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In other words, the price has increased by $0.00 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.66 million shares were traded. CYH stock price reached its highest trading level at $2.81 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $2.72.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Community Health Systems, Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 0.84 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 2.81. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.45 and its Current Ratio is at 1.59.
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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 21 ’25 when BENET MIGUEL S sold 23,875 shares for $3.52 per share. The transaction valued at 84,159 led to the insider holds 55,000 shares of the business.
Miguel S. Benet bought 23,875 shares of CYH for $84,040 on Feb 21 ’25.
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 382524896 and an Enterprise Value of 11931238400. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.03. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.943 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.499.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CYH is 1.91, which has changed by -0.4518072 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15005577 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CYH has reached a high of $6.29, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $2.24. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -14.16%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -16.38%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, CYH has traded an average of 2.99M shares per day and 2069330 over the past ten days. A total of 140.12M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 120.19M. Insiders hold about 14.19% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 79.08% stake in the company. Shares short for CYH as of 1753920000 were 13921206 with a Short Ratio of 4.65, compared to 1751241600 on 13587952. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 13921206 and a Short% of Float of 11.1.
Earnings Estimates
Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 7.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.14, with high estimates of $0.52 and low estimates of -$0.05.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.19 and -$0.92 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.45. EPS for the following year is -$0.12, with 8.0 analysts recommending between $0.3 and -$0.83.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 8 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $3B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $3.04B to a low estimate of $2.94B. As of the current estimate, Community Health Systems, Inc’s year-ago sales were $3.09BFor the next quarter, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.18B. There is a high estimate of $3.26B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.12B.
A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CYH’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $12.5B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $12.42B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $12.45B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $12.63BBased on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $12.74B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $13.01B and the low estimate is $12.42B.
