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Community Health Systems Inc has a consensus price target of $5.21 based on the ratings of 16 analysts. The high is $8.5 issued by Credit Suisse on February 17, 2023. The low is $3 issued by Truist Securities on April 11, 2025. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Wells Fargo, Truist Securities, and Wells Fargo on May 29, 2025, April 11, 2025, and March 10, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $2.83 between Wells Fargo, Truist Securities, and Wells Fargo, there's an implied -26.98% downside for Community Health Systems Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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05/29/2025 | Buy Now | -9.79% | Wells Fargo | Stephen Baxter52% | $2 → $3.5 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
04/11/2025 | Buy Now | -22.68% | Truist Securities | David Macdonald65% | $4 → $3 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
04/09/2025 | Buy Now | — | Guggenheim | Jason Cassorla49% | — | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
03/10/2025 | Buy Now | -48.45% | Wells Fargo | Stephen Baxter52% | $2.5 → $2 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
02/20/2025 | Buy Now | 5.67% | UBS | A.J. Rice70% | $4.8 → $4.1 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
02/20/2025 | Buy Now | 3.09% | Barclays | Andrew Mok57% | $5 → $4 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
01/06/2025 | Buy Now | -9.79% | Truist Securities | David Macdonald65% | $5 → $3.5 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
11/25/2024 | Buy Now | -35.57% | Wells Fargo | Stephen Baxter52% | $5 → $2.5 | Downgrade | Equal-Weight → Underweight | Get Alert |
11/22/2024 | Buy Now | — | Raymond James | John Ransom76% | — | Downgrade | Market Perform → Underperform | Get Alert |
10/25/2024 | Buy Now | 28.87% | Truist Securities | David Macdonald65% | $5.5 → $5 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
10/24/2024 | Buy Now | 28.87% | Barclays | Andrew Mok57% | $3 → $5 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
08/14/2024 | Buy Now | 31.44% | UBS | Andrew Mok57% | $4.7 → $5.1 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
08/12/2024 | Buy Now | 54.64% | RBC Capital | Ben Hendrix60% | $6 → $6 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
07/30/2024 | Buy Now | 28.87% | Wells Fargo | Stephen Baxter52% | $3.5 → $5 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
07/25/2024 | Buy Now | 28.87% | Oppenheimer | Michael Wiederhorn60% | $4.5 → $5 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
07/15/2024 | Buy Now | 9.54% | Truist Securities | David Macdonald65% | $3.75 → $4.25 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
04/26/2024 | Buy Now | -3.35% | Truist Securities | David Macdonald65% | $3.25 → $3.75 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
04/25/2024 | Buy Now | 15.98% | Oppenheimer | Michael Wiederhorn60% | $5.5 → $4.5 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
03/06/2024 | Buy Now | -22.68% | Barclays | Andrew Mok57% | → $3 | Initiates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
02/22/2024 | Buy Now | 41.75% | Oppenheimer | Michael Wiederhorn60% | $6.5 → $5.5 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
10/30/2023 | Buy Now | 54.64% | RBC Capital | Ben Hendrix60% | $7 → $6 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
10/20/2023 | Buy Now | -22.68% | Wells Fargo | Stephen Baxter52% | $5 → $3 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
10/11/2023 | Buy Now | -9.79% | Truist Securities | David Macdonald65% | $5 → $3.5 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
08/07/2023 | Buy Now | 67.53% | Oppenheimer | Michael Wiederhorn60% | → $6.5 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
06/20/2023 | Buy Now | 28.87% | Truist Securities | David Macdonald65% | $4.5 → $5 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
05/03/2023 | Buy Now | 80.41% | Citigroup | Jason Cassorla49% | $9 → $7 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
05/03/2023 | Buy Now | 80.41% | RBC Capital | Ben Hendrix60% | $11 → $7 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
05/03/2023 | Buy Now | 28.87% | Wells Fargo | Stephen Baxter52% | $8 → $5 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
05/03/2023 | Buy Now | 90.72% | Credit Suisse | Jonathan Yon51% | $8.5 → $7.4 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
05/02/2023 | Buy Now | 67.53% | Oppenheimer | Michael Wiederhorn60% | → $6.5 | Reiterates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
02/17/2023 | Buy Now | 119.07% | Credit Suisse | Jonathan Yong65% | $3.3 → $8.5 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
01/19/2023 | Buy Now | 41.75% | Oppenheimer | Colin Rusch60% | $5 → $5.5 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
01/03/2023 | Buy Now | 15.98% | Wells Fargo | Stephen Baxter52% | $3 → $4.5 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
11/23/2022 | Buy Now | -14.95% | Credit Suisse | A.J. Rice70% | $4 → $3.3 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
08/01/2022 | Buy Now | 67.53% | Credit Suisse | A.J. Rice70% | $8 → $6.5 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
07/29/2022 | Buy Now | 54.64% | Oppenheimer | Michael Wiederhorn60% | $16 → $6 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
06/17/2022 | Buy Now | 28.87% | Loop Capital | Joseph France64% | → $5 | Initiates | → Hold | Get Alert |
06/15/2022 | Buy Now | 41.75% | B of A Securities | Kevin Fischbeck67% | $7.5 → $5.5 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
The latest price target for Community Health Sys (NYSE:CYH) was reported by Wells Fargo on May 29, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $3.50 expecting CYH to fall to within 12 months (a possible -9.79% downside). 16 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Community Health Sys (NYSE:CYH) was provided by Wells Fargo, and Community Health Sys maintained their underweight rating.
There is no last upgrade for Community Health Sys
The last downgrade for Community Health Systems Inc happened on November 25, 2024 when Wells Fargo changed their price target from $5 to $2.5 for Community Health Systems Inc.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Community Health Sys, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Community Health Sys was filed on May 29, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around May 29, 2026.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Community Health Sys (CYH) rating was a maintained with a price target of $2.00 to $3.50. The current price Community Health Sys (CYH) is trading at is $3.88, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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