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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 17th 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
CHE	CHEMED CORP	$519.84	$199.36	160.75%	26.12x	20.17x	2.64x	8.18x	1.61x	$328.12M	4.79%	$830.51M	63.04	$7.05B	16.06
THC	TENET HEALTHCARE CORP	$265.05	N/A	N/A	10.15x	12.52x	0.98x	4.58x	N/A	$3.05B	13.79%	$4.66B	55.77	$32.42B	6.98
MD	PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP INC	$27.03	$14.38	87.99%	12.69x	11.18x	1.10x	2.49x	2.17x	$228.61M	10.65%	$880.98M	11.09	$2.53B	8.92
LFST	LIFESTANCE HEALTH GROUP INC	$12.73	$2.04	524.07%	90.93x	75.95x	3.08x	3.29x	2.95x	$173.91M	3.56%	$1.48B	3.85	$5.10B	29.20
AVAH	AVEANNA HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS INC	$13.58	N/A	N/A	10.21x	16.60x	1.14x	10.32x	N/A	$158.38M	5.35%	$287.28M	1.32	$4.37B	14.18
CON	CONCENTRA GROUP HOLDINGS PARENT INC	$34.47	$11.34	204.09%	22.24x	20.93x	1.92x	9.21x	2.91x	$269.67M	6.14%	$477.10M	3.74	$6.38B	14.25
ADUS	ADDUS HOMECARE CORP	$118.76	$52.95	124.30%	20.51x	16.51x	1.47x	1.93x	1.52x	$154.80M	7.13%	$1.15B	62.77	$2.23B	13.31
PACS	PACS GROUP INC	$42.50	$21.79	95.07%	24.85x	17.03x	1.21x	6.06x	1.00x	$122.22M	1.82%	$1.11B	7.02	$9.82B	18.70
NHC	NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP	$218.64	N/A	N/A	24.21x	N/A	2.19x	3.05x	N/A	$146.53M	4.29%	$1.12B	71.86	$3.40B	14.73
PARK	PARK DENTAL PARTNERS INC	$20.43	N/A	N/A	-8.88x	12.07x	0.37x	3.26x	N/A	$10.04M	10.75%	$29.82M	6.52	$132.85M	54.45
AUNA	AUNA SA	$5.28	$6.94	-23.91%	81.23x	1.55x	0.28x	0.71x	0.25x	$280.46M	71.76%	$552.58M	7.47	$1.36B	4.86
DVA	DAVITA INC	$183.99	$126.44	45.52%	14.83x	12.27x	0.85x	-15.34x	0.88x	$1.61B	13.51%	-$765.10M	-11.81	$24.39B	9.94
OPCH	OPTION CARE HEALTH INC	$24.21	$15.34	57.84%	18.20x	12.63x	0.65x	2.88x	0.86x	$303.85M	8.21%	$1.26B	8.24	$4.70B	10.89
PNTG	PENNANT GROUP INC	$38.00	$13.21	187.67%	40.43x	26.57x	1.20x	3.70x	1.39x	$34.68M	2.62%	$359.20M	10.31	$1.80B	26.74
JYNT	JOINT CORP	$8.32	$2.12	291.95%	30.81x	33.99x	2.02x	7.42x	3.28x	$4.23M	3.57%	$15.85M	1.11	$96.70M	17.37
GRDN	GUARDIAN PHARMACY SERVICES INC	$40.77	$10.72	280.37%	38.83x	32.04x	1.76x	10.51x	2.30x	$79.79M	3.09%	$245.61M	3.88	$2.53B	21.21
AMN	AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC	$33.80	N/A	N/A	12.47x	10.36x	0.38x	1.77x	N/A	$439.13M	33.30%	$741.28M	19.00	$1.65B	4.78
FMS	FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE AG	$22.66	N/A	N/A	12.01x	N/A	0.55x	0.85x	N/A	$2.04B	16.95%	$14.27B	26.81	$26.20B	7.22
ENSG	ENSIGN GROUP INC	$170.79	$60.74	181.20%	26.00x	21.48x	1.80x	4.08x	1.88x	$419.09M	4.23%	$2.44B	42.13	$11.94B	19.24
EHC	ENCOMPASS HEALTH CORP	$121.79	$42.01	189.88%	19.58x	19.72x	1.94x	4.63x	3.34x	$413.40M	3.44%	$2.60B	26.29	$14.72B	11.30
ASTH	ASTRANA HEALTH INC	$38.47	$16.39	134.78%	46.35x	27.23x	0.56x	2.58x	0.98x	$94.38M	4.40%	$830.22M	14.90	$2.72B	13.61
INNV	INNOVAGE HOLDING CORP	$10.75	N/A	N/A	-134.38x	23.95x	1.54x	6.37x	N/A	$42.56M	2.92%	$229.03M	1.69	$1.46B	113.68
ARDT	ARDENT HEALTH INC	$10.91	$9.43	15.74%	20.20x	11.47x	0.24x	1.14x	0.51x	$304.76M	19.72%	$1.35B	9.53	$3.08B	9.25
BKD	BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING INC	$11.77	N/A	N/A	-20.29x	346.18x	0.92x	-97.01x	N/A	$23.73M	0.84%	-$28.98M	-0.12	$7.86B	18.28
HCA	HCA HEALTHCARE INC	$405.00	$200.71	101.78%	13.40x	13.59x	1.14x	-13.20x	2.44x	$6.00B	6.71%	-$6.64B	-30.12	$138.22B	9.31
STLN	STARLING ONCOLOGY INC	$5.93	N/A	N/A	-0.00x	-40.37x	1.04x	-24.26x	N/A	-$3.29M	-0.54%	-$24.91M	-0.24	$667.74M	-25.30
ACHC	ACADIA HEALTHCARE COMPANY INC	$28.13	N/A	N/A	-2.27x	17.77x	0.76x	1.32x	N/A	-$100.31M	-3.93%	$1.98B	21.79	$5.01B	-6.65
HCSG	HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC	$21.82	N/A	N/A	12.61x	18.13x	0.80x	2.89x	N/A	$148.71M	9.91%	$518.84M	7.55	$1.39B	8.23
UHS	UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC	$169.65	$138.44	22.55%	6.84x	7.46x	0.56x	1.33x	3.21x	$810.74M	8.01%	$7.51B	125.95	$15.12B	5.40
AGL	AGILON HEALTH INC	$88.50	N/A	N/A	-6.20x	-71.59x	0.25x	6.53x	N/A	-$84.95M	-5.75%	$227.53M	13.62	$1.34B	-6.80
NIVF	NEWGENIVF GROUP LTD	$1.14	N/A	N/A	0.00x	0.08x	0.00x	0.01x	N/A	-$15.68M	-268,989.21%	$26.63M	5,209.61	$4.39M	0.40
PIII	P3 HEALTH PARTNERS INC	$9.35	N/A	N/A	-0.28x	-1.21x	0.02x	0.94x	N/A	-$130.44M	-414.96%	$72.19M	21.47	$176.39M	4.94
AIRS	AIRSCULPT TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.80	N/A	N/A	-16.44x	-21.63x	1.31x	1.92x	N/A	$760.00k	0.39%	$104.83M	1.48	$253.15M	-753.42
SGRY	SURGERY PARTNERS INC	$14.26	N/A	N/A	-20.67x	28.07x	0.55x	1.12x	N/A	$191.50M	10.43%	$1.67B	12.97	$5.67B	13.21
CCM	CONCORD MEDICAL SERVICES HOLDINGS LTD	$4.68	N/A	N/A	-1.50x	N/A	0.30x	-0.07x	N/A	-$41.89M	-204.87%	-$308.37M	-70.59	$506.37M	15.70
BTMD	BIOTE CORP	$1.55	$3.27	-52.69%	9.66x	7.10x	0.24x	-0.84x	0.20x	$17.52M	39.61%	-$65.79M	-2.30	$172.98M	7.57
USPH	U S PHYSICAL THERAPY INC	$79.35	$17.82	345.39%	440.83x	26.83x	1.47x	2.64x	1.47x	$64.07M	5.36%	$448.66M	29.77	$1.55B	18.62
SRTA	STRATA CRITICAL MEDICAL INC	$5.32	N/A	N/A	10.86x	-86.93x	1.79x	1.68x	N/A	-$49.52M	-10.79%	$279.32M	3.24	$458.32M	8.11
SNDA	SONIDA SENIOR LIVING INC	$37.69	N/A	N/A	-6.09x	-7.26x	3.35x	2.10x	N/A	-$52.71M	-2.99%	$861.59M	18.41	$3.32B	126.82
GMRS	GMR SOLUTIONS INC	$13.46	N/A	N/A	N/A	7.27x	N/A	0.92x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$789.26M	12.59	$5.06B	N/A
SRXH	SRX GLOBAL INC	$1.51	N/A	N/A	-0.03x	N/A	-0.69x	0.21x	N/A	-$10.28M	-59.60%	$142.99M	12.52	-$6.09M	0.17
CYH	COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC	$2.89	N/A	N/A	1.55x	-2.98x	0.03x	-0.29x	N/A	-$182.00M	-46.47%	-$1.39B	-10.26	$10.46B	6.55
CMPS	COMPASS PATHWAYS PLC	$13.27	N/A	N/A	-3.69x	-5.74x	N/A	21.74x	N/A	-$161.14M	-8.99%	$84.53M	0.63	$1.46B	-3.75
BMGL	BASEL MEDICAL GROUP LTD	$4.78	N/A	N/A	-0.92x	N/A	7.71x	1.54x	N/A	-$1.62M	-1.80%	$4.85M	0.26	$13.42M	-2.40
AMS	AMERICAN SHARED HOSPITAL SERVICES	$1.43	N/A	N/A	-5.72x	-10.11x	0.32x	0.41x	N/A	$3.54M	35.94%	$23.11M	3.36	$23.27M	4.33
CCEL	CRYO CELL INTERNATIONAL INC	$4.28	N/A	N/A	-14.27x	52.45x	1.11x	-1.94x	N/A	$6.11M	17.71%	-$17.76M	-2.20	$42.96M	57.56
DCGO	DOCGO INC	$0.40	N/A	N/A	-0.21x	-1.27x	0.14x	0.33x	N/A	-$25.76M	-64.76%	$119.05M	1.21	$33.60M	-0.21
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

Medical Care Facility Stocks FAQ

What are the best medical care facility stocks to buy right now in Sep 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. Chemed (NYSE:CHE)

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

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 11.91% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 28 percentage points.

Chemed has an average 1 year price target of $549.33, an upside of 5.67% from Chemed's current stock price of $519.84.

Chemed stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Chemed, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 66.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Tenet Healthcare (NYSE:THC)

Tenet Healthcare (NYSE:THC) 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 Tenet Healthcare (NYSE:THC) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, 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 34.6% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 51 percentage points.

Tenet Healthcare has an average 1 year price target of $273.58, an upside of 3.22% from Tenet Healthcare's current stock price of $265.05.

Tenet Healthcare stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 12 analysts covering Tenet Healthcare, 75% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 16.67% have issued a Buy, 8.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Pediatrix Medical Group (NYSE:MD)

Pediatrix Medical Group (NYSE:MD) is the #3 top medical care facility stock out of 48 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Pediatrix Medical Group (NYSE:MD) is: Value: A, 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 58.94% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 75 percentage points.

Pediatrix Medical Group has an average 1 year price target of $28.00, an upside of 3.59% from Pediatrix Medical Group's current stock price of $27.03.

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.

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 3.31%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 1.27%.

Srx Global's dividend payout ratio of -0.1% 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 2.7%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 1.27%. 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 2.31%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 1.27%. 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 -0.21% in the last day, and down -0.63% 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 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 -17.48% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the medical care facility industry by -1 percentage points.

2. Fresenius Medical Care Ag (NYSE:FMS)

Fresenius Medical Care Ag (NYSE:FMS) 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.

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 -10.56% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the medical care facility industry by 5 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 -7.47% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the medical care facility industry by 9 percentage points.

Are medical care facility stocks a good buy now?

55.56% 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 13.98% over the next year.

4.65% of medical care facility stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 32.56% of medical care facility stocks are rated B (Buy), 55.81% are rated C (Hold), 6.98% 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 17.11x.

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Medical Care Facility Stocks FAQ

1. Chemed (NYSE:CHE)

2. Tenet Healthcare (NYSE:THC)

3. Pediatrix Medical Group (NYSE:MD)

1. Srx Global (NYSEMKT:SRXH)

2. Fresenius Medical Care Ag (NYSE:FMS)

3. U S Physical Therapy (NYSE:USPH)

1. Auna Sa (NYSE:AUNA)

2. Fresenius Medical Care Ag (NYSE:FMS)

3. Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS)

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