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 compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Does the media refer more to CYH or USPH?

In the previous week, Community Health Systems had 21 more articles in the media than U.S. Physical Therapy. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Community Health Systems and 4 mentions for U.S. Physical Therapy. U.S. Physical Therapy's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Community Health Systems' score of 0.06 indicating that U.S. Physical Therapy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Community Health Systems	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
U.S. Physical Therapy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 -4.08%. 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	-4.08%	N/A	-0.96%
U.S. Physical Therapy	3.54%	8.11%	3.85%

Do analysts prefer CYH or USPH?

Community Health Systems currently has a consensus target price of $4.18, suggesting a potential upside of 18.01%. U.S. Physical Therapy has a consensus target price of $114.00, suggesting a potential upside of 32.41%. Given U.S. Physical Therapy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe U.S. Physical Therapy 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
U.S. Physical Therapy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CYH or USPH?

Community Health Systems received 290 more outperform votes than U.S. Physical Therapy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.73% of users gave U.S. Physical Therapy an outperform vote while only 52.65% of users gave Community Health Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Community Health Systems	Outperform Votes 547 52.65%	Underperform Votes 492 47.35%
U.S. Physical Therapy	Outperform Votes 257 56.73%	Underperform Votes 196 43.27%

Which has stronger 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	$12.63B	0.04	-$133M	-$3.90	-0.91
U.S. Physical Therapy	$604.80M	2.15	$28.24M	$0.94	91.59

Which has more volatility and risk, CYH or USPH?

Community Health Systems has a beta of 1.63, indicating that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, U.S. Physical Therapy has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CYH or USPH?

85.0% of Community Health Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.9% 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

U.S. Physical Therapy beats Community Health Systems on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.