Zacks Research Has Negative Outlook for ACHC Q2 Earnings

Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHC) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Acadia Healthcare in a research report issued on Thursday, March 13th. Zacks Research analyst Z. Masood now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.77 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.94. The consensus estimate for Acadia Healthcare’s current full-year earnings is $3.38 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Acadia Healthcare’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.91 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.82 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $0.88 EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently commented on ACHC. Royal Bank of Canada cut their target price on shares of Acadia Healthcare from $64.00 to $43.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. TD Cowen cut their price objective on shares of Acadia Healthcare from $70.00 to $66.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Acadia Healthcare from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $52.00 price target on shares of Acadia Healthcare in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. Finally, Bank of America cut their price target on Acadia Healthcare from $50.00 to $44.50 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $56.31.

Acadia Healthcare Price Performance

ACHC stock opened at $29.14 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $39.52 and a 200-day moving average price of $47.57. Acadia Healthcare has a 52-week low of $27.61 and a 52-week high of $82.41. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.55, a PEG ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a current ratio of 1.07.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Acadia Healthcare

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of ACHC. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina boosted its stake in Acadia Healthcare by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 40,005 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,586,000 after acquiring an additional 250 shares in the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in Acadia Healthcare by 40.7% during the 4th quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,040 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 301 shares in the last quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Acadia Healthcare by 4.9% in the 4th quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 6,470 shares of the company’s stock valued at $257,000 after purchasing an additional 303 shares during the last quarter. Atria Investments Inc boosted its holdings in 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Covestor Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Acadia Healthcare by 27.2% in the 4th quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 1,450 shares of the company’s stock worth $58,000 after acquiring an additional 310 shares during the last quarter.

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.