Zacks Research Expects Higher Earnings for Acadia Healthcare

Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHC) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research increased their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Acadia Healthcare in a report released on Monday, October 14th. Zacks Research analyst Z. Masood now forecasts that the company will earn $1.05 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.01. The consensus estimate for Acadia Healthcare’s current full-year earnings is $3.51 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Acadia Healthcare’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.06 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.12 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.25 EPS.

Acadia Healthcare (NASDAQ:ACHC) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 31st. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.87 by $0.04. Acadia Healthcare had a positive return on equity of 11.42% and a negative net margin of 0.17%. The company had revenue of $796.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $784.38 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.92 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 8.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $94.00 price target on shares of Acadia Healthcare in a research note on Friday, September 20th. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $90.00 price target on shares of Acadia Healthcare in a research note on Tuesday, October 1st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price objective on Acadia Healthcare from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, August 2nd. KeyCorp began coverage on Acadia Healthcare in a research report on Friday, October 11th. They set a “sector weight” rating for the company. Finally, Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Acadia Healthcare from $83.00 to $76.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, September 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $86.67.

Acadia Healthcare Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ACHC opened at $59.32 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $5.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -423.71, a P/E/G ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.29. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $71.13 and a 200 day moving average price of $69.72. Acadia Healthcare has a fifty-two week low of $53.22 and a fifty-two week high of $87.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 1.18 and a current ratio of 1.18.

Institutional Trading of Acadia Healthcare

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ACHC. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Acadia Healthcare by 5.2% in the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 454,793 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,365,000 after buying an additional 22,290 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Acadia Healthcare by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 8,861,427 shares of the company’s stock worth $689,065,000 after purchasing an additional 30,296 shares during the period. Mather Group LLC. bought a new stake in shares of Acadia Healthcare during the first quarter worth $48,000. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. boosted its stake in shares of Acadia Healthcare by 40.6% during the first quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 436,880 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,610,000 after purchasing an additional 126,220 shares during the period. Finally, State of Michigan Retirement System grew its holdings in shares of Acadia Healthcare by 2.3% in the first quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System now owns 22,630 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,793,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares during the last quarter.

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.