The stock of Community Health Systems, Inc (NYSE: CYH) has decreased by -0.62 when compared to last closing price of 3.20. Despite this, the company has experienced a -7.56% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-05-23 that Community Health Systems (CYH) reported earnings 30 days ago. What’s next for the stock?
Is It Worth Investing in Community Health Systems, Inc (NYSE: CYH) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for CYH is at 2.14. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for CYH is 120.39M, and currently, shorts hold a 10.08% of that float. The average trading volume for CYH on June 17, 2025 was 2.82M shares.
CYH’s Market Performance
CYH’s stock has seen a -7.56% decrease for the week, with a -25.87% drop in the past month and a 11.19% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.70%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.94% for Community Health Systems, Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -14.01% for CYH stock, with a simple moving average of -15.89% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CYH
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CYH stocks, with Wells Fargo repeating the rating for CYH by listing it as a “Underweight.” The predicted price for CYH in the upcoming period, according to Wells Fargo is $2.50 based on the research report published on November 25, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Barclays gave a rating of “Equal Weight” to CYH, setting the target price at $3 in the report published on March 06th of the previous year.
CYH Trading at -1.49% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CYH to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -49.44% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CYH starting from BENET MIGUEL S, who sale 23,875 shares at the price of $3.52 back on Feb 21 ’25. After this action, BENET MIGUEL S now owns 55,000 shares of Community Health Systems, Inc, valued at $84,159 using the latest closing price.
Miguel S. Benet, the Officer of Community Health Systems, Inc, proposed sale 23,875 shares at $3.52 during a trade that took place back on Feb 21 ’25, which means that Miguel S. Benet is holding shares at $84,040 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CYH
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.05 for the present operating margin
- 0.44 for the gross margin
The net margin for Community Health Systems, Inc stands at -0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.05.
Based on Community Health Systems, Inc (CYH), the company’s capital structure generated 1.19 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.04. The debt to equity ratio resting at -6.23. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.7.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.07 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 10.58. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.95. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.44for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.91. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.44.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Community Health Systems, Inc (CYH) has had a mixed performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
