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Best Healthcare Facility REIT Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top healthcare facility reit stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best healthcare facility reit stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: REIT - Healthcare Facilit...

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REIT - Healthcare Facilities is Zen Rated D and is the 106th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Exchange	Industry	Market Cap	Price	1d %	EBITDA	P/E	D/E	Country
STRW	STRAWBERRY FIELDS REIT INC	NYSEMKT	REIT - Healthcare Facilities	$192.54M	$13.60	-0.44%	$105.96M	20.92x	102.45	United States
OHI	OMEGA HEALTHCARE INVESTORS INC	NYSE	REIT - Healthcare Facilities	$13.81B	$45.57	-3.84%	$1.41B	16.10x	0.81	United States
NHI	NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC	NYSE	REIT - Healthcare Facilities	$3.44B	$69.95	-5.66%	$317.52M	20.16x	0.88	United States
DOC	HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES INC	NYSE	REIT - Healthcare Facilities	$14.14B	$20.51	-1.87%	$1.63B	58.60x	1.55	United States
LTC	LTC PROPERTIES INC	NYSE	REIT - Healthcare Facilities	$2.05B	$38.11	-3.32%	$219.90M	13.51x	0.66	United States
NHP	NATIONAL HEALTHCARE PROPERTIES INC	NASDAQ	REIT - Healthcare Facilities	$464.95M	$16.24	-0.73%	$85.25M	-8.64x	0.87	United States
UHT	UNIVERSAL HEALTH REALTY INCOME TRUST	NYSE	REIT - Healthcare Facilities	$566.37M	$40.75	-1.59%	$66.63M	29.32x	2.94	United States
CHCT	COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE TRUST INC	NYSE	REIT - Healthcare Facilities	$431.81M	$15.07	-0.33%	$93.94M	22.49x	1.42	United States
AHR	AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REIT INC	NYSE	REIT - Healthcare Facilities	$11.49B	$52.69	-5.01%	$454.68M	77.49x	0.53	United States
HR	HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST INC	NYSE	REIT - Healthcare Facilities	$6.56B	$19.15	-2.49%	$677.71M	-73.65x	1.12	United States
SBRA	SABRA HEALTH CARE REIT INC	NASDAQ	REIT - Healthcare Facilities	$5.07B	$19.85	-3.97%	$393.03M	79.40x	1.00	United States
CTRE	CARETRUST REIT INC	NYSE	REIT - Healthcare Facilities	$9.14B	$38.68	-4.30%	$528.54M	24.18x	0.32	United States
MPT	MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST INC	NYSE	REIT - Healthcare Facilities	$2.40B	$4.02	-3.13%	$786.01M	-67.00x	2.28	United States
VTR	VENTAS INC	NYSE	REIT - Healthcare Facilities	$44.61B	$86.96	-5.43%	$2.34B	152.56x	0.99	United States
WELL	WELLTOWER INC	NYSE	REIT - Healthcare Facilities	$162.90B	$226.01	-3.84%	$4.70B	101.81x	0.48	United States
DHC	DIVERSIFIED HEALTHCARE TRUST	NASDAQ	REIT - Healthcare Facilities	$1.98B	$8.16	-2.97%	$159.47M	-7.35x	1.68	United States
XRN	CHIRON REAL ESTATE INC	NYSE	REIT - Healthcare Facilities	$464.65M	$35.10	-2.12%	$135.50M	9.46x	1.05	United States

Healthcare Facility REIT Stocks FAQ

What are the best healthcare facility reit stocks to buy right now in Aug 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 healthcare facility reit stocks to buy right now are:

1. Strawberry Fields Reit (NYSEMKT:STRW)

Strawberry Fields Reit (NYSEMKT:STRW) is the #1 top healthcare facility reit stock out of 17 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +5.11% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Strawberry Fields Reit (NYSEMKT:STRW) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Strawberry Fields Reit (NYSEMKT:STRW) has a Due Diligence Score of 26, which is equal to the healthcare facility reit industry average of 26.

STRW passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Strawberry Fields Reit has seen its stock return 34.92% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare facility reit stocks by 16 percentage points.

Strawberry Fields Reit has an average 1 year price target of $15.25, an upside of 12.13% from Strawberry Fields Reit's current stock price of $13.60.

Strawberry Fields Reit stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Strawberry Fields Reit, 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.

2. Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE:OHI)

Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE:OHI) is the #2 top healthcare facility reit stock out of 17 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +5.11% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE:OHI) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE:OHI) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 15 points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 26.

OHI passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Omega Healthcare Investors has seen its stock return 13.39% over the past year, underperforming other healthcare facility reit stocks by -6 percentage points.

Omega Healthcare Investors has an average 1 year price target of $50.64, an upside of 11.12% from Omega Healthcare Investors's current stock price of $45.57.

Omega Healthcare Investors stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 11 analysts covering Omega Healthcare Investors, 36.36% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 9.09% have issued a Buy, 36.36% have issued a hold, while 9.09% have issued a Sell rating, and 9.09% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. National Health Investors (NYSE:NHI)

National Health Investors (NYSE:NHI) is the #3 top healthcare facility reit stock out of 17 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +5.11% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for National Health Investors (NYSE:NHI) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

National Health Investors (NYSE:NHI) has a Due Diligence Score of 27, which is 1 points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 26.

NHI passed 9 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. National Health Investors has seen its stock lose -7.06% over the past year, underperforming other healthcare facility reit stocks by -26 percentage points.

National Health Investors has an average 1 year price target of $82.80, an upside of 18.37% from National Health Investors's current stock price of $69.95.

National Health Investors stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering National Health Investors, 40% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 40% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the healthcare facility reit stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 17 healthcare facility reit stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 healthcare facility reit stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Community Healthcare Trust (NYSE:CHCT)

Community Healthcare Trust (NYSE:CHCT) has an annual dividend yield of 9.51%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 5.02%. Community Healthcare Trust's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Community Healthcare Trust's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Community Healthcare Trust's dividend payout ratio of 284.5% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPT)

Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPT) has an annual dividend yield of 8.71%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 5.02%. Medical Properties Trust's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Medical Properties Trust's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Medical Properties Trust's dividend payout ratio of -583.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Chiron Real Estate (NYSE:XRN)

Chiron Real Estate (NYSE:XRN) has an annual dividend yield of 7.32%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 5.02%. Chiron Real Estate's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four times in the last 10 years. Chiron Real Estate's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Chiron Real Estate's dividend payout ratio of 69.3% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are healthcare facility reit stocks down?

Healthcare facility reit stocks were down -3.79% in the last day, and down -3.83% over the last week. National Health Investors was the among the top losers in the reit - healthcare facilities industry, dropping -5.66% yesterday.

National Health Investors shares are trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected Q2 FFO results.

What are the most undervalued healthcare facility reit 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 healthcare facility reit stocks right now are:

1. Strawberry Fields Reit (NYSEMKT:STRW)

Strawberry Fields Reit (NYSEMKT:STRW) is the most undervalued healthcare facility reit stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Strawberry Fields Reit has a valuation score of 14, which is -8 points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 22. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates STRW a Valuation Rating of "A".

Strawberry Fields Reit's stock has gained 34.92% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the healthcare facility reit industry by 16 percentage points.

2. Ltc Properties (NYSE:LTC)

Ltc Properties (NYSE:LTC) is the second most undervalued healthcare facility reit stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Ltc Properties has a valuation score of 29, which is 7 points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 22. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ltc Properties's stock has gained 6.42% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the healthcare facility reit industry by -13 percentage points.

3. Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE:OHI)

Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE:OHI) is the third most undervalued healthcare facility reit stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Omega Healthcare Investors has a valuation score of 29, which is 7 points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 22. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Omega Healthcare Investors's stock has gained 13.39% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the healthcare facility reit industry by -6 percentage points.

Are healthcare facility reit stocks a good buy now?

50% of healthcare facility reit stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect healthcare facility reit stocks to rise by 12.37% over the next year.

0% of healthcare facility reit stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 0% of healthcare facility reit stocks are rated B (Buy), 94.12% are rated C (Hold), 5.88% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the reit - healthcare facilities industry?

The average P/E ratio of the reit - healthcare facilities industry is 90.89x.

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Healthcare Facility REIT Stocks FAQ

1. Strawberry Fields Reit (NYSEMKT:STRW)

2. Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE:OHI)

3. National Health Investors (NYSE:NHI)

1. Community Healthcare Trust (NYSE:CHCT)

2. Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPT)

3. Chiron Real Estate (NYSE:XRN)

1. Strawberry Fields Reit (NYSEMKT:STRW)

2. Ltc Properties (NYSE:LTC)

3. Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE:OHI)

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