The Bottom Fishing Club - Acadia Healthcare: Huge Short Squeeze Potential, Reversing Momentum

Acadia Healthcare is rated Buy, driven by a record-low valuation post-2011 merger and a massive 29% short interest poised for a potential squeeze. ACHC trades at 6.5x EV/EBITDA and 1.2x EV/sales, far below its 10-year medians and current peer ratios, with steady earnings projected during 2026-27. Management slashed CapEx by $300M for 2026, aiming to stabilize cash flows and address debt concerns, while a new CEO and activist investors add confidence in a turnaround.

Seeking Alpha • 12 hours ago

Acadia Healthcare Stock Down 60% as One Investor Slashes Stake to Less Than 1% of Assets

Engine Capital sold 2,256,741 shares of Acadia Healthcare, with an estimated transaction value of $42.70 million based on quarterly average prices. The quarter-end value of the ACHC stake decreased by $59.35 million, reflecting both trading and stock price movement.

The Motley Fool • Feb 23, 2026

Acadia Healthcare to Participate in March Investor Conferences

FRANKLIN, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACHC) today announced that the Company will participate in three investor conferences in March. On Monday, March 2, 2026, the Company will participate in the Raymond James & Associates' 47th Annual Institutional Investors Conference, being held March 1-4, 2026, in Orlando, Florida. The Company's presentation/fireside chat will begin at 11:35 a.m. Eastern Time/10:35 a.m. Central Time. On Monday, March 9, 2026, the Com.

Business Wire • Feb 20, 2026

Earnings Preview: Acadia Healthcare (ACHC) Q4 Earnings Expected to Decline

Acadia Healthcare (ACHC) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

Zacks Investment Research • Feb 18, 2026

Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP Announces Proposed Settlement in the Acadia Healthcare Securities Litigation

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The following statement is being issued by Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP regarding the Acadia Healthcare Securities Litigation: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION ST. CLAIR COUNTY EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT   Civil Action No. 3:18-cv-00988 SYSTEM, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, CLASS ACTION       Plaintiff, Chief District Judge William L. Cambell, Jr. vs.   Magistrate Judge Alistair E. Newbern.

Business Wire • Feb 6, 2026

Acadia Healthcare Announces Date for Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2025 Earnings Release

FRANKLIN, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACHC) today announced that it will release its fourth quarter and year-end 2025 results on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, before the market opens. Acadia will also conduct a conference call with institutional investors and analysts on Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. ET. A live broadcast of the conference call will be available at www.acadiahealthcare.com in the “Investors” section of the website. The webcast of.

Business Wire • Feb 4, 2026

Acadia Healthcare Appoints Debbie Osteen as Chief Executive Officer

FRANKLIN, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (“Acadia” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: ACHC) today announced that Debra K. Osteen, former Board member and former Chief Executive Officer of Acadia, has been appointed CEO, effective immediately. Osteen, who has also been appointed as a member of the Board, succeeds Chris Hunter, who is departing the Company and its Board of Directors. Reeve Waud, Chairman of Acadia's Board of Directors, said, “As Acadia continues to take decisive.

Business Wire • Jan 20, 2026

Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (ACHC) Presents at 44th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference Transcript

Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (ACHC) Presents at 44th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference Transcript

Seeking Alpha • Jan 14, 2026

Acadia Healthcare to Participate in 44th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

FRANKLIN, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACHC) today announced that the Company will participate in the 44th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, January 12-15, 2026, in San Francisco, California. In connection with the conference, there will be an online webcast of the Company's presentation available on the Company's website starting at 5:15 p.m. Pacific Time/ 7:15 p.m. Central Time on Tuesday, January 13, 2026. The live webcast of the presentation will.

Business Wire • Jan 6, 2026

Why One Fund Just Bet $64 Million on a Healthcare Stock Down 63% This Past Year

New York City-based Engine Capital Management initiated a stake in Acadia Healthcare during the third quarter, acquiring nearly 2.6 million shares worth $64 million. The change represents 7.6% of reportable U.S. equity assets under management.

The Motley Fool • Dec 7, 2025