At the time of writing, Community Health Systems, Inc [CYH] stock is trading at $3.26, down -2.40%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The CYH shares have lost -13.53% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 6.54%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Community Health Systems, Inc [NYSE: CYH] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on July 24, 2025, when Jefferies downgraded its rating to a Hold but kept the price target unchanged to $3 for it. Previously, Wells Fargo downgraded its rating to Underweight on November 25, 2024, and dropped its price target to $2.50. On November 22, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Underperform. Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Equal Weight rating and suggested a price target of $3 on March 06, 2024. Loop Capital initiated its recommendation with a Hold and recommended $5 as its price target on June 17, 2022. BofA Securities downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on June 15, 2022, and downed its price target to $5.50. In a note dated March 29, 2022, Wells Fargo initiated an Equal Weight rating and provided a target price of $12 on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Community Health Systems, Inc fluctuated between $2.24 and $4.47. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $3.3 within the next 12 months. Community Health Systems, Inc [NYSE: CYH] shares were valued at $3.26 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 1.23% based on the average CYH price forecast.
Analyzing the CYH fundamentals
According to Community Health Systems, Inc [NYSE:CYH], the company’s sales were 12.64B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -0.10% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.34% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.11%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.04%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.03%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.02, Equity is -0.19 and Total Capital is 0.12. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at -7.48.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 3.21 points at the first support level, and at 3.17 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 3.33, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 3.41.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Community Health Systems, Inc [NYSE:CYH] has a current ratio of 1.47. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.32, while the Cash Ratio is 0.06. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.04 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 1.34.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Tim Hingtgen, former CEO, that happened on Oct 28 ’25 when 0.53 million shares were purchased. President and CMO, BENET MIGUEL S completed a deal on Feb 21 ’25 to sell 23875.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Miguel S. Benet bought 23875.0 shares on Feb 21 ’25.
