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Shares of Community Health Systems, Inc. CYH have lost 16.4% in the past six months, underperforming the industry's decline of 3.8% due to several challenges being faced by the hospital industry. Peers like Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. ACHC and Tenet Healthcare Corporation THC have moved down 32.8% and 2.6%, respectively, during this time.
CYH is selling the 123-bed facility in Mooresville to Duke Health.
Community Health Systems Inc CYH shares are trading lower by 7% to $3.38 Thursday afternoon. The company announced a definitive agreement to sell its North Carolina Hospital to Duke Health for approximately $280 million.
CYH's growth drivers remain robust and should help it recover from the short-term setbacks.
CYH enters an agreement to sell ShorePoint Health System assets in Florida for $265 million, advancing its strategy to shed non-core facilities and enhance focus on growth areas.
Community Health Systems (CYH) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?
Community Health Systems reported a net loss of $(355m) in Q3, its worst performance in the last ten quarters, causing a >20% stock drop. Revenues slightly increased to $3.1bn but fell sequentially from $3.14bn, with operating income plummeting to $62m. The stock price remains up >65% on a 1-year basis despite the recent decline from >$5.5 to
Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CYH ) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call October 24, 2024 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Anton Hie - Vice President of Investor Relations Tim Hingtgen - Chief Executive Officer Kevin Hammons - President and Chief Financial Officer Miguel Benet - Executive Vice President, Clinical Operations Conference Call Participants Brian Tanquilut - Jefferies A.J. Rice - UBS Andrew Mok - Barclays Ben Hendrix - RBC Capital Markets Stephen Baxter - Wells Fargo Joshua Raskin - Nephron Research Operator Good day, and welcome to the Community Health Systems Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call.
CYH's third-quarter earnings suffer a setback due to lower admissions and patient days. Improved occupancy levels and reimbursement rates partially offset the negatives.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Community Health Systems (CYH) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended September 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Community Health Systems (CYH) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.30 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.16. This compares to loss of $0.33 per share a year ago.