Community Health Systems (CYH) Competitors $3.32 -0.12 (-3.35%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:35 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.36 +0.04 (+1.36%) As of 07/3/2025 04:22 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, BKD, USPH, WOOF, ALC, THC, EHC, UHS, and ENSGShould 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), Brookdale Senior Living (BKD), U.S. Physical Therapy (USPH), Petco Health and Wellness (WOOF), Alcon (ALC), Tenet Healthcare (THC), Encompass Health (EHC), Universal Health Services (UHS), and The Ensign Group (ENSG). These companies are all part of the "health care facilities" industry. Community Health Systems vs. Its Competitors Acadia Healthcare HCA Healthcare Brookdale Senior Living U.S. Physical Therapy Petco Health and Wellness Alcon Tenet Healthcare Encompass Health Universal Health Services The Ensign Group Acadia Healthcare (NASDAQ:ACHC) and Community Health Systems (NYSE:CYH) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and dividends. Is ACHC or CYH more profitable? Acadia Healthcare has a net margin of 5.94% compared to Community Health Systems' net margin of -3.85%. 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 -3.85%N/A -0.87% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership 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 insiders. Comparatively, 11.7% of Community Health Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, ACHC or CYH? Acadia Healthcare has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Community Health Systems has a beta of 2.06, meaning that its stock price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend ACHC or CYH? Acadia Healthcare presently has a consensus price target of $47.94, indicating a potential upside of 100.60%. Community Health Systems has a consensus price target of $4.17, indicating a potential upside of 25.69%. Given Acadia Healthcare's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 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$3.15B0.70$255.61M$2.0311.77Community Health Systems$12.63B0.04-$516M-$3.68-0.90 Does the media prefer ACHC or CYH? In the previous week, Acadia Healthcare and Acadia Healthcare both had 2 articles in the media. Acadia Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Community Health Systems' score of -0.57 indicating that Acadia Healthcare is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Acadia Healthcare 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Community Health Systems 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Negative SummaryAcadia Healthcare beats Community Health Systems on 11 of the 15 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$478.44M$20.80B$5.55B$20.71BDividend YieldN/A0.46%5.22%3.71%P/E Ratio-0.9026.4027.6428.08Price / Sales0.041.37417.1538.52Price / Cash1.359.7436.8922.53Price / Book-0.2736.028.034.58Net Income-$516M$1.65B$3.18B$985.54M7 Day Performance-2.36%2.18%2.93%2.79%1 Month Performance-15.11%-1.25%1.72%4.37%1 Year Performance0.15%-4.52%34.39%15.08% Community Health Systems Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CYHCommunity Health Systems3.59 of 5 stars$3.32-3.4%$4.17+25.7%+0.2%$478.44M$12.63B-0.9060,000ACHCAcadia Healthcare4.8644 of 5 stars$22.69+3.6%$47.94+111.3%-63.7%$2.09B$3.15B11.1825,500High Trading VolumeHCAHCA Healthcare4.8237 of 5 stars$383.21+1.0%$395.71+3.3%+16.4%$92.19B$70.60B17.04294,000Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeBKDBrookdale Senior Living3.6925 of 5 stars$6.95+0.7%$7.70+10.8%-6.2%$1.63B$3.13B-6.6836,000USPHU.S. Physical Therapy3.3566 of 5 stars$78.31-0.9%$109.00+39.2%-11.1%$1.19B$699.46M35.927,028Analyst ForecastWOOFPetco Health and Wellness2.2149 of 5 stars$2.83flat$3.75+32.4%-12.6%$891.82M$6.12B-11.7929,000ALCAlcon1.8013 of 5 stars$88.30+0.6%$106.13+20.2%-2.0%$43.55B$9.91B39.2425,200THCTenet Healthcare4.6253 of 5 stars$176.12+1.4%$183.94+4.4%+30.1%$16.36B$20.67B11.6598,000EHCEncompass Health4.8506 of 5 stars$122.60+0.3%$127.00+3.6%+39.6%$12.36B$5.37B25.3340,000News CoveragePositive NewsEx-DividendUHSUniversal Health Services4.9847 of 5 stars$181.50+1.9%$224.77+23.8%+8.1%$11.80B$15.83B10.1999,000News CoveragePositive NewsENSGThe Ensign Group4.514 of 5 stars$154.26+0.6%$163.50+6.0%+18.6%$8.87B$4.26B29.1639,300Insider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Acadia Healthcare Alternatives HCA Healthcare 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 The Ensign Group 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 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredThe day and month stocks are most likely to crash nextGood News for Stocks 50-year Wall Street veteran, Marc Chaikin is stepping forward to share why history giv...Chaikin Analytics | Sponsored140% Yields From Stocks Like Tesla? 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