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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

Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment Forecast

Medical Care Facilities is Zen Rated A and is the 21st 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
EHAB	ENHABIT INC	$401.05M	$7.92	$8.50	7.32%	Hold	1	3.98%	N/A	3.08%	1.35%
AVAH	AVEANNA HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS INC	$1.64B	$7.84	$7.50	-4.34%	Buy	5	5.82%	118.86%	-1,027.76%	6.96%
MD	PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP INC	$1.49B	$17.10	$17.50	2.34%	Hold	3	1.21%	8.99%	17.55%	6.96%
ARDT	ARDENT HEALTH PARTNERS INC	$1.79B	$12.53	$18.23	45.48%	Buy	7	4.46%	5.31%	29.09%	7.26%
THC	TENET HEALTHCARE CORP	$16.30B	$184.53	$194.50	5.40%	Strong Buy	14	3.87%	3.38%	51.19%	6.69%
FMS	FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE AG	$14.75B	$25.14	$30.00	19.33%	Hold	1	0.50%	25.65%	5.00%	2.12%
UHS	UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC	$11.68B	$181.22	$211.60	16.76%	Buy	10	5.59%	9.75%	24.80%	11.31%
GRDN	GUARDIAN PHARMACY SERVICES INC	$1.66B	$26.15	$28.00	7.07%	Strong Buy	1	5.00%	N/A	43.32%	20.61%
OPCH	OPTION CARE HEALTH INC	$4.67B	$28.75	$39.25	36.52%	Strong Buy	4	6.85%	17.13%	22.91%	9.21%
ADUS	ADDUS HOMECARE CORP	$2.12B	$115.32	$136.71	18.55%	Buy	7	7.48%	13.91%	N/A	N/A
EHC	ENCOMPASS HEALTH CORP	$12.43B	$123.45	$132.83	7.60%	Strong Buy	6	7.00%	6.06%	30.30%	10.18%
HCA	HCA HEALTHCARE INC	$95.30B	$407.28	$403.11	-1.02%	Buy	9	3.98%	8.80%	-186.28%	13.75%
NHC	NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP	$1.75B	$113.17	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
HCSG	HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC	$1.13B	$15.67	$16.25	3.70%	Strong Buy	4	3.42%	486.67%	14.27%	8.49%
LFST	LIFESTANCE HEALTH GROUP INC	$2.13B	$5.48	$8.67	58.16%	Strong Buy	3	13.05%	N/A	N/A	N/A
PNTG	PENNANT GROUP INC	$839.51M	$24.29	$32.50	33.80%	Buy	4	8.07%	15.65%	N/A	N/A
USPH	U S PHYSICAL THERAPY INC	$1.26B	$82.76	$108.67	31.30%	Strong Buy	3	8.49%	16.42%	10.28%	4.33%
DVA	DAVITA INC	$9.73B	$136.03	$162.00	19.09%	Hold	2	2.75%	10.81%	-283.08%	5.98%
AMN	AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC	$767.61M	$20.05	$23.63	17.83%	Buy	4	-4.04%	N/A	7.07%	2.11%
ENSG	ENSIGN GROUP INC	$9.96B	$172.60	$171.50	-0.64%	Strong Buy	4	9.03%	5.97%	19.76%	8.09%
SEM	SELECT MEDICAL HOLDINGS CORP	$1.62B	$13.04	$16.50	26.53%	Buy	2	13.96%	14.87%	12.95%	3.76%
BTMD	BIOTE CORP	$171.55M	$3.47	$6.00	72.91%	Buy	2	4.85%	-25.53%	N/A	N/A
AIRS	AIRSCULPT TECHNOLOGIES INC	$415.83M	$6.66	$2.50	-62.46%	Hold	1	3.72%	N/A	N/A	N/A
JYNT	JOINT CORP	$163.71M	$10.67	$17.00	59.33%	Strong Buy	2	77.55%	N/A	44.90%	14.26%
CYH	COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC	$392.33M	$2.80	$3.58	27.68%	Hold	6	0.40%	N/A	-0.77%	0.09%
ASTH	ASTRANA HEALTH INC	$1.76B	$31.33	$45.25	44.43%	Strong Buy	4	26.91%	57.52%	24.90%	13.94%
CON	CONCENTRA GROUP HOLDINGS PARENT INC	$3.04B	$23.74	$30.00	26.37%	Strong Buy	1	9.33%	9.34%	74.97%	8.44%
CHE	CHEMED CORP	$6.58B	$451.90	$579.75	28.29%	Buy	4	3.37%	8.07%	N/A	N/A
ACHC	ACADIA HEALTHCARE COMPANY INC	$2.09B	$22.62	$33.64	48.73%	Strong Buy	7	6.18%	29.69%	11.31%	5.52%
SGRY	SURGERY PARTNERS INC	$2.91B	$22.72	$31.75	39.74%	Buy	4	7.92%	N/A	12.32%	2.71%
SNDA	SONIDA SENIOR LIVING INC	$491.47M	$26.11	$26.00	-0.42%	Hold	1	0.53%	N/A	-82.67%	-5.52%
CCRN	CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE INC	$438.03M	$13.37	$17.56	31.30%	Hold	2	-2.25%	N/A	2.07%	1.54%
PACS	PACS GROUP INC	$1.77B	$11.61	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	58.34%	8.57%
TOI	ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE INC	$325.40M	$3.48	$6.00	72.41%	Strong Buy	1	11.09%	N/A	N/A	-16.38%
NIVF	NEWGENIVF GROUP LTD	$2.82M	$1.88	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BKD	BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING INC	$1.81B	$7.64	$8.33	9.07%	Buy	3	0.05%	N/A	-122.83%	-2.11%
BMGL	BASEL MEDICAL GROUP LTD	$36.54M	$1.98	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
DCGO	DOCGO INC	$161.54M	$1.63	$3.37	106.56%	Buy	3	-38.74%	N/A	-2.22%	-1.59%
CMPS	COMPASS PATHWAYS PLC	$461.48M	$4.81	$20.33	322.72%	Buy	3	N/A	N/A	-10.62%	-5.88%
AGL	AGILON HEALTH INC	$526.32M	$1.27	$3.09	143.39%	Hold	11	5.38%	N/A	-25.84%	-6.17%
AMS	AMERICAN SHARED HOSPITAL SERVICES	$16.01M	$2.46	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
INNV	INNOVAGE HOLDING CORP	$517.10M	$3.83	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	10.74%	N/A	3.97%	1.76%
AUNA	AUNA SA	$465.27M	$6.29	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.79%	2.36%	N/A	N/A
MODV	MODIVCARE INC	$4.05M	$0.28	$4.75	1,584.40%	Buy	2	0.10%	N/A	-7.37%	0.39%
CCEL	CRYO CELL INTERNATIONAL INC	$38.27M	$4.75	$8.50	78.95%	Strong Buy	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PIII	P3 HEALTH PARTNERS INC	$59.76M	$8.32	$20.00	140.53%	Strong Buy	2	-2.26%	N/A	-384.43%	-23.36%
NAKA	KINDLY MD INC	$45.11M	$5.93	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CCM	CONCORD MEDICAL SERVICES HOLDINGS LTD	$23.43M	$5.45	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Medical Care Facility Stocks FAQ

What are the best medical care facility stocks to buy right now in Aug 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. Enhabit (NYSE:EHAB)

Enhabit (NYSE:EHAB) 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 Enhabit (NYSE:EHAB) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: D, Sentiment: A, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Enhabit (NYSE:EHAB) has a Due Diligence Score of 7, which is -21 points lower than the medical care facility industry average of 28. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates EHAB as a "A".

EHAB passed 2 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Enhabit has seen its stock lose -4.23% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 30 percentage points.

Enhabit has an average 1 year price target of $8.50, an upside of 7.32% from Enhabit's current stock price of $7.92.

Enhabit stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Enhabit, 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. Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (NASDAQ:AVAH)

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

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (NASDAQ:AVAH) has a Due Diligence Score of 30, which is 2 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 28.

AVAH passed 10 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Aveanna Healthcare Holdings has seen its stock return 45.19% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 80 percentage points.

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $7.50, a downside of -4.34% from Aveanna Healthcare Holdings's current stock price of $7.84.

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

3. Pediatrix Medical Group (NYSE:MD)

Pediatrix Medical Group (NYSE:MD) 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 Pediatrix Medical Group (NYSE:MD) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Pediatrix Medical Group (NYSE:MD) has a Due Diligence Score of 30, which is 2 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 28.

MD passed 9 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Pediatrix Medical Group has seen its stock return 55.17% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 90 percentage points.

Pediatrix Medical Group has an average 1 year price target of $17.50, an upside of 2.34% from Pediatrix Medical Group's current stock price of $17.10.

Pediatrix Medical Group stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Pediatrix Medical Group, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 66.67% 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. Select Medical Holdings (NYSE:SEM)

Select Medical Holdings (NYSE:SEM) has an annual dividend yield of 13.62%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 2.89%. 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 35.1% 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 8.42%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 2.89%.

Cryo Cell International's dividend payout ratio of -2,166.7% 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 2.18%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the medical care facility industry average of 2.89%. 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 34.9% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are medical care facility stocks down?

Medical care facility stocks were down -0.03% in the last day, and up 0.6% 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 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.

Ardent Health Partners's stock has dropped -33.35% 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 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.

Universal Health Services's stock has dropped -23.48% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the medical care facility industry by 11 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 29, which is 6 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 23. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Biote's stock has dropped -43.11% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the medical care facility industry by -8 percentage points.

Are medical care facility stocks a good buy now?

38.46% 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 16.86% over the next year.

20% of medical care facility stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 20% of medical care facility stocks are rated B (Buy), 50% are rated C (Hold), 5% are rated D (Sell), and 5% 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 16.09x.

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