Can Community Health (CYH) Run Higher on Strong Earnings Estimate Revisions?

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Community Health Systems, Inc. (CYH - Free Report) is the leading operator of general acute care hospitals that could be an interesting play for investors. That is because, not only does the stock have decent short-term momentum, but it is seeing solid activity on the earnings estimate revision front as well.

These positive earnings estimate revisions suggest that analysts are becoming more optimistic on CYH’s earnings for the coming quarter and year. In fact, consensus estimates have moved sharply higher for both of these time frames over the past four weeks, suggesting that Community Health could be a solid choice for investors.

Current Quarter Estimates for CYH

In the past 30 days, three estimates have gone higher for Community Health while one has gone lower in the same time period. The trend has been pretty favorable too, with estimates narrowing from a loss of 39 cents a share 30 days ago, to a loss of 35 cents today, a move of 10.3 %.

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