Louisiana State Employees Retirement System Invests $957,000 in Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. $ACHC

Posted by Brian Himes on Jul 6th, 2026

Louisiana State Employees Retirement System bought a new stake in shares of Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHC – Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 40,900 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $957,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Acadia Healthcare by 54.8% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,404 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 497 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its stake in shares of Acadia Healthcare by 208.9% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 2,233 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 1,510 shares during the period. Bayforest Capital Ltd acquired a new stake in Acadia Healthcare during the fourth quarter worth about $52,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in Acadia Healthcare by 124.7% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,862 shares of the company’s stock valued at $69,000 after acquiring an additional 2,698 shares during the period. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd raised its holdings in Acadia Healthcare by 4,264.8% in the 4th quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 5,325 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,000 after acquiring an additional 5,203 shares in the last quarter.

Acadia Healthcare Stock Performance

NASDAQ ACHC opened at $31.91 on Monday. Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. has a 1-year low of $11.43 and a 1-year high of $32.82. The company has a 50 day moving average of $25.70 and a 200-day moving average of $21.29. The company has a current ratio of 1.71, a quick ratio of 1.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27. The firm has a market cap of $2.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2.61, a PEG ratio of 10.64 and a beta of 0.64.

Acadia Healthcare (NASDAQ:ACHC – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.28 by $0.09. Acadia Healthcare had a positive return on equity of 7.09% and a negative net margin of 32.84%.The business had revenue of $828.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $823.51 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.40 EPS. Acadia Healthcare’s revenue was up 7.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Acadia Healthcare has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.300-0.400 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. will post 1.5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have commented on ACHC. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price objective on Acadia Healthcare from $20.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. UBS Group upped their target price on Acadia Healthcare from $27.00 to $31.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Raymond James Financial raised shares of Acadia Healthcare from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $39.00 price target on the stock in a report on Monday, May 4th. TD Cowen increased their price objective on shares of Acadia Healthcare from $24.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on shares of Acadia Healthcare from $28.00 to $31.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $26.85.

Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on ACHC

Acadia Healthcare Company Profile

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Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc (NASDAQ: ACHC) is a publicly traded provider of behavioral healthcare services headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee. Founded in 2005, the company has grown through organic expansion and strategic acquisitions to establish itself as a leading specialist in mental health and addiction treatment across the United States.

Acadia operates a diversified network of inpatient psychiatric hospitals, residential treatment centers, outpatient clinics and intensive outpatient programs.