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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.

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REIT - Healthcare Facilities is Zen Rated D and is the 116th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Revenue	EBITDA	Earnings	EPS	Rev. Y/Y	Rev. 5Y	Earn. Y/Y	Earn. 5Y	Earnings Date
STRW	STRAWBERRY FIELDS REIT INC	$171.59M	$159.84M	$105.96M	$8.47M	$0.65	18.27%	N/A	8.33%	N/A
UHT	UNIVERSAL HEALTH REALTY INCOME TRUST	$543.58M	$99.29M	$66.63M	$19.27M	$1.39	0.75%	4.13%	6.92%	-3.25%
NHP	NATIONAL HEALTHCARE PROPERTIES INC	$436.32M	$344.32M	$85.25M	-$57.61M	-$1.88	-1.19%	-0.40%	N/A	N/A
NHI	NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC	$3.50B	$432.12M	$317.52M	$166.53M	$3.47	23.94%	6.14%	9.81%	0.35%	2026-11-09
LTC	LTC PROPERTIES INC	$2.52B	$393.81M	$595.65M	$501.26M	$9.70	70.37%	19.42%	1,210.81%	44.49%
DHC	DIVERSIFIED HEALTHCARE TRUST	$1.70B	$1.48B	$259.55M	-$152.14M	-$0.64	-3.82%	0.66%	N/A	N/A
SBRA	SABRA HEALTH CARE REIT INC	$5.51B	$919.09M	$415.26M	$71.51M	$0.27	23.35%	9.42%	-63.51%	N/A
CHCT	COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE TRUST INC	$422.76M	$126.14M	$95.29M	$22.41M	$0.73	5.51%	7.60%	N/A	-2.77%
OHI	OMEGA HEALTHCARE INVESTORS INC	$14.67B	$1.31B	$1.30B	$761.80M	$2.50	13.98%	4.02%	38.12%	5.64%
HR	HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST INC	$6.50B	$1.13B	$698.51M	-$44.93M	-$0.14	-5.83%	22.73%	N/A	N/A
AHR	AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REIT INC	$13.44B	$2.67B	$491.19M	$96.31M	$0.49	21.49%	N/A	345.45%	N/A
WELL	WELLTOWER INC	$179.74B	$13.79B	$5.05B	$1.67B	$2.35	39.22%	24.81%	60.96%	17.48%
VTR	VENTAS INC	$46.93B	$6.78B	$2.42B	$262.06M	$0.55	22.13%	12.73%	-1.79%	0.37%
MPT	MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST INC	$1.07B	$1.03B	$1.09B	$249.13M	$0.41	10.53%	-6.82%	N/A	-15.65%
DOC	HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES INC	$13.97B	$3.06B	$1.81B	$377.12M	$0.54	9.42%	10.69%	N/A	-14.03%
CTRE	CARETRUST REIT INC	$9.03B	$571.43M	$528.54M	$355.40M	$1.60	53.03%	25.46%	30.08%	12.70%
XRN	CHIRON REAL ESTATE INC	$379.93M	$153.43M	$135.50M	$49.12M	$3.71	8.05%	7.75%	991.18%	N/A

Healthcare Facility REIT Stocks FAQ

What are the best healthcare facility reit stocks to buy right now in Nov 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: 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 1 points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 28.

STRW passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Strawberry Fields Reit has seen its stock return 4.94% over the past year, underperforming other healthcare facility reit stocks by -10 percentage points.

Strawberry Fields Reit has an average 1 year price target of $15.25, an upside of 25.83% from Strawberry Fields Reit's current stock price of $12.12.

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. Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT)

Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT) 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 Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 9 points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 28.

UHT passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Universal Health Realty Income Trust has seen its stock return 3.52% over the past year, underperforming other healthcare facility reit stocks by -11 percentage points.

3. National Healthcare Properties (NASDAQ:NHP)

National Healthcare Properties (NASDAQ:NHP) 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 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 -15 points lower than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 28.

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

National Healthcare Properties has an average 1 year price target of $18.44, an upside of 21.02% from National Healthcare Properties's current stock price of $15.24.

National Healthcare Properties stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering National Healthcare Properties, 30% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 30% 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. Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPT)

Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPT) has an annual dividend yield of 19.89%, which is 14 percentage points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 5.66%. 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 87.8% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Community Healthcare Trust (NYSE:CHCT)

Community Healthcare Trust (NYSE:CHCT) has an annual dividend yield of 8.76%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 5.66%. 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 241.5% 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 8.01%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 5.66%. 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 up?

Healthcare facility reit stocks were up 0.03% in the last day, and up 3.82% over the last week.

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

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. Ltc Properties (NYSE:LTC)

Ltc Properties (NYSE:LTC) 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.

Ltc Properties has a valuation score of 43, which is 11 points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 32. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ltc Properties's stock has gained 26.04% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the healthcare facility reit industry by 11 percentage points.

2. Strawberry Fields Reit (NYSEMKT:STRW)

Strawberry Fields Reit (NYSEMKT:STRW) 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.

Strawberry Fields Reit has a valuation score of 29, which is -3 points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 32. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Strawberry Fields Reit's stock has gained 4.94% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the healthcare facility reit industry by -10 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 11 points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 32. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

National Health Investors's stock has dropped -5.4% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the healthcare facility reit industry by -20 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 9.88% 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), 82.35% are rated C (Hold), 17.65% 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 95.02x.

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