Acadia Healthcare (NASDAQ:ACHC) Stock Price Down 4.9% – Time to Sell?

Shares of Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHC) fell 4.9% on Monday . The company traded as low as $32.46 and last traded at $32.82. Approximately 362,969 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 89% from the average daily volume of 3,301,906 shares. The stock had previously closed at $34.51.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ACHC has been the subject of a number of research reports. KeyCorp raised their price objective on Acadia Healthcare from $30.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Acadia Healthcare from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $24.50 to $30.00 in a research report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Acadia Healthcare in a report on Friday, June 12th. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Acadia Healthcare from $20.00 to $25.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald upped their price objective on shares of Acadia Healthcare from $20.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Acadia Healthcare currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $28.69.

Acadia Healthcare Stock Performance

The firm has a market cap of $3.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 11.51 and a beta of 0.64. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $27.64 and its 200-day moving average is $23.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 1.71 and a current ratio of 1.71.

Acadia Healthcare (NASDAQ:ACHC) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.28 by $0.09. Acadia Healthcare had a negative net margin of 32.84% and a positive return on equity of 7.09%. The firm had revenue of $828.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $823.51 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.40 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.6% on a year-over-year basis. Acadia Healthcare has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.300-0.400 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. will post 1.5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Acadia Healthcare by 54.8% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,404 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 497 shares during the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. grew its holdings in Acadia Healthcare by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 43,913 shares of the company’s stock valued at $623,000 after purchasing an additional 668 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its position in shares of Acadia Healthcare by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 74,907 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,063,000 after purchasing an additional 696 shares during the period. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio lifted its stake in shares of Acadia Healthcare by 2.8% in the third quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 31,335 shares of the company’s stock worth $776,000 after buying an additional 867 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Treasurer of the State of North Carolina boosted its holdings in shares of Acadia Healthcare by 2.1% during the 2nd quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 42,502 shares of the company’s stock worth $964,000 after buying an additional 867 shares during the period.

Acadia Healthcare Company 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.