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Best Healthcare Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top healthcare stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Due Diligence Score. See the best healthcare stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the healthcare sector.

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 healthcare stocks to buy right now are:

Bristol Myers Squibb Co (NYSE:BMY) is the #1 top healthcare stock out of 1059 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Bristol Myers Squibb Co (NYSE:BMY) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Bristol Myers Squibb Co (NYSE:BMY) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 24 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 26. It passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Bristol Myers Squibb Co has seen its stock return 43.13% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 138 percentage points.

Bristol Myers Squibb Co has an average 1 year price target of $67.40, a downside of -0.25% from Bristol Myers Squibb Co's current stock price of $67.57.

Bristol Myers Squibb Co stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 11 analysts covering Bristol Myers Squibb Co, 54.55% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 45.45% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Puma Biotechnology (NASDAQ:PBYI) is the #2 top healthcare stock out of 1059 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Puma Biotechnology (NASDAQ:PBYI) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Puma Biotechnology (NASDAQ:PBYI) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 22 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 26. It passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Puma Biotechnology has seen its stock return 76.83% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 172 percentage points.

Puma Biotechnology has an average 1 year price target of $6.00, a downside of -34.5% from Puma Biotechnology's current stock price of $9.16.

Puma Biotechnology stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Puma Biotechnology, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Eton Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ETON) is the #3 top healthcare stock out of 1059 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

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

Eton Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ETON) has a Due Diligence Score of 54, which is 28 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 26. It passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Eton Pharmaceuticals has seen its stock return 258.65% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 354 percentage points.

Eton Pharmaceuticals has an average 1 year price target of $67.50, an upside of 7.79% from Eton Pharmaceuticals's current stock price of $62.62.

Eton Pharmaceuticals stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Eton Pharmaceuticals, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% 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 78 healthcare stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 healthcare stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Siga Technologies (NASDAQ:SIGA) has an annual dividend yield of 19.54%, which is 17 percentage points higher than the healthcare sector average of 2.34%.

Siga Technologies's dividend payout ratio of -1,500% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CPIX) has an annual dividend yield of 16.72%, which is 14 percentage points higher than the healthcare sector average of 2.34%.

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals's dividend payout ratio of -411% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Spok Holdings (NASDAQ:SPOK) has an annual dividend yield of 11.98%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the healthcare sector average of 2.34%. Spok Holdings's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Spok Holdings's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Spok Holdings's dividend payout ratio of 207.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Healthcare stocks were down -0.18% in the last day, and down -0.26% over the last week. Greenland Mines was the among the top losers in the healthcare sector, dropping -48.09% yesterday.

Greenland Mines shares are trading lower after the company announced a proposed public offering.

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 healthcare stocks right now are:

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IRWD) is the most undervalued healthcare stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals has a valuation score of 71, which is 57 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 14. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals's stock has gained 237.8% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by 333 percentage points.

Harmony Biosciences Holdings (NASDAQ:HRMY) is the second most undervalued healthcare stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Harmony Biosciences Holdings has a valuation score of 57, which is 43 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 14. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Harmony Biosciences Holdings's stock has gained 6.7% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by 102 percentage points.

Nutex Health (NASDAQ:NUTX) is the third most undervalued healthcare stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Nutex Health has a valuation score of 43, which is 29 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 14. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nutex Health's stock has gained 117.57% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by 213 percentage points.

61.66% of healthcare stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect healthcare stocks to rise by 23.66% over the next year.

5.22% of healthcare stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 13.43% of healthcare stocks are rated B (Buy), 45.9% are rated C (Hold), 27.99% are rated D (Sell), and 7.46% are rated F (Strong Sell).