Zacks Research Has Negative Estimate for CYH Q4 Earnings

Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CYH - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research lowered their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Community Health Systems in a report issued on Tuesday, May 6th. Zacks Research analyst K. Dey now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.04 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.08. The consensus estimate for Community Health Systems' current full-year earnings is ($0.29) per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Community Health Systems' Q4 2026 earnings at $0.08 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on CYH. Barclays cut their price objective on shares of Community Health Systems from $5.00 to $4.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 20th. StockNews.com raised shares of Community Health Systems from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Guggenheim began coverage on Community Health Systems in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. They set a "neutral" rating on the stock. Truist Financial lowered their target price on Community Health Systems from $4.00 to $3.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on Community Health Systems from $2.50 to $2.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 10th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $3.92.

Community Health Systems Stock Performance

CYH traded down $0.03 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $3.83. 2,876,079 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,242,206. The stock has a market capitalization of $537.37 million, a PE ratio of -0.98 and a beta of 1.99. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $2.71 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $3.20. Community Health Systems has a 1 year low of $2.24 and a 1 year high of $6.29.

Community Health Systems (NYSE:CYH - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The company reported ($0.03) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.10) by $0.07. The business had revenue of $3.16 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.10 billion. The business's revenue for the quarter was up .6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted ($0.14) EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Community Health Systems

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CYH. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its stake in Community Health Systems by 157.8% in the 4th quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 4,166,890 shares of the company's stock valued at $12,459,000 after acquiring an additional 2,550,678 shares during the period. Helix Partners Management LP bought a new stake in shares of Community Health Systems during the fourth quarter valued at about $4,923,000. Columbus Hill Capital Management L.P. bought a new stake in shares of Community Health Systems during the fourth quarter valued at about $3,887,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its position in shares of Community Health Systems by 913.9% during the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 1,420,393 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,247,000 after buying an additional 1,280,300 shares during the period. Finally, DG Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Community Health Systems by 54.8% during the fourth quarter. DG Capital Management LLC now owns 3,502,511 shares of the company's stock valued at $10,473,000 after buying an additional 1,240,413 shares during the period. 84.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Community Health Systems

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.