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Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc is a mid-cap company with a market capitalization of $3.66B.
It ranks number 60 by market capitalization among the 60 Pharmaceutical Preparations issuers in our coverage with a current forecast.
For ACAD, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 42.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-08-07 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 31.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-10-07. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4629 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-08-04 produced a positive net return in 92.9% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Expected return relative to the market over the horizon: a positive alpha means the model expects the stock to beat the market, whatever the market does.
Ratings: strong buy ≥ +3.1%, buy ≥ +1.5%, sell < -0.5%, strong sell < -1.8% (top 15%, next 20%, middle 30%, next 20%, bottom 15% of the 2026-11-06 signals)
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ACAD
Cross-section · 2026-11-06
How ACAD ranks among 5150 stocks
90D Alpha forecasts of every company scored, cut into five relative ratings at the 15th, 35th, 65th and 85th percentiles (dashed lines).
Trailing twelve months. The industry median and the rank (1 = highest) are taken over the Pharmaceutical Preparations peers listed below that report each metric.
Valuation & Market
Metric
ACAD
Industry median
Rank
Market Cap
$3.66B
$12.65B
60/60
P/E Ratio
9.69x
34.93x
27/33
P/B Ratio
2.64x
7.13x
40/43
EPS
$2.19
–
–
Book Value/Share
$8.05
–
–
Revenue/Share
$6.98
–
–
FCF/Share
$0.48
–
–
Profitability & Margins
Metric
ACAD
Industry median
Rank
ROE
26.1%
5.5%
11/39
ROA
20.2%
2.0%
7/43
ROIC
8.4%
1.4%
16/45
Gross Margin
90.5%
82.6%
7/36
Operating Margin
10.2%
10.2%
20/39
Net Margin
30.1%
8.0%
8/36
EBT Margin
13.1%
12.9%
23/46
Tax Rate
-130.4%
–
–
The effective tax rate is outside the normal band, which points to a large non-recurring tax item in the trailing twelve months; headline net income, net margin and P/E are affected by it.
Financial Health
Metric
ACAD
Industry median
Rank
Current Ratio
3.82x
2.49x
19/58
Quick Ratio
3.50x
1.64x
4/43
D/E Ratio
0.29x
1.21x
35/48
Financial Leverage
1.29x
2.06x
34/48
Working Capital
$936M
$931M
28/58
Cash Flow
Metric
ACAD
Industry median
Rank
Operating Cash Flow
$98M
$199M
34/59
Free Cash Flow
$82M
$196M
31/50
Capital Spending
-$16M
-$39M
21/50
OCF Growth YoY
-51.0%
-0.6%
31/35
FCF/Sales
6.8%
16.9%
28/42
CapEx/Sales
1.3%
2.4%
28/42
Operational Efficiency
Metric
ACAD
Industry median
Rank
Asset Turnover
0.67x
0.49x
11/39
Receivables Turnover
7.5x
5.3x
9/37
Inventory Turnover
1.1x
1.4x
23/35
Fixed Assets Turnover
65.3x
8.1x
13/41
Days Sales Outstanding
49 days
69 days
29/37
Days Inventory
341 days
252 days
12/35
Payables Period
52 days
118 days
22/25
Cash Conversion Cycle
338 days
210 days
8/23
Income Statement
Metric
ACAD
Industry median
Rank
Total Revenue
$1.20B
$2.87B
30/46
Operating Income
$122M
$111M
24/51
Net Income
$362M
$110M
20/47
R&D Expense
$319M
$568M
39/58
SG&A Expense
$646M
$1.43B
31/41
Cost of Goods Sold
$114M
$1.87B
29/37
Dividend & Shareholder Information
Metric
ACAD
Industry median
Rank
Shares Outstanding
172M
–
–
Net Income Growth
38.7%
7.1%
10/24
EPS Growth
38.6%
8.6%
9/25
Balance Sheet Highlights (USD millions)
Total Current Assets
$1.27B
70.8% of assets
Cash & Short-term Investments
$322M
18.0% of assets
Accounts Receivable
$161M
9.0% of assets
Inventory
$107M
6.0% of assets
Total Liabilities
$407M
22.7% of assets
Short-term Debt
$316M
17.6% of assets
Quarterly Financial Reports
ACAD quarterly financials and insider trading
Industry Peers · Pharmaceutical Preparations
Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc (ACAD) industry peers
Companies classified under the same SEC industry code as Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc (Pharmaceutical Preparations): 60 common-stock issuers with a forecast this week, one row per issuer, largest first. This is a classification match, not a curated list of competitors.
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ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc (ACAD) posted $342 million in quarterly revenue and lifted its Debut outlook, even as the remlifanserin Phase 2 study narrowly missed statistical significance.
Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. Reports Q3 Revenue $342.3M, vs. FactSet Est of $332.6M MT Nov. 04 Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. Reports Earnings Results for the Third Quarter and Nine Months Ended September ...
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What is the Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc (ACAD) stock forecast?
Our AI scores Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc every trading day against every stock it covers. Create a free account and follow it to see its rating and price target.
How accurate are Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc stock predictions?
For ACAD, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 42.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-08-07 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 31.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-10-07. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4629 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-08-04 produced a positive net return in 92.9% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
How often are Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc forecasts updated?
Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc forecasts are refreshed on trading days as the daily model run completes. The forecast on this page was produced on Nov. 6, 2026.
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