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Best Medical Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top medical stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best medical stocks to buy now. Learn More.

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Medical is Zen Rated B and is the 33rd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	1d %	1w %	1m %	3m %	6m %	1y %	3y %	5y %	10y %	52-week High	52-week Low	% off 52-week High	% off 52-week Low	Beta	Volume	Vol 1d %
HAE	HAEMONETICS CORP	$103.07	-0.86%	-4.92%	20.49%	53.33%	61.35%	92.51%	14.87%	64.25%	177.37%	$109.57	$47.32	5.93%	117.81%	0.72	495,000	-24.89%
ICUI	ICU MEDICAL INC	$172.95	-1.23%	-5.26%	2.63%	31.38%	17.66%	36.16%	19.25%	-13.24%	38.62%	$192.85	$112.50	10.32%	53.73%	1.03	217,000	33.95%
INFU	INFUSYSTEM HOLDINGS INC	$12.15	0.91%	1.67%	32.93%	35.75%	30.79%	14.84%	18.19%	-14.74%	335.48%	$12.97	$7.29	6.32%	66.67%	0.92	79,000	47.39%
NVST	ENVISTA HOLDINGS CORP	$27.14	0.04%	-0.73%	-0.62%	16.13%	-7.81%	30.98%	-15.24%	-36.57%	N/A	$30.42	$18.77	10.78%	44.59%	1.03	1,483,000	22.56%
MMSI	MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC	$90.66	0.19%	0.42%	6.65%	46.11%	18.51%	-0.02%	38.88%	26.32%	274.01%	$94.75	$59.74	4.31%	51.76%	0.82	408,000	19.30%
BAX	BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC	$26.00	-0.50%	-1.85%	-0.61%	41.30%	32.05%	7.57%	-35.96%	-65.89%	-44.36%	$30.00	$15.73	13.33%	65.29%	0.70	3,902,000	-1.46%
ATRC	ATRICURE INC	$48.35	-0.39%	-1.89%	28.05%	82.59%	56.32%	33.23%	7.09%	-34.32%	214.17%	$49.98	$25.37	3.26%	90.58%	1.16	529,000	35.29%
PDEX	PRO DEX INC	$62.10	-0.73%	-7.12%	6.03%	-7.22%	34.62%	34.88%	265.08%	146.43%	1,052.13%	$69.86	$23.47	11.10%	164.59%	0.60	33,600	-40.74%
WST	WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC	$341.11	1.08%	-3.46%	0.04%	7.84%	35.77%	39.95%	-16.17%	-24.47%	316.85%	$386.00	$223.83	11.63%	52.40%	0.89	611,000	23.19%
BLCO	BAUSCH & LOMB CORP	$17.48	1.92%	0.92%	3.37%	13.58%	-5.05%	18.03%	-2.51%	N/A	N/A	$18.92	$13.77	7.59%	26.99%	1.07	625,000	55.09%
ANGO	ANGIODYNAMICS INC	$16.13	1.77%	2.28%	9.06%	47.85%	41.99%	54.21%	100.87%	-43.00%	-2.48%	$16.29	$9.39	0.98%	71.78%	1.00	359,000	78.61%
COO	COOPER COMPANIES INC	$70.09	-1.52%	-7.53%	-3.08%	16.45%	-16.48%	7.29%	-24.23%	-37.80%	50.80%	$89.83	$58.89	21.97%	19.02%	0.86	2,157,000	113.35%
ISRG	INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC	$376.86	1.14%	0.88%	6.66%	-8.59%	-24.06%	-19.66%	20.53%	7.31%	394.12%	$603.88	$328.57	37.59%	14.70%	1.27	1,917,000	6.38%
EMBC	EMBECTA CORP	$5.14	1.78%	3.01%	41.21%	56.23%	-48.55%	-64.84%	-71.96%	N/A	N/A	$15.55	$2.77	66.95%	85.56%	0.88	2,766,000	87.78%
KRMD	KORU MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC	$3.30	2.17%	2.48%	-19.71%	-18.92%	-32.24%	-19.71%	25.95%	1.54%	650.00%	$6.61	$3.14	50.06%	5.10%	0.93	173,000	20.14%
STAA	STAAR SURGICAL CO	$22.59	2.17%	-2.88%	-7.27%	-23.55%	18.58%	-18.57%	-47.90%	-85.38%	157.29%	$35.87	$15.59	37.02%	44.95%	1.34	787,000	77.65%
ALC	ALCON INC	$72.06	0.07%	-2.23%	4.53%	9.68%	-14.90%	-7.93%	-13.17%	-12.62%	N/A	$87.64	$61.84	17.78%	16.53%	0.80	1,107,000	-5.95%
AZTA	AZENTA INC	$32.65	-0.91%	-0.70%	16.07%	40.79%	26.35%	8.26%	-42.14%	-61.57%	158.92%	$41.73	$15.93	21.76%	104.96%	1.44	476,000	-27.88%
MDLN	MEDLINE INC	$35.03	-0.71%	0.95%	-10.82%	-2.01%	-23.60%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$50.88	$32.49	31.15%	7.83%	0.60	8,414,000	47.28%
XRAY	DENTSPLY SIRONA INC	$11.17	0.45%	2.57%	-16.45%	11.48%	-21.94%	-19.12%	-69.88%	-81.90%	-81.83%	$14.86	$9.41	24.83%	18.70%	0.92	4,429,000	49.02%
RGEN	REPLIGEN CORP	$180.98	2.67%	-0.35%	28.35%	47.02%	44.82%	49.95%	4.07%	-36.04%	483.99%	$188.73	$100.99	4.11%	79.21%	1.43	791,000	-3.30%
NNNN	ANBIO BIOTECHNOLOGY	$7.30	-4.82%	-7.59%	-26.26%	-75.80%	-68.14%	-84.01%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$51.33	$6.61	85.78%	10.44%	0.25	279,000	10.71%
UTMD	UTAH MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC	$71.13	-2.25%	-0.68%	0.87%	7.48%	6.02%	15.70%	-22.35%	-19.72%	12.89%	$75.75	$53.66	6.10%	32.56%	0.54	32,600	0.93%
LMAT	LEMAITRE VASCULAR INC	$80.28	-0.21%	0.40%	-20.77%	-12.19%	-25.25%	-15.52%	38.87%	41.79%	336.78%	$118.01	$78.27	31.97%	2.57%	0.78	283,000	29.82%
STVN	STEVANATO GROUP SPA	$21.43	1.90%	-3.77%	7.96%	13.57%	42.01%	-5.39%	-33.11%	-13.45%	N/A	$28.00	$12.89	23.46%	66.25%	0.93	336,000	-2.33%
TFX	TELEFLEX INC	$142.05	1.70%	2.70%	3.91%	11.35%	15.55%	11.82%	-33.23%	-64.08%	-22.42%	$145.00	$100.18	2.03%	41.79%	0.85	644,000	50.12%
RMD	RESMED INC	$240.10	-0.10%	3.29%	13.80%	28.78%	-6.72%	-11.40%	50.45%	-17.36%	260.02%	$284.87	$180.27	15.72%	33.19%	0.79	1,722,000	24.15%
OSUR	ORASURE TECHNOLOGIES INC	$3.59	-0.28%	-6.02%	-11.36%	-12.22%	21.28%	6.85%	-44.43%	-67.21%	-58.11%	$4.58	$2.08	21.62%	72.60%	1.06	326,000	30.40%
WRBY	WARBY PARKER INC	$24.60	-1.60%	-6.14%	-7.83%	0.90%	-6.43%	-3.72%	104.83%	N/A	N/A	$30.93	$14.96	20.47%	64.44%	1.93	2,304,000	43.46%
BDX	BECTON DICKINSON & CO	$188.11	-0.74%	-1.38%	13.58%	29.44%	6.55%	-0.02%	-32.69%	-25.26%	6.15%	$213.08	$140.11	11.72%	34.26%	0.48	2,630,000	55.25%
ATR	APTARGROUP INC	$131.62	-1.03%	-2.32%	-1.75%	17.12%	-7.75%	-3.51%	-0.71%	-2.36%	68.79%	$146.91	$103.23	10.41%	27.50%	0.68	389,000	19.69%
AVR	ANTERIS TECHNOLOGIES GLOBAL CORP	$8.61	-1.49%	-2.16%	9.82%	-5.38%	30.06%	109.49%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$11.06	$3.30	22.12%	160.91%	1.65	755,000	41.39%
KMTS	KESTRA MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LTD	$25.75	0.43%	-4.31%	12.79%	27.54%	13.19%	59.74%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$30.00	$15.42	14.17%	66.99%	1.35	351,000	132.45%
PLSE	PULSE BIOSCIENCES INC	$50.33	5.80%	2.44%	43.27%	104.01%	167.00%	233.09%	968.58%	94.32%	922.97%	$50.90	$12.56	1.12%	300.72%	1.46	657,000	149.81%
NYXH	NYXOAH SA	$1.56	-2.50%	-3.70%	11.43%	-48.34%	-61.19%	-73.56%	-79.21%	-95.27%	N/A	$6.88	$1.26	77.31%	23.81%	0.60	106,000	23.26%
GCTK	GLUCOTRACK INC	$4.25	0.47%	-14.66%	-40.60%	-56.81%	-80.98%	-94.67%	-99.98%	-99.30%	-99.89%	$212.10	$3.75	98.00%	13.33%	54.83	153,000	-12.07%
FEMY	FEMASYS INC	$3.43	7.19%	15.10%	19.93%	-54.62%	-68.12%	-57.13%	-61.11%	-97.85%	N/A	$22.20	$2.02	84.55%	69.63%	0.66	227,000	-57.17%
STXS	STEREOTAXIS INC	$1.44	-0.69%	1.41%	14.29%	-25.77%	-35.14%	-46.86%	-15.29%	-79.60%	105.71%	$3.59	$1.24	59.89%	16.13%	1.24	593,000	105.19%
RGNT	REGENTIS BIOMATERIALS LTD	$2.04	2.00%	-5.56%	17.24%	25.15%	-36.65%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15.50	$1.23	86.84%	65.58%	8.56	24,400	25.77%
NEPH	NEPHROS INC	$4.28	-5.93%	-2.95%	26.25%	15.99%	4.90%	1.90%	160.98%	-47.87%	-13.54%	$6.42	$2.66	33.33%	60.72%	0.67	37,700	76.17%
HBIO	HARVARD BIOSCIENCE INC	$8.11	2.27%	7.42%	32.95%	26.72%	37.23%	65.78%	-81.61%	-90.18%	-70.07%	$9.40	$3.76	13.72%	115.98%	1.38	32,300	56.80%
NXGL	NEXGEL INC	$0.36	1.99%	-5.53%	-13.49%	-39.46%	-68.23%	-84.72%	-85.47%	N/A	N/A	$2.89	$0.30	87.58%	19.67%	0.77	188,000	-3.59%
BLFS	BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS INC	$37.07	1.90%	-0.32%	18.51%	39.20%	64.61%	46.29%	180.62%	-36.48%	2,018.29%	$38.10	$17.86	2.70%	107.56%	1.84	1,250,000	19.96%
LUCY	INNOVATIVE EYEWEAR INC	$0.90	-5.26%	-19.64%	29.12%	-10.45%	-19.64%	-53.61%	-92.68%	N/A	N/A	$2.24	$0.65	59.82%	38.46%	1.09	577,000	-49.65%
POCI	PRECISION OPTICS CORPORATION INC	$4.30	-2.27%	-3.15%	1.42%	-21.82%	-1.38%	-6.93%	-31.09%	-24.16%	104.76%	$6.15	$3.55	30.08%	21.13%	0.18	10,800	-74.88%
CUPR	CUPRINA HOLDINGS (CAYMAN) LTD	$2.91	-3.32%	6.59%	-0.34%	9.40%	4.34%	-59.05%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$19.60	$1.76	85.15%	65.34%	1.36	4,500	4.65%
ZTEK	ZENTEK LTD	$0.52	-4.07%	-13.67%	-23.82%	-11.00%	-16.05%	-42.44%	-62.73%	N/A	N/A	$1.24	$0.37	58.23%	41.53%	0.74	1,321,000	172.93%
MLSS	MILESTONE SCIENTIFIC INC	$0.48	-4.98%	0.85%	19.55%	23.58%	88.54%	-20.50%	-55.42%	-74.35%	-79.87%	$0.65	$0.22	26.62%	118.81%	1.13	27,600	-6.44%
SMTI	SANARA MEDTECH INC	$34.88	0.90%	1.45%	3.01%	59.12%	70.31%	0.72%	-3.54%	2.23%	597.60%	$35.95	$16.05	2.98%	117.36%	1.15	273,000	-20.64%
ZJYL	JIN MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL LTD	$2.32	-0.85%	-23.68%	17.17%	-4.92%	-18.31%	-82.29%	-82.33%	N/A	N/A	$14.52	$1.53	84.02%	51.63%	1.08	21,000	20.69%
BNGO	BIONANO GENOMICS INC	$1.22	4.27%	0.00%	14.02%	-2.40%	7.02%	-70.17%	-99.47%	-99.97%	N/A	$5.50	$1.00	77.82%	22.00%	1.97	177,000	-1.67%
RVP	RETRACTABLE TECHNOLOGIES INC	$0.73	0.27%	0.27%	10.91%	5.02%	10.91%	-8.04%	-37.97%	-94.32%	-72.06%	$1.14	$0.60	35.79%	21.59%	0.70	2,600	-85.71%

Medical Stocks FAQ

What are the best medical stocks to buy right now in Sep 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 medical stocks to buy right now are:

1. Haemonetics (NYSE:HAE)

Haemonetics (NYSE:HAE) is the #1 top medical stock out of 52 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Haemonetics (NYSE:HAE) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Haemonetics (NYSE:HAE) has a Due Diligence Score of 27, which is -4 points lower than the medical industry average of 31. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates HAE as a "A".

HAE passed 9 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Haemonetics has seen its stock return 92.51% over the past year, overperforming other medical stocks by 90 percentage points.

Haemonetics has an average 1 year price target of $99.29, a downside of -3.67% from Haemonetics's current stock price of $103.07.

Haemonetics stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Haemonetics, 28.57% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 42.86% 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. Icu Medical (NASDAQ:ICUI)

Icu Medical (NASDAQ:ICUI) is the #2 top medical stock out of 52 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

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

Icu Medical (NASDAQ:ICUI) has a Due Diligence Score of 27, which is -4 points lower than the medical industry average of 31. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates ICUI as a "A".

ICUI passed 9 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Icu Medical has seen its stock return 36.16% over the past year, overperforming other medical stocks by 33 percentage points.

Icu Medical has an average 1 year price target of $191.00, an upside of 10.44% from Icu Medical's current stock price of $172.95.

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

3. Infusystem Holdings (NYSEMKT:INFU)

Infusystem Holdings (NYSEMKT:INFU) is the #3 top medical stock out of 52 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Infusystem Holdings (NYSEMKT:INFU) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Infusystem Holdings (NYSEMKT:INFU) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 10 points higher than the medical industry average of 31.

INFU passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Infusystem Holdings has seen its stock return 14.84% over the past year, overperforming other medical stocks by 12 percentage points.

Infusystem Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $20.00, an upside of 64.61% from Infusystem Holdings's current stock price of $12.15.

Infusystem Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Infusystem Holdings, 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.

What are the medical stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 11 medical stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 medical stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC)

Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC) has an annual dividend yield of 6.23%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the medical industry average of 1.6%. Embecta's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Embecta's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Embecta's dividend payout ratio of 30.7% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Becton Dickinson & Co (NYSE:BDX)

Becton Dickinson & Co (NYSE:BDX) has an annual dividend yield of 2.23%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the medical industry average of 1.6%. Becton Dickinson & Co's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Becton Dickinson & Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Becton Dickinson & Co's dividend payout ratio of 126.2% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Utah Medical Products (NASDAQ:UTMD)

Utah Medical Products (NASDAQ:UTMD) has an annual dividend yield of 1.74%, which is the same as the medical industry average of 1.6%. Utah Medical Products's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Utah Medical Products's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Utah Medical Products's dividend payout ratio of 37.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are medical stocks up?

Medical stocks were up 0.34% in the last day, and down -1.25% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why medical stocks are up.

What are the most undervalued medical 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 medical stocks right now are:

1. Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC)

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

Embecta has a valuation score of 57, which is 39 points higher than the medical industry average of 18. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Embecta's stock has dropped -64.84% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the medical industry by -68 percentage points.

2. Bausch & Lomb (NYSE:BLCO)

Bausch & Lomb (NYSE:BLCO) is the second most undervalued medical stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Bausch & Lomb has a valuation score of 14, which is -4 points higher than the medical industry average of 18. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates BLCO a Valuation Rating of "B".

Bausch & Lomb's stock has gained 18.03% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the medical industry by 15 percentage points.

3. Dentsply Sirona (NASDAQ:XRAY)

Dentsply Sirona (NASDAQ:XRAY) is the third most undervalued medical stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Dentsply Sirona has a valuation score of 43, which is 25 points higher than the medical industry average of 18. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Dentsply Sirona's stock has dropped -19.12% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the medical industry by -22 percentage points.

Are medical stocks a good buy now?

45% of medical stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect medical stocks to rise by 14.19% over the next year.

10.26% of medical stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 17.95% of medical stocks are rated B (Buy), 56.41% are rated C (Hold), 15.38% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the medical instruments & supplies industry?

The average P/E ratio of the medical instruments & supplies industry is 43.58x.

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Best Medical Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top medical stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best medical stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Medical Stocks FAQ

1. Haemonetics (NYSE:HAE)

2. Icu Medical (NASDAQ:ICUI)

3. Infusystem Holdings (NYSEMKT:INFU)

1. Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC)

2. Becton Dickinson & Co (NYSE:BDX)

3. Utah Medical Products (NASDAQ:UTMD)

1. Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC)

2. Bausch & Lomb (NYSE:BLCO)

3. Dentsply Sirona (NASDAQ:XRAY)

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Medical Stocks FAQ

1. Haemonetics (NYSE:HAE)

2. Icu Medical (NASDAQ:ICUI)

3. Infusystem Holdings (NYSEMKT:INFU)

1. Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC)

2. Becton Dickinson & Co (NYSE:BDX)

3. Utah Medical Products (NASDAQ:UTMD)

1. Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC)

2. Bausch & Lomb (NYSE:BLCO)

3. Dentsply Sirona (NASDAQ:XRAY)

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Best Medical Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top medical stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best medical stocks to buy now. Learn More.