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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 19th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
AVAH	AVEANNA HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS INC	$1.81B	208,911,383	24.82%	75.18%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MD	PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP INC	$1.85B	85,877,386	93.84%	5.66%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EHAB	ENHABIT INC	$546.05M	50,607,075	96.09%	3.91%	Net Buying	Net Selling
INNV	INNOVAGE HOLDING CORP	$791.02M	135,681,431	4.58%	95.42%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GRDN	GUARDIAN PHARMACY SERVICES INC	$2.22B	72,623,011	27.09%	43.69%	Net Selling	Net Buying
FMS	FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE AG	$12.76B	289,848,926	12.46%	0.00%
HCA	HCA HEALTHCARE INC	$107.45B	228,193,900	8.91%	91.09%	Net Buying	Net Buying
UHS	UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC	$12.81B	62,482,486	83.24%	11.84%	Net Buying	Net Buying
AUNA	AUNA SA	$418.67M	73,970,299	6.74%	0.00%
ADUS	ADDUS HOMECARE CORP	$2.04B	18,483,271	37.82%	62.18%	Net Selling	Net Selling
THC	TENET HEALTHCARE CORP	$16.59B	87,885,000	31.55%	68.45%	Net Selling	Net Selling
HCSG	HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC	$1.33B	70,455,509	95.14%	4.86%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SEM	SELECT MEDICAL HOLDINGS CORP	$1.88B	123,817,591	7.52%	92.48%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AMN	AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC	$787.10M	38,413,780	90.95%	9.05%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PACS	PACS GROUP INC	$5.48B	156,615,144	24.49%	75.51%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CON	CONCENTRA GROUP HOLDINGS PARENT INC	$2.76B	128,170,202	87.74%	8.14%	Net Selling	Net Selling
OPCH	OPTION CARE HEALTH INC	$5.76B	158,732,706	11.71%	88.29%	Net Selling	Net Buying
EHC	ENCOMPASS HEALTH CORP	$9.90B	100,615,977	93.11%	6.24%	Net Selling	Net Buying
LFST	LIFESTANCE HEALTH GROUP INC	$2.86B	389,000,281	35.46%	64.54%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BTMD	BIOTE CORP	$100.91M	45,662,630	26.71%	73.29%	Net Buying
ENSG	ENSIGN GROUP INC	$10.16B	57,924,783	59.90%	40.10%	Net Buying	Net Selling
PNTG	PENNANT GROUP INC	$1.06B	34,593,720	90.06%	9.04%	Net Buying	Net Buying
NHC	NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP	$2.22B	15,515,253	61.26%	34.09%	Net Buying	Net Selling
JYNT	JOINT CORP	$149.41M	14,866,192	51.69%	48.31%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CYH	COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC	$450.19M	138,519,615	63.45%	36.55%	Net Selling
PARK	PARK DENTAL PARTNERS INC	N/A	4,091,636	0.00%	16.85%	Net Buying	Net Buying
DVA	DAVITA INC	$7.57B	70,000,000	12.40%	87.60%	Net Selling	Net Selling
USPH	U S PHYSICAL THERAPY INC	$1.30B	15,204,119	91.98%	8.02%	Net Selling	Net Buying
CHE	CHEMED CORP	$6.33B	14,164,195	95.88%	4.12%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ARDT	ARDENT HEALTH INC	$1.23B	143,187,681	49.11%	50.89%	Net Selling
SGRY	SURGERY PARTNERS INC	$2.09B	129,341,779	25.27%	74.73%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CCRN	CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE INC	$295.49M	32,759,952	80.47%	19.53%	Net Selling	Net Buying
NIVF	NEWGENIVF GROUP LTD	$216.99k	430,540	0.01%	99.99%
ASTH	ASTRANA HEALTH INC	$1.53B	56,288,415	16.45%	83.55%	Net Selling	Net Buying
TOI	ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE INC	$327.61M	98,381,340	34.42%	35.39%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BKD	BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING INC	$3.08B	237,655,392	42.85%	57.15%	Net Selling
AIRS	AIRSCULPT TECHNOLOGIES INC	$173.57M	62,436,670	46.55%	53.45%	Net Buying
ACHC	ACADIA HEALTHCARE COMPANY INC	$1.41B	92,258,166	70.10%	29.90%	Net Selling
SNDA	SONIDA SENIOR LIVING INC	$592.01M	18,770,006	23.24%	76.76%	Net Selling
DCGO	DOCGO INC	$82.16M	97,813,372	50.07%	26.80%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CMPS	COMPASS PATHWAYS PLC	$688.44M	96,017,044	57.78%	29.77%	Net Selling
AGL	AGILON HEALTH INC	$410.85M	414,581,604	77.48%	22.52%	Net Selling
CCEL	CRYO CELL INTERNATIONAL INC	$27.47M	8,055,150	9.61%	90.39%	Net Buying	Net Buying
BMGL	BASEL MEDICAL GROUP LTD	$15.03M	18,785,750	1.54%	0.00%
PIII	P3 HEALTH PARTNERS INC	$18.30M	7,205,589	0.10%	99.90%
CCM	CONCORD MEDICAL SERVICES HOLDINGS LTD	$22.58M	131,053,858	0.03%	0.00%
SRXH	SRX HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC	$4.39M	27,426,843	1.16%	35.64%	Net Buying
AMS	AMERICAN SHARED HOSPITAL SERVICES	$13.79M	6,568,000	11.59%	88.41%
MCTA	CHARMING MEDICAL LTD	N/A	16,938,000	0.00%	0.00%
NAKA	KINDLY MD INC	$177.26M	439,850,889	24.72%	6.81%	Net Buying

Medical Care Facility Stocks FAQ

What are the best medical care facility stocks to buy right now in Jan 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: B, 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 75.71% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 109 percentage points.

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $10.56, an upside of 21.69% from Aveanna Healthcare Holdings's current stock price of $8.68.

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Aveanna Healthcare Holdings, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Pediatrix Medical Group (NYSE:MD)

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

Pediatrix Medical Group (NYSE:MD) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 15 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 29.

MD passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Pediatrix Medical Group has seen its stock return 52.12% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 86 percentage points.

Pediatrix Medical Group has an average 1 year price target of $21.33, a downside of -0.96% 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 3 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.

3. Enhabit (NYSE:EHAB)

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

Enhabit (NYSE:EHAB) 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 EHAB as a "A".

EHAB passed 5 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Enhabit has seen its stock return 34.54% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 68 percentage points.

Enhabit has an average 1 year price target of $12.67, an upside of 17.4% from Enhabit's current stock price of $10.79.

Enhabit stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Enhabit, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 0% 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 2.1%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 1.33%. 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 75.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. National Healthcare (NYSEMKT:NHC)

National Healthcare (NYSEMKT:NHC) has an annual dividend yield of 1.77%, which is the same as the medical care facility industry average of 1.33%. 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 38.2% 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 1.66%, which is the same as the medical care facility industry average of 1.33%. 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 36% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are medical care facility stocks down?

Medical care facility stocks were down -0.07% in the last day, and up 0.41% 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. Biote (NASDAQ:BTMD)

Biote (NASDAQ:BTMD) 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.

Biote has a valuation score of 43, which is 16 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 27. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Biote's stock has dropped -60.68% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the medical care facility industry by -27 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 57, which is 30 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 27. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Auna Sa's stock has dropped -30.81% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the medical care facility industry by 3 percentage points.

3. Ardent Health (NYSE:ARDT)

Ardent Health (NYSE:ARDT) 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.

Ardent Health has a valuation score of 43, which is 16 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 27. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ardent Health's stock has dropped -43.87% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the medical care facility industry by -10 percentage points.

Are medical care facility stocks a good buy now?

48.72% 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 19.44% over the next year.

21.43% of medical care facility stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 23.81% of medical care facility stocks are rated B (Buy), 45.24% are rated C (Hold), 2.38% are rated D (Sell), and 7.14% 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 14.75x.

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