Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (ACHC) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup
Healthcare · Medical Care Facilities
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $25.32: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.4/10. Specifically: High short interest: 38%; Below-average business quality.
Acadia Healthcare operates 277 behavioral healthcare facilities with over 12,500 beds in 40 states and Puerto Rico, including acute inpatient psychiatric, specialty treatment, CTCs, and residential programs. Revenue of $3.3 billion in 2025 comes 57.7% from Medicaid, 24.6% from... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $25.32: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.4/10. Specifically: High short interest: 38%; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: RSI 50 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 5.4/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/9 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, news events none recent, earnings proximity 51d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-09Recent Developments — Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS S&P 500, Nasdaq 100 Drop From Records As Rate-Hike Bets Build, Oil Climbs: Stock Market Today — benzinga Jun 3, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Jefferies Upgrades Acadia Healthcare Co to Buy, Raises Price Target to $30 — benzinga Jun 3, 2026 positive
- NEWS RBC Capital Maintains Outperform on Acadia Healthcare Co, Raises Price Target to $31 — benzinga May 4, 2026 positive
- NEWS Guggenheim Maintains Buy on Acadia Healthcare Co, Raises Price Target to $31 — benzinga May 4, 2026 positive
- NEWS Cantor Fitzgerald Maintains Neutral on Acadia Healthcare Co, Raises Price Target to $30 — benzinga May 1, 2026 positive
Generated 2026-06-09T22:11:39Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHCustomerMedicaid58%10-K Item 1: 'we received 57.7% of our revenue from Medicaid'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-04-23Item 5.02MEDIUMCFO Todd Young resigned effective April 30, 2026. David M. Duckworth appointed Interim CFO effective May 1, 2026; he previously served as CFO from July 2012 to July 2023. No permanent successor named.SEC filing →
- 2026-03-12Item 5.02LOWWade Miquelon will retire from Board at 2026 Annual Meeting; Daniel Cancelmi appointed to Board as Class III director and Audit Committee member effective March 12, 2026. Miquelon's retirement not due to any disagreement.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
Unprofitable operations — net margin -32.8%. Quality floor flags this regardless of sector context.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $25.32: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.4/10. Specifically: High short interest: 38%; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: RSI 50 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $23.55. Score 5.4/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $27.20 (+7.4% upside). Prior stop was $23.55. Stop-loss: $23.55.
Concentration risk — Customer: Medicaid (57.7%); Target reached (-0.8% upside); Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0).
Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 14.0). TrendMatrix value score: 7.8/10. Verdict: Sell.
20 analysts cover ACHC with a consensus score of 3.8/5. Average price target: $29.
What does Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. do?Acadia Healthcare operates 277 behavioral healthcare facilities with over 12,500 beds in 40 states and Puerto Rico,...
Acadia Healthcare operates 277 behavioral healthcare facilities with over 12,500 beds in 40 states and Puerto Rico, including acute inpatient psychiatric, specialty treatment, CTCs, and residential programs. Revenue of $3.3 billion in 2025 comes 57.7% from Medicaid, 24.6% from commercial payors, and 14.3% from Medicare.