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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...

Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment Forecast Dividends Due Diligence

REIT - Healthcare Facilities is Zen Rated D and is the 101st ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Exchange	Industry	Market Cap	Price	1d %	EBITDA	P/E	D/E	Country
OHI	OMEGA HEALTHCARE INVESTORS INC	NYSE	REIT - Healthcare Facilities	$14.02B	$46.28	-0.11%	$1.41B	16.35x	0.81	United States
NHP	NATIONAL HEALTHCARE PROPERTIES INC	NASDAQ	REIT - Healthcare Facilities	$458.94M	$16.03	-1.17%	$85.25M	-8.53x	0.87	United States
STRW	STRAWBERRY FIELDS REIT INC	NYSEMKT	REIT - Healthcare Facilities	$189.71M	$13.40	0.98%	$105.96M	20.62x	102.45	United States
DOC	HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES INC	NYSE	REIT - Healthcare Facilities	$14.00B	$20.31	0.20%	$1.63B	58.03x	1.55	United States
NHI	NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC	NYSE	REIT - Healthcare Facilities	$3.29B	$66.92	-0.36%	$317.52M	19.29x	0.88	United States
CHCT	COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE TRUST INC	NYSE	REIT - Healthcare Facilities	$412.90M	$14.41	0.70%	$93.94M	21.51x	1.42	United States
LTC	LTC PROPERTIES INC	NYSE	REIT - Healthcare Facilities	$2.31B	$42.94	-0.97%	$219.90M	15.23x	0.66	United States
UHT	UNIVERSAL HEALTH REALTY INCOME TRUST	NYSE	REIT - Healthcare Facilities	$537.18M	$38.65	-0.08%	$66.63M	27.81x	2.94	United States
AHR	AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REIT INC	NYSE	REIT - Healthcare Facilities	$11.34B	$52.02	-0.55%	$454.68M	76.50x	0.53	United States
WELL	WELLTOWER INC	NYSE	REIT - Healthcare Facilities	$166.76B	$231.37	-0.96%	$4.70B	104.22x	0.48	United States
CTRE	CARETRUST REIT INC	NYSE	REIT - Healthcare Facilities	$8.84B	$37.41	0.24%	$528.54M	23.38x	0.32	United States
HR	HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST INC	NYSE	REIT - Healthcare Facilities	$6.19B	$18.05	1.23%	$677.71M	-69.42x	1.12	United States
SBRA	SABRA HEALTH CARE REIT INC	NASDAQ	REIT - Healthcare Facilities	$5.07B	$19.85	0.40%	$393.03M	79.40x	1.00	United States
XRN	CHIRON REAL ESTATE INC	NYSE	REIT - Healthcare Facilities	$474.58M	$35.85	0.20%	$135.50M	9.66x	1.05	United States
VTR	VENTAS INC	NYSE	REIT - Healthcare Facilities	$44.42B	$86.59	-0.28%	$2.34B	151.91x	0.99	United States
DHC	DIVERSIFIED HEALTHCARE TRUST	NASDAQ	REIT - Healthcare Facilities	$1.97B	$8.13	0.12%	$159.47M	-7.32x	1.68	United States
MPT	MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST INC	NYSE	REIT - Healthcare Facilities	$2.13B	$3.57	-0.83%	$786.01M	-59.50x	2.28	United States

Healthcare Facility REIT Stocks FAQ

What are the best healthcare facility reit stocks to buy right now in Sep 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. Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE:OHI)

Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE:OHI) 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 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 44, which is 17 points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 27.

OHI passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Omega Healthcare Investors has seen its stock return 11.6% over the past year, underperforming other healthcare facility reit stocks by -4 percentage points.

Omega Healthcare Investors has an average 1 year price target of $50.08, an upside of 8.22% from Omega Healthcare Investors's current stock price of $46.28.

Omega Healthcare Investors stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 12 analysts covering Omega Healthcare Investors, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 8.33% have issued a Buy, 41.67% have issued a hold, while 8.33% have issued a Sell rating, and 8.33% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. National Healthcare Properties (NASDAQ:NHP)

National Healthcare Properties (NASDAQ:NHP) 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 National Healthcare Properties (NASDAQ:NHP) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

National Healthcare Properties (NASDAQ:NHP) has a Due Diligence Score of 13, which is -14 points lower than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 27.

NHP passed 4 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals.

National Healthcare Properties has an average 1 year price target of $18.29, an upside of 14.07% from National Healthcare Properties's current stock price of $16.03.

National Healthcare Properties stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering National Healthcare Properties, 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.

3. Strawberry Fields Reit (NYSEMKT:STRW)

Strawberry Fields Reit (NYSEMKT:STRW) 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 Strawberry Fields Reit (NYSEMKT:STRW) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Strawberry Fields Reit (NYSEMKT:STRW) has a Due Diligence Score of 29, which is 2 points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 27.

STRW passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Strawberry Fields Reit has seen its stock return 10.29% over the past year, underperforming other healthcare facility reit stocks by -5 percentage points.

Strawberry Fields Reit has an average 1 year price target of $15.25, an upside of 13.81% from Strawberry Fields Reit's current stock price of $13.40.

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.

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 12.23%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 5.31%. Community Healthcare Trust's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Community Healthcare Trust's dividend has not 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 10.08%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 5.31%. 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 8.06%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 5.31%. 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 -0.4% in the last day, and up 0.02% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why healthcare facility reit stocks are down.

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 C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Strawberry Fields Reit has a valuation score of 29, which is 0 points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 29. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Strawberry Fields Reit's stock has gained 10.29% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the healthcare facility reit industry by -5 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 43, which is 14 points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 29. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ltc Properties's stock has gained 18.29% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the healthcare facility reit industry by 3 percentage points.

3. National Health Investors (NYSE:NHI)

National Health Investors (NYSE:NHI) 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.

National Health Investors has a valuation score of 43, which is 14 points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 29. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

National Health Investors's stock has dropped -16.05% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the healthcare facility reit industry by -31 percentage points.

Are healthcare facility reit stocks a good buy now?

56.25% of healthcare facility reit stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect healthcare facility reit stocks to rise by 14.32% 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), 100% are rated C (Hold), 0% 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 92.78x.

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