Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CYH - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for Community Health Systems in a report released on Wednesday, May 8th. Zacks Research analyst K. Dey now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.05 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.03. The consensus estimate for Community Health Systems' current full-year earnings is ($0.32) per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Community Health Systems' FY2026 earnings at $0.21 EPS.
Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Truist Financial boosted their target price on Community Health Systems from $3.25 to $3.75 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, April 26th. StockNews.com raised shares of Community Health Systems from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 22nd. Oppenheimer cut their price objective on Community Health Systems from $5.50 to $4.50 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 25th. Finally, Barclays started coverage on Community Health Systems in a report on Wednesday, March 6th. They issued an "equal weight" rating and a $3.00 target price for the company. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $4.05.
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Community Health Systems Stock Down 0.8 %
Shares of CYH traded down $0.02 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $3.24. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,684,071 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,015,382. Community Health Systems has a one year low of $2.01 and a one year high of $5.20. The stock has a market capitalization of $449.56 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3.36 and a beta of 1.55. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $3.11 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $3.10.
Community Health Systems (NYSE:CYH - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 24th. The company reported ($0.14) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.19) by $0.05. Community Health Systems had a negative net margin of 0.99% and a negative return on equity of 5.51%. The company had revenue of $3.14 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.09 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned ($0.43) EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 1.0% compared to the same quarter last year.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Community Health Systems
Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its position in Community Health Systems by 3.6% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 81,513 shares of the company's stock valued at $255,000 after acquiring an additional 2,866 shares during the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its position in shares of Community Health Systems by 5.1% during the 3rd quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 86,774 shares of the company's stock valued at $252,000 after purchasing an additional 4,246 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates increased its holdings in Community Health Systems by 3.7% in the fourth quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 132,423 shares of the company's stock worth $414,000 after purchasing an additional 4,680 shares in the last quarter. Diversified Trust Co lifted its stake in Community Health Systems by 22.4% in the fourth quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 33,826 shares of the company's stock valued at $106,000 after buying an additional 6,196 shares during the period. Finally, Panagora Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Community Health Systems by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Panagora Asset Management Inc. now owns 730,256 shares of the company's stock worth $2,286,000 after buying an additional 6,333 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 84.99% of the company's stock.
Community Health Systems Company Profile
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Community Health Systems, Inc owns, leases, and operates general acute care hospitals in the United States. It offers general acute care, emergency room, general and specialty surgery, critical care, internal medicine, obstetrics, diagnostic, psychiatric, and rehabilitation services, as well as skilled nursing and home care services.
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