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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
A	AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC	$36.89B	20.80%	11.10%	15.61%	23.20%	0.83	2.10	52.70%	19.60%	23.30%
BLLN	BILLIONTOONE INC	$5.68B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.39	10.92	N/A	N/A	N/A
OMDA	OMADA HEALTH INC	$1.36B	-2.80%	-2.10%	-2.06%	-52.10%	0.29	3.92	66.30%	-2.20%	-1.70%
AMRN	AMARIN CORP PLC	$329.84M	-7.30%	-5.10%	-6.58%	-9.20%	0.44	3.49	52.40%	-15.50%	-14.15%
CON	CONCENTRA GROUP HOLDINGS PARENT INC	$4.07B	46.00%	6.20%	13.34%	11.90%	5.74	1.26	28.70%	8.00%	15.36%
GSK	GSK PLC	$106.79B	35.50%	9.50%	18.83%	25.00%	2.49	0.79	72.70%	17.80%	23.23%
PRTA	PROTHENA CORP PUBLIC LTD CO	$497.36M	-49.90%	-42.30%	-33.63%	622.40%	0.12	10.43	100.00%	-260.90%	-184.21%
CLOV	CLOVER HEALTH INVESTMENTS CORP	$2.67B	-17.10%	-9.60%	-15.77%	-28.80%	1.06	1.33	18.40%	-2.60%	-2.58%
IRMD	IRADIMED CORP	$1.31B	24.50%	21.30%	29.51%	71.00%	0.16	7.13	76.80%	27.40%	34.98%
CNMD	CONMED CORP	$1.06B	5.40%	2.40%	5.52%	7.70%	1.28	2.29	55.20%	4.00%	8.15%
AZN	ASTRAZENECA PLC	$294.56B	22.30%	9.10%	17.99%	31.00%	1.41	0.91	81.70%	17.20%	24.24%
TEVA	TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD	$41.09B	20.70%	3.90%	8.68%	10.40%	3.87	1.01	52.10%	9.00%	13.27%
NEOG	NEOGEN CORP	$2.07B	-29.00%	-18.00%	-17.63%	-38.40%	0.60	3.92	45.20%	-69.90%	-64.99%
SRPT	SAREPTA THERAPEUTICS INC	$2.02B	4.90%	1.90%	0.91%	0.80%	1.11	4.63	62.90%	3.00%	1.12%
HAE	HAEMONETICS CORP	$3.41B	11.30%	4.00%	7.42%	8.50%	2.01	2.95	59.00%	7.30%	11.75%
AHCO	ADAPTHEALTH CORP	$1.40B	-5.10%	-1.80%	1.85%	2.40%	1.93	0.93	18.30%	-2.40%	2.07%
NEO	NEOGENOMICS INC	$1.97B	-11.80%	-7.20%	-7.88%	-13.90%	0.63	4.42	43.20%	-13.30%	-13.33%
PNTG	PENNANT GROUP INC	$1.39B	9.20%	3.50%	6.24%	6.90%	1.64	1.19	13.80%	3.00%	5.05%
ENSG	ENSIGN GROUP INC	$9.75B	16.60%	6.80%	10.19%	8.00%	1.37	1.56	15.90%	6.90%	9.20%
MRVI	MARAVAI LIFESCIENCES HOLDINGS INC	$1.52B	-44.70%	-14.80%	-12.40%	-14.70%	1.63	5.91	29.30%	-51.10%	-40.60%
LH	LABCORP HOLDINGS INC	$23.32B	10.90%	5.10%	8.35%	12.00%	1.19	1.73	28.80%	6.70%	9.71%
ILMN	ILLUMINA INC	$29.40B	34.00%	13.40%	23.23%	24.90%	1.45	1.75	66.20%	19.40%	26.41%
CUE	CUE BIOPHARMA INC	$131.47M	-98.30%	-53.70%	-80.25%	-306.00%	0.43	3.57	100.00%	-59.60%	-57.58%
ATEC	ALPHATEC HOLDINGS INC	$1.43B	-1,183.80%	-15.80%	-13.50%	-8.80%	-150.52	1.90	70.20%	-15.90%	-9.59%
GMED	GLOBUS MEDICAL INC	$10.93B	13.00%	11.30%	13.06%	29.00%	0.15	4.56	67.90%	18.90%	20.89%
PDEX	PRO DEX INC	$197.41M	29.10%	18.30%	27.94%	27.90%	0.66	3.67	27.80%	16.10%	22.59%
LMAT	LEMAITRE VASCULAR INC	$2.37B	16.20%	10.30%	14.39%	13.60%	0.55	14.32	72.40%	24.30%	33.48%
DERM	JOURNEY MEDICAL CORP	$198.80M	-35.60%	-10.90%	-10.85%	-26.10%	1.97	1.72	65.40%	-14.80%	-9.01%
VREX	VAREX IMAGING CORP	$452.15M	-17.60%	-7.60%	-3.52%	-3.30%	1.27	3.20	33.60%	-9.60%	-3.67%
GKOS	GLAUKOS CORP	$8.73B	-26.50%	-20.10%	-23.63%	-32.40%	0.33	5.43	57.60%	-34.30%	-34.45%
PHG	KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV	$27.12B	7.80%	3.20%	7.84%	11.90%	1.46	1.32	45.20%	5.00%	8.54%
SHC	SOTERA HEALTH CO	$5.09B	20.60%	3.70%	11.71%	9.90%	4.20	2.82	55.30%	9.90%	29.81%
LMRI	LUMEXA IMAGING HOLDINGS INC	$1.22B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.94	1.41	N/A	N/A	N/A
ISRG	INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC	$153.29B	17.00%	14.90%	19.58%	25.50%	0.14	4.61	66.30%	28.20%	33.67%
ARDT	ARDENT HEALTH INC	$1.55B	10.50%	2.60%	5.69%	5.00%	2.63	2.12	18.40%	2.10%	3.80%
MASS	908 DEVICES INC	$318.39M	-25.60%	-19.00%	-24.58%	-64.80%	0.39	3.58	51.50%	-62.40%	-62.52%
IDXX	IDEXX LABORATORIES INC	$44.57B	70.90%	32.60%	67.53%	56.30%	1.18	1.12	62.10%	24.60%	31.68%
AXGN	AXOGEN INC	$2.44B	-20.70%	-13.50%	-9.61%	-11.80%	0.18	7.10	75.00%	-13.20%	-10.63%
AIRS	AIRSCULPT TECHNOLOGIES INC	$316.04M	-12.40%	-5.90%	-7.29%	-10.10%	0.92	0.75	59.60%	-7.40%	-7.66%
PARK	PARK DENTAL PARTNERS INC	$93.91M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	6.07	1.07	N/A	N/A	N/A
UHS	UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC	$9.57B	21.00%	9.90%	17.26%	16.00%	1.09	1.08	43.40%	8.60%	12.09%
INVA	INNOVIVA INC	$1.61B	47.60%	32.40%	34.30%	58.30%	0.37	21.13	73.70%	119.90%	146.77%
HLN	HALEON PLC	$43.51B	10.20%	5.00%	8.67%	24.40%	0.98	0.92	64.20%	15.10%	21.77%
TARS	TARSUS PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$2.88B	-14.20%	-8.90%	-8.00%	-9.70%	0.67	3.74	93.50%	-9.00%	-6.54%
ZVRA	ZEVRA THERAPEUTICS INC	$825.84M	81.30%	45.60%	60.94%	67.80%	0.35	4.89	86.10%	101.60%	115.40%
CVS	CVS HEALTH CORP	$130.25B	3.90%	1.10%	3.96%	5.40%	2.26	0.87	13.90%	0.70%	1.62%
WAT	WATERS CORP	$37.20B	8.00%	4.60%	2.82%	14.10%	0.60	1.79	55.20%	11.90%	16.64%
BMRN	BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC	$11.36B	4.40%	3.40%	5.24%	7.10%	0.38	5.81	76.50%	8.30%	12.60%
KRMD	KORU MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC	$211.29M	-13.60%	-8.30%	-11.43%	-16.30%	0.69	2.33	61.90%	-5.30%	-5.22%
LNTH	LANTHEUS HOLDINGS INC	$6.69B	24.30%	12.40%	19.54%	34.30%	0.94	2.83	60.50%	18.00%	25.45%
FTRE	FORTREA HOLDINGS INC	$1.69B	-79.10%	-16.30%	-20.47%	-28.40%	4.10	0.95	18.90%	-16.50%	-13.26%
WAY	WAYSTAR HOLDING CORP	$4.59B	3.50%	2.40%	4.71%	16.70%	0.48	1.76	68.70%	10.90%	22.87%
ALC	ALCON INC	$33.32B	3.70%	2.60%	4.17%	8.50%	0.43	2.20	55.40%	7.70%	11.22%
AMGN	AMGEN INC	$197.77B	89.40%	8.60%	17.43%	16.40%	9.07	1.26	68.30%	21.00%	31.64%
ACHC	ACADIA HEALTHCARE COMPANY INC	$2.86B	-43.80%	-18.60%	-18.41%	-15.60%	1.73	1.71	34.40%	-32.80%	-27.62%
VCEL	VERICEL CORP	$2.38B	6.40%	4.60%	5.24%	5.50%	0.36	5.18	74.80%	7.30%	7.86%
TOI	ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE INC	$543.91M	N/A	-28.40%	-43.96%	-26.30%	-11.33	1.47	15.10%	-8.50%	-7.16%
MRK	MERCK & CO INC	$313.12B	17.90%	7.00%	12.93%	14.50%	1.80	1.30	73.90%	13.60%	20.00%
TAK	TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD	$53.37B	-2.10%	-1.00%	1.70%	2.60%	1.09	1.09	65.10%	-3.40%	4.77%
REGN	REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$68.13B	14.30%	11.10%	14.55%	15.20%	0.30	3.57	84.50%	29.60%	34.89%
PRLD	PRELUDE THERAPEUTICS INC	$397.43M	-118.20%	-66.10%	-99.84%	-117.90%	0.99	2.03	100.00%	-465.30%	-465.30%
ORMP	ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$187.03M	55.30%	49.90%	45.10%	64.80%	0.13	6.45	N/A	N/A	N/A
VEEV	VEEVA SYSTEMS INC	$31.19B	13.40%	11.00%	16.74%	24.70%	0.25	4.74	75.00%	28.40%	37.46%
PGEN	PRECIGEN INC	$2.00B	-3,317.10%	-270.30%	-168.17%	-128.90%	5.85	4.82	80.10%	-1,213.50%	-625.55%
COR	CENCORA INC	$58.09B	115.90%	3.30%	15.19%	46.20%	22.98	0.95	3.80%	0.80%	1.18%
KRYS	KRYSTAL BIOTECH INC	$11.05B	19.30%	17.60%	16.08%	27.50%	0.09	9.46	94.20%	53.90%	49.68%
PFE	PFIZER INC	$135.19B	8.40%	3.60%	4.54%	7.10%	1.30	1.25	73.50%	11.80%	12.44%
ZBH	ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS INC	$17.37B	6.00%	3.30%	6.04%	9.40%	0.79	1.73	70.00%	9.10%	14.26%
BTMD	BIOTE CORP	$85.69M	-22.90%	15.10%	50.43%	23.10%	-2.44	1.29	70.10%	8.30%	16.30%
APYX	APYX MEDICAL CORP	$188.01M	-90.60%	-14.90%	-6.02%	-5.30%	3.89	5.80	63.20%	-16.40%	-5.77%
ELV	ELEVANCE HEALTH INC	$88.64B	12.00%	4.30%	9.49%	12.10%	1.86	1.48	15.10%	2.60%	3.81%
BAX	BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC	$11.66B	-16.40%	-5.40%	-2.38%	-2.50%	2.29	1.85	30.10%	-9.70%	-3.40%
OPCH	OPTION CARE HEALTH INC	$3.35B	15.30%	6.00%	12.64%	16.40%	1.50	1.64	19.20%	3.60%	5.91%
ARQT	ARCUTIS BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC	$3.26B	-1.40%	-0.60%	4.07%	3.70%	1.43	2.68	90.90%	-0.60%	2.91%
CRL	CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL INC	$11.15B	-5.70%	-2.50%	-0.92%	-1.10%	1.61	1.36	32.30%	-4.60%	-1.52%
IQV	IQVIA HOLDINGS INC	$34.38B	22.50%	4.70%	11.20%	17.20%	3.75	0.75	33.00%	8.30%	14.38%
HQY	HEALTHEQUITY INC	$8.07B	10.90%	6.80%	11.16%	29.50%	0.62	3.44	70.70%	17.30%	26.45%
GILD	GILEAD SCIENCES INC	$160.92B	42.20%	16.10%	25.07%	31.10%	1.40	1.97	79.40%	31.00%	39.45%
OABI	OMNIAB INC	$349.38M	-20.30%	-18.10%	-19.73%	-78.00%	0.12	4.80	98.90%	-187.60%	-190.93%
NVO	NOVO NORDISK A S	$219.95B	66.40%	23.30%	46.60%	55.60%	1.75	0.79	81.80%	37.20%	47.49%
ASTH	ASTRANA HEALTH INC	$2.61B	3.90%	1.50%	6.67%	11.20%	2.23	1.35	10.70%	0.90%	3.05%
MDT	MEDTRONIC PLC	$106.32B	9.80%	5.20%	8.38%	12.30%	0.87	2.13	65.00%	13.20%	18.74%
NHC	NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP	$3.40B	11.70%	8.00%	12.98%	15.40%	0.39	1.86	100.00%	8.10%	10.83%
BSX	BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP	$66.29B	14.90%	8.30%	10.32%	18.10%	0.71	1.90	69.20%	17.30%	19.91%
HCA	HCA HEALTHCARE INC	$92.52B	-123.20%	11.30%	26.21%	13.90%	-10.22	0.83	41.60%	8.90%	14.47%
MCK	MCKESSON CORP	$94.27B	-265.40%	5.70%	39.93%	93.90%	-38.72	0.85	3.60%	1.20%	1.51%
INSM	INSMED INC	$24.18B	-130.10%	-51.60%	-63.90%	-62.60%	1.95	4.47	81.80%	-144.40%	-133.71%
CCLD	CARECLOUD INC	$93.91M	7.40%	5.10%	16.23%	60.20%	0.49	1.11	47.00%	3.50%	8.27%
INNV	INNOVAGE HOLDING CORP	$1.64B	-4.80%	-2.20%	-1.52%	-2.20%	1.26	1.03	21.80%	-1.20%	-0.56%
DGX	QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC	$23.63B	14.10%	6.30%	11.13%	17.00%	1.22	1.18	33.20%	9.10%	14.30%
MEDP	MEDPACE HOLDINGS INC	$16.14B	120.90%	24.80%	71.25%	-144.40%	2.56	0.85	29.10%	17.20%	20.87%
CAI	CARIS LIFE SCIENCES INC	$5.03B	-78.30%	-38.90%	8.91%	17.10%	0.96	7.05	68.70%	-45.30%	10.00%
NNNN	ANBIO BIOTECHNOLOGY	$1.73B	27.00%	26.00%	21.24%	46.00%	0.00	344.31	87.20%	74.10%	74.06%
WEAV	WEAVE COMMUNICATIONS INC	$533.09M	-30.90%	-12.10%	-19.66%	-27.60%	1.45	1.24	72.30%	-10.10%	-9.74%
IRTC	IRHYTHM HOLDINGS INC	$4.14B	-20.60%	-2.80%	-1.58%	-1.00%	5.24	5.17	71.00%	-3.50%	-1.75%
EW	EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP	$54.80B	10.60%	8.20%	11.26%	19.70%	0.29	4.42	77.90%	17.40%	21.28%
EBS	EMERGENT BIOSOLUTIONS INC	$422.06M	-1.60%	-0.60%	5.04%	5.00%	1.52	4.29	54.20%	-1.30%	8.73%
URGN	UROGEN PHARMA LTD	$1.82B	N/A	-62.80%	-60.50%	-59.20%	-3.04	4.69	89.90%	-94.80%	-87.44%
TKNO	ALPHA TEKNOVA INC	$296.49M	-24.30%	-16.30%	-17.76%	-14.80%	0.52	4.59	34.00%	-41.10%	-39.00%
DCTH	DELCATH SYSTEMS INC	$465.35M	0.50%	0.50%	1.71%	2.70%	0.11	11.24	86.00%	0.60%	2.16%

Healthcare Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Biotechnology	607	-0.35%	+1.25%	+17.06%	+23.30%	18.36x	5.58x	-117.23%	-12.44%	-9.70%	+53.25%	Strong Buy
Diagnostics & Research	52	-0.02%	+3.31%	+13.74%	+24.32%	12.22x	3.90x	-7.05%	+5.99%	+11.73%	+5.79%	Strong Buy
Drug Manufacturers - General	20	-1.78%	-1.15%	+6.00%	+41.69%	41.49x	7.69x	+34.41%	+12.47%	+22.05%	+5.17%	Buy
Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic	76	-0.55%	+0.67%	+5.56%	-33.67%	-5.96x	1.59x	+7.48%	+4.58%	+50.37%	+33.52%	Strong Buy
Healthcare Plans	10	-1.69%	+1.38%	+4.28%	+24.98%	29.47x	2.54x	+8.80%	+2.75%	+6.81%	-4.37%	Buy
Health Information Services	53	+0.95%	+5.82%	+18.00%	-47.94%	13.03x	3.44x	-8.71%	-0.43%	-0.74%	+17.15%	Buy
Medical Care Facilities	49	-0.40%	+5.21%	+14.56%	-22.16%	16.94x	5.47x	-49.37%	+6.58%	+14.89%	+11.00%	Buy
Medical Devices	135	+0.32%	+2.05%	+7.00%	-99.44%	20.88x	3.11x	+6.02%	+5.31%	+8.92%	+25.36%	Strong Buy
Medical Distribution	10	-0.08%	+4.19%	+6.35%	+10.62%	25.05x	156.87x	-97.12%	+3.72%	+24.95%	+17.15%	Buy
Medical Instruments & Supplies	54	+0.29%	+3.84%	+8.63%	-1.99%	45.23x	3.44x	+5.72%	+6.68%	+10.17%	+19.56%	Strong Buy

Healthcare Stocks FAQ

What are the best healthcare stocks to buy right now in Jul 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 1066 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: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Bioventus (NASDAQ:BVS) 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. Bioventus has seen its stock return 72.73% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 168 percentage points.

Bioventus has an average 1 year price target of $15.00, an upside of 27.33% from Bioventus's current stock price of $11.78.

Bioventus stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Bioventus, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 66.67% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Immucell (NASDAQ:ICCC)

Immucell (NASDAQ:ICCC) is the #2 top healthcare stock out of 1066 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 Immucell (NASDAQ:ICCC) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Immucell (NASDAQ:ICCC) has a Due Diligence Score of 19, which is -7 points lower than the healthcare sector average of 26. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates ICCC as a "A".It passed 6 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Immucell has seen its stock return 53.94% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 149 percentage points.

3. Electromed (NYSEMKT:ELMD)

Electromed (NYSEMKT:ELMD) is the #3 top healthcare stock out of 1066 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 Electromed (NYSEMKT:ELMD) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Electromed (NYSEMKT:ELMD) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 18 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 26. It passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Electromed has seen its stock return 130.17% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 225 percentage points.

Electromed has an average 1 year price target of $38.00, a downside of -17.94% from Electromed's current stock price of $46.31.

Electromed stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Electromed, 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.

What are the healthcare stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 74 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 33.28%, which is 31 percentage points higher than the healthcare sector average of 2.65%.

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

2. Siga Technologies (NASDAQ:SIGA)

Siga Technologies (NASDAQ:SIGA) has an annual dividend yield of 16%, which is 13 percentage points higher than the healthcare sector average of 2.65%.

Siga Technologies's dividend payout ratio of 206.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC)

Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC) has an annual dividend yield of 14.02%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the healthcare sector average of 2.65%.

Embecta's dividend payout ratio of 31.2% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are healthcare stocks down?

Healthcare stocks were down -0.32% in the last day, and up 2.16% over the last week. Adapthealth was the among the top losers in the healthcare sector, dropping -4.55% yesterday.

AdaptHealth shares are trading lower after Baird lowered its price target on the stock from $18 to $15.

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 43, which is 30 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 13. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Embecta's stock has dropped -67.3% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by 27 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 73 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 13. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals's stock has gained 514.31% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by 609 percentage points.

3. Inmode (NASDAQ:INMD)

Inmode (NASDAQ:INMD) 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.

Inmode has a valuation score of 57, which is 44 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 13. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Inmode's stock has dropped -3.31% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by 91 percentage points.

Are healthcare stocks a good buy now?

61.98% of healthcare stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect healthcare stocks to rise by 27.99% over the next year.

5.22% of healthcare stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 13.31% of healthcare stocks are rated B (Buy), 48.38% are rated C (Hold), 26% are rated D (Sell), and 7.09% 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 29.6x.

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