Community Health Systems (CYH) Competitors $2.78 -0.04 (-1.25%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.81 +0.03 (+1.23%) As of 07:44 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. BKD, USPH, WOOF, HCA, ALC, THC, UHS, EHC, ENSG, and ACHCShould you be buying Community Health Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Community Health Systems include Brookdale Senior Living (BKD), U.S. Physical Therapy (USPH), Petco Health and Wellness (WOOF), HCA Healthcare (HCA), Alcon (ALC), Tenet Healthcare (THC), Universal Health Services (UHS), Encompass Health (EHC), The Ensign Group (ENSG), and Acadia Healthcare (ACHC). These companies are all part of the "health care facilities" industry. Community Health Systems vs. Brookdale Senior Living U.S. Physical Therapy Petco Health and Wellness HCA Healthcare Alcon Tenet Healthcare Universal Health Services Encompass Health The Ensign Group Acadia Healthcare Community Health Systems (NYSE:CYH) and Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE:BKD) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking and media sentiment. Does the MarketBeat Community favor CYH or BKD? Community Health Systems received 73 more outperform votes than Brookdale Senior Living when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.04% of users gave Brookdale Senior Living an outperform vote while only 52.60% of users gave Community Health Systems an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCommunity Health SystemsOutperform Votes54752.60% Underperform Votes49347.40% Brookdale Senior LivingOutperform Votes47467.04% Underperform Votes23332.96% Does the media favor CYH or BKD? In the previous week, Community Health Systems and Community Health Systems both had 4 articles in the media. Brookdale Senior Living's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Community Health Systems' score of 0.56 indicating that Brookdale Senior Living is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Community Health Systems 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Brookdale Senior Living 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CYH or BKD? 85.0% of Community Health Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 9.9% of Community Health Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Brookdale Senior Living shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, CYH or BKD? Community Health Systems has a beta of 1.81, meaning that its stock price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookdale Senior Living has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate CYH or BKD? Community Health Systems currently has a consensus target price of $4.10, suggesting a potential upside of 47.75%. Brookdale Senior Living has a consensus target price of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 27.44%. Given Community Health Systems' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Community Health Systems is more favorable than Brookdale Senior Living.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Community Health Systems 2 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Brookdale Senior Living 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is CYH or BKD more profitable? Community Health Systems has a net margin of -4.08% compared to Brookdale Senior Living's net margin of -6.46%. Community Health Systems' return on equity of 0.00% beat Brookdale Senior Living's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Community Health Systems-4.08% N/A -0.96% Brookdale Senior Living -6.46%-65.92%-3.47% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CYH or BKD? Community Health Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Brookdale Senior Living. Brookdale Senior Living is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Community Health Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCommunity Health Systems$12.63B0.03-$133M-$3.90-0.71Brookdale Senior Living$3.13B0.38-$201.93M-$0.89-6.61 SummaryCommunity Health Systems beats Brookdale Senior Living on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 SystemsGeneral medical & surgical hospitals IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$389.59M$12.56B$5.63B$19.67BDividend YieldN/A0.66%4.55%3.75%P/E Ratio-0.715.6024.4733.83Price / Sales0.030.60384.5728.00Price / Cash1.406.8638.1617.54Price / Book-0.2331.376.954.60Net Income-$133M$1.20B$3.20B$1.02B7 Day Performance2.13%1.02%-2.42%-0.38%1 Month Performance-23.66%-3.24%2.18%-2.84%1 Year Performance-15.40%6.19%12.85%6.61% Community Health Systems Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CYHCommunity Health Systems3.3117 of 5 stars$2.78-1.2%$4.10+47.7%-15.6%$389.59M$12.63B-0.7166,000BKDBrookdale Senior Living3.9991 of 5 stars$6.05+0.4%$7.50+24.1%-8.5%$1.21B$3.13B-6.7936,000Positive NewsUSPHU.S. Physical Therapy3.0572 of 5 stars$73.69+1.2%$109.00+47.9%-33.4%$1.12B$671.35M78.396,140Short Interest ↓WOOFPetco Health and Wellness2.9231 of 5 stars$2.47+1.2%$4.28+73.2%+26.0%$774.22M$6.24B-6.1829,000Earnings ReportNews CoverageHCAHCA Healthcare4.9263 of 5 stars$334.21+1.6%$385.67+15.4%+2.7%$82.28B$70.60B15.21294,000Short Interest ↓ALCAlcon2.8541 of 5 stars$92.34+2.0%$103.10+11.7%+11.8%$45.54B$9.91B39.4625,200Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↓News CoverageTHCTenet Healthcare4.8351 of 5 stars$129.87+5.4%$163.88+26.2%+27.3%$12.35B$20.67B4.03102,400Analyst ForecastPositive NewsUHSUniversal Health Services4.9847 of 5 stars$182.24+4.6%$230.75+26.6%+4.4%$11.85B$15.83B12.1293,800Analyst ForecastPositive NewsEHCEncompass Health4.3624 of 5 stars$99.99+3.0%$107.67+7.7%+32.3%$10.07B$5.37B22.4235,000News CoveragePositive NewsENSGThe Ensign Group4.8643 of 5 stars$130.40+1.7%$165.17+26.7%+5.6%$7.49B$4.26B25.5239,300Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsACHCAcadia Healthcare4.8358 of 5 stars$28.94+0.9%$56.31+94.6%-62.2%$2.69B$3.15B9.4923,500Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑ Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Brookdale Senior Living Alternatives U.S. Physical Therapy Alternatives Petco Health and Wellness Alternatives HCA Healthcare Alternatives Alcon Alternatives Tenet Healthcare Alternatives Universal Health Services Alternatives Encompass Health Alternatives The Ensign Group Alternatives Acadia Healthcare 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 3/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Final Plan Presidential insider exposes shocking plot to reshape U.S. economy: The 2025 Trump Reset -- Inside Trump’...Porter & Company | SponsoredTrump’s Secret WeaponHave you looked at the stock market recently? 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