Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for ACHC Q1 Earnings

Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHC) – Stock analysts at Leerink Partnrs lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Acadia Healthcare in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, January 30th. Leerink Partnrs analyst W. Mayo now expects that the company will earn $0.66 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.72. The consensus estimate for Acadia Healthcare’s current full-year earnings is $3.39 per share. Leerink Partnrs also issued estimates for Acadia Healthcare’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.85 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.85 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.05 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.10 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.96 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. StockNews.com cut Acadia Healthcare from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Monday, January 6th. Barclays reduced their price target on Acadia Healthcare from $76.00 to $43.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 22nd. KeyCorp raised Acadia Healthcare from a “sector weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $70.00 price target for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised Acadia Healthcare from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $45.00 to $75.00 in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $52.00 price target on shares of Acadia Healthcare in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $70.22.

Acadia Healthcare Stock Performance

NASDAQ ACHC opened at $45.06 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.77, a PEG ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 1.30. Acadia Healthcare has a twelve month low of $36.50 and a twelve month high of $87.77. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $41.97 and a 200 day moving average of $55.23.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Acadia Healthcare

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in shares of Acadia Healthcare by 57.1% in the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 663 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 241 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Acadia Healthcare by 69.4% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 842 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 345 shares during the last quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Acadia Healthcare in the second quarter valued at approximately $59,000. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Acadia Healthcare by 40.7% in the fourth quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,040 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 301 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Covestor Ltd increased its holdings in shares of Acadia Healthcare by 834.4% in the third quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 1,140 shares of the company’s stock valued at $72,000 after purchasing an additional 1,018 shares during the last quarter.

About Acadia Healthcare

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.