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The price of Acadia Healthcare Company Inc (NASDAQ: ACHC) closed at $25.08 in the last session, down -4.09% from day before closing price of $26.15. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.09 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.87 million shares were traded.
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 1.34 and its Current Ratio is at 1.35. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.77 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.75.
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:
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:
As of this moment, Acadia’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.31, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.40. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.73 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.75.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, ACHC has reached a high of $82.40, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $20.36. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.53%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -45.39%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 90.39M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 89.46M. Insiders hold about 2.89% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 108.97% stake in the company.
