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After finishing at $3.88 in the prior trading day, Community Health Systems, Inc (NYSE: CYH) closed at $2.9, down -25.26%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$25.26 from its previous closing price. On the day, 27.47 million shares were traded. CYH stock price reached its highest trading level at $2.955 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $2.68.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CYH by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 0.89 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 2.99. 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:
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 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 406348000 and an Enterprise Value of 12660943872. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.03. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.001 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.121.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CYH is 1.90, which has changed by -0.4302554 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16564083 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 -19.89%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -16.94%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.86M shares per day over the past 3-months and 4976170 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 140.12M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 120.39M. Insiders hold about 14.19% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 75.97% stake in the company. Shares short for CYH as of 1751241600 were 13587952 with a Short Ratio of 4.75, compared to 1748563200 on 12129519. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 13587952 and a Short% of Float of 10.8100004.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
