Acadia Healthcare (ACHC) Competitors $39.65 -1.02 (-2.51%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$39.64 -0.02 (-0.04%) As of 07:56 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends ACHC vs. THC, UHS, EHC, ENSG, SEM, USPH, BKD, WOOF, CYH, and HCAShould you be buying Acadia Healthcare stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Acadia Healthcare include Tenet Healthcare (THC), Universal Health Services (UHS), Encompass Health (EHC), The Ensign Group (ENSG), Select Medical (SEM), U.S. Physical Therapy (USPH), Brookdale Senior Living (BKD), Petco Health and Wellness (WOOF), Community Health Systems (CYH), and HCA Healthcare (HCA). These companies are all part of the "health care facilities" industry. Acadia Healthcare vs. Tenet Healthcare Universal Health Services Encompass Health The Ensign Group Select Medical U.S. Physical Therapy Brookdale Senior Living Petco Health and Wellness Community Health Systems HCA Healthcare Acadia Healthcare (NASDAQ:ACHC) and Tenet Healthcare (NYSE:THC) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ACHC or THC? Tenet Healthcare received 124 more outperform votes than Acadia Healthcare when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.04% of users gave Acadia Healthcare an outperform vote while only 61.01% of users gave Tenet Healthcare an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAcadia HealthcareOutperform Votes56666.04% Underperform Votes29133.96% Tenet HealthcareOutperform Votes69061.01% Underperform Votes44138.99% Which has more volatility and risk, ACHC or THC? Acadia Healthcare has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tenet Healthcare has a beta of 2.05, suggesting that its share price is 105% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is ACHC or THC more profitable? Tenet Healthcare has a net margin of 15.48% compared to Acadia Healthcare's net margin of 8.99%. Tenet Healthcare's return on equity of 21.88% beat Acadia Healthcare's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Acadia Healthcare8.99% 11.12% 5.77% Tenet Healthcare 15.48%21.88%3.99% Do institutionals and insiders believe in ACHC or THC? 95.4% of Tenet Healthcare shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Acadia Healthcare shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Tenet Healthcare shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer ACHC or THC? Acadia Healthcare presently has a consensus target price of $70.22, suggesting a potential upside of 77.11%. Tenet Healthcare has a consensus target price of $163.19, suggesting a potential upside of 25.95%. Given Acadia Healthcare's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Acadia Healthcare is more favorable than Tenet Healthcare.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Acadia Healthcare 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78Tenet Healthcare 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.88 Does the media refer more to ACHC or THC? In the previous week, Tenet Healthcare had 14 more articles in the media than Acadia Healthcare. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Tenet Healthcare and 10 mentions for Acadia Healthcare. Acadia Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Tenet Healthcare's score of 0.29 indicating that Acadia Healthcare is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Acadia Healthcare 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Tenet Healthcare 9 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has better earnings and valuation, ACHC or THC? Tenet Healthcare has higher revenue and earnings than Acadia Healthcare. Tenet Healthcare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acadia Healthcare, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAcadia Healthcare$2.93B1.26-$21.67M$3.0513.00Tenet Healthcare$20.67B0.60$3.20B$32.234.02 SummaryTenet Healthcare beats Acadia Healthcare on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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$3.68B$1.65B$5.80B$8.95BDividend YieldN/A0.27%4.78%3.85%P/E Ratio13.003.2526.4518.81Price / Sales1.2614.47450.0676.66Price / Cash8.368.3644.0437.47Price / Book1.311.317.634.64Net Income-$21.67M$36.27M$3.18B$245.69M7 Day Performance-3.43%-4.87%-1.85%-2.63%1 Month Performance-10.64%-22.35%0.19%-2.37%1 Year Performance-52.66%-56.54%17.21%13.64% Acadia Healthcare Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ACHCAcadia Healthcare4.7917 of 5 stars$39.65-2.5%$70.22+77.1%-51.6%$3.68B$2.93B13.0023,500THCTenet Healthcare4.9891 of 5 stars$133.40-0.1%$163.19+22.3%+50.7%$12.69B$20.55B4.27106,500High Trading VolumeUHSUniversal Health Services4.9985 of 5 stars$181.69-0.6%$226.14+24.5%+13.2%$11.99B$14.28B12.0896,700Positive NewsEHCEncompass Health4.9072 of 5 stars$100.91+0.8%$107.67+6.7%+34.9%$10.17B$5.37B22.6238,000Dividend AnnouncementENSGThe Ensign Group4.9587 of 5 stars$128.01-1.2%$165.17+29.0%+5.1%$7.36B$4.26B25.0535,300Insider TradeAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsSEMSelect Medical4.8969 of 5 stars$18.58-0.9%$39.50+112.6%-29.0%$2.41B$6.97B8.6854,600Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeNews CoverageGap DownUSPHU.S. Physical Therapy3.2973 of 5 stars$86.85+0.4%$114.00+31.3%-15.8%$1.31B$604.80M92.396,720BKDBrookdale Senior Living3.799 of 5 stars$5.30-0.3%$7.50+41.6%-11.4%$1.05B$3.02B-5.7636,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageWOOFPetco Health and Wellness3.2172 of 5 stars$2.95+0.3%$4.16+41.0%+13.3%$924.68M$6.26B-7.3829,000Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsCYHCommunity Health Systems3.564 of 5 stars$3.39+0.1%$4.52+33.4%-12.3%$470.35M$12.49B-1.1261,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoverageHCAHCA Healthcare4.8593 of 5 stars$316.18-1.8%$385.67+22.0%+4.2%$80.09B$70.60B14.39310,000Insider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies THC Competitors UHS Competitors EHC Competitors ENSG Competitors SEM Competitors USPH Competitors BKD Competitors WOOF Competitors CYH Competitors HCA 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 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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