The stock of Community Health Systems, Inc (CYH) has seen a 35.92% increase in the past week, with a 52.57% gain in the past month, and a 14.20% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 9.28%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 7.39% for CYH. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 37.37% for CYH’s stock, with a -1.75% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Community Health Systems, Inc (NYSE: CYH) Right Now?
CYH has 36-month beta value of 2.03. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for CYH is 121.36M, and currently, short sellers hold a 11.09% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CYH on May 13, 2025 was 2.98M shares.
CYH) stock’s latest price update
Community Health Systems, Inc (NYSE: CYH) has seen a rise in its stock price by 10.29 in relation to its previous close of 3.50. However, the company has experienced a 35.92% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-04-29 that CYH continues to witness growth in same-store admissions in the first quarter. Net loss per share is expected between 55 cents and breakeven in 2025.
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 40.57% 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 -38.63% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 7.39%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 9.28%, as shares surge +55.65% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +28.24% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CYH rose by +35.92%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -10.85% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $2.81. In addition, Community Health Systems, Inc saw 29.10% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
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 0.96. 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
To put it simply, Community Health Systems, Inc (CYH) has had a better 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.
