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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 %
BRNS	BARINTHUS BIOTHERAPEUTICS PLC	$0.60	11.11%	9.09%	-1.96%	-18.37%	-57.75%	-21.05%	-73.27%	N/A	N/A	$2.92	$0.51	79.45%	17.19%	0.84	19,100	154.67%
ZJYL	JIN MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL LTD	$1.85	-6.57%	-3.65%	-34.86%	-58.89%	-84.04%	-85.78%	-75.33%	N/A	N/A	$19.70	$1.64	90.61%	12.74%	1.18	28,000	-47.17%
YDES	YD BIOPHARMA LTD	$7.43	1.92%	-3.88%	-14.55%	-38.08%	-61.44%	-33.60%	-30.88%	-25.48%	N/A	$31.00	$5.30	76.03%	40.19%	0.07	8,800	-56.22%
BJDX	BLUEJAY DIAGNOSTICS INC	$1.95	3.17%	-1.52%	-4.88%	-25.57%	-69.72%	-86.82%	-99.99%	N/A	N/A	$40.80	$1.65	95.22%	18.25%	0.63	10,000	-52.38%
CYCN	CYCLERION THERAPEUTICS INC	$6.15	-3.61%	296.77%	373.08%	358.96%	147.98%	135.63%	-13.60%	-89.61%	N/A	$8.48	$1.03	27.48%	498.83%	1.13	11,363,000	-95.50%
LSTA	LISATA THERAPEUTICS INC	$5.02	0.20%	0.00%	14.61%	156.12%	96.86%	142.51%	54.46%	-81.91%	-95.60%	$5.07	$1.81	0.99%	177.35%	0.76	15,300	-67.65%
CCEL	CRYO CELL INTERNATIONAL INC	$3.64	0.83%	12.00%	10.98%	6.12%	-19.65%	-41.76%	13.75%	-60.43%	13.04%	$6.37	$2.72	42.83%	33.82%	0.12	8,000	280.95%
AYTU	AYTU BIOPHARMA INC	$2.68	1.52%	0.75%	1.52%	-3.25%	36.04%	133.04%	12.61%	-98.13%	N/A	$3.07	$0.95	12.56%	182.11%	0.92	55,300	81.31%
GUTS	FRACTYL HEALTH INC	$0.46	-1.94%	-3.59%	-9.16%	-79.73%	-70.96%	-60.69%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$3.03	$0.38	84.95%	20.95%	1.12	1,504,000	-24.80%
DWTX	DOGWOOD THERAPEUTICS INC	$2.11	-0.94%	1.44%	-25.18%	-50.24%	-67.13%	-47.90%	-76.62%	-98.67%	N/A	$9.50	$1.77	77.79%	19.21%	0.80	18,900	-71.36%
BDRX	BIODEXA PHARMACEUTICALS PLC	$0.87	42.18%	32.27%	-13.56%	-64.51%	-86.91%	-94.33%	-99.99%	-100.00%	-100.00%	$19.30	$0.60	95.48%	45.26%	0.96	121,227,000	612,157.58%
BMRA	BIOMERICA INC	$2.17	-0.91%	2.84%	6.90%	-14.23%	-21.38%	-52.31%	-85.34%	-95.22%	-79.80%	$4.88	$1.87	55.53%	16.29%	0.81	14,900	-90.20%
BNBX	BNB PLUS CORP	$0.66	1.07%	-5.04%	-3.08%	-55.41%	-83.90%	-97.25%	-100.00%	-100.00%	-100.00%	$24.30	$0.62	97.28%	7.32%	0.75	6,600	-53.85%
ZTEK	ZENTEK LTD	$0.53	-3.11%	-5.19%	-14.10%	-20.90%	-32.74%	-53.10%	-65.81%	N/A	N/A	$1.84	$0.50	71.21%	6.00%	0.69	23,600	-11.28%
ATNM	ACTINIUM PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$0.98	-1.01%	-6.67%	-14.04%	-28.47%	-38.75%	-35.53%	-89.35%	-87.93%	-98.37%	$1.95	$0.95	49.61%	2.94%	1.21	59,300	-53.31%
CABR	CARING BRANDS INC	$1.11	1.83%	4.72%	22.25%	11.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$3.20	$0.71	65.31%	56.12%	2.02	39,200	625.93%
ZYBT	ZHENGYE BIOTECHNOLOGY HOLDING LTD	$0.88	-2.98%	3.90%	14.16%	-22.21%	-65.53%	-82.28%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$14.30	$0.68	93.85%	29.26%	1.73	19,300	47.33%
CLLS	CELLECTIS SA	$3.41	0.89%	6.90%	-10.26%	-28.96%	-0.29%	170.63%	69.65%	-83.71%	-87.84%	$5.48	$1.10	37.77%	210.00%	1.42	28,700	-53.71%
BGMS	BIO GREEN MED SOLUTION INC	$1.01	1.61%	1.00%	0.00%	-28.37%	-77.75%	-98.28%	-99.95%	-100.00%	-100.00%	$100.75	$0.73	99.00%	38.36%	0.65	124,000	-43.64%
BCDA	BIOCARDIA INC	$1.20	3.45%	1.69%	-11.11%	-5.51%	-11.11%	-47.14%	-96.00%	-98.19%	-99.07%	$3.20	$1.00	62.50%	20.00%	0.81	94,000	50.16%
BFRG	BULLFROG AI HOLDINGS INC	$1.20	-25.93%	121.40%	107.61%	36.36%	-18.92%	-26.83%	-74.41%	N/A	N/A	$2.20	$0.43	45.45%	182.35%	2.22	15,548,000	-32.96%
BBLG	BONE BIOLOGICS CORP	$1.24	6.90%	11.21%	4.20%	-19.48%	-51.37%	-75.51%	-99.68%	-99.45%	-99.90%	$30.23	$1.07	95.90%	15.89%	1.06	24,500	152.58%
CUPR	CUPRINA HOLDINGS (CAYMAN) LTD	$0.34	1.80%	-5.31%	-2.87%	-15.67%	-69.18%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$9.50	$0.28	96.43%	21.07%	0.48	69,000	-71.60%
CURX	CURANEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$0.49	-3.92%	-4.11%	4.70%	33.15%	-38.75%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$9.18	$0.26	94.66%	87.02%	1.37	210,000	114.29%
BMGL	BASEL MEDICAL GROUP LTD	$0.60	-3.09%	-3.25%	-1.00%	4.20%	-63.72%	-88.51%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$9.40	$0.49	93.67%	22.18%	0.62	1,500	-83.33%
BLRX	BIOLINERX LTD	$2.21	1.38%	-5.15%	-22.73%	-21.07%	-43.33%	-28.71%	-94.26%	-98.09%	-99.63%	$7.77	$2.16	71.56%	2.31%	0.84	12,400	-71.16%
CMND	CLEARMIND MEDICINE INC	$1.08	0.00%	46.54%	-11.48%	-45.73%	-97.35%	-97.38%	-99.91%	N/A	N/A	$52.40	$0.60	97.94%	81.51%	0.33	46,500	-56.54%
BFRI	BIOFRONTERA INC	$0.98	6.41%	20.99%	6.06%	35.17%	-5.77%	22.35%	-92.20%	N/A	N/A	$1.19	$0.54	17.65%	82.84%	1.00	132,000	-72.21%
ESLA	ESTRELLA IMMUNOPHARMA INC	$1.05	0.00%	0.96%	-7.89%	-24.46%	-20.45%	29.47%	-90.08%	N/A	N/A	$3.15	$0.78	66.67%	34.62%	0.28	10,400	-88.18%
APM	APTORUM GROUP LTD	$0.93	-2.94%	-9.31%	9.47%	-13.55%	-58.14%	5.23%	-65.49%	-97.12%	N/A	$4.47	$0.65	79.31%	42.31%	0.61	13,000	-76.79%
ALLR	ALLARITY THERAPEUTICS INC	$1.16	2.65%	8.41%	16.58%	1.75%	-28.40%	31.22%	-100.00%	N/A	N/A	$2.35	$0.61	50.64%	88.93%	0.95	55,000	-58.65%
ACLX	ARCELLX INC	$114.77	0.02%	0.13%	0.63%	81.20%	39.55%	70.71%	290.77%	N/A	N/A	$114.93	$47.86	0.14%	139.80%	0.87	1,212,000	27.04%
APUS	APIMEDS PHARMACEUTICALS US INC	$1.88	7.43%	15.34%	39.26%	12.91%	9.30%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$4.03	$0.95	53.36%	97.69%	0.87	31,600	25.40%
ANAB	ANAPTYSBIO INC	$57.68	1.67%	-11.25%	5.04%	28.32%	84.05%	204.06%	161.11%	154.32%	N/A	$68.39	$15.40	15.66%	274.55%	0.88	612,000	-49.04%
ADVB	ADVANCED BIOMED INC	$4.55	2.02%	8.59%	9.64%	-24.69%	-50.13%	-93.80%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$75.40	$3.61	93.97%	26.04%	0.83	2,900	-63.75%
BDX	BECTON DICKINSON & CO	$154.51	-1.17%	-1.82%	-12.48%	-20.74%	-19.36%	-31.76%	-37.43%	-36.96%	-0.26%	$213.08	$153.18	27.49%	0.87%	0.49	2,368,000	46.08%
ANTX	AN2 THERAPEUTICS INC	$3.27	-5.22%	-9.42%	202.78%	194.59%	155.47%	133.57%	-67.00%	N/A	N/A	$6.91	$1.00	52.68%	227.00%	0.80	412,000	5.64%
ALZN	ALZAMEND NEURO INC	$1.00	-1.96%	-33.33%	-50.25%	-47.37%	-59.51%	-89.32%	-99.85%	N/A	N/A	$8.82	$0.98	88.66%	2.04%	1.05	96,000	18.52%
AMIX	AUTONOMIX MEDICAL INC	$0.40	-1.99%	-7.93%	-2.71%	-26.44%	-66.24%	-77.30%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2.82	$0.34	85.99%	15.50%	0.64	77,000	-31.86%
AZTR	AZITRA INC	$0.24	-2.89%	-0.42%	43.29%	-15.77%	-68.11%	-88.16%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2.66	$0.10	91.18%	135.00%	0.82	953,000	-23.52%
IMCC	IM CANNABIS CORP	$0.34	11.15%	-32.74%	-52.98%	-77.25%	-82.34%	-78.54%	-92.46%	-99.93%	N/A	$7.12	$0.30	95.24%	14.92%	0.56	194,000	-73.42%
BRTX	BIORESTORATIVE THERAPIES INC	$0.28	-2.46%	-6.08%	29.91%	-77.21%	-80.56%	-84.97%	-92.03%	-99.44%	-100.00%	$2.05	$0.19	86.41%	46.32%	1.12	785,000	-40.84%
GCTK	GLUCOTRACK INC	$0.86	7.50%	-21.10%	-42.28%	-77.84%	-87.05%	-92.84%	-99.96%	-99.76%	-99.98%	$15.90	$0.62	94.59%	38.93%	4.48	230,000	-46.51%
KTTA	PASITHEA THERAPEUTICS CORP	$0.77	3.49%	-1.03%	-5.41%	-35.29%	-2.41%	-35.29%	-90.38%	N/A	N/A	$3.79	$0.28	79.68%	174.02%	0.40	315,000	-96.02%
GNTA	GENENTA SCIENCE SPA	$0.71	1.87%	-14.25%	-27.55%	-49.65%	-78.54%	-81.51%	-88.17%	N/A	N/A	$10.00	$0.59	92.90%	20.34%	0.44	36,400	82.00%
CNSP	CNS PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$2.26	-0.66%	-11.72%	-27.80%	-57.36%	-74.55%	-84.93%	-99.99%	-100.00%	N/A	$34.80	$2.06	93.51%	9.87%	0.59	12,400	-45.13%
COCH	ENVOY MEDICAL INC	$0.75	6.10%	7.94%	7.01%	7.47%	-0.93%	-45.40%	-92.51%	-92.52%	N/A	$1.91	$0.38	60.84%	96.84%	0.14	123,000	-58.72%
CODX	CO-DIAGNOSTICS INC	$1.54	-4.94%	-23.76%	-33.04%	-72.30%	-85.54%	-85.66%	-96.46%	-99.45%	N/A	$46.50	$1.45	96.69%	6.21%	1.42	130,000	-40.91%
HCWB	HCW BIOLOGICS INC	$0.27	-10.67%	-28.15%	-51.27%	-76.07%	-92.82%	-97.62%	-99.51%	N/A	N/A	$17.80	$0.25	98.49%	7.20%	0.47	775,000	-9.67%
APRE	APREA THERAPEUTICS INC	$0.72	1.56%	2.14%	-19.21%	-16.18%	-51.69%	-61.76%	-82.94%	-99.29%	N/A	$2.22	$0.55	67.79%	30.47%	0.62	109,000	-83.71%
ARTL	ARTELO BIOSCIENCES INC	$7.04	-10.20%	120.69%	105.85%	84.78%	-51.31%	-55.78%	-84.27%	-98.38%	N/A	$85.80	$2.96	91.79%	138.24%	0.62	436,000	-47.60%
AKAN	AKANDA CORP	$0.69	-1.01%	-0.15%	-30.08%	-72.09%	-95.67%	-96.79%	-99.94%	N/A	N/A	$46.45	$0.51	98.52%	34.90%	1.15	89,000	258.87%
ICCC	IMMUCELL CORP	$6.44	1.42%	-1.38%	-1.53%	8.78%	-1.68%	18.82%	26.27%	-33.61%	-3.88%	$7.60	$4.52	15.26%	42.48%	0.21	6,900	-8.00%
INKT	MINK THERAPEUTICS INC	$10.69	1.14%	11.01%	-1.93%	-3.87%	-30.85%	19.18%	-43.74%	N/A	N/A	$76.00	$6.34	85.93%	68.61%	0.49	35,500	-36.61%
AIMD	AINOS INC	$1.44	0.00%	4.35%	-8.86%	-17.71%	-59.89%	-46.17%	-93.60%	182.35%	N/A	$4.50	$1.26	68.00%	14.29%	290.37	4,900	-47.87%
AIM	AIM IMMUNOTECH INC	$0.60	8.18%	-14.02%	-22.93%	-50.00%	-77.55%	391.74%	41.67%	-74.46%	-99.14%	$20.35	$0.53	97.08%	12.26%	112.80	204,000	-28.67%
ZSTK	ZEROSTACK CORP	$5.62	-6.02%	-13.67%	-22.19%	-17.96%	-68.83%	-73.25%	-97.26%	N/A	N/A	$47.00	$5.18	88.04%	8.43%	1.62	6,900	-86.06%
AHG	AKSO HEALTH GROUP	$2.22	-4.31%	-5.53%	69.47%	38.75%	38.75%	117.01%	521.85%	16.23%	N/A	$2.50	$0.83	11.20%	167.15%	1.11	160,000	-4.19%
ADTX	ADITXT INC	$0.79	-11.78%	-9.77%	-79.34%	-88.79%	-99.88%	-99.98%	-100.00%	-100.00%	N/A	$3.96k	$0.76	99.98%	5.03%	0.58	803,000	195.22%
FOLD	AMICUS THERAPEUTICS INC	$14.44	0.00%	0.07%	0.56%	1.19%	75.03%	80.73%	28.24%	45.27%	75.03%	$14.46	$5.51	0.14%	162.07%	0.97	2,991,000	-26.87%
FONR	FONAR CORP	$18.59	0.05%	0.27%	0.16%	0.38%	15.68%	37.30%	17.07%	-1.85%	27.24%	$18.86	$12.00	1.43%	54.92%	0.38	10,300	-10.43%
GDTC	CYTOMED THERAPEUTICS LTD	$0.99	-4.08%	-4.08%	-6.79%	-28.92%	-50.85%	-55.75%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$3.68	$0.73	73.15%	35.71%	0.61	8,500	-40.97%
GLMD	GALMED PHARMACEUTICALS LTD	$0.54	1.89%	-8.16%	-12.62%	-34.39%	-65.61%	-64.00%	-99.14%	-99.91%	-99.94%	$2.68	$0.41	79.85%	31.39%	0.90	14,700	-62.31%
ADIL	ADIAL PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$1.69	-2.31%	-1.74%	-31.58%	-71.75%	-83.18%	-90.20%	-99.20%	-99.89%	N/A	$30.25	$1.54	94.41%	9.74%	0.76	48,600	5.65%
ADGM	ADAGIO MEDICAL HOLDINGS INC	$1.25	6.84%	0.81%	20.19%	15.74%	-37.81%	54.13%	-87.92%	-88.25%	N/A	$2.87	$0.63	56.45%	100.00%	0.06	11,000	-58.65%
HSCS	HEARTSCIENCES INC	$2.30	-2.54%	-0.43%	-13.53%	-26.75%	-37.67%	-17.86%	-97.72%	N/A	N/A	$6.47	$2.01	64.45%	14.43%	0.40	15,200	53.54%
ACXP	ACURX PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$3.68	-5.40%	-8.23%	140.52%	33.33%	-19.30%	-48.75%	-94.64%	N/A	N/A	$21.00	$1.33	82.48%	177.53%	0.69	165,000	5.77%
IMMP	IMMUTEP LTD	$0.36	-2.43%	0.28%	-86.48%	-87.76%	-80.80%	-78.38%	-77.92%	-88.47%	-88.60%	$3.53	$0.34	89.77%	5.25%	1.02	284,000	-44.09%
MGRX	MANGOCEUTICALS INC	$0.34	-6.11%	-8.65%	-32.53%	-60.38%	-84.57%	-84.21%	-98.01%	N/A	N/A	$2.88	$0.16	88.24%	108.64%	0.77	521,000	-31.98%
PIII	P3 HEALTH PARTNERS INC	$2.57	-6.20%	-7.89%	18.98%	-26.57%	-69.76%	-71.97%	-95.03%	-99.48%	N/A	$11.30	$1.52	77.26%	69.08%	0.72	13,900	-6.08%
ITOC	ITONIC HOLDINGS LTD	$0.31	-6.44%	-22.59%	-12.86%	-29.72%	-60.49%	-92.18%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$32.00	$0.25	99.05%	21.51%	0.65	136,000	-10.53%
SILO	SILO PHARMA INC	$0.35	0.58%	-8.71%	-3.08%	2.98%	-50.64%	-67.96%	-84.13%	N/A	N/A	$1.19	$0.22	70.92%	56.56%	0.86	370,000	71.30%
ABVC	ABVC BIOPHARMA INC	$1.09	0.93%	2.83%	-26.35%	-50.23%	-63.91%	-1.36%	-83.02%	N/A	N/A	$5.48	$0.74	80.11%	48.30%	0.68	55,000	-60.99%
SRXH	SRX HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC	$0.14	4.58%	18.10%	12.30%	-42.44%	-61.08%	-91.94%	-99.18%	-99.96%	-100.00%	$2.16	$0.08	93.66%	65.06%	0.86	17,003,000	-18.56%
TELO	TELOMIR PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$1.27	-3.79%	0.79%	2.42%	-5.22%	-8.63%	-59.42%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$3.23	$1.05	60.68%	20.95%	1.24	87,000	0.00%

Healthcare Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Biotechnology	606	-0.01%	+3.43%	-0.16%	-29.10%	28.69x	4.77x	-38.36%	-14.24%	-8.58%	+63.52%	Strong Buy
Diagnostics & Research	55	+0.31%	+1.69%	-3.45%	+10.47%	20.41x	3.69x	-2.71%	+6.61%	+12.95%	+25.93%	Strong Buy
Drug Manufacturers - General	20	-1.34%	+2.11%	-6.55%	+20.55%	32.72x	7.01x	+10.22%	+12.41%	+21.10%	+19.20%	Buy
Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic	75	-1.19%	+0.83%	-6.28%	-27.18%	-196.18x	1.63x	+9.19%	+2.51%	+7.27%	+43.81%	Strong Buy
Healthcare Plans	10	+1.24%	+1.76%	-5.45%	-36.04%	22.78x	1.80x	+9.09%	+2.85%	+6.97%	+25.73%	Buy
Health Information Services	55	+0.55%	-0.27%	-8.49%	-80.30%	23.49x	2.80x	-7.72%	+2.33%	+4.64%	+61.04%	Buy
Medical Care Facilities	50	-0.22%	-1.38%	-10.26%	-42.38%	18.03x	5.29x	-68.62%	+7.35%	+19.11%	+25.02%	Buy
Medical Devices	137	-0.07%	-1.18%	-9.86%	-66.48%	23.94x	3.27x	+8.46%	+5.25%	+9.40%	+54.60%	Strong Buy
Medical Distribution	10	+1.45%	+2.26%	-10.46%	+25.96%	29.76x	317.88x	-99.39%	+3.30%	+23.34%	+14.03%	Strong Buy
Medical Instruments & Supplies	57	-0.61%	+0.07%	-7.92%	-10.20%	-490.95x	3.36x	+9.37%	+7.41%	+4.05%	+32.85%	Buy

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What are the best healthcare stocks to buy right now in Apr 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 1075 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: B, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Bioventus (NASDAQ:BVS) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 17 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 27. It passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Bioventus has seen its stock lose -5.68% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 30 percentage points.

Bioventus has an average 1 year price target of $15.00, an upside of 67.22% from Bioventus's current stock price of $8.97.

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. Amneal Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AMRX)

Amneal Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AMRX) is the #2 top healthcare stock out of 1075 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 Amneal Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AMRX) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Amneal Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AMRX) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is 8 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 27. It passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Amneal Pharmaceuticals has seen its stock return 52.75% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 88 percentage points.

Amneal Pharmaceuticals has an average 1 year price target of $15.00, an upside of 20.19% from Amneal Pharmaceuticals's current stock price of $12.48.

Amneal Pharmaceuticals stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Amneal Pharmaceuticals, 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.

3. Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (NASDAQ:AVAH)

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (NASDAQ:AVAH) is the #3 top healthcare stock out of 1075 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 Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (NASDAQ:AVAH) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (NASDAQ:AVAH) has a Due Diligence Score of 32, which is 5 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 27. It passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Aveanna Healthcare Holdings has seen its stock return 13.52% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 49 percentage points.

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $10.00, an upside of 56.74% from Aveanna Healthcare Holdings's current stock price of $6.38.

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Aveanna Healthcare Holdings, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 16.67% 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 72 healthcare stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 healthcare stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Novabay Pharmaceuticals (NYSEMKT:NBY)

Novabay Pharmaceuticals (NYSEMKT:NBY) has an annual dividend yield of 205.13%, which is 200 percentage points higher than the healthcare sector average of 4.92%.

Novabay Pharmaceuticals's dividend payout ratio of -105.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Dominari Holdings (NASDAQ:DOMH)

Dominari Holdings (NASDAQ:DOMH) has an annual dividend yield of 24.18%, which is 19 percentage points higher than the healthcare sector average of 4.92%.

Dominari Holdings's dividend payout ratio of -42.4% 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 11.23%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the healthcare sector average of 4.92%. 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 162.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are healthcare stocks down?

Healthcare stocks were down -0.05% in the last day, and up 1.62% over the last week. Lipocine was the among the top losers in the healthcare sector, dropping -77.84% yesterday.

Lipocine shares are trading lower after the company's LPCN 1154 missed its Phase 3 primary endpoint in postpartum depression.

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 70 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 16. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Embecta's stock has dropped -29.31% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by 6 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 57, which is 41 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 16. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals's stock has gained 145.83% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by 181 percentage points.

3. Harmony Biosciences Holdings (NASDAQ:HRMY)

Harmony Biosciences Holdings (NASDAQ:HRMY) 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.

Harmony Biosciences Holdings has a valuation score of 71, which is 55 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 16. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Harmony Biosciences Holdings's stock has dropped -14.72% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by 21 percentage points.

Are healthcare stocks a good buy now?

58.29% of healthcare stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect healthcare stocks to rise by 44.05% over the next year.

5.73% of healthcare stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 12.7% of healthcare stocks are rated B (Buy), 50.93% are rated C (Hold), 23.91% are rated D (Sell), and 6.72% 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 -8.01x.

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1. Bioventus (NASDAQ:BVS)

2. Amneal Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AMRX)

3. Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (NASDAQ:AVAH)

1. Novabay Pharmaceuticals (NYSEMKT:NBY)

2. Dominari Holdings (NASDAQ:DOMH)

3. Spok Holdings (NASDAQ:SPOK)

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2. Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IRWD)

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1. Bioventus (NASDAQ:BVS)

2. Amneal Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AMRX)

3. Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (NASDAQ:AVAH)

1. Novabay Pharmaceuticals (NYSEMKT:NBY)

2. Dominari Holdings (NASDAQ:DOMH)

3. Spok Holdings (NASDAQ:SPOK)

1. Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC)

2. Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IRWD)

3. Harmony Biosciences Holdings (NASDAQ:HRMY)

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