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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.

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:

Merit Medical Systems (NASDAQ:MMSI) is the #1 top medical stock out of 54 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

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

Merit Medical Systems (NASDAQ:MMSI) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 20 points higher than the medical industry average of 30.

MMSI passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Merit Medical Systems has seen its stock return 3.18% over the past year, overperforming other medical stocks by 3 percentage points.

Merit Medical Systems has an average 1 year price target of $98.71, an upside of 13.23% from Merit Medical Systems's current stock price of $87.18.

Merit Medical Systems stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Merit Medical Systems, 57.14% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 28.57% have issued a Buy, 14.29% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Envista Holdings (NYSE:NVST) is the #2 top medical stock out of 54 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

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

Envista Holdings (NYSE:NVST) has a Due Diligence Score of 31, which is 1 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 42.65% over the past year, overperforming other medical stocks by 42 percentage points.

Envista Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $28.60, a downside of -0.1% from Envista Holdings's current stock price of $28.63.

Envista Holdings stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Envista Holdings, 20% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 60% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Infusystem Holdings (NYSEMKT:INFU) is the #3 top medical stock out of 54 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

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

Infusystem Holdings (NYSEMKT:INFU) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 8 points higher than the medical industry average of 30.

INFU passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Infusystem Holdings has seen its stock return 100.16% over the past year, overperforming other medical stocks by 100 percentage points.

Infusystem Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $17.50, an upside of 44.03% 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 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.

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

Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC) has an annual dividend yield of 12.89%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the medical industry average of 2.18%.

Embecta's dividend payout ratio of 31.2% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Becton Dickinson & Co (NYSE:BDX) has an annual dividend yield of 2.46%, which is the same as the medical industry average of 2.18%. 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 105.8% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Utah Medical Products (NASDAQ:UTMD) has an annual dividend yield of 1.73%, which is the same as the medical industry average of 2.18%. 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 36.4% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Medical stocks were down -0.9% in the last day, and up 3.14% over the last week. Lemaitre Vascular was the among the top losers in the medical instruments & supplies industry, dropping -25.32% yesterday.

LeMaitre Vascular shares are trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected Q2 financial results and lowered its FY2026 GAAP EPS and FY2026 sales guidance.

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:

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 43, which is 26 points higher than the medical industry average of 17. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Embecta's stock has dropped -64.01% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the medical industry by -64 percentage points.

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 -3 points higher than the medical industry average of 17. 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 16.07% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the medical industry by 16 percentage points.

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 43, which is 26 points higher than the medical industry average of 17. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Becton Dickinson & Co's stock has dropped -3.52% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the medical industry by -4 percentage points.

50% of medical stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect medical stocks to rise by 17.28% over the next year.

0% of medical stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 31.71% of medical stocks are rated B (Buy), 56.1% are rated C (Hold), 12.2% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).