Community Health Systems (CYH) Competitors

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CYH vs. ACHC, HCA, WOOF, USPH, and ALC

Should you buy Community Health Systems stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Community Health Systems with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Community Health Systems include Acadia Healthcare (ACHC), HCA Healthcare (HCA), Petco Health and Wellness (WOOF), U.S. Physical Therapy (USPH), and Alcon (ALC). These companies are all part of the "health care facilities" industry.

How does Community Health Systems compare to Acadia Healthcare?

Community Health Systems (NYSE:CYH) and Acadia Healthcare (NASDAQ:ACHC) are both medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Community Health Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Acadia Healthcare. Acadia Healthcare 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Community Health Systems	$12.49B	0.03	$509M	$3.43	0.82
Acadia Healthcare	$3.37B	0.70	-$1.10B	-$12.24	N/A

In the previous week, Acadia Healthcare had 14 more articles in the media than Community Health Systems. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Acadia Healthcare and 4 mentions for Community Health Systems. Acadia Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Community Health Systems' score of 0.00 indicating that Acadia Healthcare is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Community Health Systems	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Acadia Healthcare	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Community Health Systems presently has a consensus target price of $3.28, suggesting a potential upside of 16.22%. Acadia Healthcare has a consensus target price of $26.04, suggesting a potential upside of 0.89%. Given Community Health Systems' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Community Health Systems is more favorable than Acadia Healthcare.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Community Health Systems	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.88
Acadia Healthcare	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Community Health Systems has a net margin of 3.78% compared to Acadia Healthcare's net margin of -32.84%. Acadia Healthcare's return on equity of 7.09% beat Community Health Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Community Health Systems	3.78%	-7.62%	0.73%
Acadia Healthcare	-32.84%	7.09%	3.01%

85.0% of Community Health Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 11.1% of Community Health Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Acadia Healthcare shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Community Health Systems has a beta of 1.89, suggesting that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Acadia Healthcare has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Community Health Systems beats Acadia Healthcare on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Community Health Systems compare to HCA Healthcare?

Community Health Systems (NYSE:CYH) and HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) are both medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

85.0% of Community Health Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.7% of HCA Healthcare shares are held by institutional investors. 11.1% of Community Health Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of HCA Healthcare shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

HCA Healthcare has higher revenue and earnings than Community Health Systems. Community Health Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HCA Healthcare, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Community Health Systems	$12.49B	0.03	$509M	$3.43	0.82
HCA Healthcare	$75.60B	1.24	$6.78B	$29.08	14.54

In the previous week, HCA Healthcare had 9 more articles in the media than Community Health Systems. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for HCA Healthcare and 4 mentions for Community Health Systems. HCA Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Community Health Systems' score of 0.00 indicating that HCA Healthcare is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Community Health Systems	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
HCA Healthcare	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Community Health Systems has a beta of 1.89, suggesting that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, HCA Healthcare has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the broader market.

Community Health Systems presently has a consensus target price of $3.28, suggesting a potential upside of 16.22%. HCA Healthcare has a consensus target price of $517.82, suggesting a potential upside of 22.51%. Given HCA Healthcare's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe HCA Healthcare is more favorable than Community Health Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Community Health Systems	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.88
HCA Healthcare	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

HCA Healthcare has a net margin of 8.89% compared to Community Health Systems' net margin of 3.78%. Community Health Systems' return on equity of -7.62% beat HCA Healthcare's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Community Health Systems	3.78%	-7.62%	0.73%
HCA Healthcare	8.89%	-295.93%	11.21%

Summary

HCA Healthcare beats Community Health Systems on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Community Health Systems compare to Petco Health and Wellness?

Community Health Systems (NYSE:CYH) and Petco Health and Wellness (NASDAQ:WOOF) are both small-cap health care facilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

85.0% of Community Health Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 11.1% of Community Health Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Petco Health and Wellness shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Community Health Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Petco Health and Wellness. Community Health Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Petco Health and Wellness, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Community Health Systems	$12.49B	0.03	$509M	$3.43	0.82
Petco Health and Wellness	$5.96B	0.14	$9.07M	$0.03	83.33

In the previous week, Community Health Systems had 3 more articles in the media than Petco Health and Wellness. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Community Health Systems and 1 mentions for Petco Health and Wellness. Petco Health and Wellness' average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Community Health Systems' score of 0.00 indicating that Petco Health and Wellness is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Community Health Systems	Neutral
Petco Health and Wellness	Positive

Community Health Systems has a beta of 1.89, suggesting that its share price is 89% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Petco Health and Wellness has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its share price is 53% more volatile than the broader market.

Community Health Systems currently has a consensus target price of $3.28, suggesting a potential upside of 16.22%. Petco Health and Wellness has a consensus target price of $4.04, suggesting a potential upside of 61.47%. Given Petco Health and Wellness' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Petco Health and Wellness is more favorable than Community Health Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Community Health Systems	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.88
Petco Health and Wellness	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Community Health Systems has a net margin of 3.78% compared to Petco Health and Wellness' net margin of 0.15%. Petco Health and Wellness' return on equity of 0.89% beat Community Health Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Community Health Systems	3.78%	-7.62%	0.73%
Petco Health and Wellness	0.15%	0.89%	0.20%

Summary

Community Health Systems beats Petco Health and Wellness on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Community Health Systems compare to U.S. Physical Therapy?

Community Health Systems (NYSE:CYH) and U.S. Physical Therapy (NYSE:USPH) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

U.S. Physical Therapy has a net margin of 4.36% compared to Community Health Systems' net margin of 3.78%. U.S. Physical Therapy's return on equity of 8.81% beat Community Health Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Community Health Systems	3.78%	-7.62%	0.73%
U.S. Physical Therapy	4.36%	8.81%	3.57%

Community Health Systems currently has a consensus target price of $3.28, suggesting a potential upside of 16.22%. U.S. Physical Therapy has a consensus target price of $97.50, suggesting a potential upside of 54.87%. Given U.S. Physical Therapy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe U.S. Physical Therapy is more favorable than Community Health Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Community Health Systems	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.88
U.S. Physical Therapy	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Community Health Systems has higher revenue and earnings than U.S. Physical Therapy. Community Health Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than U.S. Physical Therapy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Community Health Systems	$12.49B	0.03	$509M	$3.43	0.82
U.S. Physical Therapy	$780.99M	1.23	$39.58M	$0.50	125.91

In the previous week, U.S. Physical Therapy had 2 more articles in the media than Community Health Systems. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for U.S. Physical Therapy and 4 mentions for Community Health Systems. U.S. Physical Therapy's average media sentiment score of 0.01 beat Community Health Systems' score of 0.00 indicating that U.S. Physical Therapy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Community Health Systems	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
U.S. Physical Therapy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

85.0% of Community Health Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 11.1% of Community Health Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of U.S. Physical Therapy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Community Health Systems has a beta of 1.89, suggesting that its share price is 89% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, U.S. Physical Therapy has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

U.S. Physical Therapy beats Community Health Systems on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Community Health Systems compare to Alcon?

Alcon (NYSE:ALC) 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 valuation, risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Alcon currently has a consensus target price of $85.12, suggesting a potential upside of 33.71%. Community Health Systems has a consensus target price of $3.28, suggesting a potential upside of 16.22%. Given Alcon's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Alcon is more favorable than Community Health Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alcon	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70
Community Health Systems	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.88

In the previous week, Alcon had 1 more articles in the media than Community Health Systems. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Alcon and 4 mentions for Community Health Systems. Alcon's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Community Health Systems' score of 0.00 indicating that Alcon is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alcon	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Community Health Systems	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

53.9% of Alcon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.0% of Community Health Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Alcon shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.1% of Community Health Systems shares are held 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.

Alcon has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Community Health Systems has a beta of 1.89, suggesting that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the broader market.

Alcon has a net margin of 7.70% compared to Community Health Systems' net margin of 3.78%. Alcon's return on equity of 7.11% beat Community Health Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alcon	7.70%	7.11%	4.98%
Community Health Systems	3.78%	-7.62%	0.73%

Alcon has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Community Health Systems. Community Health Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alcon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alcon	$10.40B	3.03	$980M	$1.66	38.35
Community Health Systems	$12.49B	0.03	$509M	$3.43	0.82

Summary

Alcon beats Community Health Systems on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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Metric	Community Health Systems	MED Industry	Medical Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$397.39M	$21.00B	$6.38B	$22.77B
Dividend Yield	N/A	0.52%	2.81%	4.13%
P/E Ratio	0.82	13.36	20.66	29.73
Price / Sales	0.03	0.98	552.79	23.34
Price / Cash	0.67	7.34	42.43	24.78
Price / Book	-0.33	1.90	9.87	4.60
Net Income	$509M	$1.53B	$3.57B	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	1.07%	-0.15%	0.23%	-2.27%
1 Month Performance	-10.74%	-8.19%	-2.54%	-1.66%
1 Year Performance	-35.13%	-10.49%	33.54%	21.95%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
CYH Community Health Systems	2.0638 of 5 stars	$2.83 -2.6%	$3.28 +16.2%	-35.1%	$397.39M	$12.49B	0.82	57,000
ACHC Acadia Healthcare	1.5673 of 5 stars	$25.01 -0.7%	$26.04 +4.1%	-1.3%	$2.32B	$3.31B	N/A	25,000	Trending News Analyst Revision
HCA HCA Healthcare	4.7622 of 5 stars	$426.58 -2.0%	$517.82 +21.4%	+9.1%	$96.54B	$75.60B	14.67	320,000
WOOF Petco Health and Wellness	3.3955 of 5 stars	$2.54 -9.6%	$4.04 +58.9%	-24.9%	$905.23M	$5.96B	84.67	29,000	Positive News High Trading Volume
USPH U.S. Physical Therapy	4.2203 of 5 stars	$59.42 +0.2%	$100.75 +69.6%	-21.2%	$896.62M	$780.99M	118.84	7,294	Analyst Forecast

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Community Health Systems (CYH) Competitors

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Community Health Systems (CYH) Competitors

CYH vs. ACHC, HCA, WOOF, USPH, and ALC

How does Community Health Systems compare to Acadia Healthcare?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CYH or ACHC?

Does the media favor CYH or ACHC?

Do analysts rate CYH or ACHC?

Is CYH or ACHC more profitable?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CYH or ACHC?

Which has more volatility and risk, CYH or ACHC?

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How does Community Health Systems compare to HCA Healthcare?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CYH or HCA?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CYH or HCA?

Does the media favor CYH or HCA?

Which has more volatility and risk, CYH or HCA?

Do analysts rate CYH or HCA?

Is CYH or HCA more profitable?

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How does Community Health Systems compare to Petco Health and Wellness?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CYH or WOOF?

Which has better earnings & valuation, CYH or WOOF?

Does the media refer more to CYH or WOOF?

Which has more risk and volatility, CYH or WOOF?

Do analysts rate CYH or WOOF?

Is CYH or WOOF more profitable?

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How does Community Health Systems compare to U.S. Physical Therapy?

Is CYH or USPH more profitable?

Do analysts rate CYH or USPH?

Which has better earnings & valuation, CYH or USPH?

Does the media refer more to CYH or USPH?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CYH or USPH?

Which has more risk and volatility, CYH or USPH?

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How does Community Health Systems compare to Alcon?

Do analysts recommend ALC or CYH?

Does the media refer more to ALC or CYH?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ALC or CYH?

Which has more volatility & risk, ALC or CYH?

Is ALC or CYH more profitable?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ALC or CYH?

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