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As of close of business last night, Community Health Systems, Inc’s stock clocked out at $3.44, down -0.58% from its previous closing price of $3.46. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.58 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.65 million shares were traded. CYH stock price reached its highest trading level at $3.505 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $3.4306.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of CYH’s stock, we examine its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.32 and its Current Ratio is at 1.46.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Wells Fargo on November 25, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Underweight and sets its target price to $2.50 from $5 previously.
On March 06, 2024, Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Equal Weight rating and target price of $3.Barclays initiated its Equal Weight rating on March 06, 2024, with a $3 target price.
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 480760640 and an Enterprise Value of 13103435776. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.04. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.044 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.874.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, CYH has reached a high of $6.29, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $2.31. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -28.95%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -15.94%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that CYH traded 1.71M shares on average per day over the past three months and 1745590 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 136.77M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 118.97M. Insiders hold about 14.38% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 73.39% stake in the company. Shares short for CYH as of 1731628800 were 7389190 with a Short Ratio of 4.31, compared to 1728950400 on 7158386. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7389190 and a Short% of Float of 5.87.
Earnings Estimates
A comprehensive evaluation of Community Health Systems, Inc (CYH) is underway, with the input of 7.0 analysts contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.02, with high estimates of $0.06 and low estimates of -$0.16.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.52 and -$0.59 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.56. EPS for the following year is $0.17, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $0.54 and -$0.32.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 7 analysts expect revenue to total $3.14B. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.23B to a low estimate of $3.09B. As of the current estimate, Community Health Systems, Inc’s year-ago sales were $3.18BFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.13B. There is a high estimate of $3.23B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.03B.
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CYH’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $12.6B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $12.46B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $12.51B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $12.49BBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $12.63B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $12.94B and the low estimate is $12.21B.
