Community Health Systems (CYH) Competitors

Community Health Systems (NYSE:CYH) and U.S. Physical Therapy (NYSE:USPH) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CYH or USPH?

Community Health Systems received 296 more outperform votes than U.S. Physical Therapy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.15% of users gave U.S. Physical Therapy an outperform vote while only 53.00% of users gave Community Health Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Community Health Systems	Outperform Votes 547 53.00%	Underperform Votes 485 47.00%
U.S. Physical Therapy	Outperform Votes 251 56.15%	Underperform Votes 196 43.85%

Does the media refer more to CYH or USPH?

In the previous week, Community Health Systems had 2 more articles in the media than U.S. Physical Therapy. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Community Health Systems and 3 mentions for U.S. Physical Therapy. Community Health Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat U.S. Physical Therapy's score of 0.38 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
U.S. Physical Therapy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CYH or USPH?

U.S. Physical Therapy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Community Health Systems. Community Health Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than U.S. Physical Therapy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Community Health Systems	$12.49B	0.04	-$133M	-$3.02	-1.27
U.S. Physical Therapy	$604.80M	2.35	$28.24M	$0.94	100.18

Do analysts rate CYH or USPH?

Community Health Systems presently has a consensus price target of $5.18, indicating a potential upside of 35.34%. U.S. Physical Therapy has a consensus price target of $105.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.50%. Given Community Health Systems' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Community Health Systems is more favorable than U.S. Physical Therapy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Community Health Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
U.S. Physical Therapy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has more risk & volatility, CYH or USPH?

Community Health Systems has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, U.S. Physical Therapy has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CYH or USPH more profitable?

U.S. Physical Therapy has a net margin of 3.54% compared to Community Health Systems' net margin of -3.18%. U.S. Physical Therapy's return on equity of 8.11% beat Community Health Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Community Health Systems	-3.18%	N/A	-0.95%
U.S. Physical Therapy	3.54%	8.11%	3.85%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CYH or USPH?

85.0% of Community Health Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.6% of Community Health Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of U.S. Physical Therapy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

U.S. Physical Therapy beats Community Health Systems on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.