Acadia Healthcare (NASDAQ:ACHC) Trading Up 6.6% – Time to Buy?

Shares of Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHC) rose 6.6% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $24.23 and last traded at $24.29. Approximately 308,815 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 92% from the average daily volume of 3,861,298 shares. The stock had previously closed at $22.79.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently weighed in on ACHC shares. Mizuho dropped their price target on Acadia Healthcare from $22.00 to $17.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 18th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on Acadia Healthcare from $17.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Bank of America downgraded Acadia Healthcare from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and reduced their target price for the company from $21.50 to $13.00 in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Acadia Healthcare from $24.00 to $27.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price target on shares of Acadia Healthcare from $33.00 to $20.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $21.15.

Acadia Healthcare Trading Up 6.2%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 1.55 and a current ratio of 1.55. The firm has a market cap of $2.23 billion, a P/E ratio of -1.98, a P/E/G ratio of 7.95 and a beta of 0.73. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $16.97 and a 200 day simple moving average of $18.73.

Acadia Healthcare (NASDAQ:ACHC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported $0.07 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.03 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $821.46 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $800.10 million. Acadia Healthcare had a positive return on equity of 6.53% and a negative net margin of 33.29%.The company’s revenue was up 6.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.64 EPS. Acadia Healthcare has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.300-1.550 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.250-0.300 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. will post 3.38 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Acadia Healthcare

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Acadia Healthcare in the first quarter worth $1,600,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Acadia Healthcare by 21.1% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 698,225 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,170,000 after acquiring an additional 121,444 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its stake in shares of Acadia Healthcare by 8.7% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 340,916 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,337,000 after purchasing an additional 27,207 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP grew its holdings in Acadia Healthcare by 676.4% during the second quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,351 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 1,177 shares during the period. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Acadia Healthcare by 26.9% in the second quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 8,466 shares of the company’s stock valued at $192,000 after purchasing an additional 1,794 shares in the last quarter.

About Acadia Healthcare

Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc (NASDAQ: ACHC) is a publicly traded provider of behavioral healthcare services headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee. Founded in 2005, the company has grown through organic expansion and strategic acquisitions to establish itself as a leading specialist in mental health and addiction treatment across the United States.

Acadia operates a diversified network of inpatient psychiatric hospitals, residential treatment centers, outpatient clinics and intensive outpatient programs.