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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 %
NXL	NEXALIN TECHNOLOGY INC	$0.40	-11.70%	-25.93%	-36.20%	-62.96%	-50.31%	-88.44%	-63.64%	N/A	N/A	$3.54	$0.37	88.70%	8.11%	1.36	508,000	213.58%
NEPH	NEPHROS INC	$4.00	-2.44%	2.83%	-19.03%	-26.34%	-6.98%	163.16%	230.58%	-54.60%	48.64%	$6.42	$1.39	37.69%	187.77%	0.63	81,000	629.73%
IBO	IMPACT BIOMEDICAL INC	$0.44	-1.35%	-3.72%	-4.14%	-2.00%	-25.42%	-78.22%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$6.17	$0.36	92.87%	21.55%	-0.66	92,000	157.70%
NCNA	NUCANA PLC	$2.00	-5.66%	-10.31%	-37.69%	-37.50%	-48.32%	-98.94%	-99.98%	-99.99%	N/A	$268.00	$2.00	99.25%	0.00%	1.12	54,300	132.05%
CASI	CASI PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$0.82	-3.06%	1.73%	-16.77%	-30.76%	-63.54%	-67.37%	-57.08%	-97.14%	-90.31%	$3.09	$0.74	73.33%	11.35%	0.82	27,800	-26.84%
ADVB	ADVANCED BIOMED INC	$0.24	-0.42%	-2.45%	-26.46%	-42.13%	-43.10%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$4.00	$0.21	94.03%	13.27%	0.95	7,600	-79.89%
BOLD	BOUNDLESS BIO INC	$1.15	1.77%	2.68%	-6.50%	-2.54%	-1.71%	-45.50%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2.21	$0.96	47.96%	19.67%	1.26	120,000	160.87%
IGC	IGC PHARMA INC	$0.26	-1.54%	-2.66%	-8.57%	-24.71%	-32.63%	-16.07%	-33.68%	-87.33%	16.36%	$0.50	$0.24	48.59%	6.67%	0.83	281,000	30.70%
AMIX	AUTONOMIX MEDICAL INC	$0.37	-4.44%	-11.81%	-21.29%	-68.17%	-67.32%	-87.16%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$3.09	$0.34	88.16%	7.02%	0.68	205,000	46.43%
FEED	ENVUE MEDICAL INC	$2.56	-9.54%	-10.49%	108.13%	-42.47%	-59.69%	-94.45%	-99.45%	-99.92%	-99.98%	$162.50	$0.99	98.42%	158.59%	0.73	500,000	8.93%
MTNB	MATINAS BIOPHARMA HOLDINGS INC	$0.61	3.39%	-2.87%	-4.24%	-48.31%	-64.33%	1.67%	-97.57%	-99.13%	N/A	$3.09	$0.48	80.26%	28.42%	1.09	10,000	-64.79%
ALZN	ALZAMEND NEURO INC	$1.65	1.23%	-14.06%	-31.82%	-29.03%	-30.67%	-83.02%	-99.79%	N/A	N/A	$10.35	$1.58	84.06%	4.43%	0.99	98,000	18.07%
ALUR	ALLURION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.08	-3.57%	-3.57%	-32.50%	-22.86%	-54.43%	-80.65%	-99.58%	-99.60%	N/A	$4.41	$0.95	75.51%	13.68%	0.49	48,000	39.94%
IMRN	IMMURON LTD	$0.70	-4.22%	-6.63%	-27.94%	-54.87%	-62.55%	-64.69%	-65.66%	-91.14%	N/A	$2.39	$0.68	70.54%	4.14%	0.78	20,300	39.04%
AGL	AGILON HEALTH INC	$0.35	-1.94%	-21.51%	-63.77%	-34.08%	-71.22%	-89.71%	-98.45%	N/A	N/A	$6.08	$0.34	94.18%	4.73%	0.89	9,509,000	4.63%
IMCC	IM CANNABIS CORP	$1.10	0.92%	-5.17%	-16.03%	10.11%	-57.28%	-51.11%	-84.59%	N/A	N/A	$7.12	$0.91	84.55%	21.55%	0.58	54,400	606.49%
BRTX	BIORESTORATIVE THERAPIES INC	$0.27	-6.32%	-58.22%	-76.16%	-78.47%	-82.66%	-86.62%	-91.10%	-99.61%	-100.00%	$2.38	$0.22	88.78%	21.92%	1.11	6,160,000	-86.77%
MREO	MEREO BIOPHARMA GROUP PLC	$0.42	11.83%	1.46%	-26.37%	-76.50%	-75.24%	-85.61%	-60.75%	-89.28%	N/A	$3.05	$0.20	86.36%	108.00%	1.29	6,325,000	237.33%
GCTK	GLUCOTRACK INC	$1.72	4.24%	-3.91%	-54.74%	-66.92%	-69.93%	-93.69%	-99.98%	-99.62%	-99.97%	$30.51	$1.52	94.36%	12.93%	4.44	87,000	278.26%
MOLN	MOLECULAR PARTNERS AG	$4.75	3.15%	0.21%	17.28%	11.50%	36.89%	-3.36%	-24.36%	N/A	N/A	$5.10	$3.36	6.86%	41.37%	0.50	1,400	55.56%
MNOV	MEDICINOVA INC	$1.60	8.11%	-1.84%	-4.76%	13.48%	22.14%	-16.67%	-31.33%	-73.47%	-64.21%	$2.00	$1.13	20.00%	41.59%	0.73	58,500	-0.85%
MNDR	MOBILE-HEALTH NETWORK SOLUTIONS	$0.88	2.44%	-8.33%	-30.71%	-50.34%	-84.56%	-93.45%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$40.00	$0.79	97.80%	11.53%	0.39	7,811,000	7,410.58%
GNTA	GENENTA SCIENCE SPA	$0.90	2.27%	-2.17%	-33.33%	-56.31%	-74.86%	-77.89%	-87.05%	N/A	N/A	$10.00	$0.71	91.00%	27.66%	0.40	47,000	128.16%
MLSS	MILESTONE SCIENTIFIC INC	$0.27	2.65%	5.45%	-3.90%	-13.14%	-56.98%	-76.64%	-58.37%	-92.66%	-82.40%	$1.21	$0.22	77.60%	24.31%	1.14	35,000	-70.59%
CNSP	CNS PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$3.26	-5.78%	-20.29%	-55.16%	-51.34%	-47.33%	-96.19%	-99.99%	-100.00%	N/A	$61.80	$3.09	94.72%	5.50%	0.62	16,000	44.14%
COCH	ENVOY MEDICAL INC	$0.69	14.83%	76.67%	4.55%	5.67%	-48.96%	-52.15%	-93.16%	N/A	N/A	$1.91	$0.38	63.93%	81.32%	0.09	1,247,000	115.74%
MLEC	MOOLEC SCIENCE SA	$9.58	11.01%	91.22%	118.22%	14.99%	-74.45%	-90.49%	-98.72%	-99.39%	N/A	$157.05	$3.08	93.90%	211.44%	0.44	904,000	-98.21%
HCWB	HCW BIOLOGICS INC	$0.60	-7.54%	-40.50%	-55.48%	-80.36%	-85.05%	-96.16%	-99.23%	N/A	N/A	$17.80	$0.60	96.62%	0.00%	0.48	102,000	-83.63%
AIMD	AINOS INC	$1.33	-12.50%	-28.11%	-29.26%	-39.68%	-60.30%	-60.48%	-92.61%	209.30%	N/A	$4.50	$1.28	70.44%	3.91%	289.59	108,000	145.45%
AIM	AIM IMMUNOTECH INC	$1.15	-8.00%	17.83%	-2.54%	-20.14%	-51.27%	739.42%	123.30%	-57.25%	-98.32%	$20.35	$0.06	94.35%	1,725.40%	112.60	331,000	-91.47%
INAB	IN8BIO INC	$1.72	-3.37%	-9.95%	-27.12%	8.18%	-28.03%	-78.53%	-97.06%	N/A	N/A	$9.00	$1.17	80.89%	47.01%	1.04	42,000	41.89%
AHG	AKSO HEALTH GROUP	$1.31	-5.07%	-9.34%	-13.82%	-4.38%	-25.57%	3.15%	208.24%	-59.19%	N/A	$2.10	$0.83	37.62%	57.64%	1.21	1,000	150.00%
ICCC	IMMUCELL CORP	$6.24	-5.45%	-5.88%	-4.29%	27.09%	2.13%	24.30%	-14.52%	-43.43%	0.81%	$7.60	$4.28	17.89%	45.79%	0.26	21,600	300.00%
NDRA	ENDRA LIFE SCIENCES INC	$3.53	0.57%	-5.36%	-25.37%	-43.06%	-26.84%	-23.92%	-99.95%	-100.00%	N/A	$11.96	$2.90	70.48%	21.72%	1.18	15,800	-31.90%
INTS	INTENSITY THERAPEUTICS INC	$0.22	-10.80%	-40.37%	-44.11%	-46.14%	-26.64%	-89.01%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2.50	$0.19	91.08%	20.54%	-0.25	3,433,000	-63.46%
INKT	MINK THERAPEUTICS INC	$11.18	1.27%	-0.09%	-5.41%	-6.83%	-23.53%	12.36%	-47.01%	N/A	N/A	$76.00	$6.34	85.29%	76.34%	0.51	3,700	-35.09%
IOBT	IO BIOTECH INC	$0.37	-1.08%	-0.27%	-29.07%	-44.55%	-82.49%	-62.27%	-86.03%	N/A	N/A	$2.79	$0.21	86.88%	78.54%	0.88	1,439,000	-5.39%
INCR	INTERCURE LTD	$0.88	-2.78%	-4.89%	-5.71%	-36.08%	-45.65%	-45.99%	-72.48%	N/A	N/A	$1.77	$0.68	50.56%	28.68%	0.77	8,200	-83.27%
ZSTK	ZEROSTACK CORP	$9.04	-6.90%	-12.06%	34.93%	21.34%	-61.32%	-75.98%	-97.30%	N/A	N/A	$47.00	$5.86	80.77%	54.27%	1.64	9,100	-95.88%
INDP	INDAPTUS THERAPEUTICS INC	$1.81	2.84%	0.00%	-37.37%	-20.26%	-76.67%	-91.60%	-96.35%	-99.75%	-99.98%	$47.60	$1.52	96.20%	19.08%	1.24	25,300	6.30%
MCTA	CHARMING MEDICAL LTD	$29.36	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$31.70	$4.30	7.40%	582.67%	1.46	0	N/A
FOLD	AMICUS THERAPEUTICS INC	$14.30	-0.07%	0.00%	-0.07%	51.80%	92.98%	45.18%	7.44%	17.79%	117.66%	$14.38	$5.51	0.56%	159.53%	1.00	3,196,000	-54.35%
FONR	FONAR CORP	$18.54	-0.05%	-0.91%	-1.01%	28.84%	22.86%	23.19%	5.10%	-3.19%	15.23%	$18.86	$12.00	1.70%	54.50%	0.39	190,000	138.69%
ADGM	ADAGIO MEDICAL HOLDINGS INC	$0.98	-0.51%	-2.97%	12.51%	27.27%	-24.03%	-26.87%	-90.38%	N/A	N/A	$2.87	$0.63	65.85%	56.80%	0.06	12,400	-64.87%
GDTC	CYTOMED THERAPEUTICS LTD	$1.03	0.98%	-3.74%	-1.90%	-47.98%	-42.13%	-60.69%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$3.68	$0.73	72.01%	41.48%	0.68	32,800	-63.76%
GLMD	GALMED PHARMACEUTICALS LTD	$0.57	-6.85%	-14.90%	-28.71%	-45.62%	-63.16%	-77.70%	-99.45%	-99.93%	-99.94%	$3.50	$0.57	83.69%	0.53%	0.89	29,600	-77.91%
KPRX	KIORA PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$2.02	-2.88%	-10.22%	-8.60%	-3.35%	-29.86%	-45.70%	-96.46%	-99.93%	-99.99%	$4.18	$1.76	51.67%	14.51%	0.88	18,200	119.28%
ADIL	ADIAL PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$2.70	-5.26%	-10.89%	-50.06%	-65.23%	-71.58%	-86.33%	-99.00%	-99.86%	N/A	$32.50	$2.59	91.69%	4.25%	0.81	83,500	15.33%
HSCS	HEARTSCIENCES INC	$2.95	-1.67%	-6.65%	-18.96%	-1.50%	-21.33%	-23.58%	-98.33%	N/A	N/A	$6.47	$2.01	54.40%	46.77%	0.36	3,700	-27.45%
MBAI	CHECK-CAP LTD	$1.79	-2.72%	4.68%	5.92%	-3.76%	170.80%	113.10%	-48.71%	-96.16%	-99.73%	$3.92	$0.60	54.34%	200.84%	1.15	34,700	-52.47%
IRIX	IRIDEX CORP	$1.32	-4.35%	-7.69%	-10.81%	40.58%	12.82%	-12.58%	-43.10%	-77.59%	-85.76%	$1.65	$0.78	19.90%	68.80%	0.83	84,000	108.44%
ACXP	ACURX PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$1.98	0.51%	-3.88%	-22.35%	-53.08%	-61.55%	-86.64%	-97.30%	N/A	N/A	$21.00	$1.89	90.57%	4.76%	0.62	34,700	107.78%
MSLE	SATELLOS BIOSCIENCE INC	$11.43	-0.61%	5.15%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$12.14	$10.73	5.85%	6.57%	1.57	96,000	-40.74%
LYRA	LYRA THERAPEUTICS INC	$1.35	-2.88%	-8.16%	-42.31%	-63.90%	-81.53%	-86.88%	-98.93%	-99.81%	N/A	$37.50	$1.21	96.40%	11.29%	0.56	23,900	-70.49%
LTRN	LANTERN PHARMA INC	$2.74	1.44%	-5.88%	-23.70%	-18.48%	-38.31%	-39.80%	-49.74%	-84.30%	N/A	$5.74	$2.53	52.32%	8.26%	1.26	22,800	-25.73%
ISPC	ISPECIMEN INC	$0.33	7.26%	0.93%	-2.99%	-43.97%	-72.22%	-83.42%	-99.07%	N/A	N/A	$3.18	$0.26	89.78%	25.00%	0.87	440,000	-82.05%
ITRM	ITERUM THERAPEUTICS PLC	$0.26	-6.91%	-16.61%	-22.19%	-29.28%	-70.57%	-82.82%	-79.52%	-99.22%	N/A	$1.54	$0.25	83.38%	2.40%	1.14	474,000	-35.25%
LIMN	LIMINATUS PHARMA INC	$0.26	-31.91%	-79.68%	-64.93%	-75.85%	-93.55%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$33.66	$0.23	99.24%	13.78%	-0.14	13,813,000	108.31%
MGRX	MANGOCEUTICALS INC	$0.38	-4.04%	0.26%	-37.91%	-69.84%	-75.72%	-92.13%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$6.15	$0.34	93.82%	11.76%	0.62	93,000	8.14%
IXHL	INCANNEX HEALTHCARE INC	$0.26	-2.60%	-7.09%	-26.61%	-22.71%	-34.50%	-85.20%	-97.73%	N/A	N/A	$1.79	$0.08	85.36%	227.50%	0.33	2,421,000	-45.83%
OSRH	OSR HOLDINGS INC	$0.46	-7.26%	-10.68%	-36.02%	-5.15%	-18.15%	-85.21%	-95.48%	N/A	N/A	$10.00	$0.45	95.40%	1.55%	0.06	608,000	2.53%
PIII	P3 HEALTH PARTNERS INC	$2.13	-0.47%	-1.84%	-26.55%	-64.38%	-69.35%	-81.58%	-95.90%	-99.59%	N/A	$11.74	$1.52	81.86%	40.13%	0.72	6,500	-35.64%
LEXX	LEXARIA BIOSCIENCE CORP	$0.65	4.33%	-4.69%	-11.68%	-35.64%	-22.34%	-56.95%	-78.62%	-90.70%	-75.93%	$1.90	$0.46	65.70%	41.30%	0.93	65,000	-44.44%
ITOC	ITONIC HOLDINGS LTD	$0.39	-6.78%	-10.88%	-37.30%	-32.46%	-40.31%	-85.53%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$32.00	$0.32	98.80%	19.94%	0.64	36,600	183.72%
SILO	SILO PHARMA INC	$0.30	4.12%	2.71%	-16.30%	-25.74%	-57.08%	-78.36%	-88.82%	N/A	N/A	$1.52	$0.27	80.07%	11.81%	0.84	68,000	5.26%
LFWD	LIFEWARD LTD	$0.53	3.33%	-3.66%	-26.91%	-11.43%	-17.53%	-73.65%	-90.47%	-98.40%	-99.97%	$2.95	$0.50	82.14%	5.40%	0.96	270,000	114.29%
SRXH	SRX HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC	$0.13	-10.07%	-16.25%	-22.09%	-45.75%	-68.10%	-93.80%	-99.60%	-99.96%	-100.00%	$2.25	$0.08	94.04%	61.45%	0.81	27,418,000	-75.37%
ABVC	ABVC BIOPHARMA INC	$1.63	-2.40%	-4.12%	-24.19%	-43.79%	-47.92%	209.89%	-77.52%	N/A	N/A	$5.48	$0.51	70.26%	222.77%	0.62	47,000	111.71%
KALA	KALA BIO INC	$0.40	-1.97%	-7.01%	-34.00%	-43.06%	-95.36%	-94.49%	-96.87%	-99.91%	N/A	$20.60	$0.35	98.07%	12.75%	0.97	635,000	-20.23%
KZR	KEZAR LIFE SCIENCES INC	$6.32	0.32%	1.61%	2.76%	1.61%	63.73%	7.12%	-90.50%	-89.40%	N/A	$6.57	$3.53	3.81%	78.88%	0.99	53,400	28.67%
KAPA	KAIROS PHARMA LTD	$0.59	-1.51%	-8.11%	-32.69%	-24.10%	-49.66%	-55.71%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2.11	$0.40	72.09%	47.25%	0.61	98,500	0.51%
MBIO	MUSTANG BIO INC	$0.89	1.83%	4.22%	-13.59%	-23.28%	-47.34%	-68.44%	-99.81%	-99.97%	N/A	$7.00	$0.53	87.29%	67.61%	1.51	67,400	2.12%
VTYX	VENTYX BIOSCIENCES INC	$13.95	-0.14%	-0.07%	0.50%	46.84%	392.93%	711.05%	-68.52%	N/A	N/A	$25.00	$0.78	44.20%	1,681.61%	1.44	3,955,000	56.26%
SPRC	SCISPARC LTD	$0.58	-3.36%	-12.86%	-47.64%	-76.68%	-87.31%	-94.44%	-99.89%	-99.99%	N/A	$10.82	$0.53	94.67%	8.68%	0.74	94,000	78.37%
BDMD	BAIRD MEDICAL INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LTD	$1.26	63.64%	38.61%	10.53%	-2.33%	-40.85%	-79.78%	-87.79%	N/A	N/A	$7.26	$0.76	82.65%	66.45%	-0.06	51,755,000	22,500.44%
STAA	STAAR SURGICAL CO	$16.20	0.62%	-6.36%	-22.75%	-38.87%	-42.12%	-2.59%	-76.94%	-86.61%	148.85%	$30.81	$14.69	47.42%	10.28%	1.43	1,968,000	144.17%
TOVX	THERIVA BIOLOGICS INC	$0.18	0.56%	-6.70%	0.56%	-23.63%	-58.86%	-88.47%	-99.26%	-99.93%	-100.00%	$1.75	$0.17	89.66%	9.04%	0.89	982,000	44.62%
FORA	FORIAN INC	$2.10	0.00%	0.48%	0.00%	-5.83%	7.14%	-36.75%	-56.27%	N/A	N/A	$3.60	$1.64	41.67%	28.05%	0.55	16,000	166.67%
HOTH	HOTH THERAPEUTICS INC	$0.98	-3.82%	3.26%	-8.32%	-16.15%	-23.95%	-12.41%	-65.70%	-98.71%	N/A	$2.12	$0.66	53.62%	49.77%	0.80	179,000	-74.93%
VTAK	CATHETER PRECISION INC	$1.60	11.89%	-17.95%	-23.44%	-11.11%	-62.35%	-77.25%	-99.71%	-100.00%	N/A	$15.68	$1.14	89.80%	40.35%	1.09	170,000	-85.23%
SSKN	STRATA SKIN SCIENCES INC	$0.32	-9.71%	-74.52%	-75.31%	-78.36%	-82.35%	-88.09%	-97.18%	-98.56%	-99.37%	$3.86	$0.26	91.81%	21.54%	0.32	5,620,000	278.96%

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)

1. Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC)

2. Nutex Health (NASDAQ:NUTX)

3. Organon & Co (NYSE:OGN)

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