Acadia Healthcare (ACHC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. provides behavioral healthcare services in the United States and Puerto Rico. The company develops and operates acute inpatient psychiatric facilities, specialty treatment facilities comprising residential recovery facilities and eating disorder facilities, comprehensive treatment centers, and residential treatment centers, as well as facilities offering outpatient behavioral healthcare services for the behavioral healthcare and recovery needs of communities. Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $22.62 to $23.34
• 50-Day Range: $18.00 to $24.69
• 52-Week Range: $17.13 to $82.40
• Volume: 2.74 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.63 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.12 billion
• P/E Ratio: 15.21
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $40.77
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Acadia Healthcare Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Acadia Healthcare scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 73rd out of 950 stocks in the medical sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Acadia Healthcare has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.69, and is based on 9 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Acadia Healthcare has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 0.30%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Acadia Healthcare are expected to grow by 0.30% in the coming year, from $3.38 to $3.39 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Acadia Healthcare is 15.21, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 270.85.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Acadia Healthcare is 15.21, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Medical sector average P/E ratio of about 83.27.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Acadia Healthcare has a PEG Ratio of 4.52. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Acadia Healthcare has a P/B Ratio of 0.69. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

11.56% of the float of Acadia Healthcare has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Acadia Healthcare has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.8.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Acadia Healthcare has recently decreased by 0.57%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Acadia Healthcare does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Acadia Healthcare does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.69

Percentage of Shares Shorted

11.56% of the float of Acadia Healthcare has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Acadia Healthcare has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.8.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Acadia Healthcare has recently decreased by 0.57%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.02

News Sentiment

Acadia Healthcare has a news sentiment score of 1.02. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Medical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Acadia Healthcare this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

15 people have searched for ACHC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Acadia Healthcare insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.30% of the stock of Acadia Healthcare is held by insiders.

ACHC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ACHC shares performed this year?

Acadia Healthcare's stock was trading at $39.65 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, ACHC shares have decreased by 42.1% and is now trading at $22.96.

How were Acadia Healthcare's earnings last quarter?

Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHC) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August, 5th. The company reported $0.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.71 by $0.12. Acadia Healthcare's revenue was up 9.2% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Acadia Healthcare have any subsidiaries?

Acadia Healthcare subsidiaries include Polaris Hospital Company, Priory Group, MMO Behavioral Health Systems, Quality Addiction Management, CRC Health Group, Partnerships in Care, Amicare Behavioral Centers, and more.

Who are Acadia Healthcare's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Acadia Healthcare include Abrams Bison Investments LLC (3.88%), State Street Corp (3.35%), Maverick Capital Ltd. (2.76%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.81%). Insiders that own company stock include Debra K Osteen, John S Hollinsworth, William Grieco and Wade D Miquelon.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Acadia Healthcare?

Shares of ACHC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Acadia Healthcare own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Acadia Healthcare investors own include Waste Connections (WCN), American Water Works (AWK), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), The RMR Group (RMR), AU Optronics (AUOTY), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2025
• Today: 8/31/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Medical
• Industry: MED - HOSPITALS
• Sub-Industry: Health Care Facilities
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ACHC
• CIK: 1520697
• Web: www.acadiahealthcare.com
• Phone: (615) 861-6000
• Fax: 615-261-9685
• Employees: 25,500
• Year Founded: 2005

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Acadia Healthcare: $40.77
• High Price Target: $75.00
• Low Price Target: $20.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +77.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.69
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.51
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.21
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.79
• P/E Growth: 4.52
• Net Income: $255.61 million
• Net Margins: 4.31%
• Pretax Margin: 6.19%
• Return on Equity: 8.34%
• Return on Assets: 4.20%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.73
• Current Ratio: 1.32
• Quick Ratio: 1.32

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.23 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.66
• Cash Flow: $4.93 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.66
• Book Value: $33.33 per share
• Price / Book: 0.69

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 92,347,000
• Free Float: 91,146,000
• Market Cap: $2.12 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.88