Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Forecast for CYH Earnings

Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CYH) – Zacks Research dropped their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Community Health Systems in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, May 6th. Zacks Research analyst K. Dey now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.04 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.08. The consensus estimate for Community Health Systems’ current full-year earnings is ($0.29) per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Community Health Systems’ Q4 2026 earnings at $0.08 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently commented on the stock. Guggenheim assumed coverage on shares of Community Health Systems in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. They set a “neutral” rating for the company. Truist Financial reduced their price target on shares of Community Health Systems from $4.00 to $3.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 11th. StockNews.com raised shares of Community Health Systems from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on Community Health Systems from $2.50 to $2.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 10th. Finally, UBS Group set a $3.50 price objective on Community Health Systems in a research report on Friday, April 25th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Community Health Systems presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $3.92.

Community Health Systems Stock Up 3.2 %

Shares of Community Health Systems stock opened at $3.50 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $2.70 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $3.23. The company has a market capitalization of $491.07 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.90 and a beta of 1.99. Community Health Systems has a 12-month low of $2.24 and a 12-month high of $6.29.

Community Health Systems (NYSE:CYH) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The company reported ($0.03) earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.10) by $0.07. The company had revenue of $3.16 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.10 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted ($0.14) earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up .6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Community Health Systems

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Community Health Systems by 4.6% during the 4th quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 71,783 shares of the company’s stock worth $215,000 after buying an additional 3,124 shares in the last quarter. R Squared Ltd increased its position in shares of Community Health Systems by 71.6% during the first quarter. R Squared Ltd now owns 10,950 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 4,570 shares in the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers raised its holdings in shares of Community Health Systems by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 201,436 shares of the company’s stock worth $602,000 after acquiring an additional 4,654 shares during the last quarter. State of Wyoming boosted its stake in Community Health Systems by 8.9% during the 4th quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 75,698 shares of the company’s stock valued at $226,000 after purchasing an additional 6,207 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its holdings in Community Health Systems by 250.0% during the 4th quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 9,023 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 6,445 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

About Community Health Systems

Community Health Systems, Inc owns, leases, and operates general acute care hospitals in the United States. It offers general acute care, emergency room, general and specialty surgery, critical care, internal medicine, obstetrics, diagnostic, psychiatric, and rehabilitation services, as well as skilled nursing and home care services.