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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

Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment

Medical Care Facilities is Zen Rated A and is the 15th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
INNV	INNOVAGE HOLDING CORP	$1.22B	136,456,506	0.00%	100.00%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ARDT	ARDENT HEALTH INC	$2.44B	140,936,393	0.08%	79.13%	Net Selling	Net Selling
THC	TENET HEALTHCARE CORP	$22.55B	79,588,000	0.04%	99.96%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MD	PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP INC	$2.44B	78,124,716	0.11%	6.67%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CHE	CHEMED CORP	$6.87B	13,014,915	0.10%	4.46%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ADUS	ADDUS HOMECARE CORP	$2.32B	18,633,316	0.06%	99.94%	Net Selling
AUNA	AUNA SA	$346.38M	74,012,965	0.01%	49.14%	Net Buying
AVAH	AVEANNA HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS INC	$2.89B	218,219,696	0.03%	99.97%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ACHC	ACADIA HEALTHCARE COMPANY INC	$3.44B	92,966,685	0.14%	52.19%	Net Selling
LFST	LIFESTANCE HEALTH GROUP INC	$5.24B	380,190,724	0.07%	99.93%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PARK	PARK DENTAL PARTNERS INC	$94.58M	4,755,282	0.02%	14.50%	Net Buying
EHC	ENCOMPASS HEALTH CORP	$13.50B	98,123,613	0.10%	6.34%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PACS	PACS GROUP INC	$7.87B	158,723,533	0.03%	83.87%	Net Selling	Net Selling
JYNT	JOINT CORP	$96.88M	14,143,154	0.07%	77.42%	Net Buying
ENSG	ENSIGN GROUP INC	$10.56B	58,340,666	0.09%	62.20%	Net Buying	Net Selling
CON	CONCENTRA GROUP HOLDINGS PARENT INC	$5.34B	126,517,736	0.09%	8.98%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NHC	NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP	$3.27B	15,664,304	0.07%	33.85%	Net Buying	Net Selling
GRDN	GUARDIAN PHARMACY SERVICES INC	$2.69B	63,353,919	0.03%	99.97%	Net Selling
HCA	HCA HEALTHCARE INC	$103.40B	208,892,500	0.01%	99.99%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BTMD	BIOTE CORP	$38.08M	35,927,468	0.03%	99.97%	Net Buying	Net Buying
AGL	AGILON HEALTH INC	$1.90B	16,795,774	0.02%	99.98%	Net Buying	Net Selling
AMN	AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC	$1.40B	38,562,904	0.12%	10.51%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DVA	DAVITA INC	$12.04B	62,900,000	0.01%	99.99%	Net Selling	Net Selling
UHS	UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC	$11.27B	57,652,117	0.09%	13.15%	Net Selling
HCSG	HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC	$1.64B	67,432,007	0.11%	5.51%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FMS	FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE AG	$12.15B	259,509,365	0.02%	0.00%
PNTG	PENNANT GROUP INC	$1.28B	35,132,364	0.09%	10.95%	Net Buying	Net Selling
ASTH	ASTRANA HEALTH INC	$1.93B	55,800,063	0.02%	99.98%	Net Selling	Net Selling
USPH	U S PHYSICAL THERAPY INC	$1.49B	14,928,461	0.11%	9.86%	Net Buying	Net Selling
STLN	STARLING ONCOLOGY INC	$368.94M	101,916,115	0.04%	45.35%	Net Buying	Net Selling
BMGL	BASEL MEDICAL GROUP LTD	$8.37M	1,582,111	0.00%	100.00%
SRTA	STRATA CRITICAL MEDICAL INC	$496.62M	89,319,857	0.06%	30.48%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BKD	BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING INC	$2.16B	239,316,054	0.09%	99.91%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GMRS	GMR SOLUTIONS INC	$672.03M	54,021,711	0.09%	36.48%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AIRS	AIRSCULPT TECHNOLOGIES INC	$38.50M	72,095,209	0.06%	72.61%	Net Buying
SNDA	SONIDA SENIOR LIVING INC	$1.58B	48,047,990	0.08%	98.82%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CMPS	COMPASS PATHWAYS PLC	$1.22B	141,710,353	0.06%	20.32%	Net Selling
SRXH	SRX GLOBAL INC	$16.46M	20,265,391	0.24%	52.32%	Net Buying
CYH	COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC	$311.67M	141,026,656	0.08%	45.91%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NIVF	NEWGENIVF GROUP LTD	$3.61k	7,896	0.00%	100.00%	Net Buying
AMS	AMERICAN SHARED HOSPITAL SERVICES	$7.71M	6,650,000	0.01%	99.99%	Net Buying
CCM	CONCORD MEDICAL SERVICES HOLDINGS LTD	$15.95M	130,251,685	0.00%	0.83%
MCTA	CHARMING MEDICAL LTD	$504.26M	17,178,000	0.00%	11.64%
DCGO	DOCGO INC	$24.24M	98,928,369	0.04%	26.47%	Net Selling
PIII	P3 HEALTH PARTNERS INC	$29.04M	7,260,982	0.00%	100.00%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CCEL	CRYO CELL INTERNATIONAL INC	$39.43M	8,062,650	0.01%	99.99%	Net Buying
SGRY	SURGERY PARTNERS INC	$3.04B	130,918,260	0.04%	99.96%	Net Buying	Net Buying
OPCH	OPTION CARE HEALTH INC	$4.74B	149,799,704	0.01%	99.99%	Net Selling

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 83.81% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 158 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 20, which is -12 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 6 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Ardent Health has seen its stock return 19.64% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 94 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 38.76% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 113 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 1.48%.

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 1.48%. 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 1.48%. 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. Airsculpt Technologies was the among the top losers in the medical care facilities industry, dropping -62.92% yesterday.

AirSculpt Technologies shares are trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected Q3 financial results, and lowered its FY2026 sales 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. 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 -3.7% 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 -15.37% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the medical care facility industry by 59 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 -62.68% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the medical care facility industry by 12 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 16.15x.

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