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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

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

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
AVAH	AVEANNA HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS INC	$1.47B	208,911,383	25.09%	74.91%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EHAB	ENHABIT INC	$686.23M	50,607,075	93.82%	4.01%	Net Buying	Net Selling
INNV	INNOVAGE HOLDING CORP	$1.21B	135,699,471	4.32%	95.68%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MD	PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP INC	$1.67B	83,001,072	94.41%	5.59%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FMS	FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE AG	$12.66B	279,288,885	13.43%	0.00%
UHS	UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC	$14.37B	62,482,486	81.39%	11.84%	Net Buying
GRDN	GUARDIAN PHARMACY SERVICES INC	$2.36B	72,623,011	27.44%	43.69%	Net Selling	Net Buying
ADUS	ADDUS HOMECARE CORP	$1.94B	18,483,271	37.75%	62.25%	Net Selling	Net Selling
THC	TENET HEALTHCARE CORP	$20.66B	86,963,000	31.60%	68.40%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CON	CONCENTRA GROUP HOLDINGS PARENT INC	$3.00B	128,170,202	87.25%	8.14%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AUNA	AUNA SA	$380.21M	73,970,299	6.58%	0.00%
AMN	AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC	$788.28M	38,641,082	90.60%	9.40%	Net Selling	Net Selling
HCA	HCA HEALTHCARE INC	$117.74B	223,622,200	7.49%	92.51%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EHC	ENCOMPASS HEALTH CORP	$10.55B	100,615,977	93.97%	6.03%	Net Selling	Net Selling
HCSG	HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC	$1.50B	70,267,582	95.07%	4.93%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LFST	LIFESTANCE HEALTH GROUP INC	$2.78B	389,000,281	36.97%	63.03%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ENSG	ENSIGN GROUP INC	$12.34B	58,112,780	59.82%	40.18%	Net Buying	Net Buying
PNTG	PENNANT GROUP INC	$1.11B	34,593,720	89.11%	9.04%	Net Buying
PACS	PACS GROUP INC	$6.21B	156,615,144	24.95%	75.05%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SEM	SELECT MEDICAL HOLDINGS CORP	$1.84B	124,017,191	7.51%	92.49%	Net Selling	Net Buying
DVA	DAVITA INC	$10.08B	66,800,000	12.39%	87.61%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BTMD	BIOTE CORP	$94.07M	45,662,630	26.91%	73.09%	Net Buying
NHC	NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP	$2.44B	15,515,253	63.82%	34.09%	Net Buying	Net Selling
OPCH	OPTION CARE HEALTH INC	$5.37B	158,732,706	11.68%	88.32%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PARK	PARK DENTAL PARTNERS INC	N/A	4,091,636	18.22%	16.85%	Net Buying	Net Buying
JYNT	JOINT CORP	$135.43M	14,866,192	50.50%	49.50%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CHE	CHEMED CORP	$6.63B	14,164,195	95.89%	4.11%	Net Selling	Net Buying
ARDT	ARDENT HEALTH INC	$1.38B	143,187,681	49.08%	50.92%	Net Selling
USPH	U S PHYSICAL THERAPY INC	$1.26B	15,204,119	91.98%	8.02%	Net Selling
CYH	COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC	$483.80M	138,625,756	62.55%	37.45%	Net Selling
SGRY	SURGERY PARTNERS INC	$1.99B	129,341,779	25.71%	74.29%	Net Buying	Net Buying
BKD	BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING INC	$3.65B	237,792,413	43.29%	56.71%	Net Selling
CCRN	CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE INC	$286.32M	32,759,952	77.16%	22.84%	Net Selling	Net Buying
ASTH	ASTRANA HEALTH INC	$1.08B	56,288,415	17.66%	82.34%	Net Selling	Net Buying
NIVF	NEWGENIVF GROUP LTD	$116.53k	143,513	0.94%	99.06%
AIRS	AIRSCULPT TECHNOLOGIES INC	$107.70M	62,436,670	45.82%	54.18%	Net Buying	Net Selling
ACHC	ACADIA HEALTHCARE COMPANY INC	$1.58B	92,258,166	71.52%	28.48%	Net Selling
TOI	ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE INC	$253.82M	98,381,340	39.11%	35.39%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SNDA	SONIDA SENIOR LIVING INC	$657.51M	18,770,006	23.58%	76.42%	Net Selling
DCGO	DOCGO INC	$72.58M	97,813,372	42.41%	26.80%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CMPS	COMPASS PATHWAYS PLC	$767.18M	96,017,044	57.15%	29.75%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CCEL	CRYO CELL INTERNATIONAL INC	$27.47M	8,055,150	9.56%	90.44%	Net Buying
PIII	P3 HEALTH PARTNERS INC	$15.06M	7,205,589	0.08%	99.92%
CCM	CONCORD MEDICAL SERVICES HOLDINGS LTD	$15.35M	131,053,858	0.00%	0.00%
SRXH	SRX HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC	$37.87M	298,207,684	0.22%	3.28%	Net Buying
AGL	AGILON HEALTH INC	$163.35M	414,581,604	76.97%	23.03%	Net Selling
AMS	AMERICAN SHARED HOSPITAL SERVICES	$14.25M	6,568,000	12.23%	87.77%
MCTA	CHARMING MEDICAL LTD	N/A	16,938,000	0.26%	0.00%
NAKA	NAKAMOTO INC	$100.73M	439,850,889	30.04%	6.81%	Net Buying
BMGL	BASEL MEDICAL GROUP LTD	$11.53M	18,785,750	0.76%	0.00%

Medical Care Facility Stocks FAQ

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

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (NASDAQ:AVAH) has a Due Diligence Score of 33, which is 3 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 30.

AVAH passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Aveanna Healthcare Holdings has seen its stock return 70.74% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 106 percentage points.

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $10.79, an upside of 52.78% from Aveanna Healthcare Holdings's current stock price of $7.06.

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Aveanna Healthcare Holdings, 28.57% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 14.29% have issued a Buy, 57.14% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Enhabit (NYSE:EHAB)

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

Enhabit (NYSE:EHAB) has a Due Diligence Score of 16, which is -14 points lower than the medical care facility industry average of 30. 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 68.03% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 103 percentage points.

Enhabit has an average 1 year price target of $13.48, a downside of -0.59% from Enhabit's current stock price of $13.56.

Enhabit stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Enhabit, 20% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 60% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Innovage Holding (NASDAQ:INNV)

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

Innovage Holding (NASDAQ:INNV) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 16 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 30.

INNV passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Innovage Holding has seen its stock return 168.67% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 204 percentage points.

Innovage Holding has an average 1 year price target of $7.00, a downside of -21.52% from Innovage Holding's current stock price of $8.92.

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.

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 2.17%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 1.28%. 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. Select Medical Holdings (NYSE:SEM)

Select Medical Holdings (NYSE:SEM) has an annual dividend yield of 1.7%, which is the same as the medical care facility industry average of 1.28%. 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 1.61%, which is the same as the medical care facility industry average of 1.28%. 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.

Why are medical care facility stocks down?

Medical care facility stocks were down -1.41% in the last day, and down -1.39% over the last week. Addus Homecare was the among the top losers in the medical care facilities industry, dropping -10.57% yesterday.

Addus HomeCare shares are trading lower after Barclays lowered its price target on the stock from $117 to $112.

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 32 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 25. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Auna Sa's stock has dropped -36.46% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the medical care facility industry by -1 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 57, which is 32 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 25. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Biote's stock has dropped -55.6% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the medical care facility industry by -20 percentage points.

3. Ardent Health (NYSE:ARDT)

Ardent Health (NYSE:ARDT) 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.

Ardent Health has a valuation score of 43, which is 18 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ardent Health's stock has dropped -31.82% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the medical care facility industry by 4 percentage points.

Are medical care facility stocks a good buy now?

51.35% 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 11.78% over the next year.

19.51% of medical care facility stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 29.27% of medical care facility stocks are rated B (Buy), 43.9% are rated C (Hold), 4.88% are rated D (Sell), and 2.44% 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 16.16x.

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