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Best Medical Care Facility Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top medical care facility stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best medical care facility stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Medical Care Facilities

Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment Forecast Dividends Due Diligence

Medical Care Facilities is Zen Rated A and is the 14th ranked industry out of 146 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Exchange	Industry	Market Cap	Price	1d %	EBITDA	P/E	D/E	Country
MD	PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP INC	NYSE	Medical Care Facilities	$1.77B	$21.54	-0.32%	$284.88M	10.31x	1.36	United States
AMN	AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC	NYSE	Medical Care Facilities	$1.12B	$28.97	3.72%	$200.50M	-34.08x	2.65	United States
AVAH	AVEANNA HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS INC	NASDAQ	Medical Care Facilities	$1.56B	$7.17	-2.18%	$303.61M	5.65x	7.42	United States
LFST	LIFESTANCE HEALTH GROUP INC	NASDAQ	Medical Care Facilities	$2.99B	$7.71	-1.28%	$140.68M	110.14x	0.45	United States
PACS	PACS GROUP INC	NYSE	Medical Care Facilities	$5.80B	$36.65	-3.55%	$491.14M	23.49x	4.46	United States
JYNT	JOINT CORP	NASDAQ	Medical Care Facilities	$126.87M	$8.90	-2.84%	$5.00M	38.70x	2.74	United States
ADUS	ADDUS HOMECARE CORP	NASDAQ	Medical Care Facilities	$1.71B	$91.68	-1.98%	$161.12M	16.67x	0.29	United States
HCSG	HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC	NASDAQ	Medical Care Facilities	$1.41B	$20.60	-0.63%	$96.77M	21.46x	0.59	United States
CON	CONCENTRA GROUP HOLDINGS PARENT INC	NYSE	Medical Care Facilities	$3.18B	$24.87	-1.93%	$421.62M	17.89x	5.74	United States
DVA	DAVITA INC	NYSE	Medical Care Facilities	$12.48B	$194.36	-1.39%	$2.39B	17.78x	-21.78	United States
GRDN	GUARDIAN PHARMACY SERVICES INC	NYSE	Medical Care Facilities	$2.45B	$38.74	-0.03%	$102.14M	45.58x	0.88	United States
THC	TENET HEALTHCARE CORP	NYSE	Medical Care Facilities	$15.10B	$175.32	1.22%	$3.93B	9.05x	4.64	United States
EHC	ENCOMPASS HEALTH CORP	NYSE	Medical Care Facilities	$10.50B	$105.85	0.47%	$1.28B	17.41x	1.57	United States
AUNA	AUNA SA	NYSE	Medical Care Facilities	$307.15M	$4.15	-0.95%	$295.43M	15.31x	N/A	Luxembourg
ENSG	ENSIGN GROUP INC	NASDAQ	Medical Care Facilities	$9.80B	$167.65	-1.92%	$593.92M	26.48x	1.37	United States
PNTG	PENNANT GROUP INC	NASDAQ	Medical Care Facilities	$1.19B	$34.25	-0.32%	$60.93M	38.48x	1.64	United States
AIRS	AIRSCULPT TECHNOLOGIES INC	NASDAQ	Medical Care Facilities	$379.54M	$5.38	-2.89%	$925.00k	-33.63x	0.92	United States
ARDT	ARDENT HEALTH INC	NYSE	Medical Care Facilities	$1.32B	$9.23	-2.43%	$407.10M	9.82x	2.63	United States
CHE	CHEMED CORP	NYSE	Medical Care Facilities	$5.66B	$426.41	-3.06%	$416.57M	23.22x	0.81	United States
PARK	PARK DENTAL PARTNERS INC	NASDAQ	Medical Care Facilities	$87.50M	$19.38	2.87%	N/A	N/A	6.07	United States
NHC	NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP	NYSEMKT	Medical Care Facilities	$2.88B	$184.42	-0.23%	$210.86M	23.11x	0.39	United States
ACHC	ACADIA HEALTHCARE COMPANY INC	NASDAQ	Medical Care Facilities	$2.13B	$23.20	-2.36%	-$736.31M	-1.90x	1.73	United States
TOI	ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE INC	NASDAQ	Medical Care Facilities	$468.92M	$4.69	-0.42%	-$32.30M	-0.00x	-11.33	United States
INNV	INNOVAGE HOLDING CORP	NASDAQ	Medical Care Facilities	$1.03B	$7.59	1.07%	$12.82M	-94.88x	1.26	United States
HCA	HCA HEALTHCARE INC	NYSE	Medical Care Facilities	$83.98B	$378.54	-1.52%	$14.65B	12.86x	-10.22	United States
UHS	UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC	NYSE	Medical Care Facilities	$8.84B	$146.11	-2.67%	$2.77B	6.02x	1.09	United States
BTMD	BIOTE CORP	NASDAQ	Medical Care Facilities	$75.16M	$2.00	-1.96%	$35.01M	4.08x	-2.44	United States
ASTH	ASTRANA HEALTH INC	NASDAQ	Medical Care Facilities	$2.10B	$37.62	-1.85%	$169.42M	60.68x	2.23	United States
OPCH	OPTION CARE HEALTH INC	NASDAQ	Medical Care Facilities	$3.28B	$20.87	-3.29%	$426.13M	16.18x	1.50	United States
FMS	FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE AG	NYSE	Medical Care Facilities	$11.65B	$21.57	-0.28%	$3.76B	11.18x	1.30	Germany
SGRY	SURGERY PARTNERS INC	NASDAQ	Medical Care Facilities	$1.75B	$13.36	-2.12%	$437.80M	-22.64x	2.93	United States
AGL	AGILON HEALTH INC	NYSE	Medical Care Facilities	$1.54B	$92.28	2.11%	-$318.02M	-4.28x	7.30	United States
GMRS	GMR SOLUTIONS INC	NYSE	Medical Care Facilities	N/A	$12.50	-0.16%	$1.07B	16.03x	33.47	United States
CMPS	COMPASS PATHWAYS PLC	NASDAQ	Medical Care Facilities	$1.76B	$13.06	9.56%	-$174.25M	-6.13x	0.63	United Kingdom
BKD	BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING INC	NYSE	Medical Care Facilities	$3.07B	$12.87	-1.23%	$381.78M	-14.97x	-106.42	United States
USPH	U S PHYSICAL THERAPY INC	NYSE	Medical Care Facilities	$977.96M	$64.26	0.58%	$85.57M	126.00x	0.98	United States
DCGO	DOCGO INC	NASDAQ	Medical Care Facilities	$65.00M	$0.66	0.15%	-$159.68M	-0.35x	0.74	United States
CYH	COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC	NYSE	Medical Care Facilities	$383.29M	$2.72	-2.86%	$1.86B	0.78x	-9.73	United States
SNDA	SONIDA SENIOR LIVING INC	NYSE	Medical Care Facilities	$1.67B	$35.35	-2.00%	$6.05M	-6.06x	1.96	United States
NAKA	NAKAMOTO INC	NASDAQ	Medical Care Facilities	$108.94M	$6.26	11.79%	-$277.41M	-0.92x	0.69	United States
NIVF	NEWGENIVF GROUP LTD	NASDAQ	Medical Care Facilities	$2.07M	$0.91	-11.65%	$11.00M	0.00x	0.25	Thailand
MCTA	CHARMING MEDICAL LTD	NASDAQ	Medical Care Facilities	$497.21M	$29.36	0.00%	N/A	N/A	14.24	Hong Kong
BMGL	BASEL MEDICAL GROUP LTD	NASDAQ	Medical Care Facilities	$11.16M	$0.59	1.54%	-$7.60M	-1.32x	2.44	Singapore
CCEL	CRYO CELL INTERNATIONAL INC	NYSEMKT	Medical Care Facilities	$27.15M	$3.37	-6.91%	$603.56k	-10.21x	-4.31	United States
PIII	P3 HEALTH PARTNERS INC	NASDAQ	Medical Care Facilities	$88.24M	$12.18	-26.05%	$10.97M	-0.32x	-5.57	United States
SRXH	SRX HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC	NYSEMKT	Medical Care Facilities	$65.52M	$0.11	-4.31%	-$45.07M	-0.07x	1.37	United States
CCM	CONCORD MEDICAL SERVICES HOLDINGS LTD	NYSE	Medical Care Facilities	$21.19M	$4.93	0.61%	$32.26M	-1.58x	-2.23	China
CCRN	CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE INC	NASDAQ	Medical Care Facilities	$423.23M	$13.09	0.00%	-$67.39M	-4.29x	0.44	United States
AMS	AMERICAN SHARED HOSPITAL SERVICES	NYSEMKT	Medical Care Facilities	$9.67M	$1.46	-10.98%	$5.69M	-6.64x	1.19	United States
SEM	SELECT MEDICAL HOLDINGS CORP	NYSE	Medical Care Facilities	$2.05B	$16.50	-0.06%	$448.98M	15.57x	2.24	United States

Medical Care Facility Stocks FAQ

What are the best medical care facility stocks to buy right now in May 2026?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best medical care facility stocks to buy right now are:

1. Pediatrix Medical Group (NYSE:MD)

Pediatrix Medical Group (NYSE:MD) is the #1 top medical care facility stock out of 50 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Pediatrix Medical Group (NYSE:MD) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Pediatrix Medical Group (NYSE:MD) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 10 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 29.

MD passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Pediatrix Medical Group has seen its stock return 51.37% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 89 percentage points.

Pediatrix Medical Group has an average 1 year price target of $24.00, an upside of 11.42% from Pediatrix Medical Group's current stock price of $21.54.

Pediatrix Medical Group stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Pediatrix Medical Group, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Amn Healthcare Services (NYSE:AMN)

Amn Healthcare Services (NYSE:AMN) is the #2 top medical care facility stock out of 50 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Amn Healthcare Services (NYSE:AMN) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Amn Healthcare Services (NYSE:AMN) has a Due Diligence Score of 20, which is -9 points lower than the medical care facility industry average of 29. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates AMN as a "A".

AMN passed 6 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Amn Healthcare Services has seen its stock return 37.36% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 75 percentage points.

Amn Healthcare Services has an average 1 year price target of $26.80, a downside of -7.49% from Amn Healthcare Services's current stock price of $28.97.

Amn Healthcare Services stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Amn Healthcare Services, 20% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 40% have issued a Buy, 40% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (NASDAQ:AVAH)

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (NASDAQ:AVAH) is the #3 top medical care facility stock out of 50 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (NASDAQ:AVAH) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (NASDAQ:AVAH) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 8 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 29.

AVAH passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Aveanna Healthcare Holdings has seen its stock return 36.57% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 74 percentage points.

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $9.83, an upside of 37.14% from Aveanna Healthcare Holdings's current stock price of $7.17.

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Aveanna Healthcare Holdings, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 16.67% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the medical care facility stocks with highest dividends?

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:

1. Cryo Cell International (NYSEMKT:CCEL)

Cryo Cell International (NYSEMKT:CCEL) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the medical care facility industry average of 1.25%.

Cryo Cell International's dividend payout ratio of -45.5% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Fresenius Medical Care Ag (NYSE:FMS)

Fresenius Medical Care Ag (NYSE:FMS) has an annual dividend yield of 2.84%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 1.25%. Fresenius Medical Care Ag's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Fresenius Medical Care Ag's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Fresenius Medical Care Ag's dividend payout ratio of 42.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. U S Physical Therapy (NYSE:USPH)

U S Physical Therapy (NYSE:USPH) has an annual dividend yield of 2.83%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 1.25%. U S Physical Therapy's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. U S Physical Therapy's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

U S Physical Therapy's dividend payout ratio of 354.9% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are medical care facility stocks down?

Medical care facility stocks were down -1.32% in the last day, and down -1.9% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why medical care facility stocks are down.

What are the most undervalued medical care facility stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued medical care facility stocks right now are:

1. Auna Sa (NYSE:AUNA)

Auna Sa (NYSE:AUNA) is the most undervalued medical care facility stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Auna Sa has a valuation score of 43, which is 20 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 23. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Auna Sa's stock has dropped -36.25% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the medical care facility industry by 1 percentage points.

2. Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS)

Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS) is the second most undervalued medical care facility stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Universal Health Services has a valuation score of 57, which is 34 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 23. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Universal Health Services's stock has dropped -23.52% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the medical care facility industry by 14 percentage points.

3. Biote (NASDAQ:BTMD)

Biote (NASDAQ:BTMD) is the third most undervalued medical care facility stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Biote has a valuation score of 57, which is 34 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 23. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Biote's stock has dropped -44.37% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the medical care facility industry by -7 percentage points.

Are medical care facility stocks a good buy now?

45.95% of medical care facility stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect medical care facility stocks to rise by 25.1% over the next year.

15% of medical care facility stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 32.5% of medical care facility stocks are rated B (Buy), 45% are rated C (Hold), 7.5% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the medical care facilities industry?

The average P/E ratio of the medical care facilities industry is 14.86x.

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