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Best Medical Device Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top medical device stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best medical device stocks to buy now. Learn More.

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 medical equipment stocks to buy right now are:

Bioventus (NASDAQ:BVS) is the #1 top medical device stock out of 137 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Bioventus (NASDAQ:BVS) is: Value: A, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Bioventus (NASDAQ:BVS) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 12 points higher than the medical device industry average of 28.

BVS passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Bioventus has seen its stock lose -10.3% over the past year, overperforming other medical device stocks by 56 percentage points.

Bioventus has an average 1 year price target of $15.00, an upside of 74.01% from Bioventus's current stock price of $8.62.

Bioventus stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Bioventus, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Viemed Healthcare (NASDAQ:VMD) is the #2 top medical device stock out of 137 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Viemed Healthcare (NASDAQ:VMD) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Viemed Healthcare (NASDAQ:VMD) has a Due Diligence Score of 59, which is 31 points higher than the medical device industry average of 28.

VMD passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Viemed Healthcare has seen its stock return 19.33% over the past year, overperforming other medical device stocks by 86 percentage points.

Tactile Systems Technology (NASDAQ:TCMD) is the #3 top medical device stock out of 137 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Tactile Systems Technology (NASDAQ:TCMD) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Tactile Systems Technology (NASDAQ:TCMD) has a Due Diligence Score of 56, which is 28 points higher than the medical device industry average of 28.

TCMD passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Tactile Systems Technology has seen its stock return 106.04% over the past year, overperforming other medical device stocks by 173 percentage points.

Tactile Systems Technology has an average 1 year price target of $36.00, an upside of 33.68% from Tactile Systems Technology's current stock price of $26.93.

Tactile Systems Technology stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Tactile Systems Technology, 75% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 25% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 7 medical device stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 medical device stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN) has an annual dividend yield of 2.31%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the medical device industry average of 1.2%. Smith & Nephew's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% ten times in the last 10 years. Smith & Nephew's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Smith & Nephew's dividend payout ratio of 52.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) has an annual dividend yield of 2.22%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the medical device industry average of 1.2%. Abbott Laboratories's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Abbott Laboratories's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Abbott Laboratories's dividend payout ratio of 64.3% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Iradimed (NASDAQ:IRMD) has an annual dividend yield of 1.21%, which is the same as the medical device industry average of 1.2%. Iradimed's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Iradimed's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Iradimed's dividend payout ratio of 68.4% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Medical device stocks were down -0.59% in the last day, and down -3.86% over the last week. Insulet was the among the top losers in the medical devices industry, dropping -6.88% yesterday.

Insulet shares are trading lower after the company announced it initiated a voluntary Medical Device Correction for specific lots of Omnipod 5 Pods after identifying a manufacturing issue through its ongoing product monitoring.

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 medical device stocks right now are:

Inmode (NASDAQ:INMD) is the most undervalued medical device stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Inmode has a valuation score of 71, which is 56 points higher than the medical device industry average of 15. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Inmode's stock has dropped -26.65% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the medical device industry by 40 percentage points.

Conmed (NYSE:CNMD) is the second most undervalued medical device stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Conmed has a valuation score of 71, which is 56 points higher than the medical device industry average of 15. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Conmed's stock has dropped -36.26% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the medical device industry by 30 percentage points.

Bioventus (NASDAQ:BVS) is the third most undervalued medical device stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Bioventus has a valuation score of 43, which is 28 points higher than the medical device industry average of 15. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Bioventus's stock has dropped -10.3% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the medical device industry by 56 percentage points.

55.56% of medical device stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect medical device stocks to rise by 53.06% over the next year.

11.65% of medical device stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 13.59% of medical device stocks are rated B (Buy), 50.49% are rated C (Hold), 17.48% are rated D (Sell), and 6.8% are rated F (Strong Sell).