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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 14th ranked industry out of 146 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	$1.77B	$21.54	$24.00	11.42%	Hold	2	3.29%	4.70%	19.74%	8.38%
AMN	AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC	$1.12B	$28.97	$26.80	-7.49%	Buy	5	-9.26%	N/A	7.03%	1.93%
AVAH	AVEANNA HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS INC	$1.56B	$7.17	$9.83	37.14%	Buy	6	5.02%	-23.22%	76.18%	9.04%
LFST	LIFESTANCE HEALTH GROUP INC	$2.99B	$7.71	$10.17	31.87%	Strong Buy	6	14.18%	75.09%	8.03%	5.53%
PACS	PACS GROUP INC	$5.80B	$36.65	$48.00	30.97%	Strong Buy	5	7.45%	24.69%	41.14%	7.53%
JYNT	JOINT CORP	$126.87M	$8.90	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	8.60%	-9.83%	21.62%	5.77%
ADUS	ADDUS HOMECARE CORP	$1.71B	$91.68	$123.00	34.16%	Hold	3	5.84%	17.42%	13.47%	10.47%
HCSG	HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC	$1.41B	$20.60	$26.25	27.43%	Buy	4	5.76%	12.54%	18.94%	11.94%
CON	CONCENTRA GROUP HOLDINGS PARENT INC	$3.18B	$24.87	$30.00	20.63%	Strong Buy	3	5.79%	10.85%	57.97%	8.52%
DVA	DAVITA INC	$12.48B	$194.36	$211.00	8.56%	Buy	5	3.36%	23.48%	-232.93%	10.06%
GRDN	GUARDIAN PHARMACY SERVICES INC	$2.45B	$38.74	$41.60	7.38%	Strong Buy	5	3.63%	27.34%	44.88%	23.22%
THC	TENET HEALTHCARE CORP	$15.10B	$175.32	$250.50	42.88%	Strong Buy	12	2.53%	0.14%	37.92%	5.85%
EHC	ENCOMPASS HEALTH CORP	$10.50B	$105.85	$132.50	25.18%	Strong Buy	2	7.67%	6.09%	33.26%	11.47%
AUNA	AUNA SA	$307.15M	$4.15	$7.00	68.67%	Buy	2	59.10%	162.45%	N/A	N/A
ENSG	ENSIGN GROUP INC	$9.80B	$167.65	$218.50	30.33%	Buy	2	11.58%	15.92%	23.00%	9.70%
PNTG	PENNANT GROUP INC	$1.19B	$34.25	$41.67	21.66%	Strong Buy	3	11.35%	36.10%	19.68%	7.12%
AIRS	AIRSCULPT TECHNOLOGIES INC	$379.54M	$5.38	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2.87%	N/A	-0.36%	-0.19%
ARDT	ARDENT HEALTH INC	$1.32B	$9.23	$12.90	39.76%	Buy	5	4.36%	15.90%	14.88%	3.79%
CHE	CHEMED CORP	$5.66B	$426.41	$470.33	10.30%	Hold	3	6.56%	21.30%	45.61%	25.18%
PARK	PARK DENTAL PARTNERS INC	$87.50M	$19.38	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	28.52%	4.03%
NHC	NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP	$2.88B	$184.42	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ACHC	ACADIA HEALTHCARE COMPANY INC	$2.13B	$23.20	$24.17	4.17%	Buy	12	5.05%	N/A	10.35%	3.65%
TOI	ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE INC	$468.92M	$4.69	$6.67	42.15%	Strong Buy	3	21.64%	N/A	N/A	-5.71%
INNV	INNOVAGE HOLDING CORP	$1.03B	$7.59	$7.00	-7.77%	Strong Sell	1	5.68%	N/A	22.97%	9.61%
HCA	HCA HEALTHCARE INC	$83.98B	$378.54	$526.80	39.17%	Strong Buy	15	4.68%	8.36%	-148.50%	15.23%
UHS	UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC	$8.84B	$146.11	$223.63	53.05%	Buy	8	5.13%	5.45%	24.24%	11.54%
BTMD	BIOTE CORP	$75.16M	$2.00	$2.83	41.65%	Strong Buy	3	5.42%	5.73%	-44.42%	27.99%
ASTH	ASTRANA HEALTH INC	$2.10B	$37.62	$45.50	20.95%	Strong Buy	6	11.37%	53.52%	N/A	N/A
OPCH	OPTION CARE HEALTH INC	$3.28B	$20.87	$33.78	61.85%	Strong Buy	9	6.04%	21.74%	29.52%	11.80%
FMS	FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE AG	$11.65B	$21.57	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SGRY	SURGERY PARTNERS INC	$1.75B	$13.36	$18.40	37.72%	Buy	5	5.35%	N/A	9.33%	1.96%
AGL	AGILON HEALTH INC	$1.54B	$92.28	$48.60	-47.33%	Buy	10	4.58%	N/A	-39.29%	-4.74%
GMRS	GMR SOLUTIONS INC	N/A	$12.50	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CMPS	COMPASS PATHWAYS PLC	$1.76B	$13.06	$23.56	80.37%	Strong Buy	9	N/A	N/A	-38.55%	-23.69%
BKD	BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING INC	$3.07B	$12.87	$16.50	28.21%	Strong Buy	4	0.49%	N/A	-142.29%	1.35%
USPH	U S PHYSICAL THERAPY INC	$977.96M	$64.26	$96.67	50.43%	Strong Buy	3	7.64%	160.26%	12.84%	4.85%
DCGO	DOCGO INC	$65.00M	$0.66	$2.38	260.94%	Strong Buy	4	3.55%	N/A	-7.61%	-4.82%
CYH	COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC	$383.29M	$2.72	$2.93	7.54%	Sell	4	-1.49%	N/A	-3.48%	0.38%
SNDA	SONIDA SENIOR LIVING INC	$1.67B	$35.35	$39.00	10.33%	Buy	4	14.45%	N/A	-2.95%	-0.99%
NAKA	NAKAMOTO INC	$108.94M	$6.26	$30.00	379.23%	Strong Buy	3	1,113.19%	N/A	7.74%	4.58%
NIVF	NEWGENIVF GROUP LTD	$2.07M	$0.91	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	509.37%	-78.65%	128.03%	104.20%
MCTA	CHARMING MEDICAL LTD	$497.21M	$29.36	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BMGL	BASEL MEDICAL GROUP LTD	$11.16M	$0.59	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CCEL	CRYO CELL INTERNATIONAL INC	$27.15M	$3.37	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-2.03%	N/A	-0.45%	0.13%
PIII	P3 HEALTH PARTNERS INC	$88.24M	$12.18	$14.00	14.94%	Buy	2	5.49%	N/A	N/A	-2.82%
SRXH	SRX HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC	$65.52M	$0.11	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CCM	CONCORD MEDICAL SERVICES HOLDINGS LTD	$21.19M	$4.93	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CCRN	CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE INC	$423.23M	$13.09	$12.38	-5.46%	Buy	4	3.00%	N/A	6.33%	4.39%
AMS	AMERICAN SHARED HOSPITAL SERVICES	$9.67M	$1.46	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.85%	0.37%
SEM	SELECT MEDICAL HOLDINGS CORP	$2.05B	$16.50	$16.50	0.00%	Hold	2	4.34%	11.72%	9.72%	2.82%

Medical Care Facility Stocks FAQ

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

Pediatrix Medical Group (NYSE:MD) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 10 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 29.

MD passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Pediatrix Medical Group has seen its stock return 51.37% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 89 percentage points.

Pediatrix Medical Group has an average 1 year price target of $24.00, an upside of 11.42% from Pediatrix Medical Group's current stock price of $21.54.

Pediatrix Medical Group stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 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. Amn Healthcare Services (NYSE:AMN)

Amn Healthcare Services (NYSE:AMN) 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 Amn Healthcare Services (NYSE:AMN) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Amn Healthcare Services (NYSE:AMN) has a Due Diligence Score of 20, which is -9 points lower than the medical care facility industry average of 29. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates AMN as a "A".

AMN passed 6 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Amn Healthcare Services has seen its stock return 37.36% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 75 percentage points.

Amn Healthcare Services has an average 1 year price target of $26.80, a downside of -7.49% from Amn Healthcare Services's current stock price of $28.97.

Amn Healthcare Services stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Amn Healthcare Services, 20% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 40% have issued a Buy, 40% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (NASDAQ:AVAH)

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

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 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Aveanna Healthcare Holdings has seen its stock return 36.57% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 74 percentage points.

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $9.83, an upside of 37.14% from Aveanna Healthcare Holdings's current stock price of $7.17.

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Aveanna Healthcare Holdings, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 16.67% 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. Cryo Cell International (NYSEMKT:CCEL)

Cryo Cell International (NYSEMKT:CCEL) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the medical care facility industry average of 1.25%.

Cryo Cell International's dividend payout ratio of -45.5% 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 2.84%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 1.25%. Fresenius Medical Care Ag's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three 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 42.2% 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 2.83%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 1.25%. 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 354.9% 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 -1.32% in the last day, and down -1.9% 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 20 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 23. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Auna Sa's stock has dropped -36.25% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the medical care facility industry by 1 percentage points.

2. Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS)

Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS) 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.

Universal Health Services has a valuation score of 57, which is 34 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 23. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Universal Health Services's stock has dropped -23.52% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the medical care facility industry by 14 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 57, which is 34 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 23. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Biote's stock has dropped -44.37% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the medical care facility industry by -7 percentage points.

Are medical care facility stocks a good buy now?

45.95% 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 25.1% over the next year.

15% of medical care facility stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 32.5% of medical care facility stocks are rated B (Buy), 45% are rated C (Hold), 7.5% 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 14.86x.

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