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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 92nd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	Graham Fair Value	Graham Fair Value %	P/E	Forward P/E	P/S	P/B	PEG	Free Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow Yield	Book Value	BVPS	EV	EV/EBITDA
NHP	NATIONAL HEALTHCARE PROPERTIES INC	$15.55	N/A	N/A	-8.27x	N/A	2.78x	0.42x	N/A	-$163.01M	-17.02%	$1.05B	17.11	$999.25M	11.72
OHI	OMEGA HEALTHCARE INVESTORS INC	$44.41	N/A	N/A	15.69x	19.35x	10.50x	2.50x	N/A	$1.12B	8.29%	$5.39B	17.79	$17.30B	12.24
STRW	STRAWBERRY FIELDS REIT INC	$12.93	$4.67	177.08%	19.89x	18.32x	1.09x	22.17x	2.24x	$13.45M	7.73%	$8.26M	0.61	$908.75M	8.58
DOC	HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES INC	$18.80	$1.85	917.24%	53.71x	55.84x	4.40x	1.65x	22.52x	-$170.48M	-1.31%	$7.84B	11.37	$21.56B	13.22
LTC	LTC PROPERTIES INC	$42.46	N/A	N/A	15.06x	21.48x	6.33x	1.80x	N/A	-$262.90M	-11.94%	$1.27B	24.46	$3.03B	13.76
NHI	NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC	$64.85	N/A	N/A	18.69x	18.05x	7.27x	2.03x	N/A	$315.35M	10.04%	$1.57B	32.44	$4.43B	13.96
UHT	UNIVERSAL HEALTH REALTY INCOME TRUST	$37.57	$14.83	153.34%	27.03x	21.50x	5.24x	3.63x	1.30x	$30.65M	5.90%	$143.91M	10.40	$899.05M	13.49
CHCT	COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE TRUST INC	$13.61	N/A	N/A	20.31x	37.06x	2.95x	0.94x	N/A	-$44.67M	-12.15%	$414.24M	15.33	$946.63M	10.08
AHR	AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REIT INC	$50.80	$5.40	841.36%	74.71x	83.13x	3.91x	3.00x	6.51x	-$889.79M	-9.09%	$3.69B	19.17	$12.45B	27.38
WELL	WELLTOWER INC	$225.47	$24.30	827.98%	101.56x	76.36x	12.54x	3.50x	4.67x	$9.26B	5.78%	$46.41B	65.40	$180.13B	38.30
VTR	VENTAS INC	$82.04	$8.10	913.00%	143.93x	134.54x	6.53x	2.87x	4.37x	-$2.42B	-5.76%	$14.65B	28.56	$54.78B	23.38
SBRA	SABRA HEALTH CARE REIT INC	$18.96	$4.78	296.71%	75.84x	32.67x	5.57x	1.76x	1.53x	-$187.20M	-3.91%	$2.75B	10.90	$7.23B	18.40
HR	HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST INC	$17.15	N/A	N/A	-65.96x	-245.00x	5.13x	1.39x	N/A	$1.10B	18.78%	$4.22B	12.32	$10.26B	15.14
CTRE	CARETRUST REIT INC	$36.03	$8.37	330.55%	22.52x	23.09x	14.74x	1.90x	10.18x	-$498.51M	-5.92%	$4.49B	19.21	$9.67B	18.29
DHC	DIVERSIFIED HEALTHCARE TRUST	$7.50	N/A	N/A	-6.76x	-11.88x	1.20x	1.15x	N/A	$107.24M	5.93%	$1.58B	6.58	$4.08B	25.60
MPT	MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST INC	$3.14	N/A	N/A	-52.33x	97.21x	1.84x	0.42x	N/A	$156.91M	8.34%	$4.50B	7.52	$11.28B	14.35
XRN	CHIRON REAL ESTATE INC	$33.59	$49.08	-31.56%	9.05x	10.00x	2.90x	0.68x	0.31x	$35.82M	8.06%	$656.95M	49.64	$1.06B	7.86

Healthcare Facility REIT Stocks FAQ

What are the best healthcare facility reit stocks to buy right now in Oct 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. National Healthcare Properties (NASDAQ:NHP)

National Healthcare Properties (NASDAQ:NHP) 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 +17.17% 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. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates NHP as a "B".

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 17.63% from National Healthcare Properties's current stock price of $15.55.

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.

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 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 10.47% over the past year, underperforming other healthcare facility reit stocks by -5 percentage points.

Omega Healthcare Investors has an average 1 year price target of $50.08, an upside of 12.77% from Omega Healthcare Investors's current stock price of $44.41.

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.

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 8.75% over the past year, underperforming other healthcare facility reit stocks by -7 percentage points.

Strawberry Fields Reit has an average 1 year price target of $15.25, an upside of 17.94% from Strawberry Fields Reit's current stock price of $12.93.

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 12.95%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 5.52%. 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 11.46%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 5.52%. 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. Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT)

Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT) has an annual dividend yield of 7.96%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 5.52%. Universal Health Realty Income Trust's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Universal Health Realty Income Trust's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Universal Health Realty Income Trust's dividend payout ratio of 214.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are healthcare facility reit stocks up?

Healthcare facility reit stocks were up 0.62% in the last day, and down -1.27% 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. 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 8.75% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the healthcare facility reit industry by -7 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 23.65% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the healthcare facility reit industry by 8 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 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.

Omega Healthcare Investors's stock has gained 10.47% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the healthcare facility reit industry by -5 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 18.78% over the next year.

0% of healthcare facility reit stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 5.88% of healthcare facility reit stocks are rated B (Buy), 88.24% 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 89.84x.

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