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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
OverviewZen RatingPriceValueGrowthFinancialsMomentumSentimentForecastDividends
Due Diligence
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Medical Care Facilities is Zen Rated A and is the 23rd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Ticker
Company
Market Cap
Dividend Yield
Payout Ratio
Last Dividend
Annual Dividend
Dividend Percentile
Dividend Dropped Count (L10Y)
Ex-dividend Date
Div. Payment Date
ARDT
ARDENT HEALTH PARTNERS INC
$1.80BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
MD
PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP INC
$1.09BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
HCSG
HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC
$1.06BN/A0.00%$0.2150N/AN/A0
BTMD
BIOTE CORP
$178.90MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
UHS
UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC
$11.35B0.34%4.70%$0.2000$0.604%0
AMED
AMEDISYS INC
$3.12BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
FMS
FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE AG
$14.68B2.53%65.80%$0.6342$0.6354%3
EHC
ENCOMPASS HEALTH CORP
$11.69B0.42%13.40%$0.1700$0.496%1
AVAH
AVEANNA HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS INC
$877.92MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
OPCH
OPTION CARE HEALTH INC
$5.27BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
CHE
CHEMED CORP
$8.39B0.26%9.20%$0.5000$1.503%0
GRDN
GUARDIAN PHARMACY SERVICES INC
$1.57BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
HCA
HCA HEALTHCARE INC
$82.53B0.79%11.90%$0.7200$2.7016%1
AUNA
AUNA SA
$525.19MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
THC
TENET HEALTHCARE CORP
$13.50BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
EHAB
ENHABIT INC
$396.27MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
PNTG
PENNANT GROUP INC
$875.21MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
CON
CONCENTRA GROUP HOLDINGS PARENT INC
$2.76B0.58%4.20%$0.0625$0.1310%0
LFST
LIFESTANCE HEALTH GROUP INC
$2.51BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
NHC
NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP
$1.46B2.59%36.60%$0.6100$2.4455%1
BMGL
BASEL MEDICAL GROUP LTD
N/AN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
DVA
DAVITA INC
$11.24BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
PACS
PACS GROUP INC
$1.48BN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
ENSG
ENSIGN GROUP INC
$7.37B0.14%4.50%$0.0625$0.181%0
ADUS
ADDUS HOMECARE CORP
$1.89BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
AMN
AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC
$779.82MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
SGRY
SURGERY PARTNERS INC
$2.86BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
TOI
ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE INC
$211.35MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
INNV
INNOVAGE HOLDING CORP
$403.03MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
JYNT
JOINT CORP
$156.91MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
SNDA
SONIDA SENIOR LIVING INC
$439.23MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
SEM
SELECT MEDICAL HOLDINGS CORP
$2.34B10.76%32.40%$0.0625$1.9695%2
USPH
U S PHYSICAL THERAPY INC
$1.08B2.48%95.70%$0.4500$1.7753%0
CYH
COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC
$387.25MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
ASTH
ASTRANA HEALTH INC
$1.77BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
BKD
BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING INC
$1.32BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
DCGO
DOCGO INC
$224.36MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
ACHC
ACADIA HEALTHCARE COMPANY INC
$2.12BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
AGL
AGILON HEALTH INC
$1.62BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
MODV
MODIVCARE INC
$19.79MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
AIRS
AIRSCULPT TECHNOLOGIES INC
$132.38MN/A0.00%$0.4100N/AN/A0
CMPS
COMPASS PATHWAYS PLC
$379.96MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
AMS
AMERICAN SHARED HOSPITAL SERVICES
$17.87MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
CCEL
CRYO CELL INTERNATIONAL INC
$42.03M4.81%5,000.00%$0.2500$0.2580%0
CCRN
CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE INC
$443.95MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
PIII
P3 HEALTH PARTNERS INC
$63.71MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
CCM
CONCORD MEDICAL SERVICES HOLDINGS LTD
$29.36MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
NIVF
NEWGENIVF GROUP LTD
$313.09kN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
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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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