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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.

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REIT - Healthcare Facilities is Zen Rated D and is the 105th ranked industry out of 146 stock market industries
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STRW
STRAWBERRY FIELDS REIT INC
$175.08M$13.04$15.0015.03%Strong Buy14.97%10.49%N/AN/A
CHCT
COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE TRUST INC
$499.72M$17.49$18.002.92%Buy39.83%87.42%N/AN/A
HR
HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST INC
$6.81B$19.65$21.408.91%Buy5-3.04%N/AN/AN/A
NHP
NATIONAL HEALTHCARE PROPERTIES INC
$418.86M$14.63$17.0016.20%Buy7N/AN/AN/AN/A
WELL
WELLTOWER INC
$146.07B$206.93$234.0813.12%Strong Buy1214.09%21.78%7.25%4.72%
MPT
MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST INC
$2.98B$4.98$5.000.40%Hold12.74%N/AN/AN/A
LTC
LTC PROPERTIES INC
$1.85B$36.05$40.3311.88%Hold3-38.61%-13.59%8.80%4.65%
DOC
HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES INC
$13.64B$19.79$19.56-1.18%Buy93.44%-4.73%2.67%0.97%
UHT
UNIVERSAL HEALTH REALTY INCOME TRUST
$571.67M$41.20N/AN/AN/AN/A3.88%35.45%17.26%4.52%
OHI
OMEGA HEALTHCARE INVESTORS INC
$13.24B$44.47$49.3310.94%Buy93.53%-0.46%N/AN/A
CTRE
CARETRUST REIT INC
$8.97B$37.97$44.1316.21%Strong Buy85.27%0.40%9.58%7.56%
NHI
NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC
$3.41B$70.43$87.3324.00%Strong Buy38.82%3.77%N/AN/A
AHR
AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REIT INC
$9.15B$47.48$57.1420.35%Buy710.04%42.11%N/AN/A
VTR
VENTAS INC
$39.88B$82.02$95.7316.71%Strong Buy118.51%35.59%6.17%2.93%
SBRA
SABRA HEALTH CARE REIT INC
$4.66B$18.46$22.5722.27%Buy74.85%10.21%N/AN/A
DHC
DIVERSIFIED HEALTHCARE TRUST
$2.07B$8.53$8.33-2.31%Strong Buy34.40%N/A-4.98%-1.89%
XRN
CHIRON REAL ESTATE INC
$475.13M$35.90$39.6710.49%Hold32.96%N/AN/AN/A
SILA
SILA REALTY TRUST INC
$1.67B$30.25$30.500.83%Hold28.28%-3.75%2.55%1.61%

Healthcare Facility REIT Stocks FAQ

What are the best healthcare facility reit stocks to buy right now in Jun 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 18 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: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Strawberry Fields Reit (NYSEMKT:STRW) has a Due Diligence Score of 26, which is 1 points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 25.

STRW passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Strawberry Fields Reit has seen its stock return 28.73% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare facility reit stocks by 7 percentage points.

Strawberry Fields Reit has an average 1 year price target of $15.00, an upside of 15.03% from Strawberry Fields Reit's current stock price of $13.04.

Strawberry Fields Reit stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Strawberry Fields Reit, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Community Healthcare Trust (NYSE:CHCT)


Community Healthcare Trust (NYSE:CHCT) is the #2 top healthcare facility reit stock out of 18 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 Community Healthcare Trust (NYSE:CHCT) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Community Healthcare Trust (NYSE:CHCT) has a Due Diligence Score of 31, which is 6 points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 25.

CHCT passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Community Healthcare Trust has seen its stock return 7.7% over the past year, underperforming other healthcare facility reit stocks by -14 percentage points.

Community Healthcare Trust has an average 1 year price target of $18.00, an upside of 2.92% from Community Healthcare Trust's current stock price of $17.49.

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.

3. Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR)


Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) is the #3 top healthcare facility reit stock out of 18 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 Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) is: Value: D, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) has a Due Diligence Score of 21, which is -4 points lower than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 25.

HR passed 7 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Healthcare Realty Trust has seen its stock return 38.58% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare facility reit stocks by 17 percentage points.

Healthcare Realty Trust has an average 1 year price target of $21.40, an upside of 8.91% from Healthcare Realty Trust's current stock price of $19.65.

Healthcare Realty Trust stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Healthcare Realty Trust, 20% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 60% 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 18 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 10.9%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 5.06%. 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 1,723.6% 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 8.36%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 5.06%. 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 -245.5% 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 7.21%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 5.06%. 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 230.2% 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 2.39% in the last day, and down -1.65% 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 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 -5 points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 19. 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 28.73% in the past year. It has overperformed 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 29, which is 10 points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 19. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ltc Properties's stock has gained 3.47% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the healthcare facility reit industry by -18 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 29, which is 10 points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 19. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

National Health Investors's stock has dropped -1.3% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the healthcare facility reit industry by -23 percentage points.

Are healthcare facility reit stocks a good buy now?

41.18% of healthcare facility reit stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect healthcare facility reit stocks to rise by 13.7% 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), 82.35% are rated C (Hold), 11.76% 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 87.93x.
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