Cosmos Health (NASDAQ:COSM – Get Free Report) and Community Health Systems (NYSE:CYH – Get Free Report) are both small-cap healthcare companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Cosmos Health and Community Health Systems”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Cosmos Health | $65.27 million | 0.52 | -$19.15 million | ($0.64) | -0.53 |
| Community Health Systems | $12.48 billion | 0.03 | $509.00 million | $1.85 | 1.57 |
Risk and Volatility
Cosmos Health has a beta of 4.8, suggesting that its share price is 380% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Community Health Systems has a beta of 1.86, suggesting that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
12.6% of Cosmos Health shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.0% of Community Health Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 26.2% of Cosmos Health shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.1% of Community Health Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Cosmos Health and Community Health Systems, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Cosmos Health | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Community Health Systems | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.86 |
Community Health Systems has a consensus target price of $2.95, suggesting a potential upside of 1.72%. Given Community Health Systems’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Community Health Systems is more favorable than Cosmos Health.
Profitability
This table compares Cosmos Health and Community Health Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Cosmos Health | -33.08% | -56.88% | -18.03% |
| Community Health Systems | 2.10% | -6.66% | 0.62% |
Summary
Community Health Systems beats Cosmos Health on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Cosmos Health
Cosmos Health Inc. manufactures, develops, and trades branded nutraceutical products in Greece, the United Kingdom, Croatia, Bulgaria, Cayman Islands, and Cyprus. It offers medicines, OTC medicines, nutraceutical products, vitamins, minerals and dietary, health care products, medical devices, baby products, and others under the Sky Premium Life and Mediterranation brand names. The company serves wholesale distributors and other healthcare providers, such as clinics, government agencies, independent retail and specialty pharmacies and independent specialty distributors. It sells its products through independent wholesale distributors. Cosmos Health Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
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.
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