Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHC) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” from Brokerages

Core Viewpoint - Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. has received a consensus recommendation of "Hold" from analysts, with a mixed rating distribution and an average price target of $21.15 [2] Analyst Ratings - Mizuho reduced its price target from $22.00 to $17.00 and maintained a "neutral" rating [3] - Bank of America downgraded its rating from "neutral" to "underperform" and lowered the target price from $21.50 to $13.00 [3] - Guggenheim decreased its target price from $27.00 to $22.00 while maintaining a "buy" rating [3] - Zacks Research upgraded the rating from "strong sell" to "hold" [3] - Cantor Fitzgerald set a price objective of $17.00 [3] Institutional Holdings - Wellington Management Group increased its stake by 24.9%, owning 11,774,308 shares valued at $167.08 million after acquiring 2,350,760 shares [4][5] - Vanguard Group raised its position by 7.8%, now holding 9,417,045 shares worth $233.17 million after an additional purchase of 681,278 shares [4][5] - Goldman Sachs Group increased its holdings by 417.8%, owning 4,728,613 shares valued at $67.10 million after buying 3,815,471 shares [4][5] - Abrams Bison Investments raised its position by 22.3%, now owning 4,380,000 shares worth $108.45 million after purchasing 800,000 shares [4][5] - UBS Group increased its stake by 8.8%, now holding 4,336,698 shares valued at $107.38 million after acquiring 350,484 shares [4][5] Financial Performance - Acadia Healthcare reported an EPS of $0.07 for the last quarter, exceeding the consensus estimate of $0.03 by $0.04 [7] - The company generated revenue of $821.46 million, surpassing the consensus estimate of $800.10 million, with a year-over-year revenue increase of 6.1% [7] - The company has set FY 2026 EPS guidance at 1.300-1.550 and Q1 2026 guidance at 0.250-0.300 [7] Company Overview - Acadia Healthcare, founded in 2005 and headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee, specializes in behavioral healthcare services, focusing on mental health and addiction treatment across the U.S. [8] - The company operates a diversified network that includes inpatient psychiatric hospitals, residential treatment centers, outpatient clinics, and intensive outpatient programs [9]