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ACHCAcadia Healthcare Company, Inc.Sell5.8·$24.50-1.57%
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Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (ACHC) Stock Analysis

Range Bound setup

SellVALUE-TRAP 1/5Moderate Confidence

Healthcare · Medical Care Facilities

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $24.50: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.8/10. Specifically: High short interest: 39%; Below-average business quality.

Acadia Healthcare operates 277 behavioral healthcare facilities with over 12,500 beds across 40 states and Puerto Rico through acute inpatient psychiatric, specialty treatment, comprehensive treatment center, and residential programs. Revenue totaled $3,312.8 million in 2025,... Read more

$24.50+2.1% A.UpsideScore 5.8/10#10 of 27 Medical Care Facilities
QualityF-score8 / 9FCF yield-9.59%
Stop $22.88Target $25.11(analyst − 13%)A.R:R 0.2:1
Analyst target$28.86+17.8%14 analysts
$25.11our TP
$24.50price
$28.86mean
$13
$39

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $24.50: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.8/10. Specifically: High short interest: 39%; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: RSI 58 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 5.8/10, moderate confidence.

Passes 6/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, news events none recent, earnings proximity 45d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.

news + 30-day 8-K events · 5-min refresh

Recent developments

updated 2026-06-14

Recent Developments — Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc.

Generated 2026-06-15T18:11:46Z.

TrendMatrix Research · upcoming catalyst calendar

Upcoming dated catalysts

Wed, Jul 29, 202645d to earnings· next earnings call

Thesis

Rewards
No bull case signals
Risks
Concentration risk — Customer: Medicaid (57.7%)
Target reached (2.1% upside)
Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0)

Key Metrics

P/E (TTM)
P/E (Fwd)14.1
Mkt Cap$2.3B
EV/EBITDA8.5
Profit Mgn-32.8%
ROE-41.1%
Rev Growth7.6%
Beta0.69
DividendNone
Rating analysts20

Quality Signals

Piotroski F8/9

Options Flow

P/C0.67bullish
IV91%elevated
Max Pain$40+63.3% vs spot

Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)

  • HIGHCustomerMedicaid58%
    10-K Item 1: 'we received 57.7% of our revenue from Medicaid, 24.6% from commercial payors, 14.3% from Medicare and 3.4% from other payors'
  • MEDIUMGeographicPennsylvania, California and Tennessee
    10-K Item 1A: 'we have substantial operations in Pennsylvania, California and Tennessee, which makes us especially sensitive to regulatory, economic, environmental and competitive conditions'

Material Events(8-K, last 90d)

  • 2026-04-23Item 5.02MEDIUM
    CFO Todd Young resigned effective April 30, 2026. David M. Duckworth appointed Interim CFO and principal financial officer effective May 1, 2026. Duckworth previously served as Acadia CFO from July 2012 to July 2023. No disagreement cited.
    SEC filing →
  • 2026-03-12Item 5.02LOW
    Director Wade Miquelon announced retirement from the Board effective at the 2026 Annual Meeting; will not stand for reelection. Daniel Cancelmi appointed as new Class III director, joining the Audit Committee. No disagreement cited.
    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

Quality Rank
0.0
Growth Rank
5.2
Value Rank
6.7

Unprofitable operations — net margin -32.8%. Quality floor flags this regardless of sector context.static

Roe
0.0
Net Margin
0.0
Fcf Quality
0.0
Roa
2.8
Operating Margin
4.0
Gross Margin
4.4
Moat
4.4
Current Ratio
6.1
Piotroski F
8.9
Cash-burning: FCF -6% of revenueNo competitive moatStrong Piotroski F-Score: 8/9
GatesA.R:R 0.2 < 1.5@spotExecutive change: officer departure/appointmentMomentum 6.5>=5.5Insider activity: OKNEWS EVENTS NONE RECENTEARNINGS PROXIMITY 45d clearSEMI CYCLE PEAK CLEARMATERIALS CYCLE PEAK CLEARRange BoundSuitability: Aggressive
RSI
58 · Neutral
20D MA 50D MA 200D MAGOLDEN CROSSSupport $22.43Resistance $26.84

Price Targets

$23
$25
A.Upside+2.5%
A.R:R0.2:1

Position Sizing

ConvictionNone
Suggested %0.5%
Max %1%
RegimeSteady

Risk Alerts

! Target reached (2.1% upside)
! Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0)
! asymmetry at 0.2 (below the engine's 1.5 threshold)@spot

Earnings

B
B
B
B
4/4 beats
Next Earnings2026-07-29 (45d)

Verdict History

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Frequently Asked Questions
Is ACHC stock a buy right now?

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $24.50: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.8/10. Specifically: High short interest: 39%; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: RSI 58 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $22.88. Score 5.8/10, moderate confidence.

What is the ACHC stock price target?

Take-profit target: $25.11 (+2.1% upside). Prior stop was $22.88. Stop-loss: $22.88.

What are the risks of investing in ACHC?

Concentration risk — Customer: Medicaid (57.7%); Target reached (2.1% upside); Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0).

Is ACHC overvalued or undervalued?

Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 14.1). TrendMatrix value score: 8.0/10. Verdict: Sell.

What do analysts say about ACHC?

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 across 40 states and Puerto Rico...

Acadia Healthcare operates 277 behavioral healthcare facilities with over 12,500 beds across 40 states and Puerto Rico through acute inpatient psychiatric, specialty treatment, comprehensive treatment center, and residential programs. Revenue totaled $3,312.8 million in 2025, with 57.7% from Medicaid, 24.6% from commercial payors, and 14.3% from Medicare.

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