Acadia Healthcare (ACHC) Competitors $39.00 -0.10 (-0.26%) (As of 09:15 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends ACHC vs. HNGR, BEAT, IMAC, THC, UHS, EHC, ENSG, SEM, USPH, and WOOFShould you be buying Acadia Healthcare stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Acadia Healthcare include Hanger (HNGR), BioTelemetry (BEAT), IMAC (IMAC), Tenet Healthcare (THC), Universal Health Services (UHS), Encompass Health (EHC), The Ensign Group (ENSG), Select Medical (SEM), U.S. Physical Therapy (USPH), and Petco Health and Wellness (WOOF). Acadia Healthcare vs. Hanger BioTelemetry IMAC Tenet Healthcare Universal Health Services Encompass Health The Ensign Group Select Medical U.S. Physical Therapy Petco Health and Wellness Hanger (NYSE:HNGR) and Acadia Healthcare (NASDAQ:ACHC) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends and community ranking. Do analysts recommend HNGR or ACHC? Acadia Healthcare has a consensus price target of $83.33, suggesting a potential upside of 113.68%. Given Acadia Healthcare's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Acadia Healthcare is more favorable than Hanger.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Hanger 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Acadia Healthcare 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Do institutionals and insiders believe in HNGR or ACHC? 79.2% of Hanger shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.4% of Hanger shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Acadia Healthcare shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor HNGR or ACHC? In the previous week, Acadia Healthcare had 52 more articles in the media than Hanger. MarketBeat recorded 52 mentions for Acadia Healthcare and 0 mentions for Hanger. Acadia Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 0.15 beat Hanger's score of -0.06 indicating that Acadia Healthcare is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Hanger Neutral Acadia Healthcare Neutral Which has more risk & volatility, HNGR or ACHC? Hanger has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acadia Healthcare has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, HNGR or ACHC? Hanger has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Acadia Healthcare. Acadia Healthcare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hanger, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHanger$1.12B0.65$41.98M$0.9519.71Acadia Healthcare$2.93B1.24-$21.67M$3.0512.79 Does the MarketBeat Community favor HNGR or ACHC? Acadia Healthcare received 558 more outperform votes than Hanger when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.16% of users gave Acadia Healthcare an outperform vote while only 23.08% of users gave Hanger an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHangerOutperform Votes323.08% Underperform Votes1076.92% Acadia HealthcareOutperform Votes56166.16% Underperform Votes28733.84% Is HNGR or ACHC more profitable? Acadia Healthcare has a net margin of 8.99% compared to Hanger's net margin of 3.17%. Hanger's return on equity of 35.72% beat Acadia Healthcare's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hanger3.17% 35.72% 4.00% Acadia Healthcare 8.99%11.12%5.77% SummaryAcadia Healthcare beats Hanger on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Wyatt Investment ResearchMy #1 Pre IPO Trade for 2025 – NAME and TICKEROne tiny company... Could quickly become "the next SpaceX." It plans to go public on the NASDAQ. And today you can buy Pre-IPO shares for less than $4.00. Get urgent details inside this free report...The Next SpaceX Pre-IPO Get Acadia Healthcare News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ACHC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ACHC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAcadia HealthcareSpecialty outpatient clinics IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.62B$1.51B$5.07B$8.90BDividend YieldN/A0.31%4.99%4.07%P/E Ratio12.794.2787.8613.46Price / Sales1.2413.451,228.8287.66Price / Cash7.587.5839.5136.27Price / Book1.195.396.946.30Net Income-$21.67M$36.27M$119.12M$225.93M7 Day Performance-0.91%1.04%-1.84%-1.32%1 Month Performance-26.64%-7.92%-3.65%0.60%1 Year Performance-46.28%-49.54%31.64%26.23% Acadia Healthcare Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ACHCAcadia Healthcare4.2458 of 5 stars$39.00-0.3%$83.33+113.7%-46.2%$3.62B$2.93B12.7923,500Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHNGRHangerN/A$18.72flatN/AN/A$732.38M$1.12B19.715,200BEATBioTelemetry1.8598 of 5 stars$2.48-0.8%$8.00+222.6%+89.3%$66.66MN/A0.001,700IMACIMACN/A$1.03+1.0%N/A-30.6%$27.28M$15.22M0.00106THCTenet Healthcare4.9292 of 5 stars$148.74-2.0%$170.38+14.5%+133.9%$14.15B$20.55B4.87106,500Positive NewsUHSUniversal Health Services4.9935 of 5 stars$194.69-1.4%$231.14+18.7%+45.2%$12.84B$14.28B13.1396,700Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsEHCEncompass Health4.8996 of 5 stars$98.22-0.7%$107.11+9.1%+52.3%$9.90B$4.80B23.8938,000Analyst RevisionENSGThe Ensign Group4.9444 of 5 stars$145.00+0.2%$164.33+13.3%+34.1%$8.31B$3.73B35.0335,300Positive NewsSEMSelect Medical4.4056 of 5 stars$37.97-0.3%$40.75+7.3%+63.0%$4.92B$6.66B17.8054,600Analyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionUSPHU.S. Physical Therapy2.2759 of 5 stars$94.17+3.9%$105.00+11.5%+9.4%$1.42B$604.80M100.186,720Positive NewsWOOFPetco Health and Wellness1.6982 of 5 stars$4.04+1.8%$3.49-13.7%-0.5%$1.26B$6.26B0.0029,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HNGR Competitors BEAT Competitors IMAC Competitors THC Competitors UHS Competitors EHC Competitors ENSG Competitors SEM Competitors USPH Competitors WOOF Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ACHC) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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