Barclays PLC Has $5.80 Million Stock Holdings in Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHC)

Barclays PLC increased its position in shares of Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHC - Free Report) by 32.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 146,208 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 36,189 shares during the period. Barclays PLC owned about 0.16% of Acadia Healthcare worth $5,796,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina raised its stake in shares of Acadia Healthcare by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 40,005 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,586,000 after buying an additional 250 shares in the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Acadia Healthcare by 40.7% in the 4th quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,040 shares of the company's stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 301 shares during the period. Covestor Ltd raised its stake in shares of Acadia Healthcare by 27.2% during the fourth quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 1,450 shares of the company's stock worth $58,000 after buying an additional 310 shares during the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Acadia Healthcare by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 13,847 shares of the company's stock worth $549,000 after buying an additional 325 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tidal Investments LLC increased its position in shares of Acadia Healthcare by 7.9% in the 3rd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 4,664 shares of the company's stock valued at $296,000 after buying an additional 340 shares in the last quarter.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have issued reports on ACHC. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their target price on Acadia Healthcare from $64.00 to $43.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 3rd. Mizuho decreased their price objective on Acadia Healthcare from $48.00 to $37.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 25th. StockNews.com cut Acadia Healthcare from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. KeyCorp decreased their price target on shares of Acadia Healthcare from $70.00 to $65.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. Finally, Bank of America cut their price objective on shares of Acadia Healthcare from $50.00 to $44.50 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Acadia Healthcare presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $50.39.

Acadia Healthcare Stock Performance

Acadia Healthcare stock traded down $0.16 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $23.24. The company's stock had a trading volume of 616,171 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,617,026. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $28.35 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $38.06. Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. has a 1-year low of $20.36 and a 1-year high of $82.41. The company has a market cap of $2.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.64, a PEG ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 1.07.

About Acadia Healthcare

Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc provides behavioral healthcare services in the United States and Puerto Rico. The company develops and operates acute inpatient psychiatric facilities, specialty treatment facilities comprising residential recovery facilities and eating disorder facilities, comprehensive treatment centers, and residential treatment centers, as well as facilities offering outpatient behavioral healthcare services for the behavioral healthcare and recovery needs of communities.