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Best Medical Care Facility Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top medical care facility stocks in 2025 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 23rd 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
ARDT	ARDENT HEALTH PARTNERS INC	$12.59	$15.31	-17.75%	7.92x	6.58x	0.28x	1.59x	0.70x	$127.52M	7.65%	$1.13B	8.54	$3.48B	7.16
MD	PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP INC	$12.74	N/A	N/A	-10.71x	8.73x	0.53x	1.43x	N/A	$184.55M	17.39%	$764.94M	9.18	$1.53B	-53.78
HCSG	HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC	$14.52	$9.85	47.35%	25.47x	18.15x	0.61x	2.06x	0.78x	$78.67M	7.36%	$514.20M	6.98	$1.00B	13.31
BTMD	BIOTE CORP	$3.27	$4.62	-29.20%	36.33x	8.46x	0.57x	-1.69x	0.28x	$38.29M	34.16%	-$105.93M	-3.09	$250.42M	12.83
UHS	UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC	$174.63	$153.32	13.90%	10.18x	9.09x	0.73x	1.70x	1.09x	$1.12B	9.67%	$6.67B	100.16	$16.18B	7.20
AMED	AMEDISYS INC	$95.20	$76.22	24.91%	34.62x	19.63x	1.32x	2.60x	0.56x	$219.44M	7.03%	$1.20B	36.58	$3.29B	13.44
FMS	FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE AG	$25.02	$17.77	40.79%	25.98x	11.94x	0.72x	0.96x	0.72x	$1.79B	12.19%	$15.34B	26.15	$27.45B	8.68
EHC	ENCOMPASS HEALTH CORP	$115.94	$37.28	211.00%	23.61x	23.22x	2.11x	5.41x	4.25x	$386.40M	3.32%	$2.16B	21.48	$14.27B	11.41
AVAH	AVEANNA HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS INC	$4.50	N/A	N/A	-75.00x	93.17x	0.43x	-7.11x	N/A	$26.32M	3.02%	-$123.55M	-0.64	$2.29B	11.88
OPCH	OPTION CARE HEALTH INC	$32.17	$13.84	132.36%	25.53x	21.14x	1.03x	3.90x	1.70x	$345.81M	6.50%	$1.35B	8.16	$6.32B	14.77
CHE	CHEMED CORP	$573.74	$192.81	197.56%	27.70x	24.53x	3.37x	7.10x	2.67x	$318.39M	3.80%	$1.18B	80.82	$8.36B	17.59
GRDN	GUARDIAN PHARMACY SERVICES INC	$24.78	N/A	N/A	-14.00x	29.27x	1.25x	10.99x	N/A	$41.59M	2.71%	$142.67M	2.30	$1.59B	-19.33
HCA	HCA HEALTHCARE INC	$343.04	$225.45	52.16%	15.07x	13.60x	1.18x	-23.45x	1.25x	$4.95B	5.84%	-$3.52B	-14.25	$127.90B	9.71
AUNA	AUNA SA	$7.10	$12.39	-42.67%	16.03x	9.04x	0.44x	1.32x	0.26x	$203.01M	38.66%	$399.25M	5.40	$1.48B	5.58
THC	TENET HEALTHCARE CORP	$145.29	$87.02	66.97%	9.46x	11.55x	0.67x	3.23x	56.33x	$2.37B	17.34%	$4.18B	44.37	$23.67B	6.47
EHAB	ENHABIT INC	$7.85	N/A	N/A	-2.52x	21.22x	0.38x	0.76x	N/A	$47.40M	12.03%	$523.50M	10.43	$935.47M	-10.90
PNTG	PENNANT GROUP INC	$25.42	$8.89	185.99%	35.31x	28.89x	1.14x	2.98x	1.87x	$30.31M	3.82%	$293.28M	9.40	$1.12B	26.35
CON	CONCENTRA GROUP HOLDINGS PARENT INC	$21.53	$9.79	119.96%	14.75x	16.12x	1.45x	10.01x	4.80x	$210.38M	7.63%	$275.67M	2.15	$4.53B	12.47
LFST	LIFESTANCE HEALTH GROUP INC	$6.52	N/A	N/A	-43.47x	-66.87x	1.98x	1.73x	N/A	$85.69M	3.47%	$1.45B	3.82	$2.83B	35.66
NHC	NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP	$94.37	$51.20	84.31%	14.26x	N/A	1.11x	1.49x	2.39x	$81.80M	5.63%	$980.16M	63.67	$1.58B	8.65
BMGL	BASEL MEDICAL GROUP LTD	$4.07	N/A	N/A	45.22x	N/A	8.93x	N/A	N/A	$1.85M	2.80%	$5.58M	0.34	N/A	N/A
DVA	DAVITA INC	$140.44	$88.42	58.84%	12.74x	13.05x	0.93x	92.76x	1.88x	$1.47B	12.29%	$121.12M	1.43	$22.42B	9.30
PACS	PACS GROUP INC	$9.72	N/A	N/A	N/A	5.34x	N/A	2.59x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$572.13M	3.83	$4.08B	N/A
ENSG	ENSIGN GROUP INC	$128.11	$43.74	192.91%	23.51x	22.39x	1.65x	3.82x	3.47x	$212.37M	2.90%	$1.93B	33.75	$9.09B	18.17
ADUS	ADDUS HOMECARE CORP	$103.92	$50.85	104.37%	24.00x	18.56x	1.53x	1.95x	1.40x	$110.41M	6.25%	$970.49M	57.07	$2.06B	17.10
AMN	AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC	$20.42	N/A	N/A	-5.30x	25.15x	0.26x	1.10x	N/A	$239.53M	30.71%	$706.62M	18.50	$1.75B	25.10
SGRY	SURGERY PARTNERS INC	$22.43	N/A	N/A	-16.86x	30.52x	0.91x	1.60x	N/A	$212.30M	7.50%	$1.79B	14.19	$6.26B	17.39
TOI	ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE INC	$2.79	N/A	N/A	-0.00x	-7.97x	0.53x	58.89x	N/A	-$30.33M	-14.48%	$3.59M	0.05	$284.83M	-5.60
INNV	INNOVAGE HOLDING CORP	$2.98	N/A	N/A	-14.90x	-18.63x	0.50x	1.62x	N/A	-$2.68M	-0.67%	$248.46M	1.83	$463.34M	347.07
JYNT	JOINT CORP	$10.34	N/A	N/A	-18.14x	82.72x	2.97x	8.76x	N/A	$8.23M	5.34%	$17.92M	1.20	$131.36M	-35.07
SNDA	SONIDA SENIOR LIVING INC	$23.22	N/A	N/A	-43.00x	-7.79x	1.08x	6.12x	N/A	-$26.32M	-8.04%	$71.79M	5.09	$1.05B	13.27
SEM	SELECT MEDICAL HOLDINGS CORP	$18.24	$9.73	87.39%	13.51x	15.97x	0.49x	1.36x	3.01x	$359.10M	15.32%	$1.72B	13.38	$5.08B	10.25
USPH	U S PHYSICAL THERAPY INC	$71.35	$26.17	172.62%	38.78x	27.09x	1.60x	2.22x	1.61x	$65.75M	6.12%	$488.93M	32.46	$1.34B	18.39
CYH	COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC	$2.76	N/A	N/A	-0.75x	-9.28x	0.03x	-0.20x	N/A	$156.00M	42.54%	-$1.92B	-14.47	$11.94B	12.55
ASTH	ASTRANA HEALTH INC	$31.44	$18.74	67.76%	34.55x	23.86x	0.87x	2.48x	0.82x	$44.17M	2.50%	$712.72M	12.67	$1.95B	13.91
BKD	BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING INC	$6.57	N/A	N/A	-7.38x	-11.95x	0.48x	6.19x	N/A	-$40.07M	-2.68%	$212.48M	0.93	$6.59B	15.93
DCGO	DOCGO INC	$2.20	N/A	N/A	11.00x	33.85x	0.37x	0.70x	N/A	$66.78M	29.64%	$320.92M	3.13	$174.21M	3.34
ACHC	ACADIA HEALTHCARE COMPANY INC	$22.78	$23.89	-4.64%	8.16x	8.49x	0.66x	0.69x	0.99x	-$550.26M	-26.37%	$3.07B	33.55	$4.12B	6.89
AGL	AGILON HEALTH INC	$3.93	N/A	N/A	-6.24x	-12.80x	0.27x	3.44x	N/A	-$71.03M	-4.40%	$470.95M	1.15	$1.46B	-6.41
MODV	MODIVCARE INC	$1.38	N/A	N/A	-0.10x	-2.49x	0.01x	-0.51x	N/A	-$34.04M	-173.19%	-$38.47M	-2.70	$1.21B	147.82
AIRS	AIRSCULPT TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.26	N/A	N/A	-16.14x	-8.07x	0.72x	1.67x	N/A	-$2.66M	-2.04%	$79.29M	1.37	$224.20M	22.26
CMPS	COMPASS PATHWAYS PLC	$4.10	N/A	N/A	-1.78x	-2.14x	N/A	2.46x	N/A	-$119.19M	-43.07%	$154.70M	2.29	$246.68M	-1.68
AMS	AMERICAN SHARED HOSPITAL SERVICES	$2.77	$4.15	-33.24%	8.15x	N/A	0.64x	0.71x	0.44x	-$7.48M	-41.55%	$25.18M	3.88	$28.50M	2.91
CCEL	CRYO CELL INTERNATIONAL INC	$5.20	N/A	N/A	520.00x	N/A	1.31x	-2.87x	N/A	$5.31M	12.63%	-$14.66M	-1.81	$55.66M	9.52
CCRN	CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE INC	$13.53	N/A	N/A	-30.75x	38.01x	0.34x	1.06x	N/A	$111.40M	24.66%	$418.96M	12.55	$366.19M	73.50
PIII	P3 HEALTH PARTNERS INC	$8.87	N/A	N/A	-0.19x	-0.49x	0.02x	0.84x	N/A	-$110.13M	-427.61%	$75.94M	26.15	$185.77M	-8.00
CCM	CONCORD MEDICAL SERVICES HOLDINGS LTD	$6.83	N/A	N/A	-0.71x	N/A	0.57x	-0.09x	N/A	-$110.61M	-370.73%	-$311.95M	-71.41	$531.92M	348.45
NIVF	NEWGENIVF GROUP LTD	$0.28	N/A	N/A	-0.21x	N/A	0.02x	-0.30x	N/A	-$8.32M	-8,445.45%	-$1.05M	-2.93	$2.89M	-109.18

Medical Care Facility Stocks FAQ

What are the best medical care facility stocks to buy right now in May 2025?

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. Ardent Health Partners (NYSE:ARDT)

Ardent Health Partners (NYSE:ARDT) 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 +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Ardent Health Partners (NYSE:ARDT) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: A, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Ardent Health Partners (NYSE:ARDT) has a Due Diligence Score of 49, which is 19 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 30.

ARDT passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals.

Ardent Health Partners has an average 1 year price target of $20.60, an upside of 63.62% from Ardent Health Partners's current stock price of $12.59.

Ardent Health Partners stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Ardent Health Partners, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 30% have issued a Buy, 20% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Pediatrix Medical Group (NYSE:MD)

Pediatrix Medical Group (NYSE:MD) 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 +32.52% per year. Learn more.

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

Pediatrix Medical Group (NYSE:MD) has a Due Diligence Score of 11, which is -19 points lower than the medical care facility industry average of 30. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates MD as a "A".

MD passed 3 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Pediatrix Medical Group has seen its stock return 41.4% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 46 percentage points.

Pediatrix Medical Group has an average 1 year price target of $16.75, an upside of 31.48% from Pediatrix Medical Group's current stock price of $12.74.

Pediatrix Medical Group stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Pediatrix Medical Group, 16.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 16.67% have issued a Buy, 66.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Healthcare Services Group (NASDAQ:HCSG)

Healthcare Services Group (NASDAQ:HCSG) 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 +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Healthcare Services Group (NASDAQ:HCSG) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Healthcare Services Group (NASDAQ:HCSG) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 8 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 30.

HCSG passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Healthcare Services Group has seen its stock return 36.47% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 41 percentage points.

Healthcare Services Group has an average 1 year price target of $14.50, a downside of -0.14% from Healthcare Services Group's current stock price of $14.52.

Healthcare Services Group stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Healthcare Services Group, 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 11 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. Select Medical Holdings (NYSE:SEM)

Select Medical Holdings (NYSE:SEM) has an annual dividend yield of 10.76%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 2.34%. 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 32.4% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Cryo Cell International (NYSEMKT:CCEL)

Cryo Cell International (NYSEMKT:CCEL) has an annual dividend yield of 4.81%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 2.34%.

Cryo Cell International's dividend payout ratio of 5,000% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. National Healthcare (NYSEMKT:NHC)

National Healthcare (NYSEMKT:NHC) has an annual dividend yield of 2.59%, which is the same as the medical care facility industry average of 2.34%. National Healthcare's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times 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 36.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are medical care facility stocks down?

Medical care facility stocks were down -0.64% in the last day, and up 3.66% 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. Ardent Health Partners (NYSE:ARDT)

Ardent Health Partners (NYSE:ARDT) 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.

Ardent Health Partners has a valuation score of 71, which is 46 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

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 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 gained 1.43% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the medical care facility industry by 6 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 18 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Universal Health Services's stock has gained 2.61% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the medical care facility industry by 7 percentage points.

Are medical care facility stocks a good buy now?

42.86% 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 23.93% over the next year.

16.67% of medical care facility stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 21.43% of medical care facility stocks are rated B (Buy), 45.24% are rated C (Hold), 14.29% are rated D (Sell), and 2.38% 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 14.58x.

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Medical Care Facility Stocks FAQ

1. Ardent Health Partners (NYSE:ARDT)

2. Pediatrix Medical Group (NYSE:MD)

3. Healthcare Services Group (NASDAQ:HCSG)

1. Select Medical Holdings (NYSE:SEM)

2. Cryo Cell International (NYSEMKT:CCEL)

3. National Healthcare (NYSEMKT:NHC)

1. Ardent Health Partners (NYSE:ARDT)

2. Auna Sa (NYSE:AUNA)

3. Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS)

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