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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 +32.52% 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 90th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Company
Zen Rating
Financials
Market Cap
ROE
ROA
ROCE
ROIC
D/E
Current Ratio
Gross Margin
Profit Margin
Operating Margin
CHCT
COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE TRUST INC
$489.43M1.20%0.50%N/A2.10%1.31N/A80.50%4.20%26.49%
STRW
STRAWBERRY FIELDS REIT INC
$165.76M49.30%0.90%N/A3.90%68.95N/A59.90%4.90%37.76%
LTC
LTC PROPERTIES INC
$1.81B11.90%6.10%N/A5.70%0.84N/A75.30%44.60%58.38%
VTR
VENTAS INC
$38.04B2.10%0.90%N/A2.20%1.17N/A41.40%4.30%14.56%
OHI
OMEGA HEALTHCARE INVESTORS INC
$13.30B11.80%5.80%N/A6.00%0.89N/A98.80%49.60%68.90%
DHC
DIVERSIFIED HEALTHCARE TRUST
$1.68B-16.00%-6.10%N/A-1.10%1.62N/A18.10%-18.60%-5.18%
NHI
NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC
$3.70B9.60%5.20%N/A5.20%0.83N/A83.80%37.80%53.12%
MPT
MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST INC
$3.09B-5.90%-1.80%N/A1.10%2.26N/A68.90%-28.50%27.98%
CTRE
CARETRUST REIT INC
$8.34B9.00%6.80%N/A7.10%0.27N/A99.80%67.30%77.51%
AHR
AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REIT INC
$8.98B2.60%1.50%N/A2.20%0.62N/A18.40%3.10%5.90%
HR
HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST INC
$6.39B-5.10%-2.50%N/A-0.20%0.98N/A62.00%-20.80%-2.84%
UHT
UNIVERSAL HEALTH REALTY INCOME TRUST
$564.70M10.90%3.10%N/A3.90%2.71N/A100.00%17.80%36.76%
XRN
CHIRON REAL ESTATE INC
$460.84M-2.40%-1.00%N/A1.30%1.40N/A100.00%-8.20%17.49%
DOC
HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES INC
$11.35B0.90%0.40%N/A1.40%1.60N/A60.00%2.50%13.67%
SBRA
SABRA HEALTH CARE REIT INC
$4.93B5.60%2.90%N/A3.50%0.95N/A100.00%20.10%34.85%
WELL
WELLTOWER INC
$139.34B2.50%1.60%N/A2.20%0.57N/A40.10%8.60%14.59%
SILA
SILA REALTY TRUST INC
$1.68B2.40%1.60%N/A2.60%0.57N/A87.90%16.80%33.36%
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Healthcare Facility REIT Stocks FAQ

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

1. Community Healthcare Trust (NYSE:CHCT)


Community Healthcare Trust (NYSE:CHCT) is the #1 top healthcare facility reit stock out of 17 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Community Healthcare Trust (NYSE:CHCT) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Community Healthcare Trust (NYSE:CHCT) has a Due Diligence Score of 31, which is 4 points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 27.

CHCT passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Community Healthcare Trust has seen its stock return 7.4% over the past year, underperforming other healthcare facility reit stocks by -11 percentage points.

Community Healthcare Trust has an average 1 year price target of $18.00, an upside of 5.08% from Community Healthcare Trust's current stock price of $17.13.

Community Healthcare Trust stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Community Healthcare Trust, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 66.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Strawberry Fields Reit (NYSEMKT:STRW)


Strawberry Fields Reit (NYSEMKT:STRW) is the #2 top healthcare facility reit stock out of 17 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Strawberry Fields Reit (NYSEMKT:STRW) is: Value: B, 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 9.36% over the past year, underperforming other healthcare facility reit stocks by -9 percentage points.

3. Ltc Properties (NYSE:LTC)


Ltc Properties (NYSE:LTC) 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 +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Ltc Properties (NYSE:LTC) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Ltc Properties (NYSE:LTC) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 18 points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 27.

LTC passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ltc Properties has seen its stock return 3.57% over the past year, underperforming other healthcare facility reit stocks by -14 percentage points.

Ltc Properties has an average 1 year price target of $40.00, an upside of 6.98% from Ltc Properties's current stock price of $37.39.

Ltc Properties stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Ltc Properties, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% 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 11.07%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 5.2%. 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 2,356.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Chiron Real Estate (NYSE:XRN)


Chiron Real Estate (NYSE:XRN) has an annual dividend yield of 7.9%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 5.2%. Chiron Real Estate's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three 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 -362.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Healthpeak Properties (NYSE:DOC)


Healthpeak Properties (NYSE:DOC) has an annual dividend yield of 7.49%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 5.2%. Healthpeak Properties's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Healthpeak Properties's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Healthpeak Properties's dividend payout ratio of 1,330% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are healthcare facility reit stocks down?

Healthcare facility reit stocks were down -2.98% in the last day, and down -4.35% over the last week. National Health Investors was the among the top losers in the reit - healthcare facilities industry, dropping -8.19% yesterday.

National Health Investors shares are trading lower after the company announced that it has executed a purchase and sale agreement to sell its portfolio of 32 nursing facilities and three independent living facilities to National HealthCare. Also, multiple firms lowered their respective price targets on the stock.

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 B. 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 6 points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 23. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Strawberry Fields Reit's stock has gained 9.36% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the healthcare facility reit industry by -9 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 20 points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 23. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ltc Properties's stock has gained 3.57% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the healthcare facility reit industry by -14 percentage points.

3. Community Healthcare Trust (NYSE:CHCT)


Community Healthcare Trust (NYSE:CHCT) 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.

Community Healthcare Trust has a valuation score of 14, which is -9 points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 23. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Community Healthcare Trust's stock has gained 7.4% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the healthcare facility reit industry by -11 percentage points.

Are healthcare facility reit stocks a good buy now?

37.5% of healthcare facility reit stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect healthcare facility reit stocks to rise by 12.08% over the next year.

0% of healthcare facility reit stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 12.5% of healthcare facility reit stocks are rated B (Buy), 68.75% are rated C (Hold), 18.75% 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 117.53x.
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