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 12.61% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare plan stocks by 9 percentage points.
Centene has an average 1 year
price target of $89.00, an upside of 16.81% from Centene's current stock price of $76.19.
Centene stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Centene, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
2. Cvs Health (NYSE:CVS)
Cvs Health (NYSE:CVS) is the second best healthcare plan stock with a Zen Score of 52, which is 12 points higher than the healthcare plan industry average of 40. It passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Cvs Health has seen its stock lose -7.72% over the past year, underperforming other healthcare plan stocks by -11 percentage points.
Cvs Health has an average 1 year
price target of $88.60, an upside of 30.74% from Cvs Health's current stock price of $67.77.
Cvs Health stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Cvs Health, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 30% have issued a Buy, 20% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
3. Cigna Group (NYSE:CI)
Cigna Group (NYSE:CI) is the third best healthcare plan stock with a Zen Score of 50, which is 10 points higher than the healthcare plan industry average of 40. It passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Cigna Group has seen its stock return 37.56% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare plan stocks by 34 percentage points.
Cigna Group has an average 1 year
price target of $375.54, an upside of 6.6% from Cigna Group's current stock price of $352.28.
Cigna Group stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 13 analysts covering Cigna Group, 61.54% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 30.77% have issued a Buy, 7.69% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.