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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 +28.50% per year, and are the best medical care facility stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Medical Care Facilities

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Medical Care Facilities is Zen Rated A and is the 16th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Revenue	EBITDA	Earnings	EPS	Rev. Y/Y	Rev. 5Y	Earn. Y/Y	Earn. 5Y	Earnings Date
MD	PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP INC	$2.18B	$1.93B	$284.88M	$174.22M	$2.09	-2.25%	2.12%	N/A	N/A	2026-08-04
AVAH	AVEANNA HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS INC	$2.04B	$2.52B	$303.61M	$261.49M	$1.27	20.49%	10.12%	4,133.33%	N/A	2026-08-13
CHE	CHEMED CORP	$6.96B	$2.60B	$438.86M	$274.99M	$19.90	3.31%	4.11%	1.48%	0.91%
PACS	PACS GROUP INC	$7.28B	$5.43B	$491.14M	$243.77M	$1.56	22.15%	N/A	387.50%	N/A	2026-08-04
THC	TENET HEALTHCARE CORP	$20.51B	$22.64B	$4.65B	$2.24B	$26.11	9.40%	2.89%	64.63%	44.81%
AMN	AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC	$1.30B	$3.42B	$200.50M	-$32.44M	-$0.85	19.87%	5.01%	N/A	N/A	2026-08-06
LFST	LIFESTANCE HEALTH GROUP INC	$4.06B	$1.49B	$140.68M	$23.20M	$0.07	16.46%	N/A	N/A	N/A	2026-08-06
JYNT	JOINT CORP	$118.18M	$56.64M	$5.00M	$3.24M	$0.23	6.75%	-1.98%	N/A	-26.05%	2026-08-06
ADUS	ADDUS HOMECARE CORP	$2.16B	$1.45B	$161.12M	$99.75M	$5.50	19.55%	13.18%	21.68%	21.01%	2026-08-03
AUNA	AUNA SA	$375.25M	$1.32B	$295.43M	$20.04M	$0.27	9.92%	N/A	-53.85%	N/A	2026-08-18
DVA	DAVITA INC	$15.41B	$13.84B	$2.39B	$781.42M	$10.93	6.68%	3.71%	5.81%	10.25%	2026-08-04
CON	CONCENTRA GROUP HOLDINGS PARENT INC	$4.05B	$2.23B	$421.62M	$177.99M	$1.39	15.46%	N/A	6.11%	N/A	2026-08-06
AIRS	AIRSCULPT TECHNOLOGIES INC	$339.32M	$151.84M	$925.00k	-$11.22M	-$0.16	-11.78%	N/A	N/A	N/A	2026-08-07
PNTG	PENNANT GROUP INC	$1.40B	$1.02B	$60.93M	$30.32M	$0.89	36.76%	20.38%	14.10%	12.68%	2026-08-05
OPCH	OPTION CARE HEALTH INC	$3.45B	$5.69B	$431.61M	$209.58M	$1.33	5.95%	12.17%	5.56%	37.56%
EHC	ENCOMPASS HEALTH CORP	$11.02B	$6.07B	$1.28B	$609.20M	$6.08	10.05%	10.91%	23.83%	14.72%	2026-08-05
PARK	PARK DENTAL PARTNERS INC	$80.73M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2026-08-12
BTMD	BIOTE CORP	$84.56M	$188.16M	$35.01M	$15.60M	$0.49	-5.63%	N/A	-27.94%	N/A	2026-08-05
GRDN	GUARDIAN PHARMACY SERVICES INC	$2.50B	$1.46B	$102.14M	$53.07M	$0.85	13.54%	N/A	N/A	N/A	2026-08-06
HCSG	HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC	$1.60B	$1.86B	$168.38M	$122.95M	$1.73	5.22%	2.29%	1,053.33%	7.59%
TOI	ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE INC	$485.92M	$545.76M	-$32.30M	-$46.58M	-$50.30k	35.37%	23.23%	N/A	N/A	2026-08-06
ACHC	ACADIA HEALTHCARE COMPANY INC	$2.76B	$3.37B	-$753.36M	-$1.13B	-$12.41	4.27%	8.67%	N/A	N/A
ARDT	ARDENT HEALTH INC	$1.53B	$6.43B	$407.10M	$134.28M	$0.94	6.72%	N/A	-44.05%	N/A	2026-08-04
ENSG	ENSIGN GROUP INC	$10.38B	$5.49B	$620.54M	$378.70M	$6.57	18.89%	17.08%	15.87%	13.49%
NHC	NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP	$3.53B	$1.53B	$210.86M	$123.67M	$7.98	10.26%	8.32%	14.00%	6.30%	2026-08-14
INNV	INNOVAGE HOLDING CORP	$1.54B	$949.17M	$12.82M	-$11.61M	-$0.08	14.13%	8.94%	N/A	N/A	2026-09-08
ASTH	ASTRANA HEALTH INC	$1.98B	$3.53B	$169.42M	$30.23M	$0.62	56.69%	38.25%	-16.22%	-12.80%	2026-08-06
UHS	UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC	$10.20B	$17.76B	$2.77B	$1.52B	$24.27	10.42%	8.63%	33.87%	15.34%
HCA	HCA HEALTHCARE INC	$87.16B	$78.01B	$14.85B	$6.84B	$30.23	7.31%	6.85%	25.59%	15.34%
FMS	FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE AG	$13.86B	$22.77B	$3.76B	$1.11B	$1.93	5.02%	1.47%	64.34%	-3.70%	2026-08-04
SGRY	SURGERY PARTNERS INC	$2.01B	$3.34B	$437.80M	-$76.10M	-$0.59	5.38%	11.60%	N/A	N/A	2026-08-10
PIII	P3 HEALTH PARTNERS INC	$71.22M	$1.47B	$10.97M	-$126.25M	-$38.61	-0.87%	N/A	N/A	N/A	2026-08-10
NIVF	NEWGENIVF GROUP LTD	$614.00k	$4.73M	$11.00M	$9.88M	$644.00	-13.01%	N/A	N/A	N/A
GMRS	GMR SOLUTIONS INC	$695.67M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2026-08-13
BKD	BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING INC	$3.49B	$3.15B	$381.78M	-$204.61M	-$0.86	-0.36%	-0.81%	N/A	N/A	2026-08-10
AGL	AGILON HEALTH INC	$1.53B	$5.82B	-$318.02M	-$354.54M	-$21.55	-2.82%	34.14%	N/A	N/A	2026-08-05
USPH	U S PHYSICAL THERAPY INC	$1.20B	$795.49M	$85.57M	$34.72M	$0.51	13.73%	13.48%	-76.61%	-27.18%	2026-08-05
DCGO	DOCGO INC	$64.30M	$301.71M	-$159.68M	-$187.76M	-$1.89	-42.03%	18.27%	N/A	N/A	2026-08-06
SNDA	SONIDA SENIOR LIVING INC	$1.91B	$411.85M	$6.05M	-$123.87M	-$5.83	25.25%	3.95%	N/A	N/A	2026-08-10
CMPS	COMPASS PATHWAYS PLC	$1.53B	$0.00	-$174.25M	-$178.80M	-$2.13	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2026-08-05
SRXH	SRX GLOBAL INC	$13.58M	-$16.86M	-$45.07M	-$45.39M	-$97.20	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CYH	COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC	$393.42M	$11.98B	$1.60B	$252.00M	$1.87	-5.25%	-0.46%	N/A	-10.19%
NAKA	NAKAMOTO INC	$82.66M	$3.92M	-$277.41M	-$289.97M	-$6.80	58.64%	N/A	N/A	N/A	2026-08-04
BMGL	BASEL MEDICAL GROUP LTD	$8.80M	$11.64M	-$5.58M	-$7.92M	-$5.22	16.48%	N/A	N/A	N/A
AMS	AMERICAN SHARED HOSPITAL SERVICES	$9.94M	$29.05M	$5.69M	-$1.54M	-$0.22	-0.62%	10.50%	N/A	N/A	2026-08-12
MCTA	CHARMING MEDICAL LTD	$504.26M	$4.81M	$365.34k	-$22.65k	$0.00	-22.73%	N/A	-100.00%	N/A
CCM	CONCORD MEDICAL SERVICES HOLDINGS LTD	$19.02M	$67.52M	$32.26M	-$13.61M	-$3.12	24.37%	13.92%	N/A	N/A
CCEL	CRYO CELL INTERNATIONAL INC	$27.57M	$31.13M	$746.30k	-$2.47M	-$0.30	-2.69%	0.93%	N/A	N/A

Medical Care Facility Stocks FAQ

What are the best medical care facility stocks to buy right now in Aug 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 48 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% 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: C, and AI: C.

Pediatrix Medical Group (NYSE:MD) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 6 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 30.

MD passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Pediatrix Medical Group has seen its stock return 113.41% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 112 percentage points.

Pediatrix Medical Group has an average 1 year price target of $26.50, a downside of -0.04% from Pediatrix Medical Group's current stock price of $26.51.

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. 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 +28.5% per year. Learn more.

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

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (NASDAQ:AVAH) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 10 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 30.

AVAH passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Aveanna Healthcare Holdings has seen its stock return 151.57% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 150 percentage points.

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $10.30, an upside of 9.69% from Aveanna Healthcare Holdings's current stock price of $9.39.

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, 40% have issued a Buy, 20% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Chemed (NYSE:CHE)

Chemed (NYSE:CHE) 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 +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Chemed (NYSE:CHE) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Chemed (NYSE:CHE) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 9 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 30.

CHE passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Chemed has seen its stock return 27.69% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 26 percentage points.

Chemed has an average 1 year price target of $549.33, an upside of 3.21% from Chemed's current stock price of $532.25.

Chemed stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Chemed, 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 10 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. Srx Global (NYSEMKT:SRXH)

Srx Global (NYSEMKT:SRXH) has an annual dividend yield of 3.62%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 1.29%.

Srx Global's dividend payout ratio of 0% 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 2.38%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 1.29%. Fresenius Medical Care Ag's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two 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 2.3%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 1.29%. 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 -0.13% in the last day, and up 2.41% 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 29, which is 10 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 19. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Auna Sa's stock has dropped -16% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the medical care facility industry by -17 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 43, which is 24 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 19. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Biote's stock has dropped -44.55% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the medical care facility industry by -46 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 24 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 19. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Universal Health Services's stock has gained 2.65% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the medical care facility industry by 1 percentage points.

Are medical care facility stocks a good buy now?

50% 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 9.94% over the next year.

11.63% of medical care facility stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 25.58% of medical care facility stocks are rated B (Buy), 55.81% are rated C (Hold), 6.98% 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 16.63x.

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