Community Health Systems (NYSE:CYH) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Community Health Systems (NYSE:CYH) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of -0.550-0.000 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 0.170. The company issued revenue guidance of $12.2 billion-$12.6 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $12.6 billion.

Community Health Systems Stock Performance

NYSE:CYH opened at $3.35 on Wednesday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $3.21 and its 200-day simple moving average is $4.29. Community Health Systems has a 12-month low of $2.51 and a 12-month high of $6.29.

Community Health Systems (NYSE:CYH) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The company reported ($0.42) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.09 by ($0.51). On average, equities analysts anticipate that Community Health Systems will post -0.55 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have weighed in on CYH. Raymond James lowered Community Health Systems from a “market perform” rating to an “underperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 22nd. StockNews.com cut Community Health Systems from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Monday, November 25th. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Community Health Systems from $3.00 to $5.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Truist Financial lowered their price objective on shares of Community Health Systems from $5.00 to $3.50 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut shares of Community Health Systems from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and cut their price objective for the company from $5.00 to $2.50 in a research report on Monday, November 25th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $4.52.

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.