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Best Medical Care Facility Stocks to Buy Now (2024)

Top medical care facility stocks in 2024 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best medical care facility stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the medical care facilities industry.

According to Zen Score, the 3 best medical care facility stocks to buy right now are:

Addus Homecare (NASDAQ:ADUS) is the top medical care facility stock with a Zen Score of 62, which is 34 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 28. It passed 20 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Addus Homecare has seen its stock return 59.82% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 24 percentage points.

Addus Homecare has an average 1 year price target of $139.00, an upside of 6.26% from Addus Homecare's current stock price of $130.81.

Addus Homecare stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Addus Homecare, 57.14% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 42.86% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Astrana Health (NASDAQ:ASTH) is the second best medical care facility stock with a Zen Score of 54, which is 26 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 28. It passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Astrana Health has seen its stock return 94.92% over the past year, overperforming other medical care facility stocks by 60 percentage points.

Astrana Health has an average 1 year price target of $64.40, an upside of 5.45% from Astrana Health's current stock price of $61.07.

Astrana Health stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Astrana Health, 80% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Cross Country Healthcare (NASDAQ:CCRN) is the third best medical care facility stock with a Zen Score of 53, which is 25 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 28. It passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Cross Country Healthcare has seen its stock lose -46.76% over the past year, underperforming other medical care facility stocks by -82 percentage points.

Cross Country Healthcare has an average 1 year price target of $18.33, an upside of 48.81% from Cross Country Healthcare's current stock price of $12.32.

Cross Country Healthcare stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Cross Country Healthcare, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

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:

Fresenius Medical Care Ag (NYSE:FMS) has an annual dividend yield of 3.17%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 1.19%. Fresenius Medical Care Ag's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three 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 64.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

U S Physical Therapy (NYSE:USPH) has an annual dividend yield of 2.13%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 1.19%. 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 174% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

National Healthcare (NYSEMKT:NHC) has an annual dividend yield of 1.98%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 1.19%. National Healthcare's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times 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 39.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

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Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued medical care facility stocks right now are:

Healthcare Services Group (NASDAQ:HCSG) is the most undervalued medical care facility stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Healthcare Services Group has a valuation score of 100, which is 75 points higher than the medical care facility industry average of 25. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Healthcare Services Group's stock has gained 5.71% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the medical care facility industry by -30 percentage points.

American Shared Hospital Services (NYSEMKT:AMS) is the second most undervalued medical care facility stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. American Shared Hospital Services 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.

American Shared Hospital Services's stock has gained 28.34% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the medical care facility industry by -7 percentage points.

Cross Country Healthcare (NASDAQ:CCRN) is the third most undervalued medical care facility stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Cross Country Healthcare 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.

Cross Country Healthcare's stock has dropped -46.76% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the medical care facility industry by -82 percentage points.