NYSE:CYH - Community Health Systems Stock Price, Forecast & News

Community Health Systems trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "CYH."

Community Health Systems (NYSE:CYH) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October, 29th. The company reported ($0.29) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.59) by $0.30. The company earned $3.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.14 billion. The firm's revenue was down 5.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted ($1.64) earnings per share. View Community Health Systems' Earnings History.

Community Health Systems is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 19th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Community Health Systems.

Community Health Systems updated its FY 2020 Pre-Market earnings guidance on Wednesday, January, 15th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $12.4-12.8 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $12.9 billion.

5 analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Community Health Systems' stock. Their forecasts range from $3.00 to $5.00. On average, they anticipate Community Health Systems' share price to reach $3.70 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 7.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Community Health Systems.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Community Health Systems in the last year. There are currently 3 sell ratings and 2 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Sell." View Analyst Ratings for Community Health Systems.

News coverage about CYH stock has trended positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Community Health Systems earned a daily sentiment score of 3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the company a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Community Health Systems.

Community Health Systems saw a increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 19,050,000 shares, an increase of 6.1% from the December 15th total of 17,950,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,940,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 9.8 days. Currently, 17.1% of the company's shares are sold short. View Community Health Systems' Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Community Health Systems include HCA Healthcare (HCA), Universal Health Services (UHS), Tenet Healthcare (THC), Select Medical (SEM), Acadia Healthcare (ACHC), The Ensign Group (ENSG), U.S. Physical Therapy (USPH), Brookdale Senior Living (BKD), National HealthCare (NHC), Hanger (HNGR), Capital Senior Living (CSU), Five Star Senior Living (FVE) and Encompass Health (EHC).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Community Health Systems investors own include HCA Healthcare (HCA), Ford Motor (F), AT&T (T), Intel (INTC), General Electric (GE), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Bausch Health Companies (BHC), Caesars Entertainment (CZR), Chesapeake Energy (CHK) and Williams Partners (WPZ).

Community Health Systems' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include AEGON USA Investment Management LLC (0.09%), Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.03%) and Alpine Global Management LLC (0.03%). Company insiders that own Community Health Systems stock include Benjamin C Fordham, James S Ely III, Michael Dinkins, Patton Paul Smith, Thomas J Aaron and Wayne T Smith. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Community Health Systems.

CYH stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including AEGON USA Investment Management LLC and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System. View Insider Buying and Selling for Community Health Systems.

CYH stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Alpine Global Management LLC. Company insiders that have bought Community Health Systems stock in the last two years include Benjamin C Fordham, James S Ely III, Michael Dinkins, Patton Paul Smith, Thomas J Aaron and Wayne T Smith. View Insider Buying and Selling for Community Health Systems.

Shares of CYH can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of CYH stock can currently be purchased for approximately $3.43.

Community Health Systems has a market capitalization of $404.19 million and generates $14.16 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $-788,000,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($1.94) on an earnings per share basis. Community Health Systems employs 87,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Community Health Systems.

The official website for Community Health Systems is http://www.chs.net/.

Community Health Systems' mailing address is 4000 MERIDIAN BOULEVARD, FRANKLIN TN, 37067. The company can be reached via phone at 615-465-7000 or via email at [email protected]