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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.

Sector: Healthcare

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Ticker	Company	Market Cap	ROE	ROA	ROCE	ROIC	D/E	Current Ratio	Gross Margin	Profit Margin	Operating Margin
AMS	AMERICAN SHARED HOSPITAL SERVICES	$8.45M	-7.50%	-3.20%	-1.26%	-0.80%	1.16	0.78	17.10%	-5.80%	-1.25%
COSM	COSMOS HEALTH INC	$38.54M	-118.90%	-37.70%	-77.73%	-57.00%	1.97	1.05	10.30%	-33.10%	-28.06%
VALN	VALNEVA SE	$527.22M	-152.10%	-39.20%	-41.05%	-32.90%	3.79	2.16	16.40%	-110.30%	-81.83%
GRI	GRI BIO INC	$3.39M	-134.00%	-106.80%	-93.96%	750.10%	0.11	10.30	N/A	N/A	N/A
MTVA	METAVIA INC	$9.42M	-209.70%	-107.90%	-208.61%	258.70%	0.95	2.06	N/A	N/A	N/A
INM	INMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$7.31M	-178.30%	-141.50%	-1,167.45%	-2,023.00%	1.82	1.37	N/A	N/A	N/A
BEAT	HEARTBEAM INC	$22.65M	-686.80%	-348.70%	-248.21%	1,568.50%	0.30	3.66	N/A	N/A	N/A
MTNB	MATINAS BIOPHARMA HOLDINGS INC	$2.45M	-181.50%	-111.60%	-324.49%	-222.20%	0.90	0.85	N/A	N/A	N/A
AYTU	AYTU BIOPHARMA INC	$21.62M	-52.90%	-12.30%	-24.50%	-248.30%	1.98	1.13	64.00%	-24.80%	-21.43%
VIVS	VIVOSIM LABS INC	$2.58M	-612.20%	-177.00%	-630.55%	-1,765.80%	-2.64	1.70	100.00%	-11,016.10%	-11,000.89%
ZYBT	ZHENGYE BIOTECHNOLOGY HOLDING LTD	$70.14M	-26.10%	-15.00%	-17.50%	-16.10%	0.52	1.14	20.50%	-60.00%	-47.51%
HBIO	HARVARD BIOSCIENCE INC	$37.65M	-92.00%	-13.30%	-7.18%	-5.70%	9.28	1.87	58.20%	-11.90%	-4.21%
CDT	CDT EQUITY INC	$14.16k	-72.30%	-55.40%	-35.79%	-72.40%	0.23	0.13	N/A	N/A	N/A
EUDA	EUDA HEALTH HOLDINGS LTD	$50.93M	-208.60%	-40.10%	-34.89%	-100.10%	0.62	2.53	47.60%	-32.70%	-29.49%
MRKR	MARKER THERAPEUTICS INC	$15.42M	-57.00%	-47.80%	-71.70%	1,454.00%	0.20	6.03	100.00%	-372.70%	-373.34%
MOLN	MOLECULAR PARTNERS AG	$140.58M	-67.60%	-54.20%	-77.03%	-401.30%	0.29	7.27	N/A	N/A	N/A
ATYR	ATYR PHARMA INC	$19.72M	-95.60%	-69.70%	-104.07%	-83.50%	0.44	5.12	100.00%	-32,003.70%	-32,003.68%
ENLV	ENLIVEX LTD	$3.74M	162.90%	129.60%	85.50%	170.60%	0.26	119.39	N/A	N/A	N/A
ATOS	ATOSSA THERAPEUTICS INC	$25.55M	-103.00%	-85.80%	-140.55%	3,053.40%	0.20	5.69	N/A	N/A	N/A
MNOV	MEDICINOVA INC	$73.83M	-26.50%	-24.40%	-28.68%	-463.70%	0.09	8.75	37.70%	-1,168.20%	-1,167.55%
APUS	APIMEDS PHARMACEUTICALS US INC	$6.97M	-59.00%	-52.60%	-50.55%	-54.80%	0.20	0.51	N/A	N/A	N/A
VNRX	VOLITIONRX LTD	$2.53M	N/A	-340.20%	471.17%	-563.70%	-1.30	0.30	100.00%	-1,061.80%	-995.17%
MIRA	MIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$27.99M	-121.20%	-118.10%	-132.07%	-239.00%	0.01	200.08	N/A	N/A	N/A
MENS	JYONG BIOTECH LTD	$155.10M	N/A	N/A	15.19%	N/A	-1.83	0.45	N/A	N/A	N/A
MDXH	MDXHEALTH SA	$3.39M	N/A	-25.10%	-19.38%	-12.70%	-5.34	1.15	64.00%	-34.50%	-16.98%
MCTA	CHARMING MEDICAL LTD	$504.26M	-0.90%	-0.30%	2.70%	28.30%	0.91	1.89	65.50%	-0.50%	3.10%
IGC	IGC PHARMA INC	$27.40M	-113.60%	-82.70%	-125.54%	-483.50%	0.55	0.39	21.90%	-702.10%	-702.14%
VREX	VAREX IMAGING CORP	$777.59M	4.60%	2.00%	7.87%	7.40%	1.19	3.38	34.30%	2.60%	8.30%
VRAX	VIRAX BIOLABS GROUP LTD	$1.01M	-75.70%	-68.10%	-76.73%	-333.40%	0.13	9.97	61.90%	-40,439.10%	-47,188.42%
MBRX	MOLECULIN BIOTECH INC	$8.47M	-875.70%	-149.70%	-256.91%	610.40%	0.82	0.94	N/A	N/A	N/A
MBIO	MUSTANG BIO INC	$2.86M	-34.20%	-17.50%	-39.42%	38.40%	1.07	1.97	N/A	N/A	N/A
INAB	IN8BIO INC	$11.63M	-91.20%	-76.90%	-95.77%	-366.50%	0.18	8.21	N/A	N/A	N/A
LUCY	INNOVATIVE EYEWEAR INC	$7.34M	-88.90%	-80.30%	-111.23%	-245.50%	0.08	12.06	22.80%	-225.30%	-225.28%
LPCN	LIPOCINE INC	$13.36M	-64.70%	-57.60%	-54.44%	-87.60%	0.10	11.48	100.00%	-755.10%	-755.11%
GOVX	GEOVAX LABS INC	$1.96M	-743.70%	-394.70%	-1,058.19%	-8,300.30%	1.64	1.54	N/A	N/A	N/A
BMRA	BIOMERICA INC	$8.49M	-97.20%	-61.60%	-87.70%	-132.80%	1.57	1.62	8.10%	-84.80%	-84.26%
INKT	MINK THERAPEUTICS INC	$52.20M	N/A	-92.40%	-555.11%	167.10%	-1.69	1.23	N/A	N/A	N/A
TIL	INSTIL BIO INC	$41.91M	-26.80%	-14.90%	-12.34%	-8.60%	0.84	21.67	N/A	N/A	N/A
CABR	CARING BRANDS INC	$13.89M	N/A	-412.00%	-486.58%	6,882.90%	-0.14	4.97	59.20%	-850,598.30%	-639,678.71%
ERNA	ERNEXA THERAPEUTICS INC	$3.61M	-306.30%	-170.10%	-362.58%	1,161.00%	0.97	2.01	N/A	N/A	N/A
CALC	CALCIMEDICA INC	$7.65M	N/A	-150.10%	-124.56%	-256.70%	2.54	5.58	N/A	N/A	N/A
ATNM	ACTINIUM PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$31.44M	83.40%	23.40%	36.60%	-371.10%	0.33	4.08	100.00%	32.20%	32.23%
VVOS	VIVOS THERAPEUTICS INC	$2.86M	N/A	-101.80%	-677.95%	-338.80%	-7.37	0.21	61.90%	-121.80%	-121.80%
NVNO	ENVVENO MEDICAL CORP	$5.44M	-62.30%	-56.80%	-75.69%	-66.40%	0.10	11.70	N/A	N/A	N/A
LFWD	LIFEWARD LTD	$17.28M	-310.90%	-107.70%	-95.42%	-177.80%	1.87	2.33	36.00%	-141.30%	-104.25%
OGN	ORGANON & CO	$3.62B	23.40%	1.60%	9.08%	7.40%	12.10	1.95	52.70%	3.40%	15.65%
LFCR	LIFECORE BIOMEDICAL INC	$243.02M	N/A	-18.70%	-3.73%	-2.40%	-6.26	3.87	30.30%	-32.50%	-5.83%
IBO	IMPACT BIOMEDICAL INC	$429.13M	13.70%	4.50%	-10.40%	160.40%	0.25	0.16	-1,111.40%	2,254.30%	-4,368.57%
KYNB	KYNTRA BIO INC	$23.77M	-605.50%	156.80%	295.95%	218.90%	-3.62	2.69	6.30%	3,967.80%	4,168.98%
KTTA	PASITHEA THERAPEUTICS CORP	$14.17M	-49.50%	-46.80%	-42.69%	3,511.60%	0.04	26.25	N/A	N/A	N/A
PHIO	PHIO PHARMACEUTICALS CORP	$10.85M	-87.40%	-79.80%	-102.40%	1,902.50%	0.14	8.39	N/A	N/A	N/A
KPTI	KARYOPHARM THERAPEUTICS INC	$9.68M	N/A	-200.90%	765.61%	-102.00%	-1.34	0.79	95.90%	-153.30%	-119.66%
KPRX	KIORA PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$10.93M	-63.40%	-44.30%	-57.27%	-111.20%	0.41	8.97	N/A	N/A	N/A
ITGR	INTEGER HOLDINGS CORP	$4.30B	7.40%	3.80%	5.46%	6.80%	0.99	3.73	25.70%	7.00%	9.49%
WEAV	WEAVE COMMUNICATIONS INC	$589.59M	-25.00%	-9.90%	-14.96%	-21.40%	1.46	1.25	72.40%	-8.00%	-7.23%
ARAY	ACCURAY INC	$22.69M	-99.00%	-11.00%	-5.69%	-4.50%	9.64	1.50	27.70%	-12.20%	-3.57%
KAPA	KAIROS PHARMA LTD	$19.65M	-98.80%	-93.60%	-138.51%	-333.80%	0.06	11.98	N/A	N/A	N/A
CUPR	CUPRINA HOLDINGS (CAYMAN) LTD	$5.09M	-1,569.10%	-91.20%	-86.45%	663.90%	0.68	2.35	-1.30%	-9,366.80%	-9,337.38%
APVO	APTEVO THERAPEUTICS INC	$3.12M	-214.20%	-126.70%	-283.01%	-612.50%	1.40	2.08	N/A	N/A	N/A
KALA	KALA BIO INC	$5.03M	-222.30%	-70.20%	-99.25%	-193.60%	0.17	6.88	N/A	N/A	N/A
HUMA	HUMACYTE INC	$99.73M	-938.20%	-84.80%	-70.20%	-80.50%	3.42	6.21	-494.60%	-4,560.80%	-4,075.34%
VTGN	VISTAGEN THERAPEUTICS INC	$9.54M	-152.60%	-117.50%	-275.48%	-1,028.10%	0.46	3.07	100.00%	-2,702.60%	-2,702.36%
ALZN	ALZAMEND NEURO INC	$6.51M	-277.90%	-184.20%	-156.66%	1,534.20%	0.47	3.01	N/A	N/A	N/A
XBIT	XBIOTECH INC	$65.85M	-31.60%	-30.30%	-34.43%	-223.60%	0.04	33.15	N/A	N/A	N/A
PMCB	PHARMACYTE BIOTECH INC	$3.82M	-61.50%	-42.30%	-44.92%	-55.90%	0.25	40.30	N/A	N/A	N/A
INCR	INTERCURE LTD	$55.01M	-9.00%	-4.90%	-2.42%	-2.80%	0.74	0.96	12.30%	-13.20%	-4.27%
EXOZ	EXOZYMES INC	$42.60M	-292.10%	-158.70%	-159.28%	-437.70%	1.18	3.81	N/A	N/A	N/A
IRIX	IRIDEX CORP	$14.90M	-78.90%	-12.60%	-24.10%	-26.90%	6.49	1.82	35.90%	-6.90%	-6.58%
SRTS	SENSUS HEALTHCARE INC	$47.58M	-34.10%	-30.30%	-34.38%	-48.80%	0.12	8.71	36.40%	-88.50%	-72.53%
RMTI	ROCKWELL MEDICAL INC	$31.64M	-14.00%	-8.90%	-8.71%	-10.10%	0.61	3.25	17.70%	-7.30%	-5.69%
ESLA	ESTRELLA IMMUNOPHARMA INC	$13.66M	N/A	-328.80%	134.74%	105.40%	-1.25	0.20	N/A	N/A	N/A
XBIO	XENETIC BIOSCIENCES INC	$4.92M	-40.60%	-35.00%	-40.76%	683.50%	0.15	7.44	100.00%	-75.90%	-75.91%
LSTA	LISATA THERAPEUTICS INC	$9.73M	-113.80%	-90.50%	-186.67%	755.30%	0.37	3.69	100.00%	-14,621.00%	-15,008.00%
APRE	APREA THERAPEUTICS INC	$7.55M	-47.60%	-41.00%	-32.43%	515.70%	0.10	13.55	100.00%	-237,362.80%	-245,156.76%
ALPS	ALPS GROUP INC	$58.24M	N/A	-39.40%	-136.00%	-225.20%	-3.49	0.36	32.10%	-43.00%	-41.82%
IMRN	IMMURON LTD	$8.39M	-38.70%	-31.90%	-32.25%	-95.50%	0.18	7.26	69.20%	-41.40%	-41.26%
YCBD	CBDMD INC	$3.98M	-36.50%	-25.90%	-28.75%	-56.30%	0.60	2.50	57.70%	-14.70%	-13.83%
IMA	IMAGENEBIO INC	$48.13M	-39.60%	-35.40%	-38.15%	-106.10%	0.07	21.47	N/A	N/A	N/A
ISPC	ISPECIMEN INC	$2.72M	-524.40%	-140.40%	-596.00%	238.80%	3.26	0.82	-108.30%	-2,449.00%	-2,449.04%
IVF	INVO FERTILITY INC	$1.60M	-63.60%	-31.70%	-22.00%	-62.00%	0.57	0.71	35.30%	-94.20%	-56.42%
ALLR	ALLARITY THERAPEUTICS INC	$13.84M	-152.80%	-46.50%	-318.72%	474.10%	8.08	1.11	100.00%	-3,575.10%	-3,266.67%
SPRC	SCISPARC LTD	$2.29M	-159.30%	-21.30%	47.76%	-416.60%	1.83	0.87	71.10%	-371.10%	852.87%
XTNT	XTANT MEDICAL HOLDINGS INC	$44.89M	-23.50%	-12.40%	-13.03%	-9.80%	0.99	2.16	59.40%	-10.20%	-5.91%
JSPR	JASPER THERAPEUTICS INC	$16.50M	-618.90%	-100.70%	-802.91%	538.50%	7.35	1.48	N/A	N/A	N/A
PRFX	PRF TECHNOLOGIES LTD	$2.49M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.17	5.07	-306.50%	N/A	N/A
PHAR	PHARMING GROUP NV	$668.15M	3.40%	1.90%	4.23%	6.50%	0.73	3.01	86.50%	2.50%	4.32%
AIM	AIM IMMUNOTECH INC	$5.18M	N/A	-175.10%	-168.68%	4,516.60%	0.64	2.11	-23.20%	-15,021.10%	-13,823.16%
XRTX	XORTX THERAPEUTICS INC	$2.91M	-137.90%	-108.20%	-67.93%	-329.20%	0.12	3.59	N/A	N/A	N/A
BRTX	BIORESTORATIVE THERAPIES INC	$2.03M	-423.80%	-193.30%	-365.43%	-3,005.60%	0.53	2.35	92.10%	-3,089.60%	-3,089.55%
PASG	PASSAGE BIO INC	$11.71M	-218.60%	-72.90%	-810.41%	-1,526.60%	4.65	1.22	N/A	N/A	N/A
HRTX	HERON THERAPEUTICS INC	$74.23M	-300.90%	-13.60%	-16.48%	-9.70%	35.52	2.49	70.10%	-22.50%	-17.46%
TRIB	TRINITY BIOTECH PLC	$3.93M	N/A	-35.90%	43.80%	-20.30%	-2.46	0.25	38.60%	-85.40%	-36.06%
AIDX	20/20 BIOLABS INC	$4.48M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.83	1.99	N/A	N/A	N/A
SXTP	60 DEGREES PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$3.17M	-224.70%	-149.20%	-302.61%	-614.40%	0.67	2.33	-42.70%	-4,386.60%	-4,125.12%
CNSP	CNS PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$7.82M	-204.30%	-141.90%	-91.67%	995.20%	0.21	5.87	N/A	N/A	N/A
COCH	ENVOY MEDICAL INC	$50.87M	N/A	-161.40%	-202.65%	389.50%	6.13	1.74	-385.50%	-13,747.30%	-11,077.29%
ADGM	ADAGIO MEDICAL HOLDINGS INC	$2.78M	-661.90%	-73.30%	-91.29%	-117.80%	-82.65	1.41	N/A	N/A	N/A
WOK	WORK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD	$23.97k	-20.90%	-10.80%	-12.16%	-13.00%	0.53	1.37	17.00%	-42.00%	-36.86%
AHG	AKSO HEALTH GROUP	$1.16B	-9.80%	-9.20%	-11.42%	-22.10%	0.05	21.77	-0.10%	-135.00%	-149.36%
TECH	BIO-TECHNE CORP	$11.37B	8.90%	7.10%	10.33%	20.40%	0.23	4.55	65.80%	15.00%	20.60%

Healthcare Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Biotechnology	605	-3.31%	-4.41%	-12.70%	-72.42%	14.11x	4.88x	-11.01%	-10.03%	-8.07%	+80.04%	Strong Buy
Diagnostics & Research	50	+0.10%	+0.57%	+9.91%	+27.17%	11.79x	4.71x	-29.33%	+5.36%	+11.40%	+2.64%	Buy
Drug Manufacturers - General	20	-1.75%	+0.62%	+1.14%	+24.37%	39.28x	7.83x	+23.62%	+10.74%	+19.12%	+25.37%	Buy
Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic	75	-1.97%	-0.73%	-5.30%	-94.19%	-1.74x	2.35x	-1.68%	+1.60%	+7.12%	+194.41%	Buy
Healthcare Plans	10	-0.24%	+3.91%	-0.88%	+18.01%	55.82x	2.32x	+10.70%	+3.28%	+8.15%	+11.54%	Buy
Health Information Services	50	-0.34%	-0.87%	+0.40%	-44.85%	11.95x	4.03x	+7.12%	+4.01%	+9.09%	+17.05%	Buy
Medical Care Facilities	48	-0.09%	+1.43%	-0.27%	-53.67%	16.80x	5.73x	-42.74%	+7.27%	+14.52%	+13.50%	Buy
Medical Devices	132	-0.38%	+0.33%	-1.59%	-95.34%	22.66x	3.06x	-9.45%	+5.29%	+9.68%	+27.22%	Strong Buy
Medical Distribution	8	+0.84%	+3.87%	+3.55%	+23.59%	26.62x	-190.64x	-76.01%	+4.11%	+24.39%	+6.81%	Buy
Medical Instruments & Supplies	50	-0.46%	+1.98%	+2.84%	+3.00%	44.54x	3.37x	+8.63%	+7.24%	+11.01%	+14.77%	Buy

Healthcare Stocks FAQ

What are the best healthcare stocks to buy right now in Oct 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. Puma Biotechnology (NASDAQ:PBYI)

Puma Biotechnology (NASDAQ:PBYI) is the #1 top healthcare stock out of 1048 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: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Puma Biotechnology (NASDAQ:PBYI) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 21 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 27. It passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Puma Biotechnology has seen its stock return 91.3% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 169 percentage points.

Puma Biotechnology has an average 1 year price target of $6.00, a downside of -40.71% from Puma Biotechnology's current stock price of $10.12.

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.

2. Bausch Health Companies (NYSE:BHC)

Bausch Health Companies (NYSE:BHC) is the #2 top healthcare stock out of 1048 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 Bausch Health Companies (NYSE:BHC) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Bausch Health Companies (NYSE:BHC) has a Due Diligence Score of 6, which is -21 points lower than the healthcare sector average of 27. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates BHC as a "A".It passed 2 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Bausch Health Companies has seen its stock lose -3.6% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 74 percentage points.

Bausch Health Companies has an average 1 year price target of $9.00, an upside of 52.8% from Bausch Health Companies's current stock price of $5.89.

Bausch Health Companies stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Bausch Health Companies, 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.

3. Bioventus (NASDAQ:BVS)

Bioventus (NASDAQ:BVS) is the #3 top healthcare stock out of 1048 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 Bioventus (NASDAQ:BVS) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Bioventus (NASDAQ:BVS) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 21 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 106.39% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 184 percentage points.

Bioventus has an average 1 year price target of $16.00, an upside of 17.99% from Bioventus's current stock price of $13.56.

Bioventus stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Bioventus, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% 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 79 healthcare stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 healthcare stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Conmed (NYSE:CNMD)

Conmed (NYSE:CNMD) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the healthcare sector average of 2.25%. Conmed's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Conmed's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Conmed's dividend payout ratio of 10.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Cumberland Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CPIX)

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CPIX) has an annual dividend yield of 20.92%, which is 19 percentage points higher than the healthcare sector average of 2.25%.

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

3. Spok Holdings (NASDAQ:SPOK)

Spok Holdings (NASDAQ:SPOK) has an annual dividend yield of 11.52%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the healthcare sector average of 2.25%. 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.

Why are healthcare stocks down?

Healthcare stocks were down -1.35% in the last day, and down -0.79% over the last week. Syndax Pharmaceuticals was the among the top losers in the healthcare sector, dropping -15.71% yesterday.

Syndax Pharmaceuticals shares are trading lower after the company announced that the MAXPIRe Phase 2 trial of axatilimab in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis did not meet its primary endpoint of the annualized rate of decline in forced vital capacity.

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. Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IRWD)

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 86, which is 69 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 17. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals's stock has gained 142.57% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by 220 percentage points.

2. Jazz Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:JAZZ)

Jazz Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:JAZZ) 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.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals has a valuation score of 86, which is 69 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 17. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals's stock has gained 55.68% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by 133 percentage points.

3. Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC)

Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC) 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.

Embecta has a valuation score of 57, which is 40 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 17. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Embecta's stock has dropped -53.56% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by 24 percentage points.

Are healthcare stocks a good buy now?

59.17% of healthcare stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect healthcare stocks to rise by 40.26% over the next year.

4.04% of healthcare stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 13.26% of healthcare stocks are rated B (Buy), 48.61% are rated C (Hold), 27.4% are rated D (Sell), and 6.69% 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 30.08x.

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