Acadia Healthcare (ACHC) Competitors $25.18 -0.42 (-1.64%) Closing price 10/9/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$25.48 +0.30 (+1.17%) As of 10/9/2025 07:37 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 UHSShould 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 Universal Health Services (UHS). 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 Universal Health Services Acadia Healthcare (NASDAQ:ACHC) and Integer (NYSE:ITGR) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ACHC or ITGR? 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 RatioAcadia Healthcare$3.15B0.74$255.61M$1.5116.68Integer$1.79B2.02$119.90M$2.2745.56 Do analysts rate ACHC or ITGR? Acadia Healthcare presently has a consensus target price of $35.09, indicating a potential upside of 39.36%. Integer has a consensus target price of $139.57, indicating a potential upside of 34.96%. Given Acadia Healthcare's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Acadia Healthcare is more favorable than Integer.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Acadia Healthcare 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Integer 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.89 Does the media refer more to ACHC or ITGR? In the previous week, Acadia Healthcare had 12 more articles in the media than Integer. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Acadia Healthcare and 5 mentions for Integer. Integer's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Acadia Healthcare's score of 0.06 indicating that Integer is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Acadia Healthcare 0 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Integer 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, ACHC or ITGR? Acadia Healthcare has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Integer has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is ACHC or ITGR 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 Acadia Healthcare4.31% 8.34% 4.20% Integer 4.61%12.27%6.23% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ACHC or ITGR? 99.3% of Integer shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Acadia Healthcare shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Integer shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. 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$2.36B$22.88B$6.15B$10.64BDividend YieldN/A0.41%5.66%4.69%P/E Ratio16.6829.1285.9927.64Price / Sales0.741.47628.97141.97Price / Cash5.1910.7838.3262.20Price / Book0.7640.3512.956.79Net Income$255.61M$1.65B$3.30B$275.88M7 Day Performance-7.22%-2.73%3.69%1.84%1 Month Performance19.56%8.70%10.68%8.84%1 Year Performance-54.61%-13.26%83.35%36.10% Acadia Healthcare Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ACHCAcadia Healthcare4.3398 of 5 stars$25.18-1.6%$35.09+39.4%-53.7%$2.36B$3.15B16.6825,500Analyst ForecastITGRInteger3.9015 of 5 stars$101.06-0.4%$140.25+38.8%-20.3%$3.56B$1.72B44.5211,000Analyst ForecastBKDBrookdale Senior Living1.9549 of 5 stars$8.23-1.4%$7.80-5.2%+54.8%$1.95B$3.13B-7.8336,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpSEMSelect Medical5 of 5 stars$12.50-1.1%$19.20+53.7%-59.6%$1.57B$5.28B11.7944,100News CoverageAnalyst ForecastUSPHU.S. Physical Therapy4.1196 of 5 stars$83.34-0.1%$110.25+32.3%+14.0%$1.27B$671.34M36.397,028Analyst ForecastWOOFPetco Health and Wellness2.3328 of 5 stars$3.63+3.7%$3.95+8.9%-30.2%$1.11B$6.12B-36.3029,000Positive NewsCYHCommunity Health Systems3.871 of 5 stars$3.14-1.4%$3.58+14.0%-40.3%$445.58M$12.63B-2.1060,000News CoverageAnalyst ForecastHCAHCA Healthcare4.6684 of 5 stars$421.07+0.5%$407.75-3.2%+8.3%$98.06B$70.60B17.70316,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastALCAlcon3.8621 of 5 stars$74.11+0.3%$95.50+28.9%-22.8%$36.46B$9.91B34.4725,599Analyst ForecastTHCTenet Healthcare4.6711 of 5 stars$201.08-0.5%$196.81-2.1%+26.2%$17.85B$20.67B12.8798,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionUHSUniversal Health Services4.7729 of 5 stars$201.21+0.2%$214.08+6.4%-5.5%$12.78B$15.83B10.6099,000Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ITGR Competitors BKD Competitors SEM Competitors USPH Competitors WOOF Competitors CYH Competitors HCA Competitors ALC Competitors THC Competitors UHS 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 10/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners1 Hour Once A DayMy top income trading expert, Dave Aquino, just released a 1-hour trading strategy designed specifically to he...Base Camp Trading | SponsoredBuy UBER immediatelyBULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredURGENT: The Market's 3 Red Flags Are FlashingHere’s the uncomfortable truth: The smartest investors in the world are already preparing for a crash befor...StockEarnings | SponsoredAn $8 trillion-dollar discovery 17,000 ft underwater A strange rock pulled from the ocean floor may hold the key to a $16 trillion resource boom. 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