According to Zen Score, the 3 best healthcare plan stocks to buy right now are:
1. Centene (NYSE:CNC)
Centene (NYSE:CNC) is the top healthcare plan stock with a Zen Score of 62, which is 22 points higher than the healthcare plan industry average of 40. It passed 20 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Centene has seen its stock return 21% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare plan stocks by 13 percentage points.
Centene has an average 1 year
price target of $88.00, an upside of 12.32% from Centene's current stock price of $78.35.
Centene stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Centene, 71.43% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 28.57% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
2. Humana (NYSE:HUM)
Humana (NYSE:HUM) is the second best healthcare plan stock with a Zen Score of 55, which is 15 points higher than the healthcare plan industry average of 40. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Humana has seen its stock lose -31.06% over the past year, underperforming other healthcare plan stocks by -39 percentage points.
Humana has an average 1 year
price target of $462.57, an upside of 32.35% from Humana's current stock price of $349.50.
Humana stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 14 analysts covering Humana, 42.86% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 14.29% have issued a Buy, 42.86% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
3. Cvs Health (NYSE:CVS)
Cvs Health (NYSE:CVS) is the third best healthcare plan stock with a Zen Score of 54, which is 14 points higher than the healthcare plan industry average of 40. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Cvs Health has seen its stock return 7.97% over the past year.
Cvs Health has an average 1 year
price target of $90.00, an upside of 13.31% from Cvs Health's current stock price of $79.43.
Cvs Health stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering Cvs Health, 55.56% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 11.11% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.