Zacks Research Issues Negative Outlook for CYH Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Research has reduced its Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Community Health Systems (NYSE:CYH) to ($0.31) EPS, down from a previous forecast of ($0.28) EPS.
• The company's actual results showed a miss on Q2 2023 earnings with reported ($0.05) EPS against a consensus estimate of $0.05 EPS.
• Several analysts have adjusted target prices for Community Health Systems, with UBS lowering it from $3.50 to $3.20, reflecting a generally pessimistic outlook on the stock.

Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CYH - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Community Health Systems in a research note issued on Tuesday, August 5th. Zacks Research analyst K. Dey now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.31) for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of ($0.28). 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' FY2025 earnings at ($0.35) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.12) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.02) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.08) EPS, FY2026 earnings at ($0.16) EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at ($0.04) EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. UBS Group decreased their target price on shares of Community Health Systems from $3.50 to $3.20 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 25th. Truist Financial lifted their target price on shares of Community Health Systems from $3.50 to $4.25 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their target price on shares of Community Health Systems from $6.00 to $5.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 25th. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an "underweight" rating and issued a $3.50 target price (up from $2.00) on shares of Community Health Systems in a report on Thursday, May 29th. Finally, Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Community Health Systems from $4.00 to $3.50 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $3.74.

Community Health Systems Price Performance

NYSE CYH traded up $0.11 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $2.56. 1,352,507 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,877,307. Community Health Systems has a 52-week low of $2.24 and a 52-week high of $6.29. The firm has a market cap of $358.01 million, a PE ratio of -1.71 and a beta of 1.86. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $3.25 and a 200 day simple moving average of $3.16.

Community Health Systems (NYSE:CYH - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The company reported ($0.05) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.05 by ($0.10). The firm had revenue of $3.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.02 billion. The company's quarterly revenue was down .2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned ($0.17) earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Community Health Systems

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Nomura Holdings Inc. raised its stake in shares of Community Health Systems by 14,684.8% in the first quarter. Nomura Holdings Inc. now owns 5,776,701 shares of the company's stock valued at $15,597,000 after acquiring an additional 5,737,629 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its stake in shares of Community Health Systems by 913.9% in the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 1,420,393 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,247,000 after acquiring an additional 1,280,300 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Community Health Systems by 12.3% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 11,200,657 shares of the company's stock valued at $33,490,000 after acquiring an additional 1,229,039 shares during the period. Apollo Management Holdings L.P. raised its stake in shares of Community Health Systems by 20.5% in the fourth quarter. Apollo Management Holdings L.P. now owns 6,689,741 shares of the company's stock valued at $20,002,000 after acquiring an additional 1,138,596 shares during the period. Finally, Whitebox Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Community Health Systems by 57.2% in the fourth quarter. Whitebox Advisors LLC now owns 2,300,111 shares of the company's stock valued at $6,877,000 after acquiring an additional 837,338 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.99% of the company's stock.

Community Health Systems Company Profile

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.