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Community Health Systems, Inc (NYSE: CYH) closed the day trading at $4.13 down -1.90% from the previous closing price of $4.21. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.90 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.98 million shares were traded. CYH stock price reached its highest trading level at $4.3 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $4.085.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of CYH, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 4.65 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 4.00. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.32 and its Current Ratio is at 1.47.
On November 25, 2024, Wells Fargo Downgraded its rating to Underweight which previously was Equal Weight and also lowered its target price recommendation from $5 to $2.50.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 28 ’25 when Tim Hingtgen bought 532,813 shares for $4.18 per share.
BENET MIGUEL S sold 23,875 shares of CYH for $84,159 on Feb 21 ’25. The President and CMO now owns 55,000 shares after completing the transaction at $3.52 per share. On Feb 21 ’25, another insider, Miguel S. Benet, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 23,875 shares for $3.52 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CYH now has a Market Capitalization of 572086016 and an Enterprise Value of 12215934976. As of this moment, Community’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 1.70. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.03. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.05. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.966 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.442.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CYH is 2.10, which has changed by -0.01666665 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19088471 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CYH has reached a high of $4.64, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $2.24. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 32.32%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 31.62%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, CYH traded about 2.07M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, CYH traded about 4032440 shares per day. A total of 140.12M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 118.88M. Insiders hold about 14.18% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 78.06% stake in the company. Shares short for CYH as of 1760486400 were 11138708 with a Short Ratio of 5.39, compared to 1757894400 on 13500771. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 11138708 and a Short% of Float of 8.88.
Earnings Estimates
As of right now, 5.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.06, with high estimates of $0.22 and low estimates of -$0.25.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.87 and $0.86 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.87. EPS for the following year is -$0.29, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $0.36 and -$0.83.
Revenue Estimates
7 analysts predict $3.15B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.19B to a low estimate of $3.12B. As of. The current estimate, Community Health Systems, Inc’s year-ago sales were $3.27BFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.18B. There is a high estimate of $3.25B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.13B.
A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CYH’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $12.54B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $12.44B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $12.5B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $12.63BBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $12.73B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $12.82B and the low estimate is $12.42B.
