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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 38th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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INFU
INFUSYSTEM HOLDINGS INC
$9.39-2.29%-3.00%26.55%1.62%-6.01%65.03%8.93%-52.46%180.30%$11.04$4.6114.95%103.69%0.91101,00032.89%
EMBC
EMBECTA CORP
$8.81-2.11%-6.67%-11.90%-25.34%-41.31%-34.79%-69.66%N/AN/A$15.55$8.7743.34%0.46%0.95876,00010.19%
NVST
ENVISTA HOLDINGS CORP
$25.44-4.40%-8.92%-11.57%15.79%21.09%51.97%-32.36%-37.57%N/A$30.42$14.2216.37%78.90%1.041,710,000-27.14%
ATRC
ATRICURE INC
$29.54-1.09%-2.56%-7.12%-30.31%-15.78%-9.65%-20.73%-55.12%61.22%$43.18$28.2931.60%4.40%1.22675,00022.28%
LMAT
LEMAITRE VASCULAR INC
$106.54-1.66%0.37%23.03%26.83%15.44%30.69%122.42%121.50%620.35%$115.33$71.427.62%49.17%0.80203,0009.14%
KRMD
KORU MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC
$4.31-4.43%-7.11%-1.37%-25.43%9.95%31.40%13.72%10.80%1,064.86%$6.61$1.8634.78%131.72%0.95143,00030.00%
MMSI
MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC
$68.17-2.73%-7.24%-13.56%-21.37%-20.30%-30.70%1.62%14.39%265.92%$107.27$67.4236.45%1.12%0.861,257,00029.06%
HAE
HAEMONETICS CORP
$59.49-1.86%-7.38%3.21%-28.75%13.97%-9.42%-20.13%-49.36%73.74%$87.32$47.3231.87%25.72%0.76841,00010.51%
COO
COOPER COMPANIES INC
$71.52-3.02%-10.82%-12.46%-12.87%7.26%-9.55%-14.34%-23.99%92.17%$89.83$61.7820.38%15.77%0.902,983,00015.66%
WST
WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC
$231.09-3.01%-5.43%-5.14%-13.63%-8.84%3.06%-28.06%-15.70%256.29%$322.34$187.4328.31%23.29%0.92746,00026.23%
BLFS
BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS INC
$18.15-4.52%-9.79%-15.89%-25.58%-28.85%-30.91%-12.61%-52.20%812.06%$29.62$17.9838.72%0.95%1.85524,000-2.96%
ICUI
ICU MEDICAL INC
$128.78-3.72%-5.82%-9.32%-13.24%-1.23%-9.05%-17.55%-36.84%31.80%$160.29$107.0019.66%20.36%1.01370,00022.11%
RMD
RESMED INC
$232.41-3.22%-8.97%-5.42%-7.87%-13.97%5.54%12.65%25.55%293.32%$293.81$199.9220.90%16.25%0.811,048,00016.57%
BLCO
BAUSCH & LOMB CORP
$16.58-5.26%-5.80%-0.90%-2.41%9.15%8.79%5.81%N/AN/A$18.92$10.4512.34%58.66%1.09572,00093.24%
ANGO
ANGIODYNAMICS INC
$10.71-2.99%-1.47%-2.90%-18.49%0.56%13.94%-8.38%-53.29%-4.63%$13.99$8.3623.45%28.11%1.02330,00056.40%
AZTA
AZENTA INC
$21.37-6.56%-13.80%-24.00%-39.46%-27.95%-44.06%-47.10%-74.59%118.28%$41.73$21.3448.79%0.14%1.531,052,00038.24%
XRAY
DENTSPLY SIRONA INC
$11.80-7.31%-11.48%-7.88%1.99%-12.79%-23.03%-68.58%-81.23%-80.78%$17.18$9.8531.32%19.80%0.914,793,00044.89%
ISRG
INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC
$479.27-2.76%-3.51%0.14%-11.63%6.58%-3.63%110.41%95.89%627.30%$603.88$425.0020.63%12.77%1.301,802,00018.71%
ALC
ALCON INC
$78.50-2.81%-4.87%-0.06%-0.38%0.27%-11.58%21.12%14.48%N/A$99.20$71.5520.87%9.71%0.821,834,00091.64%
SMTI
SANARA MEDTECH INC
$19.09-2.60%-0.57%-1.75%-26.32%-43.79%-40.16%-53.44%-42.59%172.71%$35.95$18.4646.90%3.41%1.2164,50065.38%
UTMD
UTAH MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC
$62.64-1.74%-3.91%-1.71%7.81%0.53%8.56%-29.62%-32.39%1.31%$68.71$51.268.83%22.20%0.5413,5009.76%
PDEX
PRO DEX INC
$46.822.52%-1.66%22.92%7.93%41.58%0.62%182.05%98.39%1,323.10%$70.26$23.4733.36%99.49%0.5536,000-38.36%
RGEN
REPLIGEN CORP
$113.76-4.59%-9.01%-14.23%-27.72%0.19%-21.74%-32.72%-41.57%332.05%$175.77$102.9735.28%10.48%1.441,367,00025.87%
ATR
APTARGROUP INC
$128.86-2.39%-4.36%-8.29%6.08%-4.71%-11.76%15.08%-8.46%71.27%$164.28$103.2321.56%24.83%0.70621,00037.39%
BAX
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC
$18.01-0.22%-3.17%-3.74%-5.95%-24.93%-47.66%-53.70%-76.90%-55.46%$35.03$17.0048.59%5.94%0.6612,052,00015.18%
STVN
STEVANATO GROUP SPA
$14.64-3.75%-7.98%-6.15%-29.68%-44.59%-27.24%-35.42%N/AN/A$28.00$13.9147.71%5.25%0.94349,0002.95%
MDLN
MEDLINE INC
$41.07-3.11%-6.77%-7.89%0.17%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A$50.88$34.9219.27%17.61%0.536,017,00026.75%
BDX
BECTON DICKINSON & CO
$159.63-2.17%-6.07%-10.22%-20.54%-14.56%-28.68%-31.01%-33.00%5.88%$233.51$158.2031.64%0.90%0.492,378,000-26.13%
EKSO
EKSO BIONICS HOLDINGS INC
$11.81-7.08%10.07%28.37%152.89%208.36%94.60%-44.55%-89.21%-99.16%$13.50$2.7312.52%332.60%0.7982,000-70.07%
NNNN
ANBIO BIOTECHNOLOGY
$22.542.88%3.39%-10.66%-22.01%-47.80%237.43%N/AN/AN/A$55.65$5.8959.50%282.68%0.3448,700-37.96%
WRBY
WARBY PARKER INC
$23.51-7.48%-12.50%10.01%-14.20%-12.11%14.91%118.29%N/AN/A$30.90$13.6323.92%72.49%1.922,780,000112.21%
BNGO
BIONANO GENOMICS INC
$1.12-2.61%-0.88%2.75%-30.86%-71.13%-68.98%-99.85%-99.98%N/A$5.50$1.0679.64%5.66%2.02104,00026.83%
PLSE
PULSE BIOSCIENCES INC
$21.306.45%14.64%-8.97%49.58%46.69%24.34%547.42%-31.00%N/A$26.30$12.5619.01%69.59%1.41345,00044.96%
STXS
STEREOTAXIS INC
$1.88-2.59%-14.16%-6.93%-20.68%-34.04%2.73%-9.18%-74.39%77.36%$3.59$1.5447.63%22.08%1.21374,000-24.14%
FEMY
FEMASYS INC
$0.55-3.68%4.17%12.24%-35.82%40.31%-62.33%-50.45%N/AN/A$1.76$0.3168.75%79.15%0.57430,000-32.71%
TFX
TELEFLEX INC
$108.26-3.12%-7.92%3.56%-14.68%-16.92%-20.12%-51.46%-74.44%-26.28%$143.32$100.1824.46%8.07%0.87700,00019.66%
STSS
SHARPS TECHNOLOGY INC
$1.82-1.62%-1.62%10.30%-32.09%-80.04%-97.97%-99.97%N/AN/A$123.00$1.4298.52%28.62%0.69253,000127.93%
AVR
ANTERIS TECHNOLOGIES GLOBAL CORP
$6.58-1.64%3.95%15.85%32.13%18.13%-9.62%N/AN/AN/A$7.09$2.347.13%181.20%1.70988,000-18.95%
KMTS
KESTRA MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LTD
$19.02-14.09%-19.75%-30.74%-27.32%-12.87%-10.11%N/AN/AN/A$30.00$13.2536.60%43.55%1.19618,00091.93%
MBOT
MICROBOT MEDICAL INC
$2.73-4.21%13.28%30.62%13.28%-32.59%78.43%17.67%-69.36%-99.34%$4.67$1.3541.54%102.22%1.332,567,000-43.45%
OSUR
ORASURE TECHNOLOGIES INC
$3.09-2.83%3.52%10.36%24.10%-6.65%-11.21%-50.40%-72.58%-54.96%$4.22$2.0826.78%48.56%1.06454,00014.65%
GCTK
GLUCOTRACK INC
$1.27-5.22%-14.19%-22.09%-77.84%-88.01%-94.09%-99.95%-99.69%-99.98%$30.51$1.2495.84%2.42%4.5358,50027.17%
NEPH
NEPHROS INC
$3.80-3.31%-2.31%1.06%-24.30%-10.80%128.92%287.76%-49.40%20.63%$6.42$1.4940.81%155.89%0.6322,400-46.28%
NXGL
NEXGEL INC
$0.9616.30%-2.45%-27.02%-42.75%-60.33%-68.34%-33.61%N/AN/A$3.25$0.7070.58%35.99%0.794,485,000940.60%
AGPU
AXE COMPUTE INC
$1.79-2.19%4.39%-18.31%-70.00%-87.47%-89.47%-98.17%-99.64%-99.99%$39.00$1.6595.42%8.18%1.253,400-72.36%
LUCY
INNOVATIVE EYEWEAR INC
$1.07-4.46%-1.83%4.90%-25.69%-43.83%-71.84%-96.78%N/AN/A$5.56$0.9580.76%12.63%1.0749,000-59.84%
NYXH
NYXOAH SA
$3.45-3.90%-7.26%-21.23%-27.06%-34.16%-64.54%-34.29%N/AN/A$11.87$3.3770.94%2.53%0.4647,00067.26%
RGNT
REGENTIS BIOMATERIALS LTD
$3.380.00%4.10%-28.09%-52.66%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A$8.35$3.1059.52%9.03%1.610-100.00%
RVP
RETRACTABLE TECHNOLOGIES INC
$0.69-5.09%-1.43%3.45%-16.16%-15.85%-6.76%-58.93%-94.95%-69.06%$1.14$0.6239.47%11.29%0.7860,70048.05%
HBIO
HARVARD BIOSCIENCE INC
$0.49-2.56%-13.49%-11.79%-33.33%11.76%-27.88%-80.70%-92.31%-82.29%$0.95$0.2847.78%75.80%1.371,764,000417.30%
POCI
PRECISION OPTICS CORPORATION INC
$4.522.49%1.69%-10.50%8.92%2.61%2.03%-32.67%-11.37%213.89%$6.04$3.7725.17%20.02%0.171,900-81.90%
STAA
STAAR SURGICAL CO
$18.394.13%-0.97%11.52%-23.79%-33.61%2.17%-68.85%-79.65%162.34%$30.81$14.6940.31%25.19%1.401,370,00040.23%
HOLX
HOLOGIC INC
$75.21-0.27%-0.71%0.40%0.28%16.70%23.09%-3.95%6.26%112.76%$75.75$51.900.71%44.91%0.492,561,00037.76%
ZJYL
JIN MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL LTD
$0.12-18.31%-20.00%-20.55%-47.51%-81.67%-86.19%N/AN/AN/A$1.03$0.1188.68%5.45%1.151,151,000-11.19%
ZTEK
ZENTEK LTD
$0.64-1.84%-1.84%-1.84%-8.70%-36.63%-28.89%-57.89%N/AN/A$1.84$0.5465.24%18.52%0.6856,000-24.32%
CUPR
CUPRINA HOLDINGS (CAYMAN) LTD
$0.40-1.25%9.42%-7.49%-33.28%-72.76%N/AN/AN/AN/A$9.50$0.2895.84%41.07%0.6450,000-68.15%
MLSS
MILESTONE SCIENTIFIC INC
$0.29-1.35%2.81%12.26%-24.87%-50.34%-69.45%-68.01%-93.57%-84.50%$1.11$0.2273.60%34.40%1.1061,00029.79%

Medical Stocks FAQ

What are the best medical stocks to buy right now in Mar 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. Infusystem Holdings (NYSEMKT:INFU)


Infusystem Holdings (NYSEMKT:INFU) 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 Infusystem Holdings (NYSEMKT:INFU) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Infusystem Holdings (NYSEMKT:INFU) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 14 points higher than the medical industry average of 31.

INFU passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Infusystem Holdings has seen its stock return 65.03% over the past year, overperforming other medical stocks by 77 percentage points.

Infusystem Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $15.00, an upside of 59.74% from Infusystem Holdings's current stock price of $9.39.

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.

2. Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC)


Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC) 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 Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: D, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: A.

Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 12 points higher than the medical industry average of 31.

EMBC passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Embecta has seen its stock lose -34.79% over the past year, underperforming other medical stocks by -23 percentage points.

Embecta has an average 1 year price target of $25.00, an upside of 183.77% from Embecta's current stock price of $8.81.

Embecta stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Embecta, 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: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Envista Holdings (NYSE:NVST) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 8 points higher than the medical industry average of 31.

NVST passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Envista Holdings has seen its stock return 51.97% over the past year, overperforming other medical stocks by 63 percentage points.

Envista Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $27.71, an upside of 8.94% from Envista Holdings's current stock price of $25.44.

Envista Holdings stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Envista Holdings, 28.57% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 71.43% 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. Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC)


Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC) has an annual dividend yield of 6.81%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the medical industry average of 2.37%.

Embecta's dividend payout ratio of 25.1% 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 5.42%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the medical industry average of 2.37%. 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 -21.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Becton Dickinson & Co (NYSE:BDX)


Becton Dickinson & Co (NYSE:BDX) has an annual dividend yield of 2.62%, which is the same as the medical industry average of 2.37%. 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 68% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are medical stocks down?

Medical stocks were down -2.73% in the last day, and down -5.4% over the last week.

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

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 62 points higher than the medical industry average of 24. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Embecta's stock has dropped -34.79% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the medical industry by -23 percentage points.

2. Haemonetics (NYSE:HAE)


Haemonetics (NYSE:HAE) is the second 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.

Haemonetics has a valuation score of 57, which is 33 points higher than the medical industry average of 24. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Haemonetics's stock has dropped -9.42% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the medical industry by 2 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 33 points higher than the medical industry average of 24. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Becton Dickinson & Co's stock has dropped -28.68% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the medical industry by -17 percentage points.

Are medical stocks a good buy now?

46.34% of medical stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect medical stocks to rise by 31.46% over the next year.

9.76% of medical stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 19.51% of medical stocks are rated B (Buy), 56.1% are rated C (Hold), 9.76% are rated D (Sell), and 4.88% 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 -395.83x.
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