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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

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Medical Care Facilities is Zen Rated A and is the 15th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Zen Rating	Value	Growth	Momentum	Sentiment	Safety	Financials	AI	1w Zen Rating	1m Zen Rating	3m Zen Rating	1y Zen Rating
AVAH	AVEANNA HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS INC	A	A	B	C	A	B	B	C	A	A	A	B
INNV	INNOVAGE HOLDING CORP	A	C	A	B	B	C	B	C	A	A	A	C
AUNA	AUNA SA	A	A	A	C	B	C	C	C	A	A	A	A
MD	PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP INC	A	B	C	C	C	B	B	C	A	A	A	A
THC	TENET HEALTHCARE CORP	A	B	C	C	B	B	C	C	A	A	A	C

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What are the best medical care facility stocks to buy right now in Apr 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. Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (NASDAQ:AVAH)

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

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (NASDAQ:AVAH) has a Due Diligence Score of 32, which is 3 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 29.

AVAH passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Aveanna Healthcare Holdings has seen its stock return 29.58% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 62 percentage points.

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $10.00, an upside of 60.77% from Aveanna Healthcare Holdings's current stock price of $6.22.

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.

2. Innovage Holding (NASDAQ:INNV)

Innovage Holding (NASDAQ:INNV) 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 Innovage Holding (NASDAQ:INNV) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Innovage Holding (NASDAQ:INNV) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 17 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 29.

INNV passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Innovage Holding has seen its stock return 197.1% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 229 percentage points.

Innovage Holding has an average 1 year price target of $7.00, a downside of -14.63% from Innovage Holding's current stock price of $8.20.

Innovage Holding stock has a consensus Strong Sell recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Innovage Holding, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 100% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Auna Sa (NYSE:AUNA)

Auna Sa (NYSE:AUNA) 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 Auna Sa (NYSE:AUNA) is: Value: A, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Auna Sa (NYSE:AUNA) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 7 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 29.

AUNA passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Auna Sa has seen its stock lose -10.23% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 22 percentage points.

Auna Sa has an average 1 year price target of $7.50, an upside of 27.55% from Auna Sa's current stock price of $5.88.

Auna Sa stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Auna Sa, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% 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 9 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. U S Physical Therapy (NYSE:USPH)

U S Physical Therapy (NYSE:USPH) has an annual dividend yield of 2.37%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 1.31%. 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 126.8% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Select Medical Holdings (NYSE:SEM)

Select Medical Holdings (NYSE:SEM) has an annual dividend yield of 1.54%, which is the same as the medical care facility industry average of 1.31%. Select Medical Holdings's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Select Medical Holdings's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Select Medical Holdings's dividend payout ratio of 21.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. National Healthcare (NYSEMKT:NHC)

National Healthcare (NYSEMKT:NHC) has an annual dividend yield of 1.5%, which is the same as the medical care facility industry average of 1.31%. National Healthcare's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. National Healthcare's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

National Healthcare's dividend payout ratio of 32.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are medical care facility stocks down?

Medical care facility stocks were down -1.97% in the last day, and up 1.58% 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 57, which is 33 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 24. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Auna Sa's stock has dropped -10.23% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the medical care facility industry by 22 percentage points.

2. Biote (NASDAQ:BTMD)

Biote (NASDAQ:BTMD) 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.

Biote has a valuation score of 29, which is 5 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 24. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Biote's stock has dropped -52.54% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the medical care facility industry by -20 percentage points.

3. Fresenius Medical Care Ag (NYSE:FMS)

Fresenius Medical Care Ag (NYSE:FMS) 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.

Fresenius Medical Care Ag has a valuation score of 43, which is 19 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 24. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Fresenius Medical Care Ag's stock has dropped -0.8% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the medical care facility industry by 32 percentage points.

Are medical care facility stocks a good buy now?

44.74% 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 20.62% over the next year.

12.82% of medical care facility stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 35.9% of medical care facility stocks are rated B (Buy), 41.03% are rated C (Hold), 7.69% are rated D (Sell), and 2.56% 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 18.85x.

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