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 superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.

Does the media favor CYH or USPH?

In the previous week, Community Health Systems had 1 more articles in the media than U.S. Physical Therapy. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Community Health Systems and 1 mentions for U.S. Physical Therapy. U.S. Physical Therapy's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Community Health Systems' score of -0.08 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
U.S. Physical Therapy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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	$12.49B	0.03	-$133M	-$3.02	-1.01
U.S. Physical Therapy	$604.80M	2.21	$28.24M	$0.94	94.14

Which has more volatility & risk, CYH or USPH?

Community Health Systems has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, U.S. Physical Therapy has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer 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 52.80% of users gave Community Health Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Community Health Systems	Outperform Votes 547 52.80%	Underperform Votes 489 47.20%
U.S. Physical Therapy	Outperform Votes 257 56.73%	Underperform Votes 196 43.27%

Do analysts rate CYH or USPH?

Community Health Systems currently has a consensus price target of $4.52, indicating a potential upside of 48.33%. U.S. Physical Therapy has a consensus price target of $114.00, indicating a potential upside of 28.83%. Given Community Health Systems' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly 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	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

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%

Summary

U.S. Physical Therapy beats Community Health Systems on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.