Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CYH) Receives $3.62 Average Target Price from Analysts

Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CYH) has received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the nine brokerages that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating, one has issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $3.6167.

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Zacks Research raised shares of Community Health Systems from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of Community Health Systems from $3.00 to $2.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. Truist Financial set a $4.50 price objective on shares of Community Health Systems in a research report on Monday, January 5th. UBS Group lifted their target price on Community Health Systems from $3.60 to $3.70 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Community Health Systems in a report on Monday, December 29th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of CYH. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its holdings in shares of Community Health Systems by 601.9% in the fourth quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 9,286 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 7,963 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in Community Health Systems in the 3rd quarter worth $32,000. Lazard Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Community Health Systems during the 4th quarter worth about $34,000. CWM LLC raised its stake in shares of Community Health Systems by 133.1% in the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 10,974 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 6,266 shares during the period. Finally, Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Community Health Systems in the fourth quarter valued at about $35,000. Institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Community Health Systems Stock Performance

Shares of Community Health Systems stock opened at $3.45 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $3.29 and a two-hundred day moving average of $3.24. The stock has a market capitalization of $478.27 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 2.10. Community Health Systems has a 52 week low of $2.24 and a 52 week high of $4.47.

Community Health Systems (NYSE:CYH) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The company reported $0.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.20) by $1.00. Community Health Systems had a negative return on equity of 11.38% and a net margin of 4.08%.The business had revenue of $3.11 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.14 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned ($0.42) EPS. The firm’s revenue was down 4.9% on a year-over-year basis. Community Health Systems has set its FY 2026 guidance at -0.600-0.000 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Community Health Systems will post -0.29 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Community Health Systems Company Profile

Community Health Systems, Inc (NYSE: CYH) is one of the largest publicly traded hospital operators in the United States. Headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee, the company owns, leases and manages general acute care hospitals and outpatient facilities, primarily in non-urban and mid-market communities. CHS is focused on delivering locally accessible healthcare services through its network of affiliated hospitals, clinics and post-acute providers.

The company’s core offerings include inpatient medical and surgical care, emergency services, critical care, diagnostic imaging and laboratory testing.