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:
1. Electromed (NYSEMKT:ELMD)
Electromed (NYSEMKT:ELMD) is the #1 top medical device stock out of 142 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year.
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The Component Grade breakdown for Electromed (NYSEMKT:ELMD) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: C.
Electromed (NYSEMKT:ELMD) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 16 points higher than the medical device industry average of 27.
ELMD passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Electromed has seen its stock return 30.15% over the past year, overperforming other medical device stocks by 43 percentage points.
Electromed has an average 1 year
price target of $38.00, an upside of 70.94% from Electromed's current stock price of $22.23.
Electromed stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Electromed, 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. Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN)
Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN) is the #2 top medical device stock out of 142 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year.
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The Component Grade breakdown for Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: A, Financials: B, and AI: C.
Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 18 points higher than the medical device industry average of 27.
SNN passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Smith & Nephew has seen its stock return 13.32% over the past year, overperforming other medical device stocks by 26 percentage points.
Smith & Nephew has an average 1 year
price target of $27.50, a downside of -2.93% from Smith & Nephew's current stock price of $28.33.
Smith & Nephew stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Smith & Nephew, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
3. Zimvie (NASDAQ:ZIMV)
Zimvie (NASDAQ:ZIMV) is the #3 top medical device stock out of 142 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year.
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The Component Grade breakdown for Zimvie (NASDAQ:ZIMV) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: D, Sentiment: A, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: A.
Zimvie (NASDAQ:ZIMV) has a Due Diligence Score of 19, which is -8 points lower than the medical device industry average of 27. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates ZIMV as a "A".
ZIMV passed 6 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Zimvie has seen its stock lose -40.25% over the past year, underperforming other medical device stocks by -27 percentage points.
Zimvie has an average 1 year
price target of $23.00, an upside of 150.27% from Zimvie's current stock price of $9.19.
Zimvie stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Zimvie, 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.