Analysts Predict Community Health Systems, Inc (NYSE:CYH) To Reach 19 In 12 Months

In last trading session, Community Health Systems, Inc (NYSE:CYH) saw 2.39 million shares changing hands with its beta currently measuring 1.72. Company’s recent per share price level of $2.62 trading at -$0.07 or -2.60% at ring of the bell on the day assigns it a market valuation of $363.98M. That closing price of CYH’s stock is at a discount of -140.08% from its 52-week high price of $6.29 and is indicating a premium of 3.44% from its 52-week low price of $2.53. Taking a look at company’s average trading volume for last 10-days demonstrates a volume of 2.93 million shares which gives us an average trading volume of 2.89 million if we extend that period to 3-months.

For Community Health Systems, Inc (CYH), analysts’ consensus is at an average recommendation of Buy while assigning it a mean rating of 2.78. Splitting up the data highlights that, out of 4 analysts covering the stock, 0 rated the stock as a Sell while 0 recommended an Overweight rating for the stock. 1 suggested the stock as a Hold whereas 3 see the stock as a Buy. 0 analyst(s) advised it as an Underweight. The company is expected to be making an EPS of -0.07 in the current quarter.

Community Health Systems, Inc (NYSE:CYH) trade information

Upright in the red during last session for losing -2.60%, in the last five days CYH remained trading in the red while hitting it’s week-highest on Thursday, 03/06/25 when the stock touched $2.62 price level, adding 14.94% to its value on the day. Community Health Systems, Inc’s shares saw a change of -12.37% in year-to-date performance and have moved -13.25% in past 5-day. Community Health Systems, Inc (NYSE:CYH) showed a performance of -22.49% in past 30-days. Number of shares sold short was 13.07 million shares which calculate 4.03 days to cover the short interests.

Wall Street analysts have assigned a consensus price target of 10 to the stock, which implies a rise of 73.8% to its current value. Analysts have been projecting 5 as a low price target for the stock while placing it at a high target of 19. It follows that stock’s current price would drop -90.84% in reaching the projected high whereas dropping to the targeted low would mean a loss of -90.84% for stock’s current value.

Community Health Systems, Inc (CYH) estimates and forecasts

This year revenue growth is estimated to fall -1.49% from the last financial year’s standing.

6 industry analysts have given their estimates about the company’s current quarter revenue by setting an average figure of 3.1B for the same. And 6 analysts are in estimates of company making revenue of 3.05B in the next quarter. Company posted 3.14B and 3.14B of sales in current and next quarters respectively a year earlier.

Weighing up company’s earnings over the past 5-year and in the next 5-year periods, we find the company posting an annual earnings growth rate of 8.02% during past 5 years.

Community Health Systems, Inc (NYSE:CYH)’s Major holders

Insiders are in possession of 8.38% of company’s total shares while institution are holding 84.12 percent of that, with stock having share float percentage of 91.81%. Investors also watch the number of corporate investors in a company very closely, which is 84.12% institutions for Community Health Systems, Inc that are currently holding shares of the company. BLACKROCK INC. is the top institutional holder at CYH for having 9.36 million shares of worth $31.46 million. And as of 2024-06-30, it was holding 7.132 of the company’s outstanding shares.

The second largest institutional holder is VANGUARD GROUP INC, which was holding about 9.08 million shares on 2024-06-30. The number of shares represents firm’s hold over 6.9197 of outstanding shares, having a total worth of $30.52 million.