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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 +28.50% 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 16th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	Graham Fair Value	Graham Fair Value %	P/E	Forward P/E	P/S	P/B	PEG	Free Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow Yield	Book Value	BVPS	EV	EV/EBITDA
MD	PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP INC	$29.29	$14.36	103.99%	13.75x	12.11x	1.19x	2.70x	2.05x	$228.61M	9.83%	$880.98M	11.09	$2.71B	9.57
CHE	CHEMED CORP	$512.98	$194.34	163.97%	25.78x	19.92x	2.60x	8.07x	1.54x	$328.12M	4.86%	$830.51M	63.04	$6.96B	15.86
THC	TENET HEALTHCARE CORP	$268.45	N/A	N/A	10.28x	12.65x	0.99x	4.64x	N/A	$3.05B	13.62%	$4.66B	55.77	$32.69B	7.04
AUNA	AUNA SA	$5.16	$8.00	-35.52%	79.38x	1.10x	0.28x	0.69x	0.20x	$280.46M	73.43%	$552.58M	7.47	$1.35B	4.83
INNV	INNOVAGE HOLDING CORP	$9.55	N/A	N/A	-477.50x	23.12x	1.31x	5.53x	N/A	$50.41M	3.88%	$235.60M	1.74	$1.29B	54.27
ADUS	ADDUS HOMECARE CORP	$121.81	$51.30	137.47%	21.04x	16.92x	1.51x	1.98x	1.53x	$154.80M	6.95%	$1.15B	62.77	$2.28B	13.65
AVAH	AVEANNA HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS INC	$13.38	N/A	N/A	10.06x	15.92x	1.12x	10.16x	N/A	$158.38M	5.43%	$287.28M	1.32	$4.33B	14.04
PACS	PACS GROUP INC	$47.64	$20.86	128.38%	27.86x	19.08x	1.36x	6.79x	1.12x	$122.22M	1.62%	$1.11B	7.02	$10.63B	20.25
LFST	LIFESTANCE HEALTH GROUP INC	$12.93	$1.96	559.84%	92.36x	77.15x	3.13x	3.34x	3.00x	$173.91M	3.50%	$1.48B	3.85	$5.17B	29.64
PARK	PARK DENTAL PARTNERS INC	$19.85	N/A	N/A	-8.63x	11.72x	0.36x	3.17x	N/A	$10.04M	11.06%	$29.82M	6.52	$130.09M	53.32
DVA	DAVITA INC	$183.64	$120.87	51.94%	14.80x	12.21x	0.85x	-15.31x	0.89x	$1.61B	13.53%	-$765.10M	-11.81	$24.37B	9.93
NHC	NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP	$236.01	N/A	N/A	26.14x	N/A	2.36x	3.29x	N/A	$146.53M	3.98%	$1.12B	71.86	$3.68B	15.91
CON	CONCENTRA GROUP HOLDINGS PARENT INC	$39.25	$11.21	250.07%	25.32x	23.56x	2.19x	10.49x	3.04x	$269.67M	5.39%	$477.10M	3.74	$6.99B	15.62
JYNT	JOINT CORP	$7.21	$2.04	253.33%	26.69x	29.43x	1.75x	6.43x	2.84x	$4.23M	4.12%	$15.85M	1.11	$80.94M	14.54
PNTG	PENNANT GROUP INC	$41.88	$12.63	231.50%	44.55x	29.29x	1.32x	4.07x	1.54x	$34.68M	2.38%	$359.20M	10.31	$1.93B	28.75
ENSG	ENSIGN GROUP INC	$175.59	$58.74	198.92%	26.73x	22.04x	1.85x	4.19x	1.91x	$419.09M	4.12%	$2.44B	42.13	$12.22B	19.70
GRDN	GUARDIAN PHARMACY SERVICES INC	$39.44	$9.92	297.44%	37.56x	31.23x	1.71x	10.17x	2.39x	$79.79M	3.19%	$245.61M	3.88	$2.44B	20.50
ASTH	ASTRANA HEALTH INC	$37.45	$15.92	135.27%	45.12x	26.18x	0.54x	2.51x	0.94x	$94.38M	4.52%	$830.22M	14.90	$2.67B	13.33
EHC	ENCOMPASS HEALTH CORP	$124.09	$40.45	206.77%	19.95x	20.10x	1.98x	4.71x	3.37x	$413.40M	3.37%	$2.60B	26.29	$14.95B	11.47
AMN	AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC	$48.01	N/A	N/A	17.72x	14.45x	0.55x	2.51x	N/A	$439.13M	23.44%	$741.28M	19.00	$2.20B	6.38
HCSG	HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC	$25.30	N/A	N/A	14.62x	21.14x	0.93x	3.35x	N/A	$148.71M	8.55%	$518.84M	7.55	$1.62B	9.65
ARDT	ARDENT HEALTH INC	$12.27	$8.95	37.07%	22.72x	12.73x	0.27x	1.28x	0.58x	$304.76M	17.53%	$1.35B	9.53	$3.27B	9.82
FMS	FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE AG	$22.68	N/A	N/A	12.03x	N/A	0.55x	0.85x	N/A	$2.04B	16.93%	$14.27B	26.81	$26.21B	7.23
STLN	STARLING ONCOLOGY INC	$6.71	N/A	N/A	-0.00x	-40.62x	1.18x	-27.45x	N/A	-$3.29M	-0.48%	-$24.91M	-0.24	$747.24M	-28.31
HCA	HCA HEALTHCARE INC	$469.03	$194.98	140.55%	15.52x	15.75x	1.33x	-15.29x	2.71x	$6.00B	5.80%	-$6.64B	-30.12	$152.08B	10.24
UHS	UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC	$186.89	$131.37	42.26%	7.54x	8.20x	0.62x	1.47x	3.94x	$810.74M	7.27%	$7.51B	125.95	$16.14B	5.76
ACHC	ACADIA HEALTHCARE COMPANY INC	$31.51	N/A	N/A	-2.54x	19.90x	0.85x	1.48x	N/A	-$100.31M	-3.51%	$1.98B	21.79	$5.33B	-7.07
AIRS	AIRSCULPT TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.20	N/A	N/A	-7.06x	-9.29x	0.56x	0.83x	N/A	$760.00k	0.92%	$104.83M	1.48	$138.16M	-411.19
AGL	AGILON HEALTH INC	$89.71	N/A	N/A	-6.28x	-43.57x	0.25x	6.62x	N/A	-$84.95M	-5.67%	$227.53M	13.62	$1.36B	-6.91
USPH	U S PHYSICAL THERAPY INC	$88.53	$17.24	413.52%	491.83x	29.95x	1.64x	2.94x	1.63x	$64.07M	4.80%	$448.66M	29.77	$1.68B	20.27
BKD	BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING INC	$10.08	N/A	N/A	-17.38x	327.27x	0.79x	-83.08x	N/A	$23.73M	0.98%	-$28.98M	-0.12	$7.46B	17.34
BTMD	BIOTE CORP	$1.07	$3.27	-67.32%	6.69x	-13.11x	0.17x	-0.58x	0.13x	$17.52M	57.20%	-$65.79M	-2.30	$155.91M	6.82
SGRY	SURGERY PARTNERS INC	$15.75	N/A	N/A	-22.83x	35.09x	0.60x	1.23x	N/A	$191.50M	9.44%	$1.67B	12.97	$5.86B	13.66
SRTA	STRATA CRITICAL MEDICAL INC	$4.66	N/A	N/A	9.51x	-76.14x	1.57x	1.48x	N/A	-$49.52M	-12.32%	$279.32M	3.24	$399.93M	7.08
SNDA	SONIDA SENIOR LIVING INC	$33.82	N/A	N/A	-5.46x	-9.24x	3.01x	1.89x	N/A	-$52.71M	-3.33%	$861.59M	18.41	$3.13B	119.71
GMRS	GMR SOLUTIONS INC	$10.73	N/A	N/A	N/A	5.68x	N/A	0.73x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$789.26M	12.59	$4.91B	N/A
SRXH	SRX GLOBAL INC	$1.07	N/A	N/A	-0.02x	N/A	-0.49x	0.15x	N/A	-$10.28M	-84.11%	$142.99M	12.52	-$15.00M	0.42
CYH	COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC	$2.92	N/A	N/A	1.56x	-3.39x	0.03x	-0.30x	N/A	-$182.00M	-45.99%	-$1.39B	-10.26	$10.47B	6.55
CMPS	COMPASS PATHWAYS PLC	$11.18	N/A	N/A	-3.11x	-4.96x	N/A	18.31x	N/A	-$161.14M	-10.67%	$84.53M	0.63	$1.17B	-3.00
NIVF	NEWGENIVF GROUP LTD	$1.46	N/A	N/A	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x	0.00x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$26.43M	2,804.43	$570.90k	N/A
CCM	CONCORD MEDICAL SERVICES HOLDINGS LTD	$4.06	N/A	N/A	-1.30x	N/A	0.26x	-0.06x	N/A	-$41.89M	-236.16%	-$308.37M	-70.59	$503.71M	15.61
OPCH	OPTION CARE HEALTH INC	$31.22	$14.32	118.08%	23.47x	16.27x	0.84x	3.71x	1.17x	$303.85M	6.36%	$1.26B	8.24	$5.75B	13.32
CCEL	CRYO CELL INTERNATIONAL INC	$4.46	N/A	N/A	-19.39x	54.66x	1.16x	-2.19x	N/A	$4.65M	12.94%	-$16.39M	-2.03	$43.35M	34.25
BMGL	BASEL MEDICAL GROUP LTD	$4.44	N/A	N/A	-0.85x	N/A	7.16x	1.43x	N/A	-$1.62M	-1.94%	$4.85M	0.26	$12.89M	-2.31
MCTA	CHARMING MEDICAL LTD	$29.36	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	98.51x	97.33x	N/A	-$1.52M	-0.32%	$5.18M	0.32	$500.47M	1,369.88
DCGO	DOCGO INC	$0.27	N/A	N/A	-0.14x	-0.52x	0.09x	0.23x	N/A	-$25.76M	-96.31%	$119.05M	1.21	$20.54M	-0.13
AMS	AMERICAN SHARED HOSPITAL SERVICES	$1.26	N/A	N/A	-5.04x	-8.91x	0.28x	0.36x	N/A	$3.54M	40.79%	$23.11M	3.36	$22.14M	4.12
PIII	P3 HEALTH PARTNERS INC	$4.14	N/A	N/A	-0.13x	-0.27x	0.01x	0.42x	N/A	-$130.44M	-937.17%	$72.19M	21.47	$138.56M	3.88

Medical Care Facility Stocks FAQ

What are the best medical care facility stocks to buy right now in Oct 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 48 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

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

Pediatrix Medical Group (NYSE:MD) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 10 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 32.

MD passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Pediatrix Medical Group has seen its stock return 70.59% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 158 percentage points.

Pediatrix Medical Group has an average 1 year price target of $28.00, a downside of -4.4% from Pediatrix Medical Group's current stock price of $29.29.

Pediatrix Medical Group stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 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. Chemed (NYSE:CHE)

Chemed (NYSE:CHE) is the #2 top medical care facility stock out of 48 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Chemed (NYSE:CHE) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Chemed (NYSE:CHE) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 10 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 32.

CHE passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Chemed has seen its stock return 17.82% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 106 percentage points.

Chemed has an average 1 year price target of $574.50, an upside of 11.99% from Chemed's current stock price of $512.98.

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

3. Tenet Healthcare (NYSE:THC)

Tenet Healthcare (NYSE:THC) is the #3 top medical care facility stock out of 48 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Tenet Healthcare (NYSE:THC) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Tenet Healthcare (NYSE:THC) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 13 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 32.

THC passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Tenet Healthcare has seen its stock return 29.74% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 118 percentage points.

Tenet Healthcare has an average 1 year price target of $278.15, an upside of 3.61% from Tenet Healthcare's current stock price of $268.45.

Tenet Healthcare stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 13 analysts covering Tenet Healthcare, 69.23% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 15.38% have issued a Buy, 15.38% 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 10 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. Srx Global (NYSEMKT:SRXH)

Srx Global (NYSEMKT:SRXH) has an annual dividend yield of 4.67%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 1.36%.

Srx Global's dividend payout ratio of -0.1% indicates that its high 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 2.7%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 1.36%. Fresenius Medical Care Ag's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two 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 32.4% 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 2.07%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 1.36%. 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 1,011.1% 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 -0.82% in the last day, and up 1.14% 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. Fresenius Medical Care Ag (NYSE:FMS)

Fresenius Medical Care Ag (NYSE:FMS) 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.

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 -15.75% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the medical care facility industry by 72 percentage points.

2. Auna Sa (NYSE:AUNA)

Auna Sa (NYSE:AUNA) 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.

Auna Sa 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.

Auna Sa's stock has dropped -17.44% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the medical care facility industry by 70 percentage points.

3. Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS)

Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS) 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.

Universal Health Services 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.

Universal Health Services's stock has dropped -10.42% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the medical care facility industry by 77 percentage points.

Are medical care facility stocks a good buy now?

47.22% 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 10.52% over the next year.

10% of medical care facility stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 30% of medical care facility stocks are rated B (Buy), 50% are rated C (Hold), 7.5% are rated D (Sell), and 2.5% 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 17.17x.

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