Leerink Partnrs Has Pessimistic Outlook of ACHC Q1 Earnings

Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHC) – Investment analysts at Leerink Partnrs cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Acadia Healthcare in a report issued on Thursday, January 30th. Leerink Partnrs analyst W. Mayo now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.66 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate 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.

ACHC has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised Acadia Healthcare from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the company from $45.00 to $75.00 in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Barclays reduced their price objective on shares of Acadia Healthcare from $76.00 to $43.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. KeyCorp upgraded shares of Acadia Healthcare from a “sector weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $70.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. TD Cowen reduced their price target on shares of Acadia Healthcare from $70.00 to $66.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $52.00 price target on shares of Acadia Healthcare in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. One 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Acadia Healthcare has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $70.22.

Acadia Healthcare Stock Up 0.0 %

ACHC opened at $45.11 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 1.07. Acadia Healthcare has a 12 month low of $36.50 and a 12 month high of $87.77. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.79, a P/E/G ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 1.29. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $41.79 and a 200-day simple moving average of $55.52.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Acadia Healthcare

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of Acadia Healthcare by 3.5% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,819,911 shares of the company’s stock valued at $178,811,000 after acquiring an additional 95,613 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of Acadia Healthcare by 17.0% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,126,607 shares of the company’s stock worth $198,258,000 after purchasing an additional 454,044 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its holdings in shares of Acadia Healthcare by 713.3% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 110,866 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,396,000 after buying an additional 97,235 shares in the last quarter. LMR Partners LLP acquired a new position in shares of Acadia Healthcare in the third quarter valued at approximately $1,616,000. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in Acadia Healthcare by 2.1% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 656,889 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,653,000 after acquiring an additional 13,368 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.