued at $434,000 after purchasing an additional 308 shares in the last quarter. KBC Group NV grew its holdings in shares of Acadia Healthcare by 14.4% during the 3rd quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 2,688 shares of the company’s stock worth $170,000 after purchasing an additional 338 shares during the period. Finally, Tidal Investments LLC increased its position in Acadia Healthcare by 7.9% during the 3rd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 4,664 shares of the company’s stock worth $296,000 after purchasing an additional 340 shares in the last quarter.

Acadia Healthcare Trading Up 2.8 %

Shares of Acadia Healthcare stock opened at $39.65 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $41.63 and a two-hundred day moving average of $59.42. Acadia Healthcare has a 12-month low of $36.50 and a 12-month high of $87.77. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. The stock has a market cap of $3.68 billion, a PE ratio of 13.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 1.30.

Acadia Healthcare (NASDAQ:ACHC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 30th. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.90 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $815.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $819.42 million. Acadia Healthcare had a return on equity of 11.12% and a net margin of 8.99%. Acadia Healthcare’s quarterly revenue was up 8.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.91 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Acadia Healthcare will post 3.38 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Acadia Healthcare Company Profile

Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc provides behavioral healthcare services in the United States and Puerto Rico. The company develops and operates acute inpatient psychiatric facilities, specialty treatment facilities comprising residential recovery facilities and eating disorder facilities, comprehensive treatment centers, and residential treatment centers, as well as facilities offering outpatient behavioral healthcare services for the behavioral healthcare and recovery needs of communities.