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Community Health Systems (CYH) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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$3.67 -0.08 (-2.13%)
(As of 11/22/2024 ET)

Community Health Systems - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2024)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Sell
1
Hold
4
Buy
2

Based on 7 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Community Health Systems in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 7 analysts, 1 has given a sell rating, 4 have given a hold rating, and 2 have given a buy rating for CYH.

Consensus Price Target

$5.18
41.24% Upside
According to the 7 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Community Health Systems, the average price target is $5.18. The highest price target for CYH is $6.00, while the lowest price target for CYH is $5.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 41.24% from the current price of $3.67.
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CYH Analyst Ratings Over Time

TypeCurrent Forecast
11/24/23 to 11/23/24
1 Month Ago
10/25/23 to 10/24/24
3 Months Ago
8/26/23 to 8/25/24
1 Year Ago
11/24/22 to 11/24/23
Strong Buy
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy
2 Buy rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
Hold
4 Hold rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
Sell
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target$5.18$5.06$4.73$5.50
Forecasted Upside41.24% Upside19.02% Upside-6.62% Downside90.97% Upside
Consensus Rating
Hold
Hold
Hold
Hold

CYH Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.
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CYH Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.
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Community Health Systems Stock vs. The Competition

TypeCommunity Health SystemsMedical CompaniesS&P 500
Consensus Rating Score
2.14
2.80
2.50
Consensus RatingHoldModerate BuyModerate Buy
Predicted Upside41.24% Upside26,878.84% Upside7.66% Upside
News Sentiment Rating
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DateBrokerageAnalyst NameActionRatingPrice TargetUpside/Downside on Report DateDetails
11/22/2024Raymond James
4 of 5 stars
 DowngradeMarket Perform ➝ Underperform
10/25/2024Truist Financial
2 of 5 stars
 Lower TargetHold ➝ Hold$5.50 ➝ $5.00+22.25%
10/24/2024Barclays
3 of 5 stars
 Boost TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$3.00 ➝ $5.00-9.91%
8/14/2024UBS Group
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 Boost TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$4.70 ➝ $5.10+1.80%
8/12/2024Royal Bank of Canada
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 Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$6.00 ➝ $6.00+34.23%
7/30/2024Wells Fargo & Company
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 Boost TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$3.50 ➝ $5.00-3.47%
7/25/2024Oppenheimer
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 Boost TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$4.50 ➝ $5.00+16.28%
2/17/2023Credit Suisse Group
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 Boost TargetNeutral$3.30 ➝ $8.50+9.82%

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CYH Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 7 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Community Health Systems is $5.18, with a high forecast of $6.00 and a low forecast of $5.00.

7 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Community Health Systems in the last year. There is currently 1 sell rating, 4 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" CYH shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in CYH, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.

According to analysts, Community Health Systems's stock has a predicted upside of 41.24% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Community Health Systems's stock had 1 downgrade by analysts.

Community Health Systems has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, Raymond James, and Truist Financial in the past 90 days.

Analysts like Community Health Systems less than other "medical" companies. The consensus rating for Community Health Systems is Hold while the average consensus rating for "medical" companies is Moderate Buy. Learn more on how CYH compares to other companies.


This page (NYSE:CYH) was last updated on 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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