Acadia Healthcare Company Inc (NASDAQ: ACHC) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 13.17x compared to its average ratio. ACHC has 36-month beta value of 0.87. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy”, 2 as “overweight”, 6 as “hold”, and 0 as “sell”.
The public float for ACHC is 89.34M, and currently, short sellers hold a 29.51% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of ACHC on February 12, 2026 was 3.31M shares.
ACHC stock’s latest price update
Acadia Healthcare Company Inc (NASDAQ: ACHC) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 13.69% compared to its previous closing price of $13.66. However, the company has seen a gain of 14.61% in its stock price over the last five trading days.
ACHC’s Market Performance
ACHC’s stock has risen by 14.61% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 17.38% and a quarterly drop of -14.53%. The volatility ratio for the week is 8.13% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 7.53% for Acadia Healthcare Company Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 13.84% for ACHC’s stock, with a -22.99% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ACHC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ACHC stocks, with Jefferies repeating the rating for ACHC by listing it as a “Hold”. The predicted price for ACHC in the upcoming period, according to Jefferies is $15 based on the research report published on January 22, 2026 of the current year 2026.
Leerink Partners, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ACHC reach a price target of $14. The rating they have provided for ACHC stocks is “Market Perform” according to the report published on December 03rd, 2025.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Neutral” to ACHC, setting the target price at $25 in the report published on September 10th of the previous year.
ACHC Trading at 10.26% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ACHC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -63.85% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 7.53%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 8.13%.
Stock Fundamentals for ACHC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.12% for the present operating margin
- 0.81% for the gross margin
The net margin for Acadia Healthcare Company Inc stands at 0.03%. The total capital return value is set at 0.06%. Equity return is now at value 3.49%, with 1.75% for asset returns.
Based on Acadia Healthcare Company Inc (ACHC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.44 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.14. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.78. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.89.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is $607.84 million with net debt to EBITDA at 5.06. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.14. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.49for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.51. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.44.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Acadia Healthcare Company Inc (ACHC) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.