Q3 EPS Estimates for Acadia Healthcare Cut by Zacks Research

Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHC) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research reduced their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Acadia Healthcare in a research report issued on Wednesday, December 18th. Zacks Research analyst Z. Masood now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.97 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.98. The consensus estimate for Acadia Healthcare’s current full-year earnings is $3.38 per share.

Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on ACHC. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price objective on shares of Acadia Healthcare from $94.00 to $64.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, November 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded shares of Acadia Healthcare from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $45.00 to $75.00 in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. KeyCorp started coverage on shares of Acadia Healthcare in a research note on Friday, October 11th. They issued a “sector weight” rating for the company. StockNews.com upgraded Acadia Healthcare from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $52.00 price objective on shares of Acadia Healthcare in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $75.44.

Acadia Healthcare Trading Down 1.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ:ACHC opened at $38.59 on Friday. Acadia Healthcare has a 52-week low of $36.50 and a 52-week high of $87.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a current ratio of 1.07. The company has a market cap of $3.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.65, a P/E/G ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 1.29. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $44.14 and its 200-day moving average is $61.09.

Acadia Healthcare (NASDAQ:ACHC) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.90 by $0.01. Acadia Healthcare had a return on equity of 11.12% and a net margin of 8.99%. The firm had revenue of $815.60 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $819.42 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.91 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.7% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in Acadia Healthcare by 86.1% during the 2nd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 536 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 248 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position 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 acquiring an additional 241 shares during the last quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. bought a new stake in Acadia Healthcare during the second quarter worth about $59,000. Covestor Ltd increased its position in shares of Acadia Healthcare by 834.4% during the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 1,140 shares of the company’s stock worth $72,000 after purchasing an additional 1,018 shares during the last quarter. Finally, DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale bought a new stake in shares of Acadia Healthcare during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $86,000.

Acadia Healthcare Company Profile

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.