The stock of Community Health Systems, Inc (CYH) has seen a -2.18% decrease in the past week, with a -13.97% drop in the past month, and a -48.10% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.18%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 5.55% for CYH. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -6.66% for CYH’s stock, with a simple moving average of -23.76% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Community Health Systems, Inc (NYSE: CYH) Right Now?
CYH has 36-month beta value of 1.58. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for CYH is 118.97M, and currently, short sellers hold a 7.78% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CYH on December 26, 2024 was 2.52M shares.
CYH) stock’s latest price update
Community Health Systems, Inc (NYSE: CYH)’s stock price has soared by 1.29 in relation to previous closing price of 3.10. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -2.18% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-12-12 that CYH is selling the 123-bed facility in Mooresville to Duke Health.
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 current 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 current year.
CYH Trading at -22.16% 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 -50.08% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.55%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.18%, as shares sank -15.14% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -43.83% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CYH fell by -2.18%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +12.14% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $3.36. In addition, Community Health Systems, Inc saw 0.32% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Stock Fundamentals for CYH
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.05 for the present operating margin
- 0.24 for the gross margin
The net margin for Community Health Systems, Inc stands at -0.03. 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 0.03. The debt to equity ratio resting at -6.3. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.72.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.54 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 10.31. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.0. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.53for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.9. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.46.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Community Health Systems, Inc (CYH) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as 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.
