Community Health Systems (NYSE:CYH) Issues FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Community Health Systems (NYSE:CYH) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Friday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of -1.700–1.600 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of -1.100. The company issued revenue guidance of $11.3 billion-$11.5 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $11.4 billion.

Community Health Systems Stock Performance

NYSE:CYH opened at $2.39 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $2.88 and its 200 day simple moving average is $3.04. Community Health Systems has a 52-week low of $2.19 and a 52-week high of $4.30. The company has a market cap of $336.45 million, a P/E ratio of 9.18 and a beta of 1.88.

Community Health Systems (NYSE:CYH) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 28th. The company reported ($0.48) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.29) by ($0.19). The company had revenue of $2.76 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.80 billion. Community Health Systems had a net margin of 0.31% and a negative return on equity of 6.66%. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 10.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.27 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Community Health Systems will post -0.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently weighed in on CYH shares. BMO Capital Markets began coverage on Community Health Systems in a report on Tuesday, September 22nd. They set a “market perform” rating and a $3.00 price target for the company. UBS Group dropped their price objective on shares of Community Health Systems from $3.20 to $3.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Community Health Systems from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 14th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price objective on Community Health Systems from $5.00 to $4.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Finally, Barclays dropped their price objective on Community Health Systems from $3.00 to $2.50 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Community Health Systems has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $2.96.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director William Jennings sold 40,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $2.96, for a total transaction of $118,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 38,468 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $113,865.28. This trade represents a 50.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 11.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About Community Health Systems

Community Health Systems, Inc (NYSE: CYH) is a healthcare services company that owns, leases, and operates general acute-care hospitals and related healthcare facilities in the United States. The company focuses primarily on serving communities in small cities and non-urban markets, providing access to hospital-based and outpatient care.

Its services generally include emergency care, inpatient and outpatient treatment, surgery, diagnostic imaging, laboratory services, rehabilitation, and other clinical programs.