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The closing price of Acadia Healthcare Company Inc (NASDAQ: ACHC) was $28.17 for the day, down -2.26% from the previous closing price of $28.82. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.26 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.07 million shares were traded. ACHC stock price reached its highest trading level at $29.37 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $27.85.
Ratios:
Our analysis of ACHC’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.99 and its Current Ratio is at 1.00. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.68 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.65.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Barclays on February 28, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Equal Weight and sets its target price to $35 from $43 previously.
On January 07, 2025, KeyBanc Capital Markets Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Sector Weight but kept the price unchanged to $70.
Deutsche Bank Upgraded its Hold to Buy on December 12, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $45 to $75.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 30 ’24 when Hollinsworth John S. bought 20,000 shares for $53.02 per share.
Hollinsworth John S. bought 10,000 shares of ACHC for $812,065 on Aug 29 ’24. On Aug 08 ’24, another insider, Hollinsworth John S., who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 5,000 shares for $71.57 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ACHC now has a Market Capitalization of 2617359104 and an Enterprise Value of 4754264576. As of this moment, Acadia’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.15, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.27. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.83 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.84. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.507 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.076.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ACHC is 1.15, which has changed by -0.6378712 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07903516 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ACHC has reached a high of $82.40, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $27.61. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -30.00%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -49.09%.
Shares Statistics:
ACHC traded an average of 1.89M shares per day over the past three months and 3554330 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 91.78M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 90.47M. Insiders hold about 2.63% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 108.37% stake in the company. Shares short for ACHC as of 1740700800 were 5121262 with a Short Ratio of 2.71, compared to 1738281600 on 5514543. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5121262 and a Short% of Float of 5.63.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
