Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHC) Given Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHC) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the nine ratings firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $70.22.

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the company. TD Cowen cut their price target on Acadia Healthcare from $70.00 to $66.00 and set a “buy” rating 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 raised their target price for the stock from $45.00 to $75.00 in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $52.00 price target on shares of Acadia Healthcare in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. Barclays cut 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 report on Friday, November 22nd. Finally, StockNews.com cut shares of Acadia Healthcare from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Acadia Healthcare

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Lindbrook Capital LLC increased its stake in Acadia Healthcare by 1,342.0% during the fourth quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC now owns 721 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 671 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. grew 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 in the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in Acadia Healthcare by 40.7% during the 4th quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,040 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 301 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in Acadia Healthcare by 57.1% during the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 663 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 241 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Signaturefd LLC grew its stake in shares of Acadia Healthcare by 460.6% in the fourth quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,222 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,000 after acquiring an additional 1,004 shares in the last quarter.

Acadia Healthcare Stock Down 1.7 %

ACHC stock opened at $41.06 on Friday. 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 firm has a 50-day moving average of $42.09 and a two-hundred day moving average of $54.07. Acadia Healthcare has a 12 month low of $36.50 and a 12 month high of $87.77. The company has a market cap of $3.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.46, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 1.30.

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.