Prescott Group Capital Management L.L.C. Acquires Shares of 200,000 Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. $ACHC

Prescott Group Capital Management L.L.C. acquired a new stake in Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHC) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor acquired 200,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,838,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ACHC. Deerfield Management Company L.P. purchased a new position in Acadia Healthcare in the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,440,000. Rubric Capital Management LP purchased a new position in Acadia Healthcare in the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,236,000. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its position in Acadia Healthcare by 11.8% in the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 9,423,548 shares of the company’s stock valued at $233,327,000 after buying an additional 993,205 shares during the last quarter. Abrams Bison Investments LLC boosted its stake in Acadia Healthcare by 22.3% during the 3rd quarter. Abrams Bison Investments LLC now owns 4,380,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $108,449,000 after acquiring an additional 800,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Acadia Healthcare by 7.8% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 9,417,045 shares of the company’s stock valued at $233,166,000 after acquiring an additional 681,278 shares during the last quarter.

Acadia Healthcare Stock Performance

Shares of ACHC opened at $24.07 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $25.27 and a 200 day moving average price of $19.28. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.21 billion, a PE ratio of -1.97, a P/E/G ratio of 8.38 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a quick ratio of 1.71, a current ratio of 1.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27. Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. has a 52-week low of $11.43 and a 52-week high of $30.20.

Acadia Healthcare (NASDAQ:ACHC) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $0.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.28 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $828.80 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $823.51 million. Acadia Healthcare had a negative net margin of 32.84% and a positive return on equity of 7.09%. Acadia Healthcare’s revenue was up 7.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.40 EPS. Acadia Healthcare has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.300-0.400 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. will post 1.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ACHC has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $24.50 price objective on shares of Acadia Healthcare in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on shares of Acadia Healthcare from $28.00 to $31.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. TD Cowen increased their price objective on shares of Acadia Healthcare from $24.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. Barclays increased their target price on shares of Acadia Healthcare from $20.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of Acadia Healthcare from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, March 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $26.04.

Acadia Healthcare Profile

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.