Up 2.83 percent last week, shares of Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems rose the most of any of the for-profit hospital operators.
Shares of Nashville, Tenn.-based Hospital Corporation of America and Brentwood, Tenn.-based LifePoint Health fell last week.
Here is how the five operators stack up.
- Community Health Systems (Franklin, Tenn.): $55.30 per share (up 2.83 percent).
- Hospital Corporation of America (Nashville, Tenn.): $81.83 per share (down 0.38 percent).
- LifePoint Health (Brentwood, Tenn.): $75.33 per share (down 1.08 percent).
- Tenet Healthcare Corp. (Dallas): $53.20 per share (up 2.43 percent).
- Universal Health Services (King of Prussia, Pa.): $129.58 per share (up 2.18 percent).
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