Community Health Systems (CYH) Competitors $2.72 -0.04 (-1.45%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.72 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CYH vs. ACHC, HCA, USPH, WOOF, ALC, THC, EHC, UHS, ENSG, and BKDShould you be buying Community Health Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Community Health Systems include Acadia Healthcare (ACHC), HCA Healthcare (HCA), U.S. Physical Therapy (USPH), Petco Health and Wellness (WOOF), Alcon (ALC), Tenet Healthcare (THC), Encompass Health (EHC), Universal Health Services (UHS), The Ensign Group (ENSG), and Brookdale Senior Living (BKD). These companies are all part of the "health care facilities" industry. Community Health Systems vs. Its Competitors Acadia Healthcare HCA Healthcare U.S. Physical Therapy Petco Health and Wellness Alcon Tenet Healthcare Encompass Health Universal Health Services The Ensign Group Brookdale Senior Living Community Health Systems (NYSE:CYH) and Acadia Healthcare (NASDAQ:ACHC) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and profitability. Which has more risk & volatility, CYH or ACHC? Community Health Systems has a beta of 1.86, indicating that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acadia Healthcare has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders believe in CYH or ACHC? 85.0% of Community Health Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.7% of Community Health Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Acadia Healthcare shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is CYH or ACHC more profitable? Acadia Healthcare has a net margin of 4.31% compared to Community Health Systems' net margin of -1.52%. Acadia Healthcare's return on equity of 8.34% beat Community Health Systems' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Community Health Systems-1.52% N/A -0.78% Acadia Healthcare 4.31%8.34%4.20% Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CYH or ACHC? Acadia Healthcare has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Community Health Systems. Community Health Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acadia Healthcare, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCommunity Health Systems$12.65B0.03-$516M-$1.49-1.83Acadia Healthcare$3.23B0.63$255.61M$1.5114.68 Do analysts recommend CYH or ACHC? Community Health Systems currently has a consensus target price of $3.58, indicating a potential upside of 31.43%. Acadia Healthcare has a consensus target price of $40.77, indicating a potential upside of 83.91%. Given Acadia Healthcare's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Acadia Healthcare is more favorable than Community Health Systems.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Community Health Systems 2 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.88Acadia Healthcare 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.69 Does the media refer more to CYH or ACHC? In the previous week, Acadia Healthcare had 14 more articles in the media than Community Health Systems. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Acadia Healthcare and 3 mentions for Community Health Systems. Community Health Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat Acadia Healthcare's score of 0.20 indicating that Community Health Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Community Health Systems 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Acadia Healthcare 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryAcadia Healthcare beats Community Health Systems on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Community Health Systems News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CYH and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CYH and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CYH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCommunity Health SystemsMED IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$381.12M$21.35B$5.76B$21.09BDividend YieldN/A0.44%4.40%3.55%P/E Ratio-1.8327.2630.1928.89Price / Sales0.031.38473.6453.03Price / Cash1.109.9925.7818.23Price / Book-0.2338.809.424.69Net Income-$516M$1.65B$3.27B$995.89M7 Day Performance2.26%4.47%2.05%1.90%1 Month Performance-1.63%9.62%3.58%1.72%1 Year Performance-46.25%-26.03%30.09%10.19% Community Health Systems Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CYHCommunity Health Systems4.3813 of 5 stars$2.72-1.4%$3.58+31.4%-45.6%$381.12M$12.65B-1.8360,000Positive NewsACHCAcadia Healthcare4.735 of 5 stars$21.13+0.7%$40.77+93.0%-71.9%$1.94B$3.23B13.9925,500HCAHCA Healthcare4.6854 of 5 stars$393.86-0.5%$398.58+1.2%+4.1%$92.61B$70.60B16.56316,000Positive NewsUSPHU.S. Physical Therapy3.5097 of 5 stars$84.53-1.5%$110.25+30.4%+3.2%$1.30B$671.34M36.917,028News CoveragePositive NewsEx-DividendWOOFPetco Health and Wellness2.8818 of 5 stars$3.47+3.9%$3.75+8.0%+15.7%$1.05B$6.12B-14.4629,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsALCAlcon2.8018 of 5 stars$88.32+0.7%$104.25+18.0%-14.6%$43.26B$9.91B39.2525,599Earnings ReportTHCTenet Healthcare4.7421 of 5 stars$171.35-0.4%$191.88+12.0%+9.1%$15.20B$20.67B10.9798,000Positive NewsInsider TradeEHCEncompass Health4.6106 of 5 stars$120.26-0.1%$134.00+11.4%+34.2%$12.13B$5.37B23.5340,000Positive NewsUHSUniversal Health Services4.9782 of 5 stars$177.58-0.5%$213.77+20.4%-20.5%$11.36B$15.83B9.3599,000Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeENSGThe Ensign Group4.4136 of 5 stars$164.06-1.3%$171.00+4.2%+16.5%$9.59B$4.26B29.7739,300News CoveragePositive NewsBKDBrookdale Senior Living3.2036 of 5 stars$7.34+0.3%$7.80+6.3%+7.9%$1.71B$3.13B-6.9936,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Acadia Healthcare Alternatives HCA Healthcare Alternatives U.S. Physical Therapy Alternatives Petco Health and Wellness Alternatives Alcon Alternatives Tenet Healthcare Alternatives Encompass Health Alternatives Universal Health Services Alternatives The Ensign Group Alternatives Brookdale Senior Living Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CYH) was last updated on 8/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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