Acadia Healthcare (ACHC) Beats Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

Core Insights - Acadia Healthcare reported quarterly earnings of $0.72 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.67 per share, but down from $0.91 per share a year ago [1] - The company achieved a revenue of $851.57 million for the quarter, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.37% and up from $815.63 million year-over-year [3] Earnings Performance - The earnings surprise for the quarter was +7.46%, following a previous quarter where the company had a surprise of +16.9% [2] - Over the last four quarters, Acadia Healthcare has exceeded consensus EPS estimates three times [2] Stock Performance - Acadia Healthcare shares have declined approximately 47.9% year-to-date, contrasting with the S&P 500's gain of 15.1% [4] - The stock currently holds a Zacks Rank 4 (Sell), indicating expectations of underperformance in the near future [7] Future Outlook - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $0.64 on revenues of $826.88 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is $2.46 on revenues of $3.31 billion [8] - The outlook for the Medical - Hospital industry is favorable, ranking in the top 20% of over 250 Zacks industries, which historically outperforms the bottom 50% by more than 2 to 1 [9]