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Best Medical Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top medical stocks in 2025 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.

Industry: Medical Instruments & Sup...
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Medical is Zen Rated B and is the 45th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Ticker
Company
DD Score
Valuation Score
Financials Score
Forecast Score
Performance Score
Dividends Score
NEPH
NEPHROS INC
53
29
100
44
40
INFU
INFUSYSTEM HOLDINGS INC
45
43
86
22
30
NVST
ENVISTA HOLDINGS CORP
33
14
71
44
0
BLCO
BAUSCH & LOMB CORP
25
14
57
0
30
MMSI
MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC
54
71
71
33
40

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What are the best medical stocks to buy right now in Dec 2025?

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 248.77% over the past year, overperforming other medical stocks by 279 percentage points.

Nephros has an average 1 year price target of $6.00, an upside of 6.19% from Nephros's current stock price of $5.65.

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: B, 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 0.79% over the past year, overperforming other medical stocks by 32 percentage points.

Infusystem Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $14.50, an upside of 63.1% from Infusystem Holdings's current stock price of $8.89.

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. Envista Holdings (NYSE:NVST)


Envista Holdings (NYSE:NVST) 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 Envista Holdings (NYSE:NVST) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Envista Holdings (NYSE:NVST) has a Due Diligence Score of 33, which is 3 points higher than the medical industry average of 30.

NVST passed 10 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Envista Holdings has seen its stock return 0.75% over the past year, overperforming other medical stocks by 31 percentage points.

Envista Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $20.43, an upside of 0.98% from Envista Holdings's current stock price of $20.23.

Envista Holdings stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Envista Holdings, 14.29% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 14.29% have issued a Buy, 57.14% have issued a hold, while 14.29% 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. Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC)


Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC) has an annual dividend yield of 5.13%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the medical industry average of 2.07%.

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

2. Dentsply Sirona (NASDAQ:XRAY)


Dentsply Sirona (NASDAQ:XRAY) has an annual dividend yield of 4.27%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the medical industry average of 2.07%. 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.

3. Baxter International (NYSE:BAX)


Baxter International (NYSE:BAX) has an annual dividend yield of 2.75%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the medical industry average of 2.07%. Baxter International's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Baxter International's dividend has 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 up?

Medical stocks were up 0.32% in the last day, and up 0.47% over the last week. Meihua International Medical Technologies Co was the among the top gainers in the medical instruments & supplies industry, gaining 11.71% yesterday.

Meihua International Medical Technologies shares are trading lower after the company announced that the company will be delisted from the Nasdaq.

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 -41.14% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the medical industry by -10 percentage points.

2. Haemonetics (NYSE:HAE)


Haemonetics (NYSE:HAE) 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.

Haemonetics has a valuation score of 29, which is 8 points higher than the medical industry average of 21. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Haemonetics's stock has gained 4.05% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the medical industry by 35 percentage points.

3. Becton Dickinson & Co (NYSE:BDX)


Becton Dickinson & Co (NYSE:BDX) 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.

Becton Dickinson & Co has a valuation score of 57, which is 36 points higher than the medical industry average of 21. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Becton Dickinson & Co's stock has dropped -12.72% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the medical industry by 18 percentage points.

Are medical stocks a good buy now?

47.5% of medical stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect medical stocks to rise by 12.72% over the next year.

6.52% of medical stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 15.22% of medical stocks are rated B (Buy), 56.52% are rated C (Hold), 13.04% are rated D (Sell), and 8.7% 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 222.22x.
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