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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 14th ranked industry out of 146 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
MD	PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP INC	$1.77B	82,121,911	94.32%	5.68%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AMN	AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC	$1.12B	38,786,052	91.41%	8.59%	Net Selling
AVAH	AVEANNA HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS INC	$1.56B	217,755,203	25.51%	74.49%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LFST	LIFESTANCE HEALTH GROUP INC	$2.99B	387,834,432	38.93%	61.07%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PACS	PACS GROUP INC	$5.80B	158,272,376	25.67%	74.33%	Net Selling	Net Selling
JYNT	JOINT CORP	$126.87M	14,255,396	48.75%	51.25%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ADUS	ADDUS HOMECARE CORP	$1.71B	18,664,776	38.34%	61.66%	Net Selling	Net Selling
HCSG	HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC	$1.41B	68,645,212	95.06%	4.94%	Net Selling	Net Buying
CON	CONCENTRA GROUP HOLDINGS PARENT INC	$3.18B	127,961,780	84.33%	8.13%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DVA	DAVITA INC	$12.48B	64,200,000	11.69%	88.31%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GRDN	GUARDIAN PHARMACY SERVICES INC	$2.45B	63,320,634	39.62%	60.38%	Net Selling	Net Selling
THC	TENET HEALTHCARE CORP	$15.10B	86,137,000	31.11%	68.89%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EHC	ENCOMPASS HEALTH CORP	$10.50B	99,199,080	93.93%	6.07%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AUNA	AUNA SA	$307.15M	74,012,965	9.46%	49.19%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ENSG	ENSIGN GROUP INC	$9.80B	58,445,400	59.36%	40.64%	Net Buying	Net Selling
PNTG	PENNANT GROUP INC	$1.19B	34,767,557	89.43%	9.15%	Net Buying	Net Buying
AIRS	AIRSCULPT TECHNOLOGIES INC	$379.54M	70,545,681	43.98%	56.02%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ARDT	ARDENT HEALTH INC	$1.32B	143,350,031	48.86%	51.14%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CHE	CHEMED CORP	$5.66B	13,274,104	95.72%	4.28%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PARK	PARK DENTAL PARTNERS INC	$87.50M	4,515,054	18.85%	15.27%	Net Buying
NHC	NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP	$2.88B	15,619,641	65.91%	34.09%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ACHC	ACADIA HEALTHCARE COMPANY INC	$2.13B	91,967,027	73.19%	26.81%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TOI	ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE INC	$468.92M	99,982,933	38.77%	46.19%	Net Selling	Net Buying
INNV	INNOVAGE HOLDING CORP	$1.03B	135,736,393	4.48%	95.52%	Net Selling
HCA	HCA HEALTHCARE INC	$83.98B	221,839,800	7.25%	92.75%	Net Selling
UHS	UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC	$8.84B	60,536,351	84.72%	12.52%	Net Buying	Net Selling
BTMD	BIOTE CORP	$75.16M	37,581,304	26.22%	73.78%
ASTH	ASTRANA HEALTH INC	$2.10B	55,716,220	18.01%	81.99%	Net Selling	Net Selling
OPCH	OPTION CARE HEALTH INC	$3.28B	157,027,504	11.78%	88.22%	Net Selling	Net Buying
FMS	FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE AG	$11.65B	270,088,485	15.60%	0.00%
SGRY	SURGERY PARTNERS INC	$1.75B	130,788,162	26.20%	73.80%	Net Buying	Net Buying
AGL	AGILON HEALTH INC	$1.54B	16,683,786	12.50%	87.50%	Net Buying	Net Buying
GMRS	GMR SOLUTIONS INC	N/A	223,145,036	0.00%	9.84%	Net Selling	Net Buying
CMPS	COMPASS PATHWAYS PLC	$1.76B	134,949,320	68.55%	21.34%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BKD	BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING INC	$3.07B	238,789,796	45.19%	54.81%	Net Selling	Net Selling
USPH	U S PHYSICAL THERAPY INC	$977.96M	15,218,789	91.63%	8.37%	Net Buying	Net Buying
DCGO	DOCGO INC	$65.00M	98,778,413	42.63%	26.51%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CYH	COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC	$383.29M	140,916,712	62.66%	37.34%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SNDA	SONIDA SENIOR LIVING INC	$1.67B	47,346,257	35.64%	64.36%	Net Buying	Net Buying
NAKA	NAKAMOTO INC	$108.94M	17,402,140	45.99%	54.01%	Net Buying	Net Buying
NIVF	NEWGENIVF GROUP LTD	$2.07M	2,274,065	0.05%	99.95%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MCTA	CHARMING MEDICAL LTD	$497.21M	16,938,000	0.25%	11.81%
BMGL	BASEL MEDICAL GROUP LTD	$11.16M	18,785,750	0.26%	99.74%
CCEL	CRYO CELL INTERNATIONAL INC	$27.15M	8,055,150	5.41%	94.59%	Net Buying	Net Buying
PIII	P3 HEALTH PARTNERS INC	$88.24M	7,244,982	0.07%	99.93%
SRXH	SRX HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC	$65.52M	590,254,769	0.26%	1.80%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CCM	CONCORD MEDICAL SERVICES HOLDINGS LTD	$21.19M	130,251,685	0.01%	0.46%
CCRN	CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE INC	$423.23M	32,332,661	78.05%	21.95%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AMS	AMERICAN SHARED HOSPITAL SERVICES	$9.67M	6,625,000	12.11%	87.89%
SEM	SELECT MEDICAL HOLDINGS CORP	$2.05B	124,016,800	7.33%	92.67%	Net Selling	Net Selling

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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