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Best Healthcare Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top healthcare stocks in 2025 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 %
ENLV	ENLIVEX THERAPEUTICS LTD	$1.02	-1.92%	-1.92%	10.87%	-6.42%	-15.00%	-32.89%	-75.36%	-80.59%	-99.56%	$1.76	$0.81	42.05%	25.93%	0.82	39,279	11.11%
LYEL	LYELL IMMUNOPHARMA INC	$0.40	-6.54%	-13.23%	-9.30%	-27.67%	-66.94%	-85.07%	-92.26%	N/A	N/A	$2.88	$0.39	86.09%	2.56%	1.53	1,825,822	251.27%
IRIX	IRIDEX CORP	$1.15	0.88%	-3.36%	22.21%	-28.57%	-19.58%	-59.65%	-65.77%	-32.35%	-87.40%	$3.25	$0.78	64.62%	47.06%	0.90	19,054	-65.52%
XWEL	XWELL INC	$0.88	2.09%	11.25%	18.76%	-25.42%	-46.54%	-52.94%	-94.70%	-96.74%	-99.99%	$2.70	$0.70	67.41%	25.71%	0.82	25,427	-90.15%
SNTI	SENTI BIOSCIENCES INC	$3.26	-1.51%	-1.81%	4.15%	-18.91%	45.54%	-11.89%	-96.70%	N/A	N/A	$16.94	$1.52	80.76%	114.47%	1.27	22,621	-52.75%
VNRX	VOLITIONRX LTD	$0.50	-3.29%	5.26%	1.21%	-14.09%	-29.68%	-38.27%	-80.00%	-88.43%	-85.38%	$0.90	$0.42	44.44%	19.05%	0.79	154,419	72.00%
XTNT	XTANT MEDICAL HOLDINGS INC	$0.51	-5.96%	6.99%	26.57%	-17.08%	-2.70%	-37.65%	-9.82%	-25.74%	-98.95%	$0.85	$0.33	40.31%	52.57%	0.31	56,793	97.29%
MRKR	MARKER THERAPEUTICS INC	$1.16	-9.38%	-7.20%	8.41%	-32.56%	-69.39%	-72.58%	-64.91%	-95.32%	N/A	$5.99	$0.95	80.63%	22.11%	1.03	30,692	-53.63%
TSVT	2SEVENTY BIO INC	$4.99	-0.20%	-0.20%	1.01%	103.67%	8.48%	12.51%	-57.96%	N/A	N/A	$5.30	$2.29	5.85%	117.90%	1.29	347,569	3.01%
HSCS	HEARTSCIENCES INC	$3.43	-0.90%	-4.75%	12.43%	-4.48%	19.90%	-61.86%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$13.50	$2.36	74.60%	45.30%	0.26	4,780	-14.11%
VSEE	VSEE HEALTH INC	$1.17	-3.31%	-4.88%	0.43%	-33.14%	-13.33%	-90.00%	-88.31%	N/A	N/A	$33.08	$1.00	96.46%	17.00%	0.24	33,590	204.53%
GNFT	GENFIT SA	$4.30	0.00%	0.51%	58.38%	9.69%	-17.78%	14.97%	29.91%	-80.45%	N/A	$6.42	$2.55	33.05%	68.63%	0.36	24,781	146.28%
SLRX	SALARIUS PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$0.77	-1.15%	11.74%	28.93%	-58.55%	-48.60%	-81.01%	-97.93%	-99.59%	-100.00%	$7.20	$0.45	89.29%	70.58%	0.50	23,020	-76.33%
RLYB	RALLYBIO CORP	$0.29	0.00%	-7.57%	17.20%	-62.44%	-72.10%	-84.58%	-97.09%	N/A	N/A	$2.00	$0.22	85.35%	33.18%	1.15	71,303	-2.75%
EVGN	EVOGENE LTD	$1.13	0.27%	-3.98%	6.19%	-27.37%	-41.90%	-83.81%	-87.29%	-90.06%	-98.87%	$9.00	$0.95	87.41%	19.26%	1.07	36,723	99.83%
WOK	WORK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD	$0.55	17.52%	22.22%	34.15%	-73.56%	-89.91%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$8.45	$0.36	93.49%	52.35%	1.11	840,316	1,225.38%
XAGE	LONGEVITY HEALTH HOLDINGS INC	$0.15	-1.29%	-7.27%	19.53%	-45.74%	-44.57%	-92.98%	-98.42%	N/A	N/A	$2.93	$0.10	94.78%	53.00%	0.17	312,438	-33.62%
HBIO	HARVARD BIOSCIENCE INC	$0.32	3.28%	-9.48%	-31.37%	-77.66%	-87.14%	-91.15%	-90.82%	-89.10%	-93.92%	$3.60	$0.29	91.25%	8.62%	1.27	429,156	132.80%
GLTO	GALECTO INC	$2.75	-3.35%	-8.19%	12.50%	-38.73%	-61.23%	-84.32%	-92.38%	N/A	N/A	$17.50	$2.01	84.31%	36.57%	1.25	7,929	-68.00%
VRCA	VERRICA PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$0.44	6.02%	-6.18%	-4.97%	-33.23%	-54.26%	-94.39%	-92.76%	-95.88%	N/A	$11.41	$0.38	96.14%	15.18%	0.91	213,011	-20.90%
VTAK	CATHETER PRECISION INC	$0.29	10.00%	5.93%	-4.67%	-25.33%	-37.83%	-95.02%	-99.81%	-100.00%	N/A	$8.40	$0.24	96.60%	19.17%	1.09	150,906	-1.30%
LSB	LAKESHORE BIOPHARMA CO LTD	$1.14	-2.56%	-4.20%	-33.91%	-51.69%	-52.89%	-88.03%	-98.84%	N/A	N/A	$11.20	$1.14	89.82%	0.00%	0.25	7,056	45.85%
LIPO	LIPELLA PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$2.40	-1.19%	-4.57%	6.19%	-21.31%	-25.23%	-60.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$12.00	$1.97	80.00%	22.14%	0.60	5,259	-26.64%
VXRT	VAXART INC	$0.42	3.19%	-6.67%	27.27%	-39.31%	-39.48%	-42.62%	-86.71%	-85.26%	-98.25%	$1.07	$0.29	60.75%	47.37%	1.57	735,447	-45.44%
ELUT	ELUTIA INC	$2.08	4.52%	1.96%	-16.47%	-18.43%	-45.26%	-25.71%	-67.60%	N/A	N/A	$5.24	$1.77	60.31%	17.51%	0.29	97,844	101.78%
PIII	P3 HEALTH PARTNERS INC	$8.71	1.87%	-1.02%	-1.30%	-10.71%	-55.97%	-76.20%	-97.10%	N/A	N/A	$34.50	$7.00	74.75%	24.43%	0.77	2,270	-86.06%
CSCI	COSCIENS BIOPHARMA INC	$3.55	5.03%	-3.01%	25.89%	30.51%	6.29%	-54.72%	-86.17%	-96.62%	-99.92%	$11.10	$1.96	68.02%	81.12%	0.94	3,375	-38.79%
BGM	BGM GROUP LTD	$11.03	-2.35%	-5.73%	1.80%	7.50%	57.35%	233.03%	45.34%	N/A	N/A	$14.78	$2.70	25.37%	308.52%	0.31	1,251	-39.36%
IVF	INVO FERTILITY INC	$2.09	-3.24%	16.11%	20.81%	-55.81%	-79.98%	-80.89%	-99.38%	N/A	N/A	$17.04	$1.38	87.73%	51.45%	1.05	351,274	-70.47%
IPA	IMMUNOPRECISE ANTIBODIES LTD	$0.45	-1.97%	-2.18%	14.54%	-6.26%	0.22%	-64.37%	-90.22%	N/A	N/A	$1.30	$0.27	65.46%	66.30%	0.80	311,769	44.63%
GLYC	GLYCOMIMETICS INC	$0.24	-0.83%	-8.40%	25.00%	-8.05%	-42.58%	-19.46%	-61.41%	-92.33%	-97.13%	$0.63	$0.14	61.90%	70.21%	1.18	133,972	-38.65%
GNTA	GENENTA SCIENCE SPA	$4.34	2.84%	9.32%	12.41%	11.86%	-10.64%	34.37%	-23.05%	N/A	N/A	$7.28	$2.79	40.38%	55.56%	0.37	794	-53.10%
RVP	RETRACTABLE TECHNOLOGIES INC	$0.75	-0.27%	1.35%	7.14%	-7.52%	5.34%	-31.57%	-80.72%	-86.21%	-82.10%	$1.22	$0.57	38.52%	32.74%	0.92	14,707	-70.25%
GRCE	GRACE THERAPEUTICS INC	$2.72	-2.86%	-10.38%	33.33%	-22.51%	-10.82%	-1.45%	-51.77%	-91.70%	-98.55%	$4.97	$1.75	45.22%	55.43%	0.86	11,118	-41.54%
LIMN	LIMINATUS PHARMA INC	$7.45	21.14%	-7.34%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$16.44	$5.50	54.68%	35.45%	0.75	40,514	40.25%

Healthcare Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Biotechnology	661	-1.90%	-9.32%	+2.11%	-77.89%	-159.67x	4.11x	-21.63%	-3.01%	+4.31%	+117.15%	Strong Buy
Diagnostics & Research	58	-1.82%	-1.68%	+1.10%	-27.12%	30.54x	3.32x	-9.95%	+6.16%	+11.85%	+24.70%	Buy
Drug Manufacturers - General	18	-1.71%	-7.73%	-2.94%	-10.66%	36.28x	5.66x	+50.81%	+9.81%	+16.71%	+64.13%	Buy
Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic	78	+11.46%	+24.26%	+37.21%	-44.14%	4.37x	2.16x	+10.84%	+5.55%	+11.97%	+47.21%	Buy
Healthcare Plans	11	-1.10%	-1.32%	-12.70%	-17.24%	15.61x	2.29x	+17.32%	+5.46%	+12.61%	+24.91%	Buy
Health Information Services	55	+0.01%	-1.23%	+3.09%	-69.80%	45.44x	3.60x	+9.15%	+3.87%	+8.90%	+56.84%	Buy
Medical Care Facilities	48	+0.29%	+1.20%	+2.81%	-13.81%	15.73x	4.39x	-79.34%	+6.65%	+14.02%	+20.85%	Buy
Medical Devices	142	+0.75%	+1.23%	+4.30%	-16.99%	37.31x	3.97x	+8.00%	+8.35%	+9.21%	+31.00%	Strong Buy
Medical Distribution	10	+0.25%	-1.88%	+4.46%	+22.12%	27.32x	1,280.97x	-0.01%	+3.61%	+22.85%	+7.41%	Buy
Medical Instruments & Supplies	55	-0.60%	-0.13%	+0.08%	-41.35%	42.59x	3.69x	+10.11%	+8.34%	+10.85%	+28.79%	Buy

Healthcare Stocks FAQ

What are the best healthcare stocks to buy right now in May 2025?

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. Protalix Biotherapeutics (NYSEMKT:PLX)

Protalix Biotherapeutics (NYSEMKT:PLX) is the #1 top healthcare stock out of 1136 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 Protalix Biotherapeutics (NYSEMKT:PLX) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Protalix Biotherapeutics (NYSEMKT:PLX) has a Due Diligence Score of 26, which is equal to the healthcare sector average of 26. It passed 8 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Protalix Biotherapeutics has seen its stock return 37.6% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 93 percentage points.

Protalix Biotherapeutics has an average 1 year price target of $15.00, an upside of 772.09% from Protalix Biotherapeutics's current stock price of $1.72.

Protalix Biotherapeutics stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Protalix Biotherapeutics, 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. Ptc Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PTCT)

Ptc Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PTCT) is the #2 top healthcare stock out of 1136 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 Ptc Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PTCT) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Ptc Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PTCT) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 12 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 26. It passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Ptc Therapeutics has seen its stock return 42.45% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 98 percentage points.

Ptc Therapeutics has an average 1 year price target of $61.85, an upside of 39.83% from Ptc Therapeutics's current stock price of $44.23.

Ptc Therapeutics stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 13 analysts covering Ptc Therapeutics, 46.15% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 15.38% have issued a Buy, 23.08% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 15.38% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Phibro Animal Health (NASDAQ:PAHC)

Phibro Animal Health (NASDAQ:PAHC) is the #3 top healthcare stock out of 1136 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 Phibro Animal Health (NASDAQ:PAHC) is: Value: A, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Phibro Animal Health (NASDAQ:PAHC) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 16 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 26. It passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Phibro Animal Health has seen its stock return 26.95% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 83 percentage points.

Phibro Animal Health has an average 1 year price target of $21.50, a downside of -4.32% from Phibro Animal Health's current stock price of $22.47.

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

What are the healthcare stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 70 healthcare stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 healthcare stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Jade Biosciences (NASDAQ:JBIO)

Jade Biosciences (NASDAQ:JBIO) has an annual dividend yield of 27.75%, which is 25 percentage points higher than the healthcare sector average of 2.45%.

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

2. Select Medical Holdings (NYSE:SEM)

Select Medical Holdings (NYSE:SEM) has an annual dividend yield of 13.16%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the healthcare sector average of 2.45%. Select Medical Holdings's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Select Medical Holdings's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Select Medical Holdings's dividend payout ratio of 32.4% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Siga Technologies (NASDAQ:SIGA)

Siga Technologies (NASDAQ:SIGA) has an annual dividend yield of 10.6%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the healthcare sector average of 2.45%.

Siga Technologies's dividend payout ratio of 88.2% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are healthcare stocks down?

Healthcare stocks were down -0.43% in the last day, and down -2.62% over the last week. Iovance Biotherapeutics was the among the top losers in the healthcare sector, dropping -44.79% yesterday.

Iovance Biotherapeutics shares are trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected Q1 financial results. Also, HC Wainwright lowered its price target on the spot from $32 to $20.

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. Biote (NASDAQ:BTMD)

Biote (NASDAQ:BTMD) 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.

Biote has a valuation score of 29, which is 13 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 16. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Biote's stock has dropped -36% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by 20 percentage points.

2. Harmony Biosciences Holdings (NASDAQ:HRMY)

Harmony Biosciences Holdings (NASDAQ:HRMY) 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.

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 gained 8.86% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by 65 percentage points.

3. Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IRWD)

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IRWD) 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.

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals has a valuation score of 14, which is -2 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 16. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates IRWD a Valuation Rating of "A".

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals's stock has dropped -89.48% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by -34 percentage points.

Are healthcare stocks a good buy now?

52.64% of healthcare stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect healthcare stocks to rise by 55.23% over the next year.

5.2% of healthcare stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 10.88% of healthcare stocks are rated B (Buy), 45.22% are rated C (Hold), 26.72% are rated D (Sell), and 11.97% 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 3.99x.

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Sectors & IndustriesHealthcare
Best Healthcare Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top healthcare stocks in 2025 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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1. Protalix Biotherapeutics (NYSEMKT:PLX)

2. Ptc Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PTCT)

3. Phibro Animal Health (NASDAQ:PAHC)

1. Jade Biosciences (NASDAQ:JBIO)

2. Select Medical Holdings (NYSE:SEM)

3. Siga Technologies (NASDAQ:SIGA)

1. Biote (NASDAQ:BTMD)

2. Harmony Biosciences Holdings (NASDAQ:HRMY)

3. Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IRWD)

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1. Protalix Biotherapeutics (NYSEMKT:PLX)

2. Ptc Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PTCT)

3. Phibro Animal Health (NASDAQ:PAHC)

1. Jade Biosciences (NASDAQ:JBIO)

2. Select Medical Holdings (NYSE:SEM)

3. Siga Technologies (NASDAQ:SIGA)

1. Biote (NASDAQ:BTMD)

2. Harmony Biosciences Holdings (NASDAQ:HRMY)

3. Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IRWD)

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Best Healthcare Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top healthcare stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Due Diligence Score. See the best healthcare stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the healthcare sector.