Acadia Healthcare (ACHC) Competitors $21.73 -0.58 (-2.60%) Closing price 09/12/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$22.26 +0.52 (+2.42%) As of 09/12/2025 07:38 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ACHC vs. ITGR, BKD, SEM, USPH, WOOF, CYH, HCA, ALC, THC, and EHCShould you be buying Acadia Healthcare stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Acadia Healthcare include Integer (ITGR), Brookdale Senior Living (BKD), Select Medical (SEM), U.S. Physical Therapy (USPH), Petco Health and Wellness (WOOF), Community Health Systems (CYH), HCA Healthcare (HCA), Alcon (ALC), Tenet Healthcare (THC), and Encompass Health (EHC). Acadia Healthcare vs. Its Competitors Integer Brookdale Senior Living Select Medical U.S. Physical Therapy Petco Health and Wellness Community Health Systems HCA Healthcare Alcon Tenet Healthcare Encompass Health Integer (NYSE:ITGR) and Acadia Healthcare (NASDAQ:ACHC) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations. Does the media prefer ITGR or ACHC? In the previous week, Acadia Healthcare had 15 more articles in the media than Integer. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Acadia Healthcare and 7 mentions for Integer. Integer's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Acadia Healthcare's score of 0.61 indicating that Integer is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Integer 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Acadia Healthcare 6 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher earnings & valuation, ITGR or ACHC? Acadia Healthcare has higher revenue and earnings than Integer. Acadia Healthcare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Integer, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioInteger$1.72B2.07$119.90M$2.2744.73Acadia Healthcare$3.15B0.64$255.61M$1.5114.39 Which has more risk and volatility, ITGR or ACHC? Integer has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acadia Healthcare has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ITGR or ACHC? 99.3% of Integer shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Integer shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Acadia Healthcare shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is ITGR or ACHC more profitable? Integer has a net margin of 4.61% compared to Acadia Healthcare's net margin of 4.31%. Integer's return on equity of 12.27% beat Acadia Healthcare's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Integer4.61% 12.27% 6.23% Acadia Healthcare 4.31%8.34%4.20% Do analysts prefer ITGR or ACHC? Integer currently has a consensus price target of $140.25, suggesting a potential upside of 38.14%. Acadia Healthcare has a consensus price target of $39.00, suggesting a potential upside of 79.48%. Given Acadia Healthcare's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Acadia Healthcare is more favorable than Integer.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Integer 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Acadia Healthcare 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.62 SummaryInteger beats Acadia Healthcare on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Acadia Healthcare News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ACHC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ACHC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAcadia HealthcareMED IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.01B$21.67B$5.78B$10.18BDividend YieldN/A0.44%5.73%4.60%P/E Ratio14.3926.4175.4626.02Price / Sales0.641.34464.4091.13Price / Cash4.419.8325.8129.91Price / Book0.6639.0212.166.25Net Income$255.61M$1.65B$3.29B$270.76M7 Day Performance-3.59%-0.50%0.73%2.54%1 Month Performance3.57%6.07%4.41%5.73%1 Year Performance-72.22%-23.56%62.61%25.85% Acadia Healthcare Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ACHCAcadia Healthcare4.4938 of 5 stars$21.73-2.6%$39.00+79.5%-72.2%$2.01B$3.15B14.3925,500ITGRInteger3.9948 of 5 stars$106.01-0.9%$140.25+32.3%-19.9%$3.75B$1.72B46.7011,000Positive NewsBKDBrookdale Senior Living3.0955 of 5 stars$7.74+0.6%$7.80+0.8%+12.7%$1.80B$3.13B-7.3736,000Positive NewsSEMSelect Medical4.9979 of 5 stars$13.26+1.2%$20.25+52.8%-64.4%$1.62B$5.19B12.5044,100USPHU.S. Physical Therapy4.1803 of 5 stars$84.81-1.0%$110.25+30.0%-4.7%$1.30B$671.34M37.037,028Analyst UpgradeWOOFPetco Health and Wellness3.4499 of 5 stars$3.78+3.0%$3.95+4.6%-24.5%$1.17B$6.12B-37.8029,000Positive NewsCYHCommunity Health Systems3.9233 of 5 stars$2.96+1.2%$3.58+21.0%-48.7%$409.15M$12.63B-1.9860,000Positive NewsHCAHCA Healthcare4.5738 of 5 stars$417.95-0.7%$401.83-3.9%+2.8%$98.46B$70.60B17.57316,000Positive NewsALCAlcon3.7153 of 5 stars$79.99-0.2%$96.06+20.1%-20.5%$39.54B$9.91B37.2025,599THCTenet Healthcare4.6649 of 5 stars$192.15-2.1%$192.69+0.3%+18.6%$17.33B$20.67B12.3098,000Trending NewsInsider TradeEHCEncompass Health4.7189 of 5 stars$125.93+0.3%$134.00+6.4%+35.2%$12.65B$5.37B24.6440,000Short Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ITGR Competitors BKD Competitors SEM Competitors USPH Competitors WOOF Competitors CYH Competitors HCA Competitors ALC Competitors THC Competitors EHC Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ACHC) was last updated on 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersOut of 18,347 Cryptocurrencies... 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