Zacks Research Has Bearish Estimate for CYH Q4 Earnings

Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CYH) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research cut their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Community Health Systems in a report issued on Tuesday, May 6th. Zacks Research analyst K. Dey now expects that the company will earn $0.04 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.08. 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’ Q4 2026 earnings at $0.08 EPS.

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

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on CYH. Guggenheim initiated coverage on shares of Community Health Systems in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. They issued a “neutral” rating on the stock. UBS Group set a $3.50 target price on shares of Community Health Systems in a research report on Friday, April 25th. StockNews.com raised shares of Community Health Systems from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Truist Financial decreased their price target on Community Health Systems from $4.00 to $3.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Finally, Barclays cut their target price on Community Health Systems from $5.00 to $4.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $3.92.

Community Health Systems Stock Performance

NYSE:CYH opened at $3.41 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $477.74 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.87 and a beta of 1.99. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $2.69 and a 200 day moving average of $3.24. Community Health Systems has a 52-week low of $2.24 and a 52-week high of $6.29.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. XTX Topco Ltd lifted its position in Community Health Systems by 217.3% in the 1st quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 110,980 shares of the company’s stock valued at $300,000 after acquiring an additional 76,002 shares in the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. increased its holdings in Community Health Systems by 8.7% in the 1st quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 887,344 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,396,000 after buying an additional 71,357 shares in the last quarter. Readystate Asset Management LP bought a new position in Community Health Systems during the 1st quarter valued at about $732,000. Apollon Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Community Health Systems by 100.0% during the 1st quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 40,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $108,000 after acquiring an additional 20,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Teacher Retirement System of Texas purchased a new position in shares of Community Health Systems during the first quarter valued at approximately $1,021,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Community Health Systems Company Profile

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.