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Acadia Healthcare (ACHC) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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$25.27 -2.41 (-8.71%)
Closing price 05/5/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$25.34 +0.07 (+0.29%)
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Acadia Healthcare - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Sell
2
Hold
7
Buy
7

Based on 16 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Acadia Healthcare in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 16 analysts, 2 have given a sell rating, 7 have given a hold rating, 6 have given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for ACHC.

Consensus Price Target

$26.04
3.04% Upside
According to the 16 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Acadia Healthcare, the average price target is $26.04. The highest price target for ACHC is $39.00, while the lowest price target for ACHC is $13.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 3.04% from the current price of $25.27.
MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.
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ACHC Analyst Ratings Over Time

TypeCurrent Forecast
5/6/25 to 5/6/26
1 Month Ago
4/6/25 to 4/6/26
3 Months Ago
2/5/25 to 2/5/26
1 Year Ago
5/6/24 to 5/6/25
Strong Buy
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy
6 Buy rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
Hold
7 Hold rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
Sell
2 Sell rating(s)
2 Sell rating(s)
3 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target$26.04$21.15$18.62$50.39
Forecasted Upside3.04% Upside-15.08% Downside38.61% Upside111.72% Upside
Consensus RatingHoldHoldHoldModerate Buy

ACHC Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.
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ACHC Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.
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Acadia Healthcare Stock vs. The Competition

TypeAcadia HealthcareMedical CompaniesS&P 500
Consensus Rating Score
2.38
2.30
2.52
Consensus RatingHoldHoldModerate Buy
Predicted Upside3.04% Upside938.13% Upside14.75% Upside
News Sentiment Rating
Positive News

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Positive News
Positive News
DateBrokerageAnalystActionRatingPrice TargetReport Date
Upside/Downside
Details
5/4/2026
Ben Hendrix
Ben Hendrix
3 of 5 stars
Boost TargetOutperform$28.00 ➝ $31.00+4.32%
5/4/2026
Guggenheim logo
Guggenheim
5 of 5 stars
Jason Cassorla
Jason Cassorla
3 of 5 stars
Boost TargetBuy$26.00 ➝ $31.00+11.31%
5/4/2026 UpgradeOutperformStrong-Buy$39.00+40.04%
5/1/2026Boost TargetNeutral$20.00 ➝ $30.00+14.89%
4/30/2026Boost TargetEqual Weight$20.00 ➝ $25.00-11.54%
4/28/2026Boost TargetBuy$24.00 ➝ $30.00+6.57%
4/20/2026 Reiterated RatingHold$24.50-11.12%
4/17/2026Boost TargetBuy$27.00 ➝ $31.00+11.97%
3/5/2026 UpgradeStrong SellHold
2/26/2026Boost TargetMarket Perform$14.00 ➝ $22.00+5.57%
1/21/2026 Reiterated RatingSell (D)
12/18/2025Lower TargetNeutral$22.00 ➝ $17.00+17.00%
12/3/2025Lower TargetOverweight$30.00 ➝ $25.00+51.61%
12/3/2025Lower TargetBuy$33.00 ➝ $20.00+21.29%
12/3/2025DowngradeNeutralUnderperform$21.50 ➝ $13.00-21.16%
6/2/2025UpgradeHold

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ACHC Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 16 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Acadia Healthcare is $26.04, with a high forecast of $39.00 and a low forecast of $13.00.

16 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Acadia Healthcare in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 7 hold ratings, 6 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" ACHC shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in ACHC, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.

According to analysts, Acadia Healthcare's stock has a predicted upside of 3.04% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Acadia Healthcare's stock had 2 upgrades by analysts.

Acadia Healthcare has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, Cantor Fitzgerald, Guggenheim, Jefferies Financial Group, Leerink Partners, Raymond James Financial, Royal Bank Of Canada, TD Cowen, UBS Group, and Zacks Research in the past 90 days.

Analysts like Acadia Healthcare more than other "medical" companies. The consensus rating score for Acadia Healthcare is 2.38 while the average consensus rating score for "medical" companies is 2.30. Learn more on how ACHC compares to other companies.


This page (NASDAQ:ACHC) was last updated on 5/6/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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