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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 15th 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
INNV	INNOVAGE HOLDING CORP	$1.22B	$1.02B	$33.70M	$9.00M	$0.06	15.11%	9.12%	N/A	-11.42%
ARDT	ARDENT HEALTH INC	$2.44B	$6.45B	$425.49M	$146.22M	$1.03	2.03%	N/A	-31.33%	N/A
THC	TENET HEALTHCARE CORP	$22.55B	$23.63B	$5.53B	$2.90B	$34.70	13.28%	3.35%	134.14%	27.87%
MD	PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP INC	$2.44B	$1.96B	$260.51M	$150.09M	$1.89	1.91%	1.38%	-2.07%	N/A
CHE	CHEMED CORP	$6.87B	$2.66B	$454.83M	$282.40M	$20.93	5.15%	4.54%	9.98%	1.54%
ADUS	ADDUS HOMECARE CORP	$2.32B	$1.50B	$173.81M	$111.05M	$6.09	11.53%	12.43%	28.21%	18.74%
AUNA	AUNA SA	$346.38M	$1.39B	$279.33M	$4.81M	$0.07	12.28%	N/A	-92.77%	N/A	2026-11-17
AVAH	AVEANNA HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS INC	$2.89B	$2.60B	$308.29M	$274.76M	$1.33	19.52%	9.66%	1,377.78%	N/A	2026-11-12
ACHC	ACADIA HEALTHCARE COMPANY INC	$3.44B	$3.41B	-$732.64M	-$1.13B	-$12.43	4.47%	8.56%	N/A	N/A
LFST	LIFESTANCE HEALTH GROUP INC	$5.24B	$1.68B	$198.89M	$71.91M	$0.20	22.62%	23.00%	N/A	N/A
PARK	PARK DENTAL PARTNERS INC	$94.58M	$251.37M	$2.44M	-$3.54M	-$2.30	7.29%	N/A	N/A	N/A	2026-11-12
EHC	ENCOMPASS HEALTH CORP	$13.50B	$6.34B	$1.35B	$644.40M	$6.48	9.36%	11.58%	20.67%	9.69%
PACS	PACS GROUP INC	$7.87B	$5.71B	$540.18M	$277.59M	$1.76	11.02%	N/A	61.47%	N/A
JYNT	JOINT CORP	$93.77M	$58.72M	$4.39M	$2.83M	$0.20	7.86%	-4.98%	53.85%	-30.57%
ENSG	ENSIGN GROUP INC	$10.56B	$5.67B	$660.19M	$399.12M	$6.91	17.49%	17.23%	20.17%	14.25%
CON	CONCENTRA GROUP HOLDINGS PARENT INC	$5.34B	$2.34B	$468.33M	$216.36M	$1.69	11.84%	N/A	44.44%	N/A
NHC	NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP	$3.27B	$1.58B	$206.50M	$114.66M	$7.37	5.58%	8.56%	12.69%	-5.54%
GRDN	GUARDIAN PHARMACY SERVICES INC	$2.69B	$1.46B	$127.99M	$74.77M	$1.18	4.85%	N/A	71.01%	N/A
HCA	HCA HEALTHCARE INC	$103.40B	$78.70B	$14.90B	$6.78B	$30.54	5.82%	6.30%	16.65%	8.87%
BTMD	BIOTE CORP	$38.08M	$183.53M	$22.86M	$5.86M	$0.16	-7.81%	N/A	-83.84%	N/A
AGL	AGILON HEALTH INC	$1.90B	$6.00B	-$47.88M	-$87.10M	-$5.40	2.02%	28.83%	N/A	N/A
AMN	AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC	$1.40B	$3.52B	$340.23M	$109.02M	$2.80	29.45%	1.58%	N/A	-9.57%
DVA	DAVITA INC	$12.04B	$14.17B	$2.54B	$920.08M	$13.81	6.38%	4.12%	39.21%	8.96%
UHS	UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC	$11.27B	$18.35B	$2.76B	$1.46B	$24.12	8.00%	8.06%	13.08%	13.90%
HCSG	HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC	$1.64B	$1.88B	$144.75M	$104.88M	$1.51	3.96%	2.71%	174.55%	9.48%
FMS	FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE AG	$12.15B	$21.81B	$3.54B	$921.34M	$1.67	-4.32%	1.87%	17.73%	-1.40%
PNTG	PENNANT GROUP INC	$1.28B	$1.17B	$75.68M	$35.88M	$1.04	38.67%	21.93%	33.33%	28.23%
ASTH	ASTRANA HEALTH INC	$1.93B	$3.91B	$218.21M	$53.13M	$1.08	35.05%	38.94%	440.00%	-7.90%
USPH	U S PHYSICAL THERAPY INC	$1.49B	$837.63M	$81.21M	$30.13M	-$1.34	10.40%	11.66%	N/A	N/A
STLN	STARLING ONCOLOGY INC	$369.21M	$620.45M	-$26.22M	-$40.36M	-$50.30k	34.58%	25.45%	N/A	N/A
BMGL	BASEL MEDICAL GROUP LTD	$8.37M	$12.81M	$2.95M	-$582.72k	-$0.61	13.15%	N/A	N/A	N/A
SRTA	STRATA CRITICAL MEDICAL INC	$496.62M	$280.76M	-$2.92M	-$24.81M	-$0.30	68.38%	40.92%	N/A	N/A
BKD	BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING INC	$2.16B	$2.95B	$507.90M	-$37.49M	-$0.16	-8.42%	-0.11%	N/A	N/A
GMRS	GMR SOLUTIONS INC	$672.03M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2026-11-09
AIRS	AIRSCULPT TECHNOLOGIES INC	$39.48M	$147.68M	$4.96M	-$9.40M	-$0.12	-6.27%	4.48%	N/A	N/A
SNDA	SONIDA SENIOR LIVING INC	$1.61B	$638.13M	$47.41M	-$151.34M	-$5.35	69.98%	19.92%	N/A	N/A
CMPS	COMPASS PATHWAYS PLC	$1.22B	$0.00	-$261.40M	-$266.30M	-$2.23	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SRXH	SRX GLOBAL INC	$16.46M	-$24.91M	-$35.78M	-$34.40M	-$53.16	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CYH	COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC	$311.67M	$11.65B	$1.54B	$36.00M	$0.27	-7.84%	-1.00%	-89.02%	-38.58%
DCGO	DOCGO INC	$24.24M	$294.72M	-$161.30M	-$192.42M	-$1.94	-32.40%	11.63%	N/A	N/A	2026-11-09
CCEL	CRYO CELL INTERNATIONAL INC	$39.43M	$31.13M	$1.27M	-$1.95M	-$0.23	-1.96%	1.35%	N/A	N/A
AMS	AMERICAN SHARED HOSPITAL SERVICES	$7.71M	$30.41M	$5.38M	-$1.77M	-$0.25	3.97%	10.91%	N/A	N/A	2026-11-12
OPCH	OPTION CARE HEALTH INC	$4.74B	$5.75B	$442.67M	$215.19M	$1.39	4.01%	11.64%	10.32%	24.75%
CCM	CONCORD MEDICAL SERVICES HOLDINGS LTD	$15.95M	$67.52M	$32.26M	-$13.61M	-$3.12	24.37%	13.92%	N/A	N/A
MCTA	CHARMING MEDICAL LTD	$504.26M	$4.81M	$365.34k	-$22.65k	$0.00	-22.73%	N/A	-100.00%	N/A
SGRY	SURGERY PARTNERS INC	$3.04B	$3.37B	$429.10M	-$88.60M	-$0.69	3.99%	9.90%	N/A	N/A	2026-11-09
PIII	P3 HEALTH PARTNERS INC	$29.04M	$1.50B	$35.74M	-$108.01M	-$33.01	2.81%	21.97%	N/A	N/A	2026-11-09
NIVF	NEWGENIVF GROUP LTD	$3.61k	$4.63M	$3.13M	$1.12M	$17.27k	-2.82%	N/A	N/A	N/A

Medical Care Facility Stocks FAQ

What are the best medical care facility stocks to buy right now in Nov 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. Innovage Holding (NASDAQ:INNV)

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

Innovage Holding (NASDAQ:INNV) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 16 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 32.

INNV passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Innovage Holding has seen its stock return 82.38% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 157 percentage points.

Innovage Holding has an average 1 year price target of $14.00, an upside of 56.08% from Innovage Holding's current stock price of $8.97.

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

2. Ardent Health (NYSE:ARDT)

Ardent Health (NYSE:ARDT) 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 Ardent Health (NYSE:ARDT) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: A, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Ardent Health (NYSE:ARDT) has a Due Diligence Score of 22, which is -10 points lower than the medical care facility industry average of 32. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates ARDT as a "A".

ARDT passed 7 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Ardent Health has seen its stock return 31.55% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 106 percentage points.

Ardent Health has an average 1 year price target of $15.17, a downside of -12.33% from Ardent Health's current stock price of $17.30.

Ardent Health stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Ardent Health, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 16.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Tenet Healthcare (NYSE:THC)

Tenet Healthcare (NYSE:THC) 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 Tenet Healthcare (NYSE:THC) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Tenet Healthcare (NYSE:THC) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 14 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 32.

THC passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Tenet Healthcare has seen its stock return 48.45% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 123 percentage points.

Tenet Healthcare has an average 1 year price target of $297.08, an upside of 4.85% from Tenet Healthcare's current stock price of $283.33.

Tenet Healthcare stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 12 analysts covering Tenet Healthcare, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 16.67% have issued a Buy, 16.67% 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 6.16%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 1.44%.

Srx Global's dividend payout ratio of -0.1% indicates that its high 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 2.61%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 1.44%. 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 36.5% 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 1.84%, which is the same as the medical care facility industry average of 1.44%. 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 -136.6% 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 -1.67% in the last day, and up 2.75% over the last week. Astrana Health was the among the top losers in the medical care facilities industry, dropping -2.12% yesterday.

Astrana Health shares are trading lower after the company reported mixed Q3 financial results and narrowed its FY26 sales guidance with its midpoint 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. Fresenius Medical Care Ag (NYSE:FMS)

Fresenius Medical Care Ag (NYSE:FMS) 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.

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 -3.16% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the medical care facility industry by 71 percentage points.

2. Auna Sa (NYSE:AUNA)

Auna Sa (NYSE:AUNA) 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.

Auna Sa 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.

Auna Sa's stock has dropped -9.42% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the medical care facility industry by 65 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 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 -54.88% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the medical care facility industry by 19 percentage points.

Are medical care facility stocks a good buy now?

44.44% 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 10.12% over the next year.

15.38% of medical care facility stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 28.21% of medical care facility stocks are rated B (Buy), 48.72% are rated C (Hold), 7.69% 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 16.33x.

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