Community Health Systems (NYSE:CYH – Get Free Report) and Sienna Senior Living (OTCMKTS:LWSCF – Get Free Report) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Community Health Systems and Sienna Senior Living’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Community Health Systems | $12.55 billion | 0.06 | -$133.00 million | ($0.95) | -5.25 |
Sienna Senior Living | N/A | N/A | N/A | ($0.64) | -18.02 |
Sienna Senior Living has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Community Health Systems. Sienna Senior Living is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Community Health Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Community Health Systems | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.40 |
Sienna Senior Living | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Community Health Systems presently has a consensus price target of $4.65, suggesting a potential downside of 6.81%. Sienna Senior Living has a consensus price target of $15.33, suggesting a potential upside of 33.32%. Given Sienna Senior Living’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sienna Senior Living is more favorable than Community Health Systems.
Profitability
This table compares Community Health Systems and Sienna Senior Living’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Community Health Systems | -0.79% | N/A | -0.94% |
Sienna Senior Living | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
85.0% of Community Health Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.9% of Sienna Senior Living shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.9% of Community Health Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
About Community Health Systems
Community Health Systems, Inc. owns, leases, and operates general acute care hospitals in the United States. It offers general acute care, emergency room, general and specialty surgery, critical care, internal medicine, obstetrics, diagnostic, psychiatric, and rehabilitation services, as well as skilled nursing and home care services. The company also provides outpatient services at primary care practices, urgent care centers, free-standing emergency departments, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging and diagnostic centers, and direct-to-consumer virtual health visits. The company was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee.
About Sienna Senior Living
Sienna Senior Living Inc. provides senior living and long-term care (LTC) services in Canada. The company operates through Retirement and LTC segments. It offers independent supportive and assisted living, memory care, and long-term care services; and management services to senior living residences. The company was formerly known as Leisureworld Senior Care Corporation and changed its name to Sienna Senior Living Inc. in May 2015. Sienna Senior Living Inc. was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Markham, Canada.
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