Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Estimate for CYH Earnings

Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CYH) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Community Health Systems in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, May 6th. Zacks Research analyst K. Dey now anticipates that the company will post earnings of ($0.08) per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of ($0.07). 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’ Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.28) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($0.36) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.07) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.03 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.01 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.05 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at ($0.02) EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.10 EPS.

Several other analysts have also issued reports on CYH. Barclays dropped their price target on shares of Community Health Systems from $5.00 to $4.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on shares of Community Health Systems from $4.00 to $3.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 11th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Community Health Systems from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Wells Fargo & Company cut 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 note on Friday, April 25th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $3.92.

Community Health Systems Trading Up 3.2 %

NYSE:CYH opened at $3.50 on Friday. Community Health Systems has a 1 year low of $2.24 and a 1 year high of $6.29. The stock has a market capitalization of $491.07 million, a P/E ratio of -0.90 and a beta of 1.99. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $2.70 and a 200-day moving average of $3.21.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of CYH. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Community Health Systems by 4.6% during the fourth quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 71,783 shares of the company’s stock worth $215,000 after purchasing an additional 3,124 shares during the last quarter. R Squared Ltd raised its holdings in 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 buying an additional 4,570 shares during the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers raised its position in Community Health Systems by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 201,436 shares of the company’s stock valued at $602,000 after buying an additional 4,654 shares during the last quarter. State of Wyoming grew its stake in shares of Community Health Systems by 8.9% in the 4th quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 75,698 shares of the company’s stock worth $226,000 after acquiring an additional 6,207 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its position in shares of 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 buying 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.