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Best Medical Care Facility Stocks to Buy Now (2022)

Top medical care facility stocks in 2022 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best medical care facility stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the medical care facilities industry.

According to Zen Score, the 3 best medical care facility stocks to buy right now are:

Docgo (NASDAQ:DCGO) is the top medical care facility stock with a Zen Score of 57, which is 29 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 28. It passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Docgo has seen its stock return 0.6% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 27 percentage points.

Docgo has an average 1 year price target of $14.67, an upside of 46.38% from Docgo's current stock price of $10.02.

Docgo stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Docgo, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Ensign Group (NASDAQ:ENSG) is the second best medical care facility stock with a Zen Score of 51, which is 23 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 28. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ensign Group has seen its stock return 7.67% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 34 percentage points.

Ensign Group has an average 1 year price target of $95.25, an upside of 17.67% from Ensign Group's current stock price of $80.95.

Ensign Group stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Ensign Group, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 25% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Acadia Healthcare Company (NASDAQ:ACHC) is the third best medical care facility stock with a Zen Score of 50, which is 22 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 28. It passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Acadia Healthcare Company has seen its stock return 24.36% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 51 percentage points.

Acadia Healthcare Company has an average 1 year price target of $89.71, an upside of 12.28% from Acadia Healthcare Company's current stock price of $79.90.

Acadia Healthcare Company stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Acadia Healthcare Company, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 37.5% have issued a Buy, 25% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 12.5% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 11 medical care facility stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 medical care facility stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Healthcare Services Group (NASDAQ:HCSG) has an annual dividend yield of 6.99%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 2.54%. Healthcare Services Group's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Healthcare Services Group's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Healthcare Services Group's dividend payout ratio of 210.5% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Airsculpt Technologies (NASDAQ:AIRS) has an annual dividend yield of 6.27%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 2.54%.

Fresenius Medical Care Ag & Co Kgaa (NYSE:FMS) has an annual dividend yield of 5.08%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 2.54%. Fresenius Medical Care Ag & Co Kgaa's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Fresenius Medical Care Ag & Co Kgaa's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Fresenius Medical Care Ag & Co Kgaa's dividend payout ratio of 51% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Medical care facility stocks were down -0.79% in the last day, and down -1.91% over the last week.

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Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued medical care facility stocks right now are:

Amedisys (NASDAQ:AMED) is the most undervalued medical care facility stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Amedisys has a valuation score of 57, which is 31 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 26. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Amedisys's stock has dropped -33.04% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the medical care facility industry by -7 percentage points.

Acadia Healthcare Company (NASDAQ:ACHC) is the second most undervalued medical care facility stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Acadia Healthcare Company has a valuation score of 57, which is 31 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 26. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Acadia Healthcare Company's stock has gained 24.36% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the medical care facility industry by 51 percentage points.

Ensign Group (NASDAQ:ENSG) is the third most undervalued medical care facility stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Ensign Group has a valuation score of 57, which is 31 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 26. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ensign Group's stock has gained 7.67% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the medical care facility industry by 34 percentage points.