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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	Market Cap	ROE	ROA	ROCE	ROIC	D/E	Current Ratio	Gross Margin	Profit Margin	Operating Margin
IRIX	IRIDEX CORP	$17.58M	-64.20%	-11.20%	-20.54%	-24.00%	4.98	1.92	36.00%	-6.20%	-6.03%
RGNT	REGENTIS BIOMATERIALS LTD	$11.14M	N/A	-337.00%	-287.69%	1,188.30%	0.61	2.65	N/A	N/A	N/A
SNGX	SOLIGENIX INC	$5.78M	-246.00%	-131.90%	-339.21%	484.00%	1.24	1.81	N/A	N/A	N/A
INDP	INDAPTUS THERAPEUTICS INC	$120.04M	-1,028.80%	-299.70%	-1,511.20%	929.90%	0.75	2.34	N/A	N/A	N/A
INTS	INTENSITY THERAPEUTICS INC	$12.73M	-136.80%	-105.80%	-106.41%	-9,023.60%	0.23	4.86	N/A	N/A	N/A
KPRX	KIORA PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$11.88M	-59.30%	-41.20%	-67.53%	-94.00%	0.52	6.68	N/A	N/A	N/A
PCSA	PROCESSA PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$7.05M	-281.30%	-200.80%	-555.19%	14,525.90%	0.78	0.98	N/A	N/A	N/A
INAB	IN8BIO INC	$16.54M	-96.40%	-80.20%	-78.73%	-316.70%	0.15	10.50	N/A	N/A	N/A
TNON	TENON MEDICAL INC	$8.28M	-269.20%	-110.20%	-225.29%	-837.10%	5.78	1.03	64.80%	-270.10%	-266.26%
IMRN	IMMURON LTD	$8.00M	-39.70%	-34.00%	-34.91%	-154.80%	0.16	8.04	69.50%	-52.30%	-52.16%
BGM	BGM GROUP LTD	$2.12M	-2.40%	-2.10%	-3.78%	-20.90%	0.13	1.82	19.40%	-10.10%	-25.89%
TOVX	THERIVA BIOLOGICS INC	$13.63M	-190.80%	-64.20%	-76.68%	-133.80%	1.48	1.63	100.00%	-7,656.30%	-7,153.00%
TRAW	TRAWS PHARMA INC	$22.57M	-859.20%	-126.00%	291.96%	220.20%	-2.54	0.43	100.00%	-539.70%	-539.70%
IGC	IGC PHARMA INC	$28.93M	-94.50%	-71.60%	-103.74%	-294.10%	0.50	0.40	29.70%	-552.10%	-552.11%
IBO	IMPACT BIOMEDICAL INC	$57.36M	-2,674.60%	-71.70%	-96.86%	2,943.50%	0.21	0.22	-1,012.80%	-32,969.20%	-38,246.15%
OGN	ORGANON & CO	$3.52B	29.90%	1.90%	9.79%	7.90%	13.39	1.97	52.80%	4.00%	16.68%
SEM	SELECT MEDICAL HOLDINGS CORP	$2.05B	7.80%	2.30%	6.03%	5.80%	2.24	1.15	11.30%	2.40%	5.54%
NSPR	INSPIREMD INC	$48.24M	-112.00%	-86.30%	-108.97%	-183.70%	0.30	5.15	28.10%	-473.00%	-472.40%
NDRA	ENDRA LIFE SCIENCES INC	$6.79M	-513.20%	-242.10%	-280.57%	-313.80%	0.92	0.64	N/A	N/A	N/A
HIND	VYOME HOLDINGS INC	$15.65M	-251.90%	-155.10%	-156.65%	1,740.20%	0.27	4.27	58.50%	1,667.20%	1,653.74%
TXMD	THERAPEUTICSMD INC	$24.42M	0.70%	0.50%	0.64%	0.80%	0.39	3.11	100.00%	5.30%	6.23%
LIXT	LIXTE BIOTECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS INC	$73.18M	-126.20%	-96.80%	-74.84%	-174.20%	0.21	2.78	N/A	N/A	N/A
MCTA	CHARMING MEDICAL LTD	$497.13M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	14.24	0.59	N/A	N/A	N/A
GTBP	GT BIOPHARMA INC	$15.62M	-1,215.40%	-790.90%	-627.23%	7,096.10%	0.32	4.14	N/A	N/A	N/A
WOK	WORK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD	$1.66k	-6.80%	-3.10%	-2.12%	-2.00%	0.65	1.71	23.80%	-10.90%	-4.57%
GRI	GRI BIO INC	$3.90M	-199.50%	-143.20%	-103.44%	705.10%	0.08	14.21	N/A	N/A	N/A
ALPS	ALPS GROUP INC	$116.48M	N/A	-16.60%	-128.54%	-23.30%	3.88	0.23	32.90%	-63.20%	-62.81%
UPC	UNIVERSE PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$1.52M	-7.20%	-5.40%	-6.13%	-12.00%	0.24	4.07	35.30%	-20.60%	-19.26%
CLDI	CALIDI BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC	$3.71M	-575.70%	-239.20%	-327.35%	-970.30%	0.94	1.92	N/A	N/A	N/A
GOVX	GEOVAX LABS INC	$9.55M	-709.50%	-399.30%	-3,093.05%	-5,336.60%	5.04	1.06	N/A	N/A	N/A
TLPH	TALPHERA INC	$42.45M	-93.00%	-53.20%	-54.55%	-57.30%	0.63	5.30	100.00%	-1,425,300.00%	-1,425,300.00%
GOSS	GOSSAMER BIO INC	$47.17M	N/A	-96.10%	-234.12%	-56.10%	-1.80	2.20	100.00%	-324.80%	-305.18%
VIVS	VIVOSIM LABS INC	$3.49M	-15.60%	-11.30%	-27.02%	-112.10%	0.57	2.44	100.00%	-864.10%	-853.52%
SBFM	SUNSHINE BIOPHARMA INC	$2.58M	-25.60%	-19.90%	-27.11%	-42.50%	0.30	4.22	33.00%	-17.00%	-16.84%
LEXX	LEXARIA BIOSCIENCE CORP	$15.02M	-190.10%	-162.50%	-151.86%	-1,933.70%	0.04	26.88	100.00%	-2,589.70%	-2,588.46%
TELA	TELA BIO INC	$41.27M	-1,344.50%	-56.80%	-64.40%	-55.60%	-14.44	3.61	67.30%	-49.30%	-41.48%
CCM	CONCORD MEDICAL SERVICES HOLDINGS LTD	$20.42M	N/A	-1.40%	1.43%	0.90%	-2.23	0.48	194.40%	-20.20%	14.24%
JUNS	JUPITER NEUROSCIENCES INC	$9.83M	N/A	-228.60%	323.14%	2,487.40%	-2.42	0.51	78.80%	-22,690.80%	-22,237.32%
GELS	GELTEQ LTD	$4.67M	-43.00%	-31.50%	-29.63%	-7,184.60%	0.36	0.27	30.30%	-4,011.90%	-2,834.31%
TVGN	TEVOGEN BIO HOLDINGS INC	$48.43M	N/A	-485.80%	924.39%	-482.20%	-1.50	0.30	N/A	N/A	N/A
TVRD	TVARDI THERAPEUTICS INC	$33.68M	-64.20%	-43.90%	-106.04%	-456.50%	0.78	2.25	N/A	N/A	N/A
ATHE	ALTERITY THERAPEUTICS LTD	$90.92M	-47.00%	-43.30%	-26.61%	-336.80%	0.05	21.98	100.00%	-165.10%	-163.60%
EXOZ	EXOZYMES INC	$79.70M	-220.60%	-141.30%	-397.93%	-375.20%	1.63	1.32	N/A	N/A	N/A
SINT	SINTX TECHNOLOGIES INC	$9.93M	-592.50%	-186.00%	-297.94%	-228.80%	7.64	1.04	31.50%	-1,711.60%	-1,053.64%
VRAX	VIRAX BIOLABS GROUP LTD	$2.00M	-80.90%	-74.50%	-111.60%	-259.10%	0.12	11.35	-1,517.30%	-189,001.70%	-199,931.82%
VERU	VERU INC	$35.63M	-52.90%	-37.80%	-37.02%	-395.70%	0.24	6.19	N/A	N/A	N/A
VTAK	CATHETER PRECISION INC	$2.14M	-214.30%	-63.50%	-102.49%	1,289.30%	2.71	0.06	91.50%	-1,460.20%	-1,419.58%
ZCMD	ZHONGCHAO INC	$5.75M	-32.00%	-25.20%	-27.69%	-40.30%	0.08	11.11	45.00%	-55.50%	-55.07%
SRTS	SENSUS HEALTHCARE INC	$53.17M	-15.80%	-14.00%	-24.94%	-40.40%	0.13	7.27	37.70%	-34.50%	-50.57%
SNOA	SONOMA PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$1.83M	-85.90%	-24.20%	-36.68%	-53.30%	2.97	2.88	38.20%	-19.00%	-19.47%
EVAX	EVAXION A	$33.86M	-100.20%	-37.70%	-19.12%	-44.60%	0.67	5.85	100.00%	-102.40%	-61.34%
EUDA	EUDA HEALTH HOLDINGS LTD	$33.10M	N/A	-162.40%	60.75%	126.10%	-1.41	0.18	43.90%	-40.70%	-36.69%
EMPG	EMPRO GROUP INC	N/A	69.70%	19.70%	54.59%	42.70%	4.10	1.45	61.80%	13.70%	20.11%
SPRC	SCISPARC LTD	$1.53M	196.50%	135.60%	379.55%	686.20%	0.58	2.41	73.70%	1,422.80%	2,380.61%
VYNE	VYNE THERAPEUTICS INC	$22.61M	-69.60%	-62.70%	-87.08%	-257.30%	0.05	20.87	100.00%	-4,726.20%	-4,725.33%
EDAP	EDAP TMS SA	$162.30M	-155.00%	-44.50%	-75.17%	-76.10%	6.13	1.34	43.40%	-41.80%	-34.73%
AVNS	AVANOS MEDICAL INC	$1.16B	-9.60%	-7.00%	-6.65%	-13.20%	0.34	2.48	50.00%	-10.40%	-8.53%
INBS	INTELLIGENT BIO SOLUTIONS INC	$6.29M	-174.20%	-91.40%	-112.56%	-359.30%	0.68	2.11	56.30%	-245.60%	-244.02%
RNAZ	TRANSCODE THERAPEUTICS INC	$5.81M	-912.20%	-52.50%	-26.28%	12,304.90%	10.10	3.11	N/A	N/A	N/A
QTEX	QTREX QUANTUM LTD	$10.89M	-397.90%	-197.20%	-511.76%	-1,243.90%	1.30	1.56	0.70%	-4,574.40%	-4,457.09%
PPBT	PURPLE BIOTECH LTD	$5.02M	123.60%	98.70%	275.05%	-807.00%	0.49	1.48	N/A	N/A	N/A
NCNA	NUCANA PLC	$0.00	-153.70%	-116.10%	-83.75%	1,556.30%	0.23	5.48	N/A	N/A	N/A
CSBR	CHAMPIONS ONCOLOGY INC	$82.63M	-58.00%	-7.50%	-30.08%	-54.80%	5.62	0.98	45.90%	-3.90%	-4.03%
XCUR	EXICURE INC	$17.59M	-63.60%	-28.80%	-54.95%	948.40%	2.58	1.19	N/A	N/A	N/A
HOWL	WEREWOLF THERAPEUTICS INC	$20.51M	-208.20%	-75.10%	-260.91%	-220.20%	3.76	1.27	N/A	N/A	N/A
RADX	RADIOPHARM THERANOSTICS LTD	$32.64M	-99.40%	-45.70%	-50.41%	-149.70%	0.97	2.67	1.10%	-997.40%	-992.74%
CTSO	CYTOSORBENTS CORP	$28.89M	-165.10%	-26.60%	-38.69%	-18.60%	17.49	1.09	71.00%	-31.90%	-25.23%
VBIO	VALION BIO INC	$2.91M	-122.00%	-77.00%	-28.20%	-180.30%	0.44	20.13	N/A	N/A	N/A
DRIO	DARIOHEALTH CORP	$55.21M	-83.10%	-50.90%	-39.60%	-103.70%	0.66	3.07	56.50%	-263.90%	-175.51%
XRTX	XORTX THERAPEUTICS INC	$3.22M	-150.10%	-106.60%	-215.46%	-322.40%	0.67	0.87	N/A	N/A	N/A
FEMY	FEMASYS INC	$20.35M	-258.10%	-73.70%	-80.87%	-103.20%	1.26	3.91	61.60%	-521.80%	-453.89%
AKTX	AKARI THERAPEUTICS PLC	$0.00	-123.30%	-63.00%	-141.42%	225.20%	1.36	0.27	N/A	N/A	N/A
DRMA	DERMATA THERAPEUTICS INC	$4.99M	-127.90%	-105.10%	N/A	-1,988.00%	0.16	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CNTA	CENTESSA PHARMACEUTICALS PLC	$6.16B	-60.40%	-44.20%	-39.34%	-40.00%	0.32	9.53	N/A	N/A	N/A
PAVM	PAVMED INC	$46.18M	-79.30%	-68.50%	-44.56%	-46.40%	0.52	2.02	-227.10%	-33,477.60%	-21,890.59%
AEMD	AETHLON MEDICAL INC	$2.76M	-219.40%	-164.30%	-169.29%	-3,159.60%	0.20	5.68	N/A	N/A	N/A
EVGN	EVOGENE LTD	$7.22M	N/A	-48.00%	-50.93%	-47.60%	-3.91	2.79	-49.70%	-675.20%	-367.70%
CLRB	CELLECTAR BIOSCIENCES INC	$25.33M	-321.20%	-153.20%	-333.67%	1,004.80%	1.92	1.90	N/A	N/A	N/A
APLM	APOLLOMICS INC	$31.42M	-1,305.40%	-110.40%	-2,801.80%	307.00%	-3.11	0.96	100.00%	-128.70%	-127.89%
XAIR	BEYOND AIR INC	$4.23M	-279.60%	-98.50%	-88.55%	-87.70%	3.51	5.12	1.80%	-447.70%	-406.50%
OTLK	OUTLOOK THERAPEUTICS INC	$40.25M	N/A	-300.60%	366.05%	-2,177.20%	-1.76	0.54	-360.90%	-18,297.50%	-18,670.06%
XBIO	XENETIC BIOSCIENCES INC	$6.74M	-39.30%	-33.50%	-32.14%	647.90%	0.14	7.93	100.00%	-70.00%	-70.03%
VSEE	VSEE HEALTH INC	$7.78M	-11,570.70%	-68.20%	-153.43%	94.90%	2.01	0.41	46.30%	-92.40%	-76.65%
XTNT	XTANT MEDICAL HOLDINGS INC	$65.92M	3.70%	1.90%	12.04%	9.80%	0.61	3.34	62.30%	1.50%	5.85%
CYCN	CYCLERION THERAPEUTICS INC	$13.68M	-62.10%	-55.10%	-77.69%	-103.70%	0.25	1.80	100.00%	-264.70%	-264.73%
TRIB	TRINITY BIOTECH PLC	$11.69M	N/A	-35.90%	43.80%	-20.30%	-2.46	0.25	38.60%	-85.40%	-36.06%
XOMA	XOMA ROYALTY CORP	$524.47M	23.70%	7.70%	13.81%	14.80%	1.71	3.59	100.00%	41.10%	67.91%
ELUT	ELUTIA INC	$53.05M	-560.60%	110.30%	159.60%	323.70%	1.45	2.05	54.00%	312.10%	314.63%
PMCB	PHARMACYTE BIOTECH INC	$8.55M	-22.60%	-18.00%	-6.06%	-9.70%	0.43	12.33	N/A	N/A	N/A
CCRN	CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE INC	$421.94M	-27.10%	-19.80%	-23.33%	-45.90%	0.44	3.29	20.20%	-9.80%	-8.39%
IPHA	INNATE PHARMA SA	$184.63M	N/A	-56.60%	-176.67%	-145.70%	-3.89	1.28	100.00%	-546.10%	-511.46%
XTLB	XTL BIOPHARMACEUTICALS LTD	$6.58M	-26.80%	-18.70%	-18.24%	911.00%	0.57	0.61	0.70%	-227.70%	-256.54%
AMS	AMERICAN SHARED HOSPITAL SERVICES	$8.94M	-6.40%	-2.60%	-0.56%	-0.30%	1.19	0.77	18.60%	-5.30%	-0.60%
INCR	INTERCURE LTD	$46.32M	-9.00%	-4.90%	-2.42%	-2.80%	0.74	0.96	12.30%	-13.20%	-4.27%
ICCM	ICECURE MEDICAL LTD	$19.16M	-211.70%	-119.10%	-184.54%	-1,142.50%	0.57	2.52	36.50%	-441.60%	-439.94%
COSM	COSMOS HEALTH INC	$13.88M	-96.50%	-32.60%	-63.21%	-47.90%	2.15	1.08	10.40%	-30.40%	-25.74%
CPHI	CHINA PHARMA HOLDINGS INC	$30.88M	-19.00%	-13.40%	-9.10%	-98.80%	0.22	0.28	7.30%	-88.80%	-86.31%
ARAY	ACCURAY INC	$36.52M	-77.50%	-10.10%	-6.30%	-4.70%	9.73	1.42	26.80%	-10.80%	-3.56%
IMA	IMAGENEBIO INC	$62.26M	-35.90%	-31.80%	-36.02%	-84.10%	0.11	18.39	N/A	N/A	N/A
VVOS	VIVOS THERAPEUTICS INC	$8.13M	-2,432.60%	-98.10%	-351.66%	-227.70%	-18.85	0.27	61.80%	-127.70%	-127.70%

Healthcare Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Biotechnology	602	+0.98%	-2.57%	-1.90%	-76.05%	18.28x	4.87x	-122.61%	-12.79%	-9.65%	+63.30%	Strong Buy
Diagnostics & Research	55	+0.67%	+2.81%	-8.17%	+10.83%	15.48x	3.33x	-6.63%	+6.21%	+12.47%	+27.83%	Strong Buy
Drug Manufacturers - General	20	+1.56%	+1.86%	+5.32%	+34.81%	35.69x	7.08x	+34.51%	+12.30%	+21.70%	+16.21%	Buy
Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic	75	+1.45%	+0.08%	-0.21%	-29.54%	10.90x	1.56x	+9.35%	+5.09%	+10.99%	+40.37%	Buy
Healthcare Plans	10	-0.67%	-2.56%	+17.39%	-0.56%	26.31x	2.31x	+9.02%	+2.82%	+6.93%	+0.78%	Buy
Health Information Services	53	-0.32%	+2.09%	+1.61%	-27.61%	18.03x	2.95x	-3.94%	+0.71%	+1.12%	+39.60%	Buy
Medical Care Facilities	50	-0.91%	-2.48%	+4.38%	-21.64%	15.15x	4.82x	-49.93%	+6.78%	+15.36%	+22.72%	Buy
Medical Devices	139	+0.14%	+3.57%	-2.51%	-69.30%	23.09x	3.04x	+6.44%	+5.41%	+9.00%	+33.12%	Strong Buy
Medical Distribution	10	+1.07%	+2.30%	-9.07%	+5.35%	22.37x	143.42x	-104.83%	+3.78%	+25.68%	+28.40%	Buy
Medical Instruments & Supplies	55	+0.20%	+3.38%	-1.50%	-5.73%	42.68x	3.27x	+7.01%	+7.29%	+10.77%	+27.03%	Buy

Healthcare Stocks FAQ

What are the best healthcare stocks to buy right now in May 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. Bioventus (NASDAQ:BVS)

Bioventus (NASDAQ:BVS) is the #1 top healthcare stock out of 1069 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: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Bioventus (NASDAQ:BVS) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 20 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 27. It passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Bioventus has seen its stock return 42.55% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 102 percentage points.

Bioventus has an average 1 year price target of $15.00, an upside of 57.98% from Bioventus's current stock price of $9.50.

Bioventus stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts 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.

2. Jazz Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:JAZZ)

Jazz Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:JAZZ) is the #2 top healthcare stock out of 1069 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 Jazz Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:JAZZ) is: Value: A, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:JAZZ) has a Due Diligence Score of 34, which is 7 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 27. It passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Jazz Pharmaceuticals has seen its stock return 122.45% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 181 percentage points.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals has an average 1 year price target of $251.09, an upside of 4.88% from Jazz Pharmaceuticals's current stock price of $239.40.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 11 analysts covering Jazz Pharmaceuticals, 72.73% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 27.27% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Indivior Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:INDV)

Indivior Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:INDV) is the #3 top healthcare stock out of 1069 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 Indivior Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:INDV) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Indivior Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:INDV) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 14 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 27. It passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Indivior Pharmaceuticals has seen its stock return 234.79% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 294 percentage points.

Indivior Pharmaceuticals has an average 1 year price target of $48.00, an upside of 28.14% from Indivior Pharmaceuticals's current stock price of $37.46.

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

What are the healthcare stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 75 healthcare stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 healthcare stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Cryo Cell International (NYSEMKT:CCEL)

Cryo Cell International (NYSEMKT:CCEL) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the healthcare sector average of 2.66%.

Cryo Cell International's dividend payout ratio of -45.5% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. So Young International (NASDAQ:SY)

So Young International (NASDAQ:SY) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the healthcare sector average of 2.66%.

So Young International's dividend payout ratio of 0% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Dominari Holdings (NASDAQ:DOMH)

Dominari Holdings (NASDAQ:DOMH) has an annual dividend yield of 30.19%, which is 28 percentage points higher than the healthcare sector average of 2.66%.

Dominari Holdings's dividend payout ratio of -19.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are healthcare stocks up?

Healthcare stocks were up 0.58% in the last day, and up 0.01% over the last week. Akari Therapeutics was the among the top gainers in the healthcare sector, gaining 255.45% yesterday.

Akari Therapeutics shares are trading higher after the company announced preclinical data demonstrating synergistic activity of AKTX-101 with KRAS inhibition in KRAS-mutated pancreatic cancer models

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 57, which is 42 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 15. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Embecta's stock has dropped -68.4% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by -9 percentage points.

2. Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IRWD)

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IRWD) 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.

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals has a valuation score of 86, which is 71 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 15. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals's stock has gained 532.26% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by 591 percentage points.

3. Auna Sa (NYSE:AUNA)

Auna Sa (NYSE:AUNA) 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.

Auna Sa has a valuation score of 43, which is 28 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 15. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Auna Sa's stock has dropped -36.8% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by 22 percentage points.

Are healthcare stocks a good buy now?

60.49% of healthcare stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect healthcare stocks to rise by 39.89% over the next year.

4.95% of healthcare stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 12.38% of healthcare stocks are rated B (Buy), 48.14% are rated C (Hold), 27.48% are rated D (Sell), and 7.05% 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 27.77x.

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