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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 50th 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
PDEX
PRO DEX INC
46
14
57
44
70
INFU
INFUSYSTEM HOLDINGS INC
29
14
71
0
30
BDX
BECTON DICKINSON & CO
52
43
43
67
30
80
ICUI
ICU MEDICAL INC
17
43
14
0
10
KRMD
KORU MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC
26
0
71
22
10

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What are the best medical stocks to buy right now in May 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. Pro Dex (NASDAQ:PDEX)


Pro Dex (NASDAQ:PDEX) is the #1 top medical stock out of 55 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Pro Dex (NASDAQ:PDEX) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: D.

Pro Dex (NASDAQ:PDEX) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 18 points higher than the medical industry average of 28.

PDEX passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Pro Dex has seen its stock return 255.03% over the past year, overperforming other medical stocks by 297 percentage points.

Pro Dex has an average 1 year price target of $52.00, a downside of -20.83% from Pro Dex's current stock price of $65.68.

Pro Dex stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Pro Dex, 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.

2. Infusystem Holdings (NYSEMKT:INFU)


Infusystem Holdings (NYSEMKT:INFU) is the #2 top medical stock out of 55 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

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

Infusystem Holdings (NYSEMKT:INFU) has a Due Diligence Score of 29, which is 1 points higher than the medical industry average of 28.

INFU passed 9 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Infusystem Holdings has seen its stock lose -37.15% over the past year, overperforming other medical stocks by 5 percentage points.

3. Becton Dickinson & Co (NYSE:BDX)


Becton Dickinson & Co (NYSE:BDX) is the #3 top medical stock out of 55 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Becton Dickinson & Co (NYSE:BDX) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Becton Dickinson & Co (NYSE:BDX) has a Due Diligence Score of 52, which is 24 points higher than the medical industry average of 28.

BDX passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Becton Dickinson & Co has seen its stock lose -11.73% over the past year, overperforming other medical stocks by 31 percentage points.

Becton Dickinson & Co has an average 1 year price target of $260.50, an upside of 25.79% from Becton Dickinson & Co's current stock price of $207.09.

Becton Dickinson & Co stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Becton Dickinson & Co, 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 8 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 3.45%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the medical industry average of 1.55%. 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 -14.3% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC)


Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC) has an annual dividend yield of 2.46%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the medical industry average of 1.55%.

Embecta's dividend payout ratio of 60% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Utah Medical Products (NASDAQ:UTMD)


Utah Medical Products (NASDAQ:UTMD) has an annual dividend yield of 2.34%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the medical industry average of 1.55%. 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 30.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are medical stocks down?

Medical stocks were down -0.71% in the last day, and up 2.48% over the last week. Bausch & Lomb was the among the top losers in the medical instruments & supplies industry, dropping -15.74% yesterday.

Bausch + Lomb shares are trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expect Q1 financial 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 57, which is 40 points higher than the medical industry average of 17. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Embecta's stock has gained 20.34% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the medical industry by 63 percentage points.

2. Teleflex (NYSE:TFX)


Teleflex (NYSE:TFX) 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.

Teleflex has a valuation score of 29, which is 12 points higher than the medical industry average of 17. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Teleflex's stock has dropped -34.35% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the medical industry by 8 percentage points.

3. Hologic (NASDAQ:HOLX)


Hologic (NASDAQ:HOLX) 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.

Hologic has a valuation score of 86, which is 69 points higher than the medical industry average of 17. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Hologic's stock has dropped -23.19% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the medical industry by 19 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 30.29% over the next year.

0% of medical stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 26.19% of medical stocks are rated B (Buy), 50% are rated C (Hold), 16.67% are rated D (Sell), and 7.14% 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 40.62x.
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