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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 103rd ranked industry out of 146 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
STRW	STRAWBERRY FIELDS REIT INC	$178.17M	13,426,610	25.94%	35.45%	Net Buying	Net Buying
NHP	NATIONAL HEALTHCARE PROPERTIES INC	$417.71M	28,629,876	0.00%	0.75%
CHCT	COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE TRUST INC	$506.29M	28,571,793	80.47%	13.18%	Net Buying
MPT	MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST INC	$3.09B	598,100,000	57.71%	2.75%	Net Selling	Net Selling
HR	HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST INC	$7.06B	346,521,578	98.62%	1.38%	Net Buying	Net Buying
WELL	WELLTOWER INC	$152.48B	705,914,450	95.43%	0.35%	Net Buying
OHI	OMEGA HEALTHCARE INVESTORS INC	$14.37B	297,802,000	78.62%	7.60%	Net Buying	Net Buying
UHT	UNIVERSAL HEALTH REALTY INCOME TRUST	$584.44M	13,875,598	63.94%	3.09%	Net Buying
NHI	NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS INC	$3.71B	48,471,079	71.13%	9.42%	Net Buying	Net Buying
DOC	HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES INC	$13.54B	689,419,702	98.41%	1.59%	Net Buying	Net Selling
AHR	AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REIT INC	$9.66B	192,722,308	97.66%	0.78%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LTC	LTC PROPERTIES INC	$1.98B	51,181,456	75.24%	4.75%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CTRE	CARETRUST REIT INC	$9.69B	236,240,235	97.35%	1.72%	Net Selling
VTR	VENTAS INC	$42.78B	486,169,723	71.67%	28.33%	Net Selling	Net Buying
SBRA	SABRA HEALTH CARE REIT INC	$5.22B	252,190,095	97.24%	2.76%	Net Selling	Net Selling
XRN	CHIRON REAL ESTATE INC	$495.64M	13,234,830	14.20%	85.80%	Net Buying	Net Buying
DHC	DIVERSIFIED HEALTHCARE TRUST	$2.15B	242,106,926	82.39%	11.82%	Net Selling
SILA	SILA REALTY TRUST INC	$1.67B	55,241,098	65.78%	1.02%	Net Selling

Healthcare Facility REIT Stocks FAQ

What are the best healthcare facility reit stocks to buy right now in May 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 30.1% over the past year.

Strawberry Fields Reit has an average 1 year price target of $15.00, an upside of 13.04% from Strawberry Fields Reit's current stock price of $13.27.

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. National Healthcare Properties (NASDAQ:NHP)

National Healthcare Properties (NASDAQ:NHP) 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 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 10, which is -15 points lower than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 25.

NHP passed 3 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals.

National Healthcare Properties has an average 1 year price target of $16.83, an upside of 15.37% from National Healthcare Properties's current stock price of $14.59.

National Healthcare Properties stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering National Healthcare Properties, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 16.67% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Community Healthcare Trust (NYSE:CHCT)

Community Healthcare Trust (NYSE:CHCT) 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 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 33, which is 8 points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 25.

CHCT passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Community Healthcare Trust has seen its stock return 10.27% over the past year, underperforming other healthcare facility reit stocks by -19 percentage points.

Community Healthcare Trust has an average 1 year price target of $18.00, an upside of 1.58% from Community Healthcare Trust's current stock price of $17.72.

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.

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 10.76%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 4.86%. 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 8.01%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 4.86%. 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 7.05%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 4.86%. 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 down?

Healthcare facility reit stocks were down -0.76% in the last day, and up 0.17% 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 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 -6 points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 20. 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 30.1% in the past year. It has performed in line with other stocks in the healthcare facility reit industry.

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 23 points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 20. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ltc Properties's stock has gained 9.34% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the healthcare facility reit industry by -20 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 9 points higher than the healthcare facility reit industry average of 20. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

National Health Investors's stock has gained 4.91% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the healthcare facility reit industry by -25 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 7.29% 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 92.45x.

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Healthcare Facility REIT Stocks FAQ

1. Strawberry Fields Reit (NYSEMKT:STRW)

2. National Healthcare Properties (NASDAQ:NHP)

3. Community Healthcare Trust (NYSE:CHCT)

1. Community Healthcare Trust (NYSE:CHCT)

2. Chiron Real Estate (NYSE:XRN)

3. Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT)

1. Strawberry Fields Reit (NYSEMKT:STRW)

2. Ltc Properties (NYSE:LTC)

3. National Health Investors (NYSE:NHI)

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