Community Health Systems (CYH) Competitors $2.76 +0.04 (+1.28%) As of 01:04 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CYH vs. BKD, USPH, WOOF, HCA, ALC, THC, EHC, UHS, ENSG, and SEMShould you be buying Community Health Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Community Health Systems include Brookdale Senior Living (BKD), U.S. Physical Therapy (USPH), Petco Health and Wellness (WOOF), HCA Healthcare (HCA), Alcon (ALC), Tenet Healthcare (THC), Encompass Health (EHC), Universal Health Services (UHS), The Ensign Group (ENSG), and Select Medical (SEM). These companies are all part of the "health care facilities" industry. Community Health Systems vs. Brookdale Senior Living U.S. Physical Therapy Petco Health and Wellness HCA Healthcare Alcon Tenet Healthcare Encompass Health Universal Health Services The Ensign Group Select Medical Community Health Systems (NYSE:CYH) and Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE:BKD) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, community ranking, earnings, valuation and media sentiment. Does the media refer more to CYH or BKD? In the previous week, Brookdale Senior Living had 1 more articles in the media than Community Health Systems. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Brookdale Senior Living and 12 mentions for Community Health Systems. Brookdale Senior Living's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Community Health Systems' score of 0.71 indicating that Brookdale Senior Living is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Community Health Systems 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Brookdale Senior Living 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CYH or BKD? 85.0% of Community Health Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 11.7% of Community Health Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Brookdale Senior Living shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend CYH or BKD? Community Health Systems presently has a consensus price target of $3.92, suggesting a potential upside of 41.65%. Brookdale Senior Living has a consensus price target of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 15.47%. Given Community Health Systems' higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Community Health Systems is more favorable than Brookdale Senior Living.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Community Health Systems 2 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Brookdale Senior Living 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 Which has more volatility and risk, CYH or BKD? Community Health Systems has a beta of 1.72, indicating that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookdale Senior Living has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CYH or BKD? Community Health Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Brookdale Senior Living. Brookdale Senior Living is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Community Health Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCommunity Health Systems$12.65B0.03-$133M-$3.68-0.75Brookdale Senior Living$3.13B0.42-$201.93M-$0.89-7.30 Is CYH or BKD more profitable? Community Health Systems has a net margin of -4.08% compared to Brookdale Senior Living's net margin of -6.46%. Community Health Systems' return on equity of 0.00% beat Brookdale Senior Living's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Community Health Systems-4.08% N/A -0.96% Brookdale Senior Living -6.46%-65.92%-3.47% Does the MarketBeat Community favor CYH or BKD? Community Health Systems received 72 more outperform votes than Brookdale Senior Living when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.90% of users gave Brookdale Senior Living an outperform vote while only 52.44% of users gave Community Health Systems an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCommunity Health SystemsOutperform Votes54752.44% Underperform Votes49647.56% Brookdale Senior LivingOutperform Votes47566.90% Underperform Votes23533.10% SummaryCommunity Health Systems beats Brookdale Senior Living on 11 of the 18 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 SystemsGeneral medical & surgical hospitals IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$387.94M$12.77B$5.49B$18.91BDividend YieldN/A0.66%5.11%4.02%P/E Ratio-0.715.5522.5832.86Price / Sales0.030.58397.2527.79Price / Cash1.406.8638.1817.52Price / Book-0.2331.986.704.47Net Income-$133M$1.20B$3.23B$1.02B7 Day Performance-4.33%3.24%1.26%0.60%1 Month Performance6.96%-0.33%3.75%-2.74%1 Year Performance-19.62%10.18%15.78%4.48% Community Health Systems Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CYHCommunity Health Systems4.2189 of 5 stars$2.77+1.3%$3.92+41.7%-17.0%$387.94M$12.65B-0.7166,000Options VolumeBKDBrookdale Senior Living3.8488 of 5 stars$6.38+1.3%$7.50+17.6%-3.5%$1.28B$3.13B-7.1736,000Upcoming EarningsUSPHU.S. Physical Therapy3.3997 of 5 stars$71.07+0.8%$109.00+53.4%-29.8%$1.08B$671.35M75.616,140Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageWOOFPetco Health and Wellness3.7226 of 5 stars$3.16+2.3%$4.11+30.0%+96.7%$995.80M$6.12B-7.9028,500News CoveragePositive NewsHCAHCA Healthcare4.721 of 5 stars$332.19+1.3%$381.13+14.7%+11.5%$81.79B$70.60B15.12294,000Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionALCAlcon2.9323 of 5 stars$95.35+0.4%$106.22+11.4%+25.9%$47.03B$9.91B40.7525,200Short Interest ↑THCTenet Healthcare4.9015 of 5 stars$123.82+1.4%$165.44+33.6%+27.4%$11.69B$20.67B3.84102,400Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoverageEHCEncompass Health4.4772 of 5 stars$115.35+1.7%$118.00+2.3%+40.4%$11.62B$5.37B25.8635,000Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsUHSUniversal Health Services4.9993 of 5 stars$173.49+1.1%$224.92+29.6%+3.9%$11.28B$15.83B11.5493,800Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsENSGThe Ensign Group4.8846 of 5 stars$127.07+0.8%$165.17+30.0%+9.0%$7.32B$4.26B24.8729,900Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsSEMSelect Medical4.9865 of 5 stars$18.16+4.7%$26.80+47.6%-35.6%$2.34B$5.19B11.0153,800Insider TradeNews CoverageHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Brookdale Senior Living Alternatives U.S. Physical Therapy Alternatives Petco Health and Wellness Alternatives HCA Healthcare Alternatives Alcon Alternatives Tenet Healthcare Alternatives Encompass Health Alternatives Universal Health Services Alternatives The Ensign Group Alternatives Select Medical 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 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredThis Is How Empires FallThe headlines scream tariffs and export bans — but the real damage is happening in retirement portfolios. 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