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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.

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Ticker	Company	Price	1d %	1w %	1m %	3m %	6m %	1y %	3y %	5y %	10y %	52-week High	52-week Low	% off 52-week High	% off 52-week Low	Beta	Volume	Vol 1d %
MD	PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP INC	$21.71	0.88%	2.94%	-0.09%	-5.69%	35.69%	51.92%	29.92%	-21.51%	-66.50%	$24.99	$11.84	13.13%	83.36%	0.88	516,000	17.54%
BVS	BIOVENTUS INC	$8.38	1.33%	3.84%	8.69%	18.70%	16.71%	-19.35%	392.94%	-43.19%	N/A	$11.25	$5.81	25.51%	44.23%	1.19	200,000	-5.66%
IRWD	IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$4.78	6.22%	4.14%	4.37%	52.72%	323.01%	139.00%	-59.66%	-50.87%	-45.43%	$5.78	$0.53	17.30%	807.02%	0.69	2,085,000	5.68%
TCMD	TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC	$28.05	6.05%	1.37%	-6.56%	19.67%	122.97%	57.05%	100.07%	-54.38%	N/A	$31.38	$8.61	10.61%	225.78%	1.08	634,000	399.21%
COLL	COLLEGIUM PHARMACEUTICAL INC	$46.10	0.68%	-1.39%	-3.35%	1.68%	20.71%	55.17%	69.67%	85.51%	117.86%	$50.79	$23.23	9.23%	98.45%	0.60	213,000	-3.18%
AVAH	AVEANNA HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS INC	$7.64	-3.66%	-2.80%	-16.32%	-10.85%	8.52%	53.72%	521.14%	N/A	N/A	$10.32	$3.67	25.97%	108.17%	1.28	1,825,000	206.72%
EHAB	ENHABIT INC	$11.29	1.16%	0.89%	8.25%	41.30%	41.66%	29.32%	-27.86%	N/A	N/A	$11.45	$6.47	1.40%	74.50%	0.75	725,000	39.96%
AMRX	AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$15.19	2.50%	2.91%	13.95%	31.17%	64.04%	94.99%	525.10%	168.37%	N/A	$15.42	$6.69	1.49%	127.23%	1.08	2,518,000	31.15%
INDV	INDIVIOR PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$34.75	0.49%	3.86%	5.46%	10.74%	48.38%	220.87%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$38.00	$7.62	8.55%	356.04%	0.78	1,373,000	-8.34%
MDXG	MIMEDX GROUP INC	$5.16	0.78%	-0.19%	-4.27%	-27.32%	-28.23%	-37.23%	9.09%	-46.75%	-35.50%	$8.46	$4.89	39.01%	5.52%	1.30	475,000	-7.77%
BCRX	BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$6.95	2.81%	6.11%	4.20%	-1.14%	-17.06%	-25.75%	-31.86%	-34.80%	220.28%	$11.31	$6.00	38.55%	15.83%	1.16	3,799,000	-15.73%
PAHC	PHIBRO ANIMAL HEALTH CORP	$52.29	0.06%	1.06%	27.29%	16.05%	67.33%	102.52%	219.43%	124.52%	84.18%	$56.30	$16.16	7.12%	223.58%	0.87	251,000	1.62%
JAZZ	JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC	$167.98	1.00%	1.42%	0.06%	-1.24%	42.76%	24.07%	13.71%	2.25%	36.80%	$182.99	$95.49	8.20%	75.91%	0.70	552,000	15.48%
AUPH	AURINIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$14.31	0.56%	-1.72%	-3.25%	-7.62%	17.10%	79.10%	74.73%	-10.28%	498.74%	$16.54	$6.55	13.48%	118.47%	1.11	564,000	-9.32%
PHAR	PHARMING GROUP NV	$16.30	5.71%	0.68%	-9.04%	0.46%	31.56%	72.40%	47.74%	14.79%	N/A	$21.34	$7.50	23.62%	117.28%	0.56	34,000	142.86%
ELMD	ELECTROMED INC	$25.34	4.45%	-9.69%	-9.14%	2.88%	28.69%	-14.25%	89.53%	127.67%	584.86%	$30.73	$17.73	17.54%	42.92%	0.46	168,000	6.33%
MIRM	MIRUM PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$102.83	-0.26%	1.90%	11.91%	42.40%	54.21%	95.12%	331.51%	413.12%	N/A	$105.74	$36.88	2.75%	178.82%	0.72	896,000	31.19%
FMS	FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE AG	$24.59	0.61%	2.37%	16.49%	6.82%	-1.01%	4.19%	23.07%	-33.77%	-42.93%	$30.46	$20.95	19.27%	17.40%	0.50	494,000	-13.33%
NVST	ENVISTA HOLDINGS CORP	$28.07	-3.11%	-6.96%	15.32%	46.89%	35.15%	26.73%	-27.05%	-26.36%	N/A	$30.42	$14.22	7.73%	97.40%	1.04	2,944,000	34.25%
EBS	EMERGENT BIOSOLUTIONS INC	$10.70	-1.20%	-3.08%	-3.60%	5.94%	17.97%	28.30%	-34.32%	-91.27%	-71.25%	$14.06	$4.02	23.90%	166.17%	1.76	358,000	-42.81%
TEVA	TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD	$34.41	1.27%	0.12%	9.73%	39.93%	90.53%	107.66%	242.05%	204.51%	-40.33%	$37.35	$12.47	7.87%	176.05%	0.93	10,035,000	100.26%
INNV	INNOVAGE HOLDING CORP	$8.48	1.44%	1.31%	42.76%	70.62%	140.23%	147.95%	10.70%	N/A	N/A	$9.18	$2.60	7.63%	226.15%	1.19	258,000	25.85%
GMED	GLOBUS MEDICAL INC	$89.00	1.03%	0.32%	-4.25%	6.41%	47.72%	4.92%	47.89%	33.39%	281.81%	$101.40	$51.79	12.23%	71.85%	0.98	783,000	-6.45%
UHS	UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC	$235.12	0.13%	10.50%	17.64%	3.81%	32.38%	28.45%	55.97%	82.24%	118.23%	$246.33	$152.33	4.55%	54.35%	0.81	588,000	-6.67%
BMY	BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO	$60.35	-0.64%	-0.84%	11.31%	28.93%	25.23%	10.88%	-15.13%	-0.40%	-5.59%	$63.33	$42.52	4.71%	41.93%	0.30	12,874,000	18.98%
SHC	SOTERA HEALTH CO	$17.09	-0.18%	-2.12%	-8.56%	11.99%	8.16%	26.59%	-5.06%	-38.35%	N/A	$19.85	$9.53	13.90%	79.33%	1.19	1,237,000	-21.71%
ELAN	ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH INC	$24.86	-1.07%	-2.93%	2.90%	16.06%	40.45%	119.61%	89.34%	-17.24%	N/A	$26.07	$8.02	4.64%	209.98%	1.19	3,415,000	2.12%
INVA	INNOVIVA INC	$23.85	5.07%	9.20%	21.99%	8.56%	14.77%	32.28%	92.03%	100.76%	85.60%	$23.91	$16.52	0.25%	44.37%	0.40	929,000	72.36%
ILMN	ILLUMINA INC	$116.51	-0.26%	-2.36%	-20.83%	-2.97%	15.90%	15.25%	-45.00%	-76.43%	-25.14%	$155.47	$68.70	25.06%	69.59%	1.27	3,040,000	59.75%
VCYT	VERACYTE INC	$36.03	0.73%	-2.70%	-13.58%	-8.27%	19.82%	-10.86%	41.52%	-51.31%	470.09%	$50.71	$22.61	28.95%	59.35%	1.96	569,000	-15.58%
OPRX	OPTIMIZERX CORP	$8.29	-5.26%	-17.68%	-30.57%	-45.39%	-51.18%	25.23%	-54.40%	-86.35%	N/A	$22.25	$3.99	62.74%	107.72%	1.56	375,000	-14.38%
GSK	GSK PLC	$60.87	3.29%	3.49%	27.74%	28.07%	55.80%	66.27%	69.65%	35.57%	23.59%	$61.03	$32.38	0.25%	87.99%	0.34	5,675,000	-9.59%
TAK	TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD	$18.26	-1.08%	0.88%	13.07%	29.14%	20.45%	31.37%	16.83%	4.16%	-22.63%	$18.50	$12.99	1.30%	40.57%	0.33	2,865,000	-7.19%
SNN	SMITH & NEPHEW PLC	$35.72	-1.27%	0.96%	11.04%	9.67%	-1.57%	37.65%	28.21%	-18.76%	8.44%	$38.79	$23.91	7.91%	49.39%	0.69	472,000	-46.67%
ONC	BEONE MEDICINES LTD	$354.86	2.54%	0.40%	6.16%	-5.78%	11.13%	49.03%	52.92%	-0.74%	1,261.70%	$385.22	$196.45	7.88%	80.64%	0.98	185,000	65.18%
NUTX	NUTEX HEALTH INC	$101.33	1.62%	-0.05%	-34.10%	-2.52%	7.17%	53.58%	-51.05%	-60.95%	N/A	$193.07	$40.67	47.52%	149.15%	1.38	191,000	25.66%
LIVN	LIVANOVA PLC	$66.96	1.76%	0.34%	6.42%	24.83%	25.70%	41.83%	19.79%	-5.69%	12.73%	$67.92	$32.48	1.41%	106.16%	0.92	882,000	64.55%
GRDN	GUARDIAN PHARMACY SERVICES INC	$32.65	-2.42%	-3.40%	15.29%	15.25%	31.55%	62.92%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$37.43	$17.78	12.77%	83.63%	0.82	191,000	15.06%
INFU	INFUSYSTEM HOLDINGS INC	$7.60	0.80%	-0.13%	-9.52%	-18.45%	-20.25%	-13.54%	-22.45%	-60.08%	141.27%	$11.04	$4.61	31.16%	64.86%	0.90	72,000	16.13%
VTRS	VIATRIS INC	$15.74	-0.19%	-1.32%	24.33%	47.65%	48.07%	44.94%	34.64%	-15.01%	-65.98%	$16.30	$6.85	3.44%	129.78%	0.78	8,604,000	15.27%
KRMD	KORU MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC	$4.67	0.00%	0.00%	-16.31%	4.01%	10.93%	12.53%	12.53%	-0.64%	872.92%	$6.61	$1.86	29.33%	151.08%	0.97	180,000	-22.41%
IDXX	IDEXX LABORATORIES INC	$626.17	-0.51%	-3.15%	-8.72%	-6.40%	-1.83%	39.44%	26.13%	15.88%	775.52%	$769.98	$356.14	18.68%	75.82%	1.19	441,000	-18.93%
SNY	SANOFI	$46.43	0.91%	-4.52%	1.51%	-10.33%	-6.84%	-13.94%	-2.60%	-2.48%	18.05%	$60.12	$44.62	22.76%	4.06%	0.34	5,374,000	-41.13%
AVNS	AVANOS MEDICAL INC	$14.91	0.07%	1.29%	20.73%	34.08%	32.53%	-3.99%	-50.22%	-72.08%	-41.21%	$16.63	$9.30	10.34%	60.27%	0.91	419,000	-21.97%
ATRC	ATRICURE INC	$32.97	0.98%	-12.92%	-14.19%	-0.45%	-7.44%	-13.74%	-18.27%	-50.07%	83.68%	$43.18	$28.29	23.65%	16.54%	1.21	956,000	-42.69%
GRFS	GRIFOLS SA	$9.55	2.47%	3.58%	10.53%	12.35%	-9.74%	29.40%	-7.46%	-42.68%	-37.79%	$11.14	$6.19	14.27%	54.28%	0.77	523,000	61.42%
PCRX	PACIRA BIOSCIENCES INC	$22.74	4.46%	7.06%	17.82%	-4.77%	-8.64%	-13.99%	-45.73%	-69.37%	-63.29%	$27.64	$18.80	17.73%	20.96%	0.61	728,000	-5.08%
ORGO	ORGANOGENESIS HOLDINGS INC	$3.74	0.27%	-2.60%	0.81%	-37.56%	-18.34%	2.47%	46.09%	-72.05%	N/A	$7.08	$2.61	47.15%	43.30%	1.70	238,000	-59.39%
FENC	FENNEC PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$8.68	3.09%	11.42%	17.46%	-0.80%	5.85%	28.78%	-5.03%	5.21%	435.80%	$9.92	$4.68	12.50%	85.47%	0.63	129,000	29.00%
CCLD	CARECLOUD INC	$2.41	3.88%	2.12%	-16.90%	-22.51%	-11.40%	-39.14%	-41.36%	-77.93%	174.49%	$4.04	$1.14	40.35%	111.03%	1.14	326,000	53.05%
AXGN	AXOGEN INC	$34.64	4.24%	0.38%	8.69%	46.97%	123.63%	92.98%	298.16%	78.28%	602.64%	$36.00	$9.22	3.78%	275.70%	1.22	1,042,000	85.41%
TBRG	TRUBRIDGE INC	$19.69	0.97%	3.69%	-2.04%	-4.00%	1.81%	-30.30%	-37.03%	-33.39%	-63.90%	$32.00	$17.86	38.47%	10.25%	0.67	84,000	-7.69%
VMD	VIEMED HEALTHCARE INC	$8.36	0.97%	0.84%	14.52%	32.91%	20.81%	5.69%	-8.13%	-17.72%	N/A	$8.94	$5.93	6.49%	40.98%	0.67	120,000	6.19%
CAH	CARDINAL HEALTH INC	$225.58	2.17%	2.41%	7.23%	9.41%	50.66%	78.68%	186.34%	336.16%	178.56%	$230.81	$120.72	2.27%	86.86%	0.42	1,697,000	51.92%
KMDA	KAMADA LTD	$9.08	6.82%	8.61%	16.26%	32.75%	26.64%	17.16%	108.98%	29.71%	150.14%	$9.08	$5.54	0.00%	63.90%	0.68	79,000	21.54%
THC	TENET HEALTHCARE CORP	$234.25	1.36%	21.35%	21.21%	21.75%	36.72%	73.63%	281.76%	366.35%	835.13%	$235.77	$109.82	0.64%	113.30%	1.20	1,244,000	3.24%
ARQT	ARCUTIS BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC	$26.61	2.90%	-1.00%	2.86%	1.68%	58.96%	112.71%	56.81%	-24.06%	N/A	$31.77	$11.75	16.24%	126.47%	1.20	1,178,000	49.87%
ADUS	ADDUS HOMECARE CORP	$113.26	-0.47%	4.73%	4.22%	5.06%	-0.81%	-0.33%	5.53%	-5.39%	382.78%	$124.44	$88.96	8.98%	27.32%	0.74	204,000	61.90%
ANIP	ANI PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$78.90	1.99%	-1.26%	-8.01%	-3.75%	-12.05%	34.34%	83.15%	154.52%	155.67%	$99.50	$54.10	20.70%	45.84%	0.79	221,000	-20.79%
BHC	BAUSCH HEALTH COMPANIES INC	$5.99	0.00%	-2.76%	-11.78%	-2.28%	-25.31%	-5.82%	-37.01%	-81.30%	-93.67%	$8.68	$4.25	30.99%	40.94%	1.22	1,966,000	18.08%
DH	DEFINITIVE HEALTHCARE CORP	$1.56	-1.89%	-17.46%	-31.28%	-40.46%	-60.31%	-71.22%	-87.30%	N/A	N/A	$5.39	$1.52	71.06%	2.63%	1.39	319,000	-13.78%
SEPN	SEPTERNA INC	$30.30	10.18%	13.48%	12.10%	40.02%	161.43%	341.05%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$31.37	$4.66	3.41%	550.21%	1.37	418,000	19.77%
EMBC	EMBECTA CORP	$10.27	0.98%	-0.19%	-16.44%	-28.23%	-23.81%	-32.88%	-67.74%	N/A	N/A	$15.72	$9.20	34.67%	11.63%	0.94	1,106,000	1.10%
ABBV	ABBVIE INC	$232.86	0.59%	4.68%	8.79%	-0.49%	12.73%	18.65%	53.90%	119.08%	323.30%	$244.81	$164.39	4.88%	41.65%	0.34	7,328,000	-11.20%
ANAB	ANAPTYSBIO INC	$53.70	1.16%	6.88%	16.20%	54.43%	168.21%	171.46%	98.94%	72.04%	N/A	$57.65	$13.99	6.86%	283.81%	0.88	268,000	-54.42%
LH	LABCORP HOLDINGS INC	$276.67	-2.11%	-2.75%	1.98%	5.85%	2.28%	12.34%	7.96%	13.88%	161.50%	$293.72	$209.38	5.80%	32.14%	0.63	1,610,000	129.34%
TBPH	THERAVANCE BIOPHARMA INC	$18.81	-3.69%	-3.04%	-7.88%	4.27%	38.21%	98.63%	80.17%	-1.03%	16.83%	$21.03	$7.90	10.56%	138.10%	0.62	733,000	85.57%
LLY	ELI LILLY & CO	$1,036.05	-0.38%	1.08%	-0.50%	1.40%	48.42%	20.86%	215.48%	401.82%	1,287.32%	$1.13k	$623.78	8.63%	66.09%	0.60	2,985,000	10.60%
PHR	PHREESIA INC	$11.83	-1.00%	-4.67%	-24.79%	-42.57%	-59.35%	-60.57%	-67.83%	-84.33%	N/A	$32.76	$11.58	63.89%	2.20%	1.60	1,929,000	23.65%
AHCO	ADAPTHEALTH CORP	$10.30	0.98%	-3.20%	-0.96%	10.40%	9.81%	17.85%	-53.73%	-67.97%	N/A	$11.63	$7.11	11.44%	44.97%	1.07	762,000	21.34%
BTSG	BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC	$38.46	-1.03%	-2.24%	-0.70%	22.64%	66.57%	73.63%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$41.26	$15.48	6.79%	148.39%	1.07	1,498,000	7.00%
VREX	VAREX IMAGING CORP	$13.50	-0.15%	-4.59%	-0.37%	18.11%	22.39%	-0.07%	-26.23%	-41.15%	N/A	$14.57	$6.76	7.31%	99.70%	1.10	370,000	15.63%
EXEL	EXELIXIS INC	$44.08	0.36%	2.56%	0.69%	3.91%	16.74%	28.89%	152.03%	92.83%	899.55%	$49.62	$32.38	11.16%	36.13%	0.63	2,978,000	44.91%
NAGE	NIAGEN BIOSCIENCE INC	$5.26	2.33%	2.73%	-15.30%	-24.10%	-48.02%	-11.00%	189.01%	-20.66%	35.92%	$14.69	$4.93	64.19%	6.80%	1.38	695,000	-1.84%
MMSI	MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC	$81.59	-0.09%	-0.77%	-0.13%	-4.90%	-5.30%	-25.41%	16.61%	35.69%	375.19%	$108.99	$77.62	25.14%	5.11%	0.87	860,000	49.31%
ALKS	ALKERMES PLC	$32.90	-0.78%	-5.24%	3.62%	12.17%	17.02%	-8.36%	17.21%	64.75%	-5.70%	$36.32	$25.17	9.41%	30.74%	0.60	1,582,000	59.96%
IART	INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES HOLDINGS CORP	$11.44	1.06%	4.19%	-4.75%	-2.47%	-18.58%	-50.94%	-80.12%	-83.92%	-60.17%	$25.45	$10.60	55.05%	7.92%	1.04	664,000	-6.21%
SUPN	SUPERNUS PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$51.62	1.53%	0.86%	3.61%	14.48%	20.07%	29.86%	31.35%	73.51%	286.67%	$57.65	$29.16	10.46%	77.02%	0.64	721,000	-2.44%
STE	STERIS PLC	$245.41	-1.18%	0.30%	-4.88%	-4.51%	0.35%	11.72%	29.39%	32.65%	279.48%	$269.44	$204.90	8.92%	19.77%	0.76	942,000	11.08%
TVTX	TRAVERE THERAPEUTICS INC	$28.75	3.34%	-5.18%	2.90%	-18.88%	53.17%	26.88%	61.34%	-0.93%	93.86%	$42.13	$12.91	31.76%	122.70%	1.12	1,506,000	-51.21%
AUNA	AUNA SA	$4.96	0.00%	4.20%	7.13%	-0.80%	-20.51%	-42.86%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$8.82	$4.46	43.76%	11.21%	0.47	371,000	-28.10%
ALGN	ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC	$187.22	0.24%	-4.61%	13.09%	41.18%	29.17%	-7.43%	-40.89%	-68.77%	196.70%	$208.31	$122.00	10.12%	53.46%	1.57	1,282,000	0.79%
CON	CONCENTRA GROUP HOLDINGS PARENT INC	$23.66	0.51%	-0.84%	7.99%	22.97%	3.45%	1.68%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$24.69	$18.55	4.15%	27.58%	0.72	1,007,000	7.36%
HCA	HCA HEALTHCARE INC	$534.78	-1.02%	6.52%	15.16%	12.09%	35.86%	68.85%	103.46%	203.09%	697.58%	$552.90	$295.00	3.28%	81.28%	0.70	719,000	-33.24%
NBIX	NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES INC	$127.76	2.93%	-7.18%	-5.04%	-11.01%	-4.04%	12.10%	23.39%	10.82%	234.98%	$160.18	$84.23	20.24%	51.68%	0.62	1,609,000	-26.96%
IRMD	IRADIMED CORP	$100.63	0.82%	-4.30%	-2.29%	17.80%	43.52%	76.63%	169.19%	318.92%	480.31%	$107.90	$47.48	6.74%	111.94%	0.89	49,000	-15.52%
AZN	ASTRAZENECA PLC	$209.48	1.91%	8.31%	16.46%	17.16%	32.38%	40.03%	51.86%	103.58%	248.44%	$211.27	$122.48	0.85%	71.03%	0.44	2,288,000	-8.63%
RIGL	RIGEL PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$35.55	3.58%	2.69%	-2.17%	-16.37%	-11.28%	71.41%	126.43%	-21.52%	43.35%	$52.24	$15.50	31.95%	129.35%	1.34	193,000	-1.53%
A	AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC	$123.87	-1.54%	-3.98%	-8.81%	-14.29%	4.84%	-8.38%	-16.45%	-4.80%	227.09%	$160.27	$96.43	22.71%	28.46%	1.04	1,692,000	10.73%
HAE	HAEMONETICS CORP	$58.59	1.44%	-1.46%	-16.42%	-21.17%	10.30%	-8.58%	-27.92%	-56.04%	83.44%	$87.32	$47.32	32.90%	23.82%	0.77	737,000	9.84%
PODD	INSULET CORP	$246.34	1.48%	-2.40%	-13.34%	-24.90%	-23.75%	-12.24%	-16.78%	-11.92%	795.46%	$354.88	$230.05	30.58%	7.08%	1.13	1,229,000	58.38%
BLCO	BAUSCH & LOMB CORP	$17.73	4.11%	3.38%	3.74%	18.20%	22.61%	8.44%	-6.24%	N/A	N/A	$17.91	$10.45	0.98%	69.67%	1.08	1,191,000	199.25%
WST	WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC	$243.19	-2.91%	-0.15%	-2.92%	-7.32%	0.04%	15.26%	-22.48%	-17.28%	327.62%	$322.34	$187.43	24.55%	29.75%	0.93	792,000	-19.18%
HBIO	HARVARD BIOSCIENCE INC	$0.60	7.57%	-0.67%	2.58%	-10.90%	18.22%	-53.36%	-80.23%	-87.30%	-79.13%	$1.28	$0.28	53.36%	112.46%	1.40	320,000	40.35%
SEM	SELECT MEDICAL HOLDINGS CORP	$16.38	0.00%	3.02%	7.76%	28.57%	26.49%	-14.38%	-45.65%	-40.20%	96.17%	$19.54	$11.65	16.17%	40.60%	1.01	851,000	-14.90%
SNWV	SANUWAVE HEALTH INC	$23.92	-3.92%	-7.31%	-13.38%	-26.78%	-37.66%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$46.59	$23.60	48.66%	1.32%	0.70	46,400	-1.28%
GYRE	GYRE THERAPEUTICS INC	$8.21	2.37%	3.01%	3.53%	2.37%	4.59%	-35.35%	117.77%	-92.34%	-98.33%	$13.75	$6.11	40.29%	34.37%	1.29	75,400	19.68%
EHC	ENCOMPASS HEALTH CORP	$109.54	-0.54%	0.50%	10.84%	-2.20%	-8.88%	7.18%	74.26%	36.45%	249.63%	$127.99	$92.53	14.42%	18.38%	0.60	1,086,000	-22.09%
MNKD	MANNKIND CORP	$5.54	-2.12%	-4.97%	0.91%	11.24%	45.41%	2.21%	-1.60%	0.64%	10.80%	$6.51	$3.38	14.90%	63.86%	1.11	1,847,000	-10.56%
VCEL	VERICEL CORP	$36.82	2.39%	3.46%	1.46%	-6.62%	1.38%	-35.72%	23.47%	-28.02%	1,704.90%	$58.16	$29.24	36.69%	25.92%	1.49	465,000	2.88%

Healthcare Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Biotechnology	610	+1.46%	+0.32%	-0.48%	-29.81%	203.20x	5.16x	-23.77%	-9.51%	-6.53%	+67.37%	Strong Buy
Diagnostics & Research	56	-0.40%	-4.39%	-12.07%	+6.08%	16.70x	3.97x	-4.44%	+6.36%	+11.82%	+22.58%	Buy
Drug Manufacturers - General	20	+0.36%	+2.68%	+8.12%	+28.89%	43.99x	7.33x	+100.80%	+12.44%	+21.08%	+4.47%	Buy
Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic	75	+1.04%	-0.27%	+0.71%	-27.50%	-166.20x	1.75x	+9.97%	+2.28%	+5.20%	+42.63%	Buy
Healthcare Plans	10	-0.35%	+4.19%	-12.63%	-24.67%	19.38x	1.91x	+11.67%	+3.66%	+8.52%	+20.65%	Buy
Health Information Services	54	+0.76%	-3.56%	-18.69%	-91.47%	27.39x	3.20x	+8.66%	+4.39%	+6.53%	+66.23%	Buy
Medical Care Facilities	50	-0.09%	+5.82%	+12.69%	-30.49%	16.89x	5.91x	-68.69%	+7.69%	+15.92%	+10.21%	Buy
Medical Devices	139	+1.82%	-1.81%	-5.06%	-84.07%	21.83x	3.65x	+11.89%	+7.22%	+9.67%	+41.83%	Strong Buy
Medical Distribution	10	+0.90%	+0.77%	+10.03%	+52.80%	32.39x	277.72x	-98.61%	+3.54%	+23.66%	+2.69%	Buy
Medical Instruments & Supplies	57	+0.57%	-0.94%	-3.87%	-14.92%	171.28x	3.06x	+9.60%	+8.37%	+10.83%	+23.32%	Buy

Healthcare Stocks FAQ

What are the best healthcare stocks to buy right now in Feb 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 healthcare stocks to buy right now are:

1. Pediatrix Medical Group (NYSE:MD)

Pediatrix Medical Group (NYSE:MD) is the #1 top healthcare stock out of 1081 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 Pediatrix Medical Group (NYSE:MD) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Pediatrix Medical Group (NYSE:MD) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 18 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 26. It passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Pediatrix Medical Group has seen its stock return 51.92% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 105 percentage points.

Pediatrix Medical Group has an average 1 year price target of $21.33, a downside of -1.74% from Pediatrix Medical Group's current stock price of $21.71.

Pediatrix Medical Group stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Pediatrix Medical Group, 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.

2. Bioventus (NASDAQ:BVS)

Bioventus (NASDAQ:BVS) is the #2 top healthcare stock out of 1081 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 Bioventus (NASDAQ:BVS) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Bioventus (NASDAQ:BVS) has a Due Diligence Score of 30, which is 4 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 26. It passed 10 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Bioventus has seen its stock lose -19.35% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 33 percentage points.

Bioventus has an average 1 year price target of $13.00, an upside of 55.13% from Bioventus's current stock price of $8.38.

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

3. Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IRWD)

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IRWD) is the #3 top healthcare stock out of 1081 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 Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IRWD) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IRWD) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 14 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 26. It passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Ironwood Pharmaceuticals has seen its stock return 139% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 192 percentage points.

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals has an average 1 year price target of $6.50, an upside of 35.98% from Ironwood Pharmaceuticals's current stock price of $4.78.

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the healthcare stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 68 healthcare stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 healthcare stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Dominari Holdings (NASDAQ:DOMH)

Dominari Holdings (NASDAQ:DOMH) has an annual dividend yield of 29.06%, which is 27 percentage points higher than the healthcare sector average of 2.26%.

Dominari Holdings's dividend payout ratio of 8.4% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Spok Holdings (NASDAQ:SPOK)

Spok Holdings (NASDAQ:SPOK) has an annual dividend yield of 9.1%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the healthcare sector average of 2.26%. 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 154.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Oramed Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ORMP)

Oramed Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ORMP) has an annual dividend yield of 7.81%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the healthcare sector average of 2.26%.

Oramed Pharmaceuticals's dividend payout ratio of 0% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are healthcare stocks up?

Healthcare stocks were up 0.81% in the last day, and down -0.2% over the last week. Polaryx Therapeutics was the among the top gainers in the healthcare sector, gaining 64.32% yesterday.

Polaryx shares are trading higher after the company announced it selected a contract research organization for SOTERIA to evaluate PLX-200, across four different LSDs.

What are the most undervalued healthcare 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 healthcare stocks right now are:

1. Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC)

Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC) 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.

Embecta has a valuation score of 86, which is 68 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 18. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Embecta's stock has dropped -32.88% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by 20 percentage points.

2. Nutex Health (NASDAQ:NUTX)

Nutex Health (NASDAQ:NUTX) 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.

Nutex Health has a valuation score of 57, which is 39 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 18. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nutex Health's stock has gained 53.58% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by 106 percentage points.

3. Organon & Co (NYSE:OGN)

Organon & Co (NYSE:OGN) 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.

Organon & Co has a valuation score of 71, which is 53 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 18. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Organon & Co's stock has dropped -52.97% in the past year. It has performed in line with other stocks in the healthcare sector.

Are healthcare stocks a good buy now?

57.82% of healthcare stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect healthcare stocks to rise by 39.3% over the next year.

6.59% of healthcare stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 12.93% of healthcare stocks are rated B (Buy), 46.95% are rated C (Hold), 25.03% are rated D (Sell), and 8.5% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the healthcare sector?

The average P/E ratio of the healthcare sector is 59.51x.

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1. Pediatrix Medical Group (NYSE:MD)

2. Bioventus (NASDAQ:BVS)

3. Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IRWD)

1. Dominari Holdings (NASDAQ:DOMH)

2. Spok Holdings (NASDAQ:SPOK)

3. Oramed Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ORMP)

1. Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC)

2. Nutex Health (NASDAQ:NUTX)

3. Organon & Co (NYSE:OGN)

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1. Pediatrix Medical Group (NYSE:MD)

2. Bioventus (NASDAQ:BVS)

3. Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IRWD)

1. Dominari Holdings (NASDAQ:DOMH)

2. Spok Holdings (NASDAQ:SPOK)

3. Oramed Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ORMP)

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