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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

Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment Forecast

Medical Care Facilities is Zen Rated A and is the 16th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Price	Price Target	Upside/Downside	Consensus	Analysts	Fore. Revenue Growth	Fore. Earnings Growth	Forecast ROE	Forecast ROA
MD	PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP INC	$1.92B	$22.34	$21.33	-4.51%	Hold	3	4.68%	5.73%	20.76%	8.41%
AVAH	AVEANNA HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS INC	$1.79B	$8.59	$10.19	18.60%	Buy	8	13.68%	62.92%	1,560.47%	7.92%
EHAB	ENHABIT INC	$504.55M	$9.97	$12.00	20.36%	Strong Buy	1	6.10%	N/A	2.73%	1.26%
INNV	INNOVAGE HOLDING CORP	$719.11M	$5.30	$5.00	-5.66%	Strong Sell	1	8.44%	N/A	31.64%	15.19%
GRDN	GUARDIAN PHARMACY SERVICES INC	$2.20B	$30.32	$32.00	5.54%	Strong Buy	2	6.14%	37.48%	42.60%	20.07%
HCA	HCA HEALTHCARE INC	$107.72B	$472.07	$472.12	0.01%	Buy	17	6.14%	11.86%	-179.05%	15.99%
UHS	UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC	$12.94B	$207.03	$236.55	14.26%	Buy	11	5.64%	10.84%	27.35%	12.78%
AUNA	AUNA SA	$360.98M	$4.88	$6.00	22.95%	Hold	1	65.06%	103.08%	N/A	N/A
FMS	FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE AG	$13.37B	$23.06	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-0.59%	56.51%	11.21%	4.70%
THC	TENET HEALTHCARE CORP	$17.68B	$201.20	$228.38	13.51%	Strong Buy	16	5.17%	11.11%	49.40%	6.74%
HCSG	HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC	$1.36B	$19.31	$19.40	0.47%	Buy	5	9.11%	80.25%	16.73%	10.32%
ADUS	ADDUS HOMECARE CORP	$2.03B	$109.72	$135.86	23.82%	Buy	7	15.25%	45.46%	13.14%	9.70%
AMN	AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC	$588.11M	$15.31	$21.30	39.12%	Buy	5	-4.97%	N/A	6.90%	2.08%
SEM	SELECT MEDICAL HOLDINGS CORP	$1.88B	$15.22	$16.33	7.31%	Buy	3	23.56%	36.60%	15.17%	4.51%
PNTG	PENNANT GROUP INC	$973.12M	$28.13	$36.20	28.69%	Strong Buy	5	38.80%	71.50%	17.13%	7.32%
CON	CONCENTRA GROUP HOLDINGS PARENT INC	$2.55B	$19.90	$31.00	55.78%	Strong Buy	1	9.26%	20.95%	63.92%	8.66%
OPCH	OPTION CARE HEALTH INC	$5.05B	$31.80	$35.29	10.96%	Strong Buy	7	9.94%	25.15%	33.72%	13.17%
PACS	PACS GROUP INC	$6.46B	$41.27	$39.67	-3.88%	Strong Buy	3	13.61%	89.96%	41.94%	6.49%
LFST	LIFESTANCE HEALTH GROUP INC	$2.88B	$7.40	$9.00	21.62%	Strong Buy	4	17.78%	N/A	N/A	N/A
BTMD	BIOTE CORP	$117.81M	$2.58	$4.00	55.04%	Hold	1	9.44%	2.26%	-78.11%	51.04%
EHC	ENCOMPASS HEALTH CORP	$10.36B	$102.93	$148.00	43.79%	Strong Buy	5	10.06%	9.20%	29.80%	10.30%
ENSG	ENSIGN GROUP INC	$10.07B	$173.87	$206.50	18.77%	Strong Buy	4	20.39%	28.50%	22.20%	9.00%
NHC	NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP	$2.01B	$129.76	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PARK	PARK DENTAL PARTNERS INC	N/A	$14.53	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CYH	COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC	$459.89M	$3.32	$3.56	7.17%	Hold	6	0.82%	N/A	-0.75%	0.08%
CHE	CHEMED CORP	$6.29B	$444.40	$574.25	29.22%	Strong Buy	4	8.08%	35.22%	36.39%	24.13%
JYNT	JOINT CORP	$137.36M	$9.24	$18.00	94.81%	Strong Buy	1	3,316.15%	274.00%	14.70%	4.81%
ARDT	ARDENT HEALTH INC	$1.27B	$8.87	$14.10	58.96%	Buy	10	6.99%	1.58%	N/A	N/A
DVA	DAVITA INC	$7.80B	$111.45	$138.67	24.42%	Hold	3	4.93%	18.97%	-227.79%	7.42%
USPH	U S PHYSICAL THERAPY INC	$1.28B	$83.96	$101.50	20.89%	Strong Buy	2	11.30%	28.00%	9.95%	4.19%
NIVF	NEWGENIVF GROUP LTD	$257.89k	$0.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	17.74%	14.66%
SGRY	SURGERY PARTNERS INC	$2.08B	$16.12	$26.14	62.18%	Buy	7	8.24%	N/A	12.89%	2.81%
ACHC	ACADIA HEALTHCARE COMPANY INC	$1.25B	$13.53	$20.50	51.52%	Buy	12	6.72%	22.33%	5.55%	2.70%
CCRN	CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE INC	$269.94M	$8.24	$9.00	9.22%	Hold	1	-8.29%	N/A	1.06%	0.81%
TOI	ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE INC	$411.23M	$4.18	$6.00	43.54%	Strong Buy	3	35.47%	N/A	N/A	-6.07%
AIRS	AIRSCULPT TECHNOLOGIES INC	$141.11M	$2.26	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	6.52%	N/A	N/A	N/A
BKD	BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING INC	$2.62B	$11.01	$12.38	12.40%	Strong Buy	4	-4.31%	N/A	N/A	-0.72%
ASTH	ASTRANA HEALTH INC	$1.60B	$28.43	$34.20	20.30%	Strong Buy	5	16.33%	133.56%	N/A	N/A
SNDA	SONIDA SENIOR LIVING INC	$606.08M	$32.29	$31.50	-2.45%	Hold	2	-3.76%	N/A	-102.25%	-3.56%
DCGO	DOCGO INC	$87.45M	$0.89	$1.50	67.79%	Hold	1	-19.52%	N/A	-8.24%	-6.30%
CMPS	COMPASS PATHWAYS PLC	$693.24M	$7.22	$20.00	177.01%	Strong Buy	4	N/A	N/A	-345.21%	-50.77%
AGL	AGILON HEALTH INC	$411.26M	$0.99	$1.14	15.22%	Hold	7	8.14%	N/A	N/A	N/A
SRXH	SRX HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC	$5.29M	$0.19	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
AMS	AMERICAN SHARED HOSPITAL SERVICES	$14.24M	$2.18	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MCTA	CHARMING MEDICAL LTD	N/A	$29.36	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
NAKA	KINDLY MD INC	$188.26M	$0.43	$4.50	951.40%	Strong Buy	2	2,538.52%	N/A	-1.88%	-1.30%
CCEL	CRYO CELL INTERNATIONAL INC	$28.60M	$3.55	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-5.46%
BMGL	BASEL MEDICAL GROUP LTD	$11.91M	$0.63	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PIII	P3 HEALTH PARTNERS INC	$23.42M	$3.25	$12.50	284.62%	Strong Buy	1	16.13%	N/A	N/A	-0.28%
CCM	CONCORD MEDICAL SERVICES HOLDINGS LTD	$20.24M	$4.68	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Medical Care Facility Stocks FAQ

What are the best medical care facility stocks to buy right now in Jan 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: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Pediatrix Medical Group (NYSE:MD) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 15 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 29.

MD passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Pediatrix Medical Group has seen its stock return 79.58% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 119 percentage points.

Pediatrix Medical Group has an average 1 year price target of $21.33, a downside of -4.51% from Pediatrix Medical Group's current stock price of $22.34.

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. Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (NASDAQ:AVAH)

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

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 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Aveanna Healthcare Holdings has seen its stock return 90.47% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 130 percentage points.

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $10.19, an upside of 18.6% from Aveanna Healthcare Holdings's current stock price of $8.59.

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Aveanna Healthcare Holdings, 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. Enhabit (NYSE:EHAB)

Enhabit (NYSE:EHAB) 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 Enhabit (NYSE:EHAB) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Enhabit (NYSE:EHAB) has a Due Diligence Score of 16, which is -13 points lower than the medical care facility industry average of 29. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates EHAB as a "A".

EHAB passed 5 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Enhabit has seen its stock return 31.18% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 71 percentage points.

Enhabit has an average 1 year price target of $12.00, an upside of 20.36% from Enhabit's current stock price of $9.97.

Enhabit stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Enhabit, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% 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 2.14%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 1.34%. 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 75.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. National Healthcare (NYSEMKT:NHC)

National Healthcare (NYSEMKT:NHC) has an annual dividend yield of 1.95%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 1.34%. 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 38.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Select Medical Holdings (NYSE:SEM)

Select Medical Holdings (NYSE:SEM) has an annual dividend yield of 1.65%, which is the same as the medical care facility industry average of 1.34%. Select Medical Holdings's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two 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 36% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are medical care facility stocks down?

Medical care facility stocks were down -0.97% in the last day, and up 1.09% 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 30 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 27. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Auna Sa's stock has dropped -31.36% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the medical care facility industry by 8 percentage points.

2. Ardent Health (NYSE:ARDT)

Ardent Health (NYSE:ARDT) 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.

Ardent Health has a valuation score of 57, which is 30 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 27. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ardent Health's stock has dropped -43.86% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the medical care facility industry by -4 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 43, which is 16 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 27. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Biote's stock has dropped -54.34% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the medical care facility industry by -15 percentage points.

Are medical care facility stocks a good buy now?

48.72% 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 18.93% over the next year.

26.19% of medical care facility stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 14.29% of medical care facility stocks are rated B (Buy), 50% are rated C (Hold), 2.38% are rated D (Sell), and 7.14% 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 15.09x.

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