Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc (ACAD) Stock Up 3.51%: Is It a Good Investment?

Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc [ACAD] stock is trading at $19.77, up 3.51%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The ACAD shares have gain 3.35% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 16.98%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc [NASDAQ: ACAD] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on February 11, 2025, when Deutsche Bank initiated its Hold rating and assigned the stock a price target of $22. Previously, Guggenheim downgraded its rating to Neutral on January 03, 2025, and dropped its price target to $20. Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to a Equal-Weight and decreased its price target to $20 on August 07, 2024. BMO Capital Markets initiated its recommendation with a Outperform and recommended $31 as its price target on June 27, 2024. Needham reiterated a Buy rating for this stock on March 12, 2024, and downed its price target to $32. In a note dated March 12, 2024, Mizuho downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock and revised its target price from $39 to $25.

Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc [ACAD] stock has fluctuated between $14.15 and $26.56 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $20 within the next 12 months. Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc [NASDAQ: ACAD] shares were valued at $19.77 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 1.16% based on the average ACAD price forecast.

Analyzing the ACAD fundamentals

Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc [NASDAQ:ACAD] reported sales of 929.24M for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 18.28%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.92% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.12%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.15%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.14%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.13, Equity is 0.26 and Total Capital is 0.18. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.09.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 19.12 points at the first support level, and at 18.46 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 20.13, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 20.48.

Ratios To Look Out For

For context, Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc’s Current Ratio is 2.29. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 2.11, while the Cash Ratio is 0.45. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.54, the price to book ratio is 5.70 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 25.59.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Teehan Brendan, EVP, COO, HEAD OF COMMERCIAL, that happened on Nov 19 ’24 when 10329.0 shares were sold. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER, Kihara James completed a deal on Nov 19 ’24 to sell 4073.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Schneyer Mark C. sold 10259.0 shares on Nov 19 ’24.

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