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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 12th 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	$1.42B	217,510,046	25.09%	74.91%	Net Selling	Net Selling
INNV	INNOVAGE HOLDING CORP	$1.08B	135,699,471	4.32%	95.68%	Net Selling
AUNA	AUNA SA	$384.87M	74,012,965	6.58%	49.15%
MD	PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP INC	$1.91B	83,001,072	94.44%	5.56%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GRDN	GUARDIAN PHARMACY SERVICES INC	$2.38B	63,320,634	31.47%	68.10%	Net Selling	Net Selling
THC	TENET HEALTHCARE CORP	$15.72B	86,963,000	31.79%	68.21%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AMN	AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC	$786.35M	38,641,082	90.68%	9.32%	Net Selling
FMS	FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE AG	$12.72B	279,288,885	13.43%	0.00%
NHC	NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP	$2.69B	15,541,309	64.12%	34.23%	Net Buying	Net Buying
HCSG	HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC	$1.54B	68,645,212	94.99%	5.01%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CON	CONCENTRA GROUP HOLDINGS PARENT INC	$2.94B	128,634,749	86.96%	8.11%	Net Selling
DVA	DAVITA INC	$10.14B	66,800,000	12.42%	87.58%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ADUS	ADDUS HOMECARE CORP	$1.77B	18,518,271	37.78%	62.22%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LFST	LIFESTANCE HEALTH GROUP INC	$2.75B	389,783,210	37.87%	62.13%	Net Selling	Net Selling
HCA	HCA HEALTHCARE INC	$96.71B	223,622,200	7.55%	92.45%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ENSG	ENSIGN GROUP INC	$10.99B	58,112,780	59.81%	40.19%	Net Buying	Net Buying
PNTG	PENNANT GROUP INC	$1.04B	34,663,118	88.93%	9.16%	Net Buying
UHS	UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC	$10.65B	61,086,640	83.56%	12.40%	Net Buying	Net Selling
PACS	PACS GROUP INC	$5.57B	157,165,029	25.02%	74.98%	Net Selling	Net Selling
JYNT	JOINT CORP	$127.31M	14,114,334	50.21%	49.79%	Net Buying	Net Buying
PARK	PARK DENTAL PARTNERS INC	$81.05M	4,515,054	16.51%	15.27%	Net Buying
EHC	ENCOMPASS HEALTH CORP	$10.14B	99,416,162	94.04%	5.96%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BTMD	BIOTE CORP	$90.18M	39,550,746	26.91%	73.09%	Net Buying
TOI	ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE INC	$321.23M	98,839,144	38.94%	46.68%	Net Selling	Net Buying
AIRS	AIRSCULPT TECHNOLOGIES INC	$172.13M	70,545,681	42.46%	57.54%	Net Buying	Net Buying
OPCH	OPTION CARE HEALTH INC	$4.44B	156,447,972	11.69%	88.31%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CHE	CHEMED CORP	$5.80B	13,765,136	95.92%	4.08%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ASTH	ASTRANA HEALTH INC	$1.87B	55,603,598	17.63%	82.37%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ARDT	ARDENT HEALTH INC	$1.38B	142,902,276	48.92%	51.08%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ACHC	ACADIA HEALTHCARE COMPANY INC	$2.52B	92,211,777	71.59%	28.41%	Net Selling	Net Selling
USPH	U S PHYSICAL THERAPY INC	$1.11B	15,122,562	91.69%	8.31%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BKD	BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING INC	$3.30B	237,792,413	43.31%	56.69%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SGRY	SURGERY PARTNERS INC	$1.86B	129,419,836	25.92%	74.08%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CCRN	CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE INC	$325.13M	32,318,741	76.55%	23.45%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CYH	COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC	$383.29M	140,916,712	62.25%	37.75%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DCGO	DOCGO INC	$70.90M	98,750,251	42.20%	26.53%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AGL	AGILON HEALTH INC	$434.95M	16,594,790	77.46%	22.54%	Net Buying	Net Buying
SNDA	SONIDA SENIOR LIVING INC	$1.71B	47,388,042	22.93%	77.07%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CMPS	COMPASS PATHWAYS PLC	$1.24B	128,923,295	42.67%	22.34%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MCTA	CHARMING MEDICAL LTD	$497.21M	16,938,000	0.26%	11.81%
EHAB	ENHABIT INC	$696.94M	50,723,245	93.71%	4.25%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CCEL	CRYO CELL INTERNATIONAL INC	$29.56M	8,055,150	9.56%	90.44%	Net Buying
BMGL	BASEL MEDICAL GROUP LTD	$11.65M	18,785,750	0.70%	99.30%
PIII	P3 HEALTH PARTNERS INC	$19.04M	7,213,414	0.09%	99.91%
CCM	CONCORD MEDICAL SERVICES HOLDINGS LTD	$17.30M	131,053,858	0.00%	0.46%
SRXH	SRX HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC	$35.49M	298,207,684	0.22%	3.56%	Net Buying	Net Buying
SEM	SELECT MEDICAL HOLDINGS CORP	$2.04B	124,017,191	7.51%	92.49%	Net Selling	Net Buying
NIVF	NEWGENIVF GROUP LTD	$4.46M	2,274,065	0.94%	99.06%
NAKA	NAKAMOTO INC	$148.35M	690,018,254	19.22%	38.43%	Net Buying
AMS	AMERICAN SHARED HOSPITAL SERVICES	$8.78M	6,602,000	12.65%	87.35%

Medical Care Facility Stocks FAQ

What are the best medical care facility stocks to buy right now in Apr 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: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (NASDAQ:AVAH) has a Due Diligence Score of 32, which is 2 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 30.

AVAH passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Aveanna Healthcare Holdings has seen its stock return 44.27% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 71 percentage points.

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $9.83, an upside of 50.12% from Aveanna Healthcare Holdings's current stock price of $6.55.

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

2. Innovage Holding (NASDAQ:INNV)

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

Innovage Holding (NASDAQ:INNV) has a Due Diligence Score of 49, which is 19 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 30.

INNV passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Innovage Holding has seen its stock return 153.99% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 180 percentage points.

Innovage Holding has an average 1 year price target of $7.00, a downside of -11.95% from Innovage Holding's current stock price of $7.95.

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

3. Auna Sa (NYSE:AUNA)

Auna Sa (NYSE:AUNA) 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 Auna Sa (NYSE:AUNA) is: Value: A, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Auna Sa (NYSE:AUNA) has a Due Diligence Score of 55, which is 25 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 30.

AUNA passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Auna Sa has seen its stock lose -25.39% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 1 percentage points.

Auna Sa has an average 1 year price target of $7.50, an upside of 44.23% from Auna Sa's current stock price of $5.20.

Auna Sa stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Auna Sa, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% 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 2.46%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 1.3%. 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 126.8% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Select Medical Holdings (NYSE:SEM)

Select Medical Holdings (NYSE:SEM) has an annual dividend yield of 1.53%, which is the same as the medical care facility industry average of 1.3%. 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 21.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. National Healthcare (NYSEMKT:NHC)

National Healthcare (NYSEMKT:NHC) has an annual dividend yield of 1.48%, which is the same as the medical care facility industry average of 1.3%. 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 32.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are medical care facility stocks down?

Medical care facility stocks were down -0.56% in the last day, and down -1.83% over the last week. Hca Healthcare was the among the top losers in the medical care facilities industry, dropping -8.77% yesterday.

HCA Healthcare shares are trading lower after the company reported mixed Q1 financial results.

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 71, which is 46 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Auna Sa's stock has dropped -25.39% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the medical care facility industry by 1 percentage points.

2. Fresenius Medical Care Ag (NYSE:FMS)

Fresenius Medical Care Ag (NYSE:FMS) 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.

Fresenius Medical Care Ag has a valuation score of 43, which is 18 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Fresenius Medical Care Ag's stock has dropped -5.79% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the medical care facility industry by 21 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 4 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 25. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Biote's stock has dropped -33.91% 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?

47.37% 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 22.88% over the next year.

12.82% of medical care facility stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 35.9% of medical care facility stocks are rated B (Buy), 38.46% are rated C (Hold), 10.26% are rated D (Sell), and 2.56% 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 18.32x.

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