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The price of Acadia Healthcare Company Inc (NASDAQ: ACHC) closed at $41.98 in the last session, down -2.03% from day before closing price of $42.85. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.03 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.91 million shares were traded. ACHC stock price reached its highest trading level at $42.96 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $41.841.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at ACHC’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.06 and its Current Ratio is at 1.07. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.66 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.63.
On December 12, 2024, Deutsche Bank Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold and also upped its target price recommendation from $45 to $75.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. 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 3899329024 and an Enterprise Value of 5941915136. As of this moment, Acadia’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.76, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.52. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.01. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.25 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.27. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.903 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.62.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ACHC is 1.32, which has changed by -0.48029107 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21313763 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ACHC has reached a high of $87.77, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $36.50. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.31%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -28.68%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, ACHC traded on average about 1.59M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1047020 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 91.76M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 90.31M. Insiders hold about 2.78% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 107.18% stake in the company. Shares short for ACHC as of 1738281600 were 5514543 with a Short Ratio of 3.71, compared to 1735603200 on 6667761. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5514543 and a Short% of Float of 6.0599998.
