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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 +32.52% 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 30th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	Volume	Vol 1d %	SMA 10	SMA 20	SMA 50	SMA 100	SMA 200	RSI	Stochastic %K	Stochastic %D	StochRSI %K	StochRSI %D	MACD	MACD Signal	MACD Histogram	Beta
NEPH	NEPHROS INC	$4.81	79,000	437.41%	4.94	4.95	5.06	4.82	3.90	46.68	42.39	57.79	48.30	64.46	-0.03	-0.03	0.01	0.64
INFU	INFUSYSTEM HOLDINGS INC	$8.67	95,000	20.25%	8.83	9.03	9.38	9.70	7.81	41.42	38.58	38.41	65.82	60.96	-0.16	-0.15	-0.00	0.89
EMBC	EMBECTA CORP	$12.76	674,000	16.61%	12.15	12.01	12.77	13.53	12.37	58.67	92.04	85.77	100.00	90.17	-0.03	-0.20	0.17	0.94
KRMD	KORU MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC	$5.65	115,000	33.72%	5.76	5.85	5.17	4.62	3.86	50.14	29.53	26.17	10.87	7.46	0.10	0.19	-0.09	0.95
NVST	ENVISTA HOLDINGS CORP	$23.63	2,500,000	33.26%	22.51	22.29	20.98	20.77	19.57	70.95	83.75	84.72	90.01	87.11	0.62	0.51	0.12	1.03
MMSI	MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC	$86.38	1,601,000	27.47%	89.24	88.21	86.81	85.91	89.26	45.97	54.80	72.67	52.04	74.93	1.13	0.99	0.15	0.87
ATRC	ATRICURE INC	$41.46	521,000	5.68%	40.74	40.91	37.43	36.77	34.73	58.67	78.48	79.30	80.65	79.26	0.95	1.00	-0.05	1.21
HBIO	HARVARD BIOSCIENCE INC	$0.63	323,000	29.20%	0.67	0.70	0.67	0.56	0.50	40.84	6.70	13.84	6.66	16.84	-0.01	0.00	-0.01	1.39
BLCO	BAUSCH & LOMB CORP	$17.21	292,000	29.78%	17.10	17.05	16.32	15.64	14.22	57.83	81.45	79.71	82.17	76.75	0.23	0.25	-0.02	1.08
AZTA	AZENTA INC	$37.92	476,000	25.26%	35.57	35.27	33.60	32.11	30.90	67.77	90.58	91.87	99.89	99.93	0.82	0.53	0.29	1.56
HAE	HAEMONETICS CORP	$82.03	661,000	-18.09%	81.59	81.31	75.82	63.70	65.58	58.22	66.02	79.14	73.16	91.05	1.61	1.89	-0.28	0.80
WST	WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC	$275.52	490,000	-13.27%	276.74	274.26	273.92	267.38	244.39	51.02	38.87	51.82	34.47	63.42	1.29	1.13	0.16	0.91
ISRG	INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC	$586.24	1,491,000	-0.07%	577.70	570.32	563.60	512.27	513.45	60.42	67.19	73.70	77.22	79.40	7.67	6.69	0.98	1.30
ICUI	ICU MEDICAL INC	$152.99	169,000	-31.85%	147.08	147.10	141.47	132.79	132.74	63.20	86.75	84.89	97.00	90.45	2.21	1.90	0.31	0.99
LMAT	LEMAITRE VASCULAR INC	$85.00	234,000	60.27%	83.02	83.59	85.05	88.07	86.20	54.68	58.54	50.90	97.01	88.63	-0.33	-0.63	0.31	0.80
BDX	BECTON DICKINSON & CO	$202.75	1,321,000	-7.62%	199.11	198.15	192.22	190.91	187.79	60.44	76.47	79.22	68.93	77.85	2.64	2.00	0.64	0.47
RGEN	REPLIGEN CORP	$166.82	396,000	-40.36%	167.07	164.15	159.70	146.81	136.17	54.69	54.88	66.87	37.12	64.24	2.26	2.24	0.02	1.45
ANGO	ANGIODYNAMICS INC	$9.86	954,000	-51.87%	12.00	12.66	12.52	11.71	10.61	23.91	3.98	13.65	0.00	6.02	-0.53	-0.13	-0.41	1.01
BAX	BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC	$21.07	11,530,000	-16.94%	19.91	19.51	18.89	21.14	25.20	70.70	89.51	87.95	95.26	95.26	0.41	0.19	0.22	0.63
STVN	STEVANATO GROUP SPA	$21.06	318,000	31.40%	21.00	20.94	22.23	23.60	23.39	46.54	79.63	83.37	85.00	95.00	-0.23	-0.43	0.20	0.91
BLFS	BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS INC	$24.86	230,000	-14.50%	24.96	25.00	25.54	25.89	24.21	47.26	48.33	61.45	54.79	71.81	-0.11	-0.17	0.06	1.87
PDEX	PRO DEX INC	$41.74	53,000	373.21%	39.64	41.02	37.24	36.26	42.19	57.63	41.15	36.90	58.26	42.11	0.70	0.88	-0.18	0.57
WRBY	WARBY PARKER INC	$28.30	4,372,000	28.97%	24.65	25.81	21.73	23.56	21.93	65.60	90.37	78.42	95.17	80.78	1.15	0.94	0.21	1.91
TFX	TELEFLEX INC	$112.81	1,344,000	-53.02%	121.02	122.83	118.61	122.59	123.06	37.75	37.95	50.52	39.55	61.54	-0.64	0.70	-1.34	0.86
UTMD	UTAH MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC	$59.90	18,300	5.78%	57.38	57.34	56.63	59.12	57.21	66.46	75.43	62.69	100.00	85.67	0.44	0.13	0.30	0.55
RMD	RESMED INC	$252.47	598,000	24.07%	246.25	246.84	248.75	261.52	255.09	57.68	87.39	81.10	96.30	92.55	-0.44	-1.57	1.13	0.83
MDLN	MEDLINE INC	$40.52	2,673,000	-44.20%	41.16	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	25.53	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.86
COO	COOPER COMPANIES INC	$83.45	2,515,000	1.70%	82.79	82.58	77.29	73.52	74.53	60.88	67.84	74.60	42.38	51.33	1.57	1.79	-0.22	0.89
ALC	ALCON INC	$80.13	1,243,000	10.20%	80.07	79.80	78.09	77.66	83.45	53.01	66.84	76.42	67.51	79.26	0.58	0.60	-0.02	0.82
XRAY	DENTSPLY SIRONA INC	$12.78	7,029,000	74.07%	11.85	11.59	11.40	12.35	13.71	71.86	91.31	90.54	100.00	100.00	0.27	0.11	0.17	0.90
SMTI	SANARA MEDTECH INC	$24.35	38,000	-5.94%	24.10	24.39	23.81	27.99	28.55	51.84	62.73	59.66	76.84	75.22	0.17	0.09	0.08	1.21
ATR	APTARGROUP INC	$123.85	340,000	45.30%	122.40	122.20	120.59	127.31	139.25	56.42	64.87	50.48	57.54	33.96	0.20	0.14	0.06	0.69
NNNN	ANBIO BIOTECHNOLOGY	$34.99	26,800	-39.09%	32.34	31.80	27.68	32.66	27.25	56.68	61.67	58.18	56.99	53.14	1.14	1.15	-0.00	0.28
EKSO	EKSO BIONICS HOLDINGS INC	$7.93	405,000	13.76%	8.11	6.51	5.40	4.94	4.82	58.31	45.39	50.49	17.21	28.61	1.04	0.87	0.18	0.84
BNGO	BIONANO GENOMICS INC	$1.58	93,000	3.33%	1.56	1.57	1.62	2.14	2.83	47.24	74.75	77.44	85.79	92.51	-0.02	-0.03	0.01	2.04
FEMY	FEMASYS INC	$0.59	470,000	-19.93%	0.61	0.71	0.79	0.64	0.82	38.13	18.31	17.64	34.51	31.82	-0.06	-0.05	-0.01	0.57
PLSE	PULSE BIOSCIENCES INC	$14.49	154,000	-32.46%	14.31	14.40	14.42	15.72	15.95	51.02	58.54	59.50	67.65	70.71	0.06	-0.02	0.08	1.37
STXS	STEREOTAXIS INC	$2.51	285,000	-29.10%	2.43	2.40	2.46	2.71	2.42	54.81	60.26	59.13	86.09	89.35	0.02	-0.01	0.03	1.17
KMTS	KESTRA MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LTD	$24.43	284,000	65.12%	25.91	26.40	26.11	24.08	21.97	41.98	40.78	40.47	43.12	41.54	-0.10	0.09	-0.19	1.18
STSS	SHARPS TECHNOLOGY INC	$1.89	5,699,000	6,604.71%	2.25	2.26	2.92	5.31	5.99	36.56	68.18	80.71	72.86	89.38	-0.20	-0.27	0.07	0.63
OSUR	ORASURE TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.63	214,000	-78.79%	2.49	2.47	2.45	2.80	2.88	60.87	82.62	81.61	95.79	98.60	0.02	-0.01	0.03	1.06
MBOT	MICROBOT MEDICAL INC	$2.09	1,185,000	15.38%	2.10	2.15	2.14	2.71	2.59	45.60	56.25	52.42	78.57	84.14	-0.04	-0.04	0.00	1.31
AGPU	AXE COMPUTE INC	$6.83	8,200	-57.51%	6.92	6.42	6.38	9.91	12.16	53.43	47.09	46.23	55.22	54.06	0.10	0.03	0.08	1.33
AVR	ANTERIS TECHNOLOGIES GLOBAL CORP	$4.55	196,000	48.48%	4.99	5.05	4.48	4.57	4.21	43.94	12.88	18.52	7.78	11.50	0.06	0.15	-0.09	1.82
HOLX	HOLOGIC INC	$74.87	1,899,000	-25.99%	74.70	74.81	74.60	71.26	66.68	58.44	76.41	72.51	80.06	77.27	0.13	0.16	-0.03	0.52
ZJYL	JIN MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL LTD	$0.25	247,000	-36.18%	0.23	0.22	0.24	0.40	0.56	54.81	88.11	90.70	88.30	94.50	-0.00	-0.01	0.01	1.03
ZTEK	ZENTEK LTD	$0.87	131,000	43.96%	0.73	0.71	0.75	0.79	1.00	69.74	83.22	79.09	100.00	100.00	0.01	-0.01	0.02	0.70
CUPR	CUPRINA HOLDINGS (CAYMAN) LTD	$0.47	73,000	21.67%	0.44	0.47	0.63	0.84	N/A	41.83	63.63	55.14	96.45	96.55	-0.06	-0.07	0.02	0.77
RGNT	REGENTIS BIOMATERIALS LTD	$6.62	5,000	-32.43%	6.81	6.70	N/A	N/A	N/A	42.70	61.60	62.71	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.04
GCTK	GLUCOTRACK INC	$3.76	14,900	-40.40%	3.86	4.42	5.22	5.77	6.92	33.79	34.58	34.49	76.00	72.63	-0.48	-0.47	-0.01	4.34
STAA	STAAR SURGICAL CO	$22.12	1,897,000	-11.02%	22.97	23.68	25.14	26.08	22.38	38.52	38.84	38.05	7.99	11.10	-0.81	-0.70	-0.11	1.44
POCI	PRECISION OPTICS CORPORATION INC	$4.14	2,600	-90.48%	4.21	4.20	4.32	4.38	4.45	43.45	71.21	77.42	64.86	75.38	-0.03	-0.04	0.01	0.20
RVP	RETRACTABLE TECHNOLOGIES INC	$0.77	20,400	-36.25%	0.78	0.80	0.82	0.84	0.77	37.47	30.93	23.64	28.29	15.86	-0.02	-0.01	-0.00	0.84
NYXH	NYXOAH SA	$5.10	44,000	117.82%	4.76	4.76	4.87	5.23	6.18	59.02	92.57	86.06	100.00	99.04	0.01	-0.05	0.06	0.42
NXGL	NEXGEL INC	$1.65	47,600	141.62%	1.66	1.66	1.82	2.14	2.33	47.18	52.27	59.60	62.20	72.64	-0.02	-0.05	0.03	0.82
MLSS	MILESTONE SCIENTIFIC INC	$0.29	105,000	-59.92%	0.29	0.31	0.34	0.43	0.62	42.61	47.99	42.47	73.76	57.31	-0.02	-0.02	0.00	1.14
LUCY	INNOVATIVE EYEWEAR INC	$1.56	4,633,000	-14.50%	1.29	1.35	1.47	1.70	2.01	56.39	69.21	61.74	92.50	90.68	-0.01	-0.06	0.06	0.97

Medical Stocks FAQ

What are the best medical stocks to buy right now in Jan 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. Nephros (NASDAQ:NEPH)

Nephros (NASDAQ:NEPH) is the #1 top medical stock out of 57 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 Nephros (NASDAQ:NEPH) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Nephros (NASDAQ:NEPH) has a Due Diligence Score of 53, which is 23 points higher than the medical industry average of 30.

NEPH passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Nephros has seen its stock return 218.54% over the past year, overperforming other medical stocks by 244 percentage points.

Nephros has an average 1 year price target of $6.00, an upside of 24.74% from Nephros's current stock price of $4.81.

Nephros stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Nephros, 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. Infusystem Holdings (NYSEMKT:INFU)

Infusystem Holdings (NYSEMKT:INFU) is the #2 top medical stock out of 57 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 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 45, which is 15 points higher than the medical industry average of 30.

INFU passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Infusystem Holdings has seen its stock return 14.99% over the past year, overperforming other medical stocks by 40 percentage points.

Infusystem Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $14.50, an upside of 67.24% from Infusystem Holdings's current stock price of $8.67.

Infusystem Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts 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.

3. Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC)

Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC) is the #3 top medical stock out of 57 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 Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: D, Sentiment: B, Safety: D, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 11 points higher than the medical industry average of 30.

EMBC passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Embecta has seen its stock lose -34.5% over the past year, underperforming other medical stocks by -9 percentage points.

Embecta has an average 1 year price target of $18.50, an upside of 44.98% from Embecta's current stock price of $12.76.

Embecta stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Embecta, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% 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 10 medical stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 medical stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Dentsply Sirona (NASDAQ:XRAY)

Dentsply Sirona (NASDAQ:XRAY) has an annual dividend yield of 5.01%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the medical industry average of 2.05%. Dentsply Sirona's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Dentsply Sirona's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Dentsply Sirona's dividend payout ratio of -14.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC)

Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC) has an annual dividend yield of 4.7%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the medical industry average of 2.05%.

Embecta's dividend payout ratio of 36.6% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Baxter International (NYSE:BAX)

Baxter International (NYSE:BAX) has an annual dividend yield of 2.47%, which is the same as the medical industry average of 2.05%. Baxter International's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Baxter International's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Baxter International's dividend payout ratio of -103% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are medical stocks down?

Medical stocks were down -0.21% in the last day, and up 3.2% over the last week. Merit Medical Systems was the among the top losers in the medical instruments & supplies industry, dropping -7.3% yesterday.

Merit Medical Systems shares are trading lower. The company reported preliminary Q4 revenue results.

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 86, which is 65 points higher than the medical industry average of 21. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Embecta's stock has dropped -34.5% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the medical industry by -9 percentage points.

2. Harvard Bioscience (NASDAQ:HBIO)

Harvard Bioscience (NASDAQ:HBIO) 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.

Harvard Bioscience has a valuation score of 14, which is -7 points higher than the medical industry average of 21. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates HBIO a Valuation Rating of "B".

Harvard Bioscience's stock has dropped -66.84% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the medical industry by -42 percentage points.

3. Haemonetics (NYSE:HAE)

Haemonetics (NYSE:HAE) 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.

Haemonetics has a valuation score of 43, which is 22 points higher than the medical industry average of 21. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Haemonetics's stock has gained 6.99% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the medical industry by 32 percentage points.

Are medical stocks a good buy now?

42.5% of medical stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect medical stocks to rise by 13.75% over the next year.

11.36% of medical stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 15.91% of medical stocks are rated B (Buy), 52.27% are rated C (Hold), 11.36% are rated D (Sell), and 9.09% 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 233.45x.

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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 +32.52% per year, and are the best medical stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Medical Stocks FAQ

1. Nephros (NASDAQ:NEPH)

2. Infusystem Holdings (NYSEMKT:INFU)

3. Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC)

1. Dentsply Sirona (NASDAQ:XRAY)

2. Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC)

3. Baxter International (NYSE:BAX)

1. Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC)

2. Harvard Bioscience (NASDAQ:HBIO)

3. Haemonetics (NYSE:HAE)

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Sectors & IndustriesHealthcareMedical Instruments & SuppliesBest Medical Stocks to Buy Now (2026)Top medical 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 stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Medical Stocks FAQ

1. Nephros (NASDAQ:NEPH)

2. Infusystem Holdings (NYSEMKT:INFU)

3. Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC)

1. Dentsply Sirona (NASDAQ:XRAY)

2. Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC)

3. Baxter International (NYSE:BAX)

1. Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC)

2. Harvard Bioscience (NASDAQ:HBIO)

3. Haemonetics (NYSE:HAE)

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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 +32.52% per year, and are the best medical stocks to buy now. Learn More.