Community Health Systems (CYH) Competitors $2.76 -0.14 (-4.66%) Closing price 07/25/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.77 +0.01 (+0.22%) As of 07/25/2025 07:56 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CYH vs. ACHC, HCA, SEM, BKD, USPH, WOOF, ALC, THC, EHC, and UHSShould you be buying Community Health Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Community Health Systems include Acadia Healthcare (ACHC), HCA Healthcare (HCA), Select Medical (SEM), Brookdale Senior Living (BKD), U.S. Physical Therapy (USPH), Petco Health and Wellness (WOOF), Alcon (ALC), Tenet Healthcare (THC), Encompass Health (EHC), and Universal Health Services (UHS). These companies are all part of the "health care facilities" industry. Community Health Systems vs. Its Competitors Acadia Healthcare HCA Healthcare Select Medical Brookdale Senior Living U.S. Physical Therapy Petco Health and Wellness Alcon Tenet Healthcare Encompass Health Universal Health Services Acadia Healthcare (NASDAQ:ACHC) and Community Health Systems (NYSE:CYH) are both medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability. Do insiders & institutionals believe in ACHC or CYH? 85.0% of Community Health Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Acadia Healthcare shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.7% of Community Health Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher valuation & earnings, ACHC or CYH? Acadia Healthcare has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Community Health Systems. Community Health Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acadia Healthcare, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAcadia Healthcare$3.15B0.65$255.61M$2.0310.96Community Health Systems$12.63B0.03-$516M-$1.49-1.86 Is ACHC or CYH more profitable? Acadia Healthcare has a net margin of 5.94% compared to Community Health Systems' net margin of -1.52%. Acadia Healthcare's return on equity of 8.72% beat Community Health Systems' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Acadia Healthcare5.94% 8.72% 4.46% Community Health Systems -1.52%N/A -0.78% Which has more volatility & risk, ACHC or CYH? Acadia Healthcare has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Community Health Systems has a beta of 2.06, meaning that its share price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate ACHC or CYH? Acadia Healthcare currently has a consensus price target of $47.94, indicating a potential upside of 115.48%. Community Health Systems has a consensus price target of $3.74, indicating a potential upside of 35.32%. Given Acadia Healthcare's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Acadia Healthcare is more favorable than Community Health Systems.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Acadia Healthcare 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60Community Health Systems 2 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.88 Does the media prefer ACHC or CYH? In the previous week, Community Health Systems had 12 more articles in the media than Acadia Healthcare. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Community Health Systems and 12 mentions for Acadia Healthcare. Community Health Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.01 beat Acadia Healthcare's score of -0.14 indicating that Community Health Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Acadia Healthcare 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Community Health Systems 2 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryAcadia Healthcare beats Community Health Systems on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Community Health Systems News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CYH and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CYH and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CYH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCommunity Health SystemsMED IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$406.89M$18.68B$5.70B$21.11BDividend YieldN/A0.51%4.60%3.60%P/E Ratio-1.8625.0928.1028.44Price / Sales0.031.29429.3758.65Price / Cash1.159.1236.2222.92Price / Book-0.2732.378.664.69Net Income-$516M$1.65B$3.25B$995.51M7 Day Performance-23.19%-8.24%4.22%1.65%1 Month Performance-20.43%-9.34%10.51%4.54%1 Year Performance-45.68%-27.60%34.40%9.99% Community Health Systems Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CYHCommunity Health Systems4.2583 of 5 stars$2.77-4.7%$3.74+35.3%-41.9%$406.89M$12.63B-1.8660,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeACHCAcadia Healthcare4.0501 of 5 stars$21.64-1.3%$47.94+121.6%-65.8%$2.02B$3.15B10.6625,500News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeHCAHCA Healthcare4.9759 of 5 stars$364.47+0.9%$399.21+9.5%-5.3%$86.88B$70.60B16.21316,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementSEMSelect Medical5 of 5 stars$14.51+0.9%$26.00+79.2%-63.1%$1.85B$5.19B8.3644,100News CoverageUpcoming EarningsBKDBrookdale Senior Living2.4281 of 5 stars$7.75+0.5%$7.70-0.6%-4.0%$1.81B$3.13B-7.4536,000USPHU.S. Physical Therapy4.0089 of 5 stars$74.84+1.1%$109.00+45.6%-23.4%$1.12B$671.34M29.027,028News CoverageWOOFPetco Health and Wellness3.3085 of 5 stars$3.24-1.8%$3.75+15.7%-2.3%$1.04B$6.12B0.0029,000Trending NewsALCAlcon2.7908 of 5 stars$87.21-0.2%$106.13+21.7%-0.1%$43.08B$9.91B38.7625,599THCTenet Healthcare4.9684 of 5 stars$174.72-0.2%$185.41+6.1%+2.1%$16.26B$20.67B13.4398,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeEHCEncompass Health4.9353 of 5 stars$110.04+0.0%$131.50+19.5%+18.6%$11.09B$5.37B23.5140,000Dividend IncreaseUHSUniversal Health Services4.991 of 5 stars$168.74-0.1%$221.85+31.5%-24.2%$10.98B$15.83B9.5099,000Positive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Acadia Healthcare Alternatives HCA Healthcare Alternatives Select Medical Alternatives Brookdale Senior Living Alternatives U.S. Physical Therapy Alternatives Petco Health and Wellness Alternatives Alcon Alternatives Tenet Healthcare Alternatives Encompass Health Alternatives Universal Health Services Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CYH) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump's 2025 Economic Revolution Is Here Are Your Retirement Savings Ready?Time is short. 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