Community Health Systems (CYH) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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Community Health Systems - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Reduce

Based on 8 Analyst Ratings

Sell
2

Hold
5

Buy
1

Based on 8 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Community Health Systems in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Reduce." Out of the 8 analysts, 2 have given a sell rating, 5 have given a hold rating, and 1 has given a buy rating for CYH.

Consensus Price Target

$3.28
14.56% Upside

According to the 8 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Community Health Systems, the average price target is $3.28. The highest price target for CYH is $5.00, while the lowest price target for CYH is $2.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 14.56% from the current price of $2.87.

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

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CYH Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 5/6/25 to 5/6/26	1 Month Ago 4/6/25 to 4/6/26	3 Months Ago 2/5/25 to 2/5/26	1 Year Ago 5/6/24 to 5/6/25
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)
Hold	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)
Sell	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$3.28	$3.62	$3.60	$3.92
Forecasted Upside	14.56% Upside	21.57% Upside	18.77% Upside	34.59% Upside
Consensus Rating	Reduce	Hold	Hold	Hold

CYH Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

CYH Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Community Health Systems Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Community Health Systems	Medical Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	1.88	2.30	2.52
Consensus Rating	Reduce	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	13.41% Upside	990.01% Upside	13.94% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent CYH News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
4/24/2026	Weiss Ratings Not Rated		Downgrade	Sell (D+) ➝ Sell (D)
4/24/2026	Zacks Research Not Rated		Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
4/23/2026	Truist Financial 3 of 5 stars	David MacDonald 2 of 5 stars	Lower Target	Hold	$3.50 ➝ $3.00	+11.73%
4/23/2026	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Andrew Mok Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Equal Weight	$3.50 ➝ $3.00	+10.09%
2/20/2026	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	A.J. Rice Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$3.60 ➝ $3.70	+4.96%
1/7/2026	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Stephen Baxter Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Underweight	$3.00 ➝ $2.00	-40.39%
7/25/2025	Royal Bank Of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Ben Hendrix Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Outperform	$6.00 ➝ $5.00	+75.75%
7/24/2025	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Brian Tanquilut Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Hold	$4.25 ➝ $3.00	-22.68%
4/9/2025	Guggenheim Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Jason Cassorla Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Neutral
11/22/2024	Raymond James Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	John Ransom Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Market Perform ➝ Underperform

7/25/2024	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform	$4.50 ➝ $5.00	+16.28%

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CYH Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 8 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Community Health Systems is $3.28, with a high forecast of $5.00 and a low forecast of $2.00.
: 8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Community Health Systems in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 5 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "reduce" CYH shares.
: According to analysts, Community Health Systems's stock has a predicted upside of 14.56% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Community Health Systems's stock had 3 downgrades and 1 upgrade by analysts.
: Community Health Systems has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, Truist Financial, UBS Group, Weiss Ratings, and Zacks Research in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Community Health Systems less than other "medical" companies. The consensus rating for Community Health Systems is Reduce while the average consensus rating for "medical" companies is Hold. Learn more on how CYH compares to other companies.

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Community Health Systems (CYH) Stock Forecast & Price Target

Community Health Systems - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

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CYH Analyst Ratings Over Time

CYH Analyst Recommendations By Month

CYH Price Targets by Month

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Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Community Health Systems (CYH) Stock Forecast & Price Target

Community Health Systems - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Consensus Price Target

CYH Analyst Ratings Over Time

CYH Analyst Recommendations By Month

CYH Price Targets by Month

Community Health Systems Stock vs. The Competition

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

CYH Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

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