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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 17th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Price	Price Target	Upside/Downside	Consensus	Analysts	Fore. Revenue Growth	Fore. Earnings Growth	Forecast ROE	Forecast ROA
AVAH	AVEANNA HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS INC	$1.52B	$7.26	$10.79	48.57%	Buy	7	9.58%	35.67%	1,856.18%	9.42%
INNV	INNOVAGE HOLDING CORP	$1.29B	$9.53	$7.00	-26.55%	Strong Sell	1	7.01%	149.55%	28.03%	13.65%
AUNA	AUNA SA	$366.15M	$4.95	$7.50	51.52%	Buy	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MD	PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP INC	$1.60B	$19.29	$21.50	11.46%	Hold	2	3.50%	6.46%	20.24%	7.80%
GRDN	GUARDIAN PHARMACY SERVICES INC	$2.46B	$33.94	$33.33	-1.79%	Strong Buy	3	7.53%	32.95%	56.24%	26.49%
ADUS	ADDUS HOMECARE CORP	$1.94B	$104.62	$129.20	23.49%	Buy	5	6.76%	19.44%	13.79%	10.41%
THC	TENET HEALTHCARE CORP	$20.99B	$241.40	$248.44	2.92%	Strong Buy	16	3.56%	8.39%	44.95%	6.39%
FMS	FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE AG	$12.88B	$23.05	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
NHC	NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP	$2.61B	$168.09	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
AMN	AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC	$870.97M	$22.54	$22.25	-1.29%	Buy	6	1.99%	N/A	6.50%	1.99%
LFST	LIFESTANCE HEALTH GROUP INC	$2.71B	$6.95	$9.67	39.09%	Strong Buy	6	15.92%	131.51%	6.62%	4.57%
HCA	HCA HEALTHCARE INC	$119.52B	$534.47	$536.94	0.46%	Strong Buy	17	5.12%	9.43%	-162.01%	16.08%
PACS	PACS GROUP INC	$5.59B	$35.57	$45.50	27.92%	Strong Buy	4	7.31%	36.97%	41.48%	7.03%
CON	CONCENTRA GROUP HOLDINGS PARENT INC	$3.02B	$23.45	$30.00	27.93%	Strong Buy	3	7.30%	13.94%	61.81%	8.50%
DVA	DAVITA INC	$10.02B	$149.94	$154.33	2.93%	Hold	3	3.59%	24.00%	-243.83%	9.08%
EHC	ENCOMPASS HEALTH CORP	$10.70B	$107.63	$150.75	40.06%	Strong Buy	4	8.39%	8.54%	31.67%	10.89%
HCSG	HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC	$1.47B	$20.98	$22.00	4.86%	Buy	4	6.29%	17.67%	18.68%	12.00%
UHS	UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC	$12.03B	$196.96	$247.50	25.66%	Buy	8	5.62%	6.43%	24.40%	11.43%
ENSG	ENSIGN GROUP INC	$12.05B	$207.30	$214.25	3.35%	Strong Buy	4	13.20%	18.39%	23.85%	9.74%
PNTG	PENNANT GROUP INC	$1.15B	$33.30	$36.60	9.91%	Strong Buy	5	15.36%	36.71%	20.41%	7.01%
BTMD	BIOTE CORP	$94.52M	$2.07	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	9.46%	2.31%	-78.11%	51.04%
PARK	PARK DENTAL PARTNERS INC	N/A	$18.77	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1,434.63%	3.52%
JYNT	JOINT CORP	$130.08M	$8.75	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3,228.64%	206.00%	14.70%	4.81%
OPCH	OPTION CARE HEALTH INC	$4.77B	$30.46	$36.57	20.06%	Strong Buy	7	8.27%	23.61%	31.04%	11.91%
ARDT	ARDENT HEALTH INC	$1.35B	$9.44	$13.33	41.24%	Buy	9	7.01%	-0.15%	N/A	N/A
ASTH	ASTRANA HEALTH INC	$1.41B	$25.07	$33.20	32.43%	Strong Buy	5	16.10%	133.95%	N/A	N/A
ACHC	ACADIA HEALTHCARE COMPANY INC	$2.27B	$24.66	$21.39	-13.28%	Buy	13	5.60%	N/A	8.83%	3.11%
BKD	BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING INC	$3.50B	$14.73	$14.38	-2.41%	Strong Buy	4	0.58%	N/A	-144.90%	1.09%
CYH	COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC	$472.71M	$3.41	$2.85	-16.42%	Sell	2	-1.40%	-94.03%	-3.72%	0.39%
CHE	CHEMED CORP	$5.67B	$412.16	$498.00	20.83%	Buy	4	6.39%	20.84%	41.02%	26.12%
USPH	U S PHYSICAL THERAPY INC	$1.25B	$82.63	$101.50	22.84%	Strong Buy	2	8.21%	57.53%	12.56%	4.97%
AIRS	AIRSCULPT TECHNOLOGIES INC	$115.51M	$1.85	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	6.52%	N/A	N/A	N/A
CCRN	CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE INC	$324.00M	$9.89	$11.33	14.59%	Buy	3	-8.29%	N/A	0.84%	0.64%
TOI	ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE INC	$280.39M	$2.85	$6.00	110.53%	Strong Buy	2	39.37%	N/A	N/A	-4.86%
SGRY	SURGERY PARTNERS INC	$1.83B	$14.11	$22.25	57.69%	Strong Buy	8	8.02%	N/A	13.02%	2.75%
SNDA	SONIDA SENIOR LIVING INC	$680.60M	$36.26	$31.50	-13.13%	Hold	2	-3.76%	N/A	-81.35%	-2.83%
AGL	AGILON HEALTH INC	$275.47M	$0.66	$0.92	38.10%	Hold	3	5.12%	N/A	N/A	N/A
DCGO	DOCGO INC	$68.76M	$0.70	$1.50	113.37%	Hold	1	-19.27%	N/A	-8.02%	-6.14%
CMPS	COMPASS PATHWAYS PLC	$650.52M	$6.78	$28.80	325.09%	Strong Buy	5	N/A	N/A	-240.99%	-35.44%
SRXH	SRX HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC	$36.38M	$0.12	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SEM	SELECT MEDICAL HOLDINGS CORP	$2.02B	$16.25	$15.75	-3.08%	Buy	2	5.10%	9.75%	10.57%	3.08%
CCM	CONCORD MEDICAL SERVICES HOLDINGS LTD	$16.35M	$3.78	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
NIVF	NEWGENIVF GROUP LTD	$84.82k	$0.59	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MCTA	CHARMING MEDICAL LTD	N/A	$29.36	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
EHAB	ENHABIT INC	$690.34M	$13.61	$13.48	-0.96%	Buy	5	5.70%	N/A	2.91%	1.33%
AMS	AMERICAN SHARED HOSPITAL SERVICES	$13.73M	$2.09	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
NAKA	NAKAMOTO INC	$121.40M	$0.28	$0.50	81.16%	Strong Buy	1	1,384.79%	N/A	-3.29%	-2.27%
CCEL	CRYO CELL INTERNATIONAL INC	$26.42M	$3.28	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-5.59%
BMGL	BASEL MEDICAL GROUP LTD	$11.25M	$0.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PIII	P3 HEALTH PARTNERS INC	$16.93M	$2.35	$12.50	431.91%	Strong Buy	1	16.13%	N/A	N/A	-0.28%

Medical Care Facility Stocks FAQ

What are the best medical care facility stocks to buy right now in Mar 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. Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (NASDAQ:AVAH)

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (NASDAQ:AVAH) 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 Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (NASDAQ:AVAH) is: Value: B, Growth: B, 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 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Aveanna Healthcare Holdings has seen its stock return 80.15% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 106 percentage points.

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $10.79, an upside of 48.57% from Aveanna Healthcare Holdings's current stock price of $7.26.

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Aveanna Healthcare Holdings, 28.57% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 14.29% have issued a Buy, 57.14% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Innovage Holding (NASDAQ:INNV)

Innovage Holding (NASDAQ:INNV) 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 Innovage Holding (NASDAQ:INNV) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: A, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Innovage Holding (NASDAQ:INNV) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 17 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 29.

INNV passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Innovage Holding has seen its stock return 173.07% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 199 percentage points.

Innovage Holding has an average 1 year price target of $7.00, a downside of -26.55% from Innovage Holding's current stock price of $9.53.

Innovage Holding stock has a consensus Strong Sell recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Innovage Holding, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 100% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Auna Sa (NYSE:AUNA)

Auna Sa (NYSE:AUNA) 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 Auna Sa (NYSE:AUNA) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Auna Sa (NYSE:AUNA) has a Due Diligence Score of 16, which is -13 points lower than the medical care facility industry average of 29. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates AUNA as a "A".

AUNA passed 5 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Auna Sa has seen its stock lose -37.66% over the past year, underperforming other medical care facility stocks by -11 percentage points.

Auna Sa has an average 1 year price target of $7.50, an upside of 51.52% from Auna Sa's current stock price of $4.95.

Auna Sa stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Auna Sa, 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 9 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. U S Physical Therapy (NYSE:USPH)

U S Physical Therapy (NYSE:USPH) has an annual dividend yield of 2.18%, which is 1 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 126.8% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. National Healthcare (NYSEMKT:NHC)

National Healthcare (NYSEMKT:NHC) has an annual dividend yield of 1.51%, which is the same as the medical care facility industry average of 1.25%. National Healthcare's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% 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 32.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Select Medical Holdings (NYSE:SEM)

Select Medical Holdings (NYSE:SEM) has an annual dividend yield of 1.16%, which is the same as the medical care facility industry average of 1.25%. 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 21.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are medical care facility stocks down?

Medical care facility stocks were down -1.49% in the last day, and up 0.97% over the last week. Ardent Health was the among the top losers in the medical care facilities industry, dropping -2.07% yesterday.

Ardent Health shares are trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected Q4 financial results and issued FY26 GAAP EPS guidance below estimates.

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 29, which is 5 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 24. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Auna Sa's stock has dropped -37.66% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the medical care facility industry by -11 percentage points.

2. Biote (NASDAQ:BTMD)

Biote (NASDAQ:BTMD) 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.

Biote has a valuation score of 57, which is 33 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 24. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Biote's stock has dropped -50.12% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the medical care facility industry by -24 percentage points.

3. Fresenius Medical Care Ag (NYSE:FMS)

Fresenius Medical Care Ag (NYSE:FMS) 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.

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 -2.82% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the medical care facility industry by 23 percentage points.

Are medical care facility stocks a good buy now?

48.65% 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 13.25% over the next year.

17.95% of medical care facility stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 33.33% of medical care facility stocks are rated B (Buy), 38.46% are rated C (Hold), 7.69% are rated D (Sell), and 2.56% 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 20.88x.

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