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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	Volume	Vol 1d %	SMA 10	SMA 20	SMA 50	SMA 100	SMA 200	RSI	Stochastic %K	Stochastic %D	StochRSI %K	StochRSI %D	MACD	MACD Signal	MACD Histogram	Beta
WST	WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC	$352.29	229,000	-23.92%	348.67	348.34	343.75	314.66	287.92	55.08	56.03	48.09	86.23	83.04	1.72	1.38	0.34	0.89
OMDA	OMADA HEALTH INC	$23.84	1,552,000	-17.80%	21.54	21.69	20.64	17.58	16.93	61.94	87.16	82.18	86.44	83.07	0.59	0.26	0.33	1.19
PHR	PHREESIA INC	$12.26	312,000	-44.88%	11.65	11.10	10.41	9.95	13.21	66.87	78.94	82.80	87.05	92.45	0.52	0.39	0.14	1.48
NUTX	NUTEX HEALTH INC	$172.45	173,000	-32.16%	161.45	158.33	158.46	136.30	135.26	54.91	64.52	66.74	68.46	79.36	2.70	0.35	2.35	1.60
IART	INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES HOLDINGS CORP	$17.38	445,000	-23.80%	17.34	18.17	17.91	14.87	13.42	46.69	26.22	24.87	28.07	25.84	-0.20	-0.05	-0.15	1.11
DH	DEFINITIVE HEALTHCARE CORP	$0.65	178,000	-50.28%	0.69	0.70	0.77	0.88	1.55	39.60	19.14	25.84	34.73	58.37	-0.03	-0.03	-0.00	1.38
ILMN	ILLUMINA INC	$192.91	1,235,000	42.28%	197.05	194.18	182.38	158.46	143.63	52.27	28.85	31.66	20.23	12.93	3.20	4.89	-1.68	1.25
CCLD	CARECLOUD INC	$2.45	284,000	18.83%	2.49	2.38	2.31	2.59	2.76	52.83	58.45	62.32	30.64	37.90	0.05	0.05	0.00	1.10
GILD	GILEAD SCIENCES INC	$135.87	5,501,000	1.63%	132.84	132.53	129.78	132.34	132.27	58.01	71.10	60.24	84.96	66.40	1.04	0.74	0.31	0.41
GMED	GLOBUS MEDICAL INC	$85.67	1,086,000	-40.91%	82.30	80.03	79.69	83.38	84.84	62.33	81.38	77.55	91.94	94.24	1.48	0.66	0.82	0.96
PDEX	PRO DEX INC	$67.41	115,000	18.56%	64.50	60.18	61.56	57.99	48.72	62.95	87.11	83.78	83.59	81.13	2.00	0.91	1.09	0.59
PNTG	PENNANT GROUP INC	$38.38	300,000	33.33%	39.33	40.27	37.37	34.71	31.98	44.98	25.11	29.59	11.83	13.87	0.12	0.59	-0.47	1.01
NEO	NEOGENOMICS INC	$16.42	1,047,000	-71.53%	16.07	15.14	13.65	11.08	11.08	63.41	89.84	90.73	88.59	87.98	0.82	0.75	0.07	1.59
STE	STERIS PLC	$236.60	516,000	12.66%	234.08	226.24	216.57	217.25	234.32	64.14	90.81	93.22	88.41	89.90	6.35	5.41	0.94	0.73
LQDA	LIQUIDIA CORP	$78.79	3,984,000	114.54%	86.98	85.17	77.44	60.98	47.51	43.57	53.31	74.63	36.01	58.68	2.76	3.63	-0.87	1.03
HLN	HALEON PLC	$9.80	4,694,000	-43.79%	9.92	9.96	9.55	9.52	9.80	48.71	37.59	46.83	13.20	24.78	0.08	0.12	-0.04	0.26
GDRX	GOODRX HOLDINGS INC	$3.59	1,594,000	-16.76%	3.45	3.25	2.99	2.69	2.67	62.68	81.43	83.87	79.33	88.66	0.20	0.15	0.05	1.72
ORMP	ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$4.27	163,000	2.52%	4.27	4.17	4.13	4.00	3.52	52.84	52.46	54.62	47.98	51.14	0.03	0.03	0.01	1.19
EHC	ENCOMPASS HEALTH CORP	$124.83	951,000	-4.13%	118.19	115.49	108.31	105.96	106.91	72.05	89.09	90.06	93.99	97.36	4.40	3.24	1.16	0.56
AXGN	AXOGEN INC	$49.67	716,000	24.09%	45.76	42.96	42.98	40.40	35.26	72.41	95.76	92.86	100.00	94.73	1.71	0.84	0.87	1.19
RLYB	RALLYBIO CORP	$16.59	17,600	100.00%	16.20	16.29	16.06	13.51	9.77	60.80	59.72	48.88	77.97	61.24	0.14	0.13	0.01	1.14
OPCH	OPTION CARE HEALTH INC	$23.84	1,476,000	-1.86%	23.64	22.79	21.89	23.36	27.53	59.68	80.67	79.48	69.99	75.44	0.64	0.52	0.12	0.74
MRK	MERCK & CO INC	$132.92	10,446,000	64.71%	129.53	129.15	124.66	120.36	113.33	63.62	58.89	50.18	75.93	53.50	1.67	1.68	-0.01	0.27
DVA	DAVITA INC	$181.50	1,208,000	9.32%	203.73	219.91	216.71	192.17	159.35	25.91	6.47	7.19	6.42	5.33	-11.03	-3.94	-7.09	0.48
WEAV	WEAVE COMMUNICATIONS INC	$5.01	1,838,000	8.18%	6.08	6.41	6.18	5.71	6.00	30.57	19.60	26.58	1.00	5.62	-0.27	-0.04	-0.23	1.47
JYNT	JOINT CORP	$8.68	55,000	-53.39%	8.39	8.51	8.74	8.75	8.80	52.68	75.38	59.33	97.30	77.92	-0.09	-0.13	0.04	1.32
COO	COOPER COMPANIES INC	$76.73	2,798,000	76.86%	74.62	73.00	70.23	67.90	73.18	67.01	92.92	88.65	99.00	85.90	1.71	1.39	0.31	0.86
SOLV	SOLVENTUM CORP	$85.29	639,000	9.98%	85.63	83.26	79.88	74.74	75.80	56.95	60.83	56.24	29.65	26.43	1.86	2.03	-0.17	0.80
ANGO	ANGIODYNAMICS INC	$15.75	778,000	-5.24%	15.30	14.60	13.38	12.16	11.92	72.91	87.66	90.17	100.00	98.49	0.70	0.62	0.08	1.01
A	AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC	$148.24	1,004,000	-16.26%	143.10	139.61	135.13	125.74	131.06	70.07	93.59	96.29	91.85	96.61	3.99	3.10	0.88	1.02
ASND	ASCENDIS PHARMA A	$255.46	435,000	5.33%	249.81	252.21	246.86	239.88	228.02	54.21	75.78	72.48	96.23	95.54	0.05	-0.08	0.14	0.73
GRDN	GUARDIAN PHARMACY SERVICES INC	$38.58	365,000	-48.23%	40.54	40.55	40.85	39.11	35.01	43.45	23.47	39.87	17.18	38.63	-0.08	0.07	-0.15	0.78
ARGX	ARGENX SE	$876.00	172,000	-61.86%	861.68	869.72	878.19	830.68	831.40	51.24	38.83	37.68	48.20	45.17	-3.00	-3.03	0.04	0.62
PFE	PFIZER INC	$26.31	27,522,000	-8.29%	25.91	25.42	25.12	25.91	25.89	60.65	80.54	90.04	75.19	88.61	0.46	0.27	0.18	0.40
SNN	SMITH & NEPHEW PLC	$29.84	753,000	-7.49%	30.63	30.78	30.45	31.00	32.49	44.05	14.58	15.29	9.81	10.44	-0.12	0.07	-0.19	0.65
ALGN	ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC	$174.02	586,000	12.91%	172.93	173.42	174.80	174.37	168.33	49.88	41.76	39.54	65.65	61.97	-0.54	-0.66	0.12	1.55
ISRG	INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC	$401.27	3,142,000	-22.23%	377.36	365.32	391.89	422.24	478.45	59.63	97.83	97.51	100.00	99.68	0.20	-6.94	7.14	1.27
IQV	IQVIA HOLDINGS INC	$241.71	615,000	-43.27%	236.91	225.45	204.17	187.22	198.50	65.85	81.66	79.10	37.54	42.93	11.23	10.83	0.40	1.11
EW	EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP	$93.05	2,334,000	-10.06%	89.82	87.23	88.36	85.11	84.32	65.02	94.88	91.80	97.49	98.55	1.13	0.26	0.87	0.84
MRVI	MARAVAI LIFESCIENCES HOLDINGS INC	$5.78	1,710,000	-28.48%	6.27	6.61	6.02	4.85	4.14	35.74	24.58	27.36	0.00	0.00	-0.04	0.12	-0.16	1.11
OMER	OMEROS CORP	$13.71	2,103,000	12.58%	12.93	11.58	10.62	11.53	11.18	71.78	96.74	97.01	99.61	99.49	0.89	0.65	0.24	1.54
NVCR	NOVOCURE LTD	$17.59	744,000	-17.43%	16.24	16.42	16.38	15.24	13.89	56.90	41.23	33.78	68.12	49.56	0.18	0.00	0.18	1.44
XERS	XERIS BIOPHARMA HOLDINGS INC	$8.49	1,701,000	-4.28%	8.11	8.30	7.75	6.90	7.04	57.13	80.94	62.10	81.07	58.22	0.06	0.10	-0.04	1.24
AUPH	AURINIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$15.45	806,000	10.26%	15.28	15.34	15.92	15.72	15.30	48.79	47.61	56.46	59.81	69.41	-0.13	-0.20	0.07	1.13
ATEC	ALPHATEC HOLDINGS INC	$9.63	1,948,000	39.64%	9.63	9.14	8.86	9.32	13.35	55.59	61.93	58.45	48.74	47.07	0.20	0.19	0.01	1.18
NRC	NRC HEALTH	$20.61	172,000	42.15%	19.98	20.59	20.52	19.22	17.92	50.58	53.16	48.47	71.06	64.40	-0.10	-0.16	0.06	0.66
BWAY	BRAINSWAY LTD	$16.60	623,000	423.53%	15.52	15.64	15.05	15.08	12.70	58.86	46.53	41.72	57.61	48.71	0.12	0.10	0.02	0.89
CERS	CERUS CORP	$2.71	2,613,000	-25.43%	2.41	2.72	2.79	2.51	2.27	50.97	49.92	39.20	71.61	54.10	-0.12	-0.11	-0.01	1.76
AMN	AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC	$32.44	757,000	-28.04%	33.63	33.83	32.66	27.57	22.87	47.28	54.97	63.82	59.29	69.03	0.33	0.49	-0.16	0.76
KRMD	KORU MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC	$3.30	556,000	194.18%	3.81	3.91	4.06	4.10	4.58	29.40	15.20	21.15	2.97	2.04	-0.18	-0.10	-0.08	0.93
CUE	CUE BIOPHARMA INC	$30.42	181,000	-60.22%	27.63	29.49	29.33	23.73	18.28	53.76	34.26	23.55	46.68	23.52	-0.55	-0.39	-0.16	1.53
CI	CIGNA GROUP	$277.41	1,122,000	-19.16%	278.07	283.49	285.69	282.19	278.93	45.52	32.35	35.43	27.94	30.67	-3.12	-1.96	-1.16	0.39
PODD	INSULET CORP	$145.06	1,571,000	25.68%	151.39	157.86	154.90	168.29	225.19	41.26	38.16	35.01	31.84	27.57	-4.12	-1.61	-2.52	1.03
GRFS	GRIFOLS SA	$7.93	237,000	11.27%	7.97	7.83	7.54	7.80	8.37	55.10	54.44	53.65	25.32	25.82	0.14	0.13	0.00	0.81
INSM	INSMED INC	$132.28	1,563,000	-30.63%	115.96	111.20	106.87	120.31	145.86	71.84	89.10	88.46	93.72	95.67	5.90	2.31	3.59	0.99
LMRI	LUMEXA IMAGING HOLDINGS INC	$11.73	739,000	-7.74%	11.27	11.10	10.57	9.83	N/A	60.88	85.25	85.45	96.29	97.88	0.25	0.19	0.06	1.69
ASTH	ASTRANA HEALTH INC	$35.79	528,000	-9.59%	35.73	38.66	41.00	36.75	30.52	40.01	20.40	18.25	78.88	61.02	-2.06	-1.80	-0.26	1.18
AMWL	AMERICAN WELL CORP	$12.65	78,000	1.30%	12.15	11.84	10.16	8.41	6.59	60.63	74.49	78.91	73.91	83.77	0.81	0.70	0.11	1.52
FHTX	FOGHORN THERAPEUTICS INC	$6.64	236,000	-38.54%	5.47	5.28	4.85	4.75	4.94	73.14	88.43	90.07	100.00	100.00	0.35	0.17	0.18	1.59
MASS	908 DEVICES INC	$10.02	858,000	-47.04%	8.69	7.97	8.26	7.66	7.00	75.34	87.92	88.96	98.07	96.81	0.40	0.12	0.28	1.73
ELV	ELEVANCE HEALTH INC	$399.14	787,000	-13.23%	387.71	384.24	396.14	371.59	352.81	55.21	83.00	86.11	88.18	92.12	-0.31	-2.53	2.22	0.43
ZBH	ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS INC	$97.89	2,015,000	-3.54%	96.65	94.23	90.83	89.22	90.93	60.38	67.62	66.97	64.83	66.53	2.15	1.96	0.19	0.60
ACIU	AC IMMUNE SA	$2.62	380,000	-64.05%	2.35	2.30	2.37	2.64	2.89	62.71	68.18	66.83	85.13	83.85	0.01	-0.03	0.04	1.12
EBS	EMERGENT BIOSOLUTIONS INC	$4.55	1,495,000	-14.77%	6.06	6.78	7.60	8.00	9.46	18.33	3.74	3.49	2.43	0.81	-0.83	-0.52	-0.31	1.73
IRMD	IRADIMED CORP	$87.40	220,000	19.57%	91.29	93.32	94.18	92.78	94.12	35.35	4.26	13.88	2.88	17.45	-1.49	-0.83	-0.66	0.90
ENSG	ENSIGN GROUP INC	$181.62	272,000	16.74%	179.94	176.96	167.82	177.71	182.74	60.25	77.39	80.65	52.77	66.31	3.67	3.49	0.18	0.54
INCY	INCYTE CORP	$120.77	1,009,000	-1.18%	120.37	119.83	112.84	104.38	102.56	55.68	35.01	34.19	16.44	14.80	2.15	2.67	-0.52	0.53
PARK	PARK DENTAL PARTNERS INC	$20.89	17,000	-24.44%	19.94	19.51	19.38	18.57	N/A	57.48	73.16	80.15	82.28	89.19	0.43	0.17	0.26	0.56
PLX	PROTALIX BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC	$2.62	2,011,000	439.14%	2.42	2.39	2.27	2.20	2.22	69.06	84.39	87.55	88.38	90.93	0.06	0.04	0.01	0.70
GMAB	GENMAB A	$31.42	3,514,000	122.12%	29.87	29.29	27.59	27.29	29.00	71.25	80.23	81.88	80.37	85.21	0.83	0.64	0.18	0.71
URGN	UROGEN PHARMA LTD	$49.00	1,580,000	80.16%	43.93	42.64	37.32	30.60	26.19	71.78	89.71	87.14	90.68	79.66	2.69	2.19	0.50	0.95
IRTC	IRHYTHM HOLDINGS INC	$125.35	982,000	57.12%	124.05	118.10	115.67	117.23	139.52	57.41	58.95	65.47	69.23	79.25	2.87	2.18	0.70	1.23
AZN	ASTRAZENECA PLC	$158.50	3,808,000	38.32%	161.77	165.62	174.94	182.81	184.46	36.60	29.18	33.37	42.28	47.00	-4.80	-4.47	-0.32	0.41
HQY	HEALTHEQUITY INC	$105.50	537,000	-1.65%	104.13	101.18	94.30	88.89	88.99	64.34	87.79	87.24	71.44	71.58	3.36	3.23	0.14	0.67
IDXX	IDEXX LABORATORIES INC	$570.58	393,000	-3.91%	578.82	568.61	561.06	562.71	618.35	50.63	55.31	59.93	67.83	84.31	7.58	6.03	1.55	1.16
SIBN	SI-BONE INC	$19.00	329,000	-20.91%	18.41	17.83	16.81	15.17	16.13	65.15	84.66	79.57	94.24	87.40	0.58	0.51	0.06	1.12
NTRA	NATERA INC	$315.96	1,580,000	67.37%	289.21	275.91	258.38	230.61	224.97	69.47	86.73	86.15	84.98	84.99	13.98	9.09	4.89	1.44
ALC	ALCON INC	$73.58	2,942,000	-20.36%	71.42	70.05	68.10	70.15	74.69	62.10	87.00	90.77	88.25	90.11	1.46	0.94	0.52	0.79
WAY	WAYSTAR HOLDING CORP	$24.54	2,517,000	1.66%	23.30	22.91	21.39	21.84	26.27	59.42	86.77	84.33	72.68	70.46	0.75	0.61	0.14	0.75
NVO	NOVO NORDISK A S	$46.39	9,506,000	28.77%	46.91	48.36	47.08	44.16	46.59	44.63	40.51	41.22	40.53	41.02	-0.39	-0.07	-0.33	0.68
EMBC	EMBECTA CORP	$4.75	1,651,000	-33.00%	4.10	3.74	3.44	5.17	8.44	70.19	88.38	84.12	88.52	86.75	0.32	0.16	0.16	0.88
CRON	CRONOS GROUP INC	$3.17	2,032,000	71.19%	2.95	2.88	2.80	2.72	2.66	68.06	81.79	79.59	82.34	85.13	0.08	0.05	0.03	1.15
NBIX	NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES INC	$156.49	2,094,000	189.63%	165.27	170.49	168.28	153.91	146.81	36.81	13.69	15.64	11.79	13.98	-2.55	-0.43	-2.12	0.60
BDSX	BIODESIX INC	$24.22	91,000	-4.21%	22.91	21.98	20.04	16.92	13.40	62.99	81.67	77.73	85.28	88.07	1.09	0.90	0.18	0.90
SNY	SANOFI	$43.71	2,929,000	3.17%	43.15	43.65	43.36	44.44	46.25	52.14	50.96	47.90	37.27	31.77	-0.03	-0.02	-0.01	0.33
OFIX	ORTHOFIX MEDICAL INC	$10.40	333,000	-9.76%	11.03	11.33	10.57	11.15	12.76	42.67	10.46	9.22	3.76	2.60	-0.11	0.11	-0.22	0.97
DHR	DANAHER CORP	$205.79	3,038,000	59.31%	201.04	197.73	191.95	186.77	203.29	59.74	89.56	90.05	82.69	89.96	3.87	2.92	0.95	0.89
HNGE	HINGE HEALTH INC	$86.32	938,000	-57.52%	82.40	81.18	77.31	61.86	53.13	59.14	81.18	83.14	80.88	85.47	2.42	1.58	0.84	1.31
KMDA	KAMADA LTD	$6.88	467,000	781.13%	7.15	7.10	7.22	7.70	7.72	39.56	33.17	50.64	30.38	49.73	-0.05	-0.05	-0.00	0.70
HCSG	HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC	$20.80	858,000	24.53%	22.36	23.13	23.01	21.68	20.46	30.80	7.31	13.47	0.00	1.88	-0.55	-0.23	-0.32	0.86
MCK	MCKESSON CORP	$878.73	1,090,000	35.40%	865.78	855.42	808.13	812.13	839.06	58.67	74.96	69.93	54.05	51.97	21.14	19.77	1.37	0.22
SLN	SILENCE THERAPEUTICS PLC	$13.58	5,438,000	65.69%	12.26	11.74	9.71	8.14	7.08	62.49	58.66	68.81	72.65	72.55	1.06	0.83	0.23	0.73
ADAG	ADAGENE INC	$3.75	292,000	5.80%	3.89	3.73	3.77	3.79	3.05	48.15	62.68	72.75	63.90	75.62	0.05	0.02	0.03	0.36
VEEV	VEEVA SYSTEMS INC	$241.51	1,781,000	8.27%	219.80	206.57	187.36	176.97	201.29	79.45	97.79	97.76	100.00	100.00	13.69	10.22	3.48	1.00
VIR	VIR BIOTECHNOLOGY INC	$8.96	896,000	-23.55%	8.91	9.01	9.26	9.40	8.18	46.41	34.49	30.30	75.08	66.72	-0.15	-0.17	0.01	1.35
HUM	HUMANA INC	$388.83	1,244,000	71.35%	373.06	381.82	378.33	306.59	269.14	54.86	60.35	54.49	72.49	60.36	-0.10	0.34	-0.45	0.43
SEPN	SEPTERNA INC	$48.19	1,226,000	6.33%	39.55	36.41	35.10	30.30	27.99	78.60	86.98	84.62	94.37	90.55	2.72	1.41	1.31	1.31
CRL	CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL INC	$284.37	1,166,000	21.21%	256.92	241.80	219.75	194.70	190.50	81.09	97.97	98.53	100.00	100.00	16.45	12.05	4.41	1.26
OABI	OMNIAB INC	$3.42	793,000	-33.42%	2.55	2.30	2.32	2.05	1.92	83.77	93.15	94.32	99.60	99.75	0.25	0.07	0.18	0.78
RMD	RESMED INC	$226.00	1,373,000	49.24%	218.80	209.53	202.16	208.94	230.11	62.96	92.57	83.75	78.85	72.33	6.12	4.53	1.59	0.78

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Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Biotechnology	613	+0.53%	+3.09%	+3.14%	-8.57%	15.75x	5.80x	-67.10%	-9.38%	-6.22%	+47.85%	Strong Buy
Diagnostics & Research	51	-0.39%	+1.84%	+10.37%	+25.15%	13.92x	4.31x	-27.94%	+5.60%	+12.03%	+2.97%	Buy
Drug Manufacturers - General	20	+0.36%	+2.29%	+3.29%	+49.54%	38.14x	7.91x	+26.69%	+11.05%	+19.53%	+8.01%	Buy
Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic	74	-0.71%	-2.78%	-17.71%	-94.60%	-0.56x	1.58x	-1.28%	+3.05%	+26.38%	+40.99%	Strong Buy
Healthcare Plans	10	+2.65%	+2.11%	-7.45%	+35.66%	54.77x	2.39x	+10.79%	+3.31%	+8.19%	+9.07%	Buy
Health Information Services	51	+0.34%	+6.64%	+5.61%	-39.07%	16.98x	3.70x	+8.33%	+3.62%	+8.21%	+20.29%	Buy
Medical Care Facilities	48	+1.13%	-0.09%	+4.33%	-6.78%	17.22x	5.60x	-40.15%	+6.77%	+13.37%	+12.08%	Buy
Medical Devices	135	+0.38%	+2.98%	+7.84%	-99.45%	24.48x	3.38x	-4.82%	+5.28%	+9.56%	+23.53%	Strong Buy
Medical Distribution	9	-3.08%	-0.56%	+5.31%	+29.80%	25.18x	-178.71x	-73.10%	+4.07%	+24.10%	+13.43%	Buy
Medical Instruments & Supplies	53	+0.21%	+3.41%	+6.81%	+3.73%	44.14x	3.39x	+8.10%	+6.91%	+10.58%	+14.47%	Buy

Healthcare Stocks FAQ

What are the best healthcare stocks to buy right now in Aug 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. Bristol Myers Squibb Co (NYSE:BMY)

Bristol Myers Squibb Co (NYSE:BMY) is the #1 top healthcare stock out of 1064 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 Bristol Myers Squibb Co (NYSE:BMY) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Bristol Myers Squibb Co (NYSE:BMY) has a Due Diligence Score of 54, which is 28 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 26. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Bristol Myers Squibb Co has seen its stock return 36.84% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 132 percentage points.

Bristol Myers Squibb Co has an average 1 year price target of $68.67, an upside of 7.8% from Bristol Myers Squibb Co's current stock price of $63.70.

Bristol Myers Squibb Co stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 13 analysts covering Bristol Myers Squibb Co, 61.54% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 38.46% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Electromed (NYSEMKT:ELMD)

Electromed (NYSEMKT:ELMD) is the #2 top healthcare stock out of 1064 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: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Electromed (NYSEMKT:ELMD) has a Due Diligence Score of 49, which is 23 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 26. It passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Electromed has seen its stock return 119.65% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 215 percentage points.

Electromed has an average 1 year price target of $40.00, a downside of -5.84% from Electromed's current stock price of $42.48.

Electromed stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst 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.

3. Puma Biotechnology (NASDAQ:PBYI)

Puma Biotechnology (NASDAQ:PBYI) is the #3 top healthcare stock out of 1064 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: A, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Puma Biotechnology (NASDAQ:PBYI) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 19 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 26. It passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Puma Biotechnology has seen its stock return 82.75% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 178 percentage points.

Puma Biotechnology has an average 1 year price target of $6.00, a downside of -32.58% from Puma Biotechnology's current stock price of $8.90.

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.

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. Cumberland Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CPIX)

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CPIX) has an annual dividend yield of 37.93%, which is 35 percentage points higher than the healthcare sector average of 3.03%.

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals's dividend payout ratio of -411% 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 33.39%, which is 30 percentage points higher than the healthcare sector average of 3.03%.

Dominari Holdings's dividend payout ratio of -20.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Siga Technologies (NASDAQ:SIGA)

Siga Technologies (NASDAQ:SIGA) has an annual dividend yield of 20.91%, which is 18 percentage points higher than the healthcare sector average of 3.03%.

Siga Technologies's dividend payout ratio of -1,500% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are healthcare stocks up?

Healthcare stocks were up 0.29% in the last day, and up 2.37% over the last week. Innate Pharma Sa was the among the top gainers in the healthcare sector, gaining 14.88% yesterday.

Innate Pharma shares are trading higher after BTIG maintained its Buy rating on the stock and raised its price target from $8 to $9.

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 72 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 14. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals's stock has gained 339.47% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by 435 percentage points.

2. Exelixis (NASDAQ:EXEL)

Exelixis (NASDAQ:EXEL) 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.

Exelixis has a valuation score of 14, which is 0 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 14. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Exelixis's stock has gained 32.75% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by 128 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 57, which is 43 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 14. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Harmony Biosciences Holdings's stock has gained 12.12% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by 107 percentage points.

Are healthcare stocks a good buy now?

61.65% of healthcare stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect healthcare stocks to rise by 25.75% over the next year.

4.7% of healthcare stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 13.12% of healthcare stocks are rated B (Buy), 46.41% are rated C (Hold), 27.97% are rated D (Sell), and 7.8% 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 30.09x.

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1. Bristol Myers Squibb Co (NYSE:BMY)

2. Electromed (NYSEMKT:ELMD)

3. Puma Biotechnology (NASDAQ:PBYI)

1. Cumberland Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CPIX)

2. Dominari Holdings (NASDAQ:DOMH)

3. Siga Technologies (NASDAQ:SIGA)

1. Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IRWD)

2. Exelixis (NASDAQ:EXEL)

3. Harmony Biosciences Holdings (NASDAQ:HRMY)

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1. Bristol Myers Squibb Co (NYSE:BMY)

2. Electromed (NYSEMKT:ELMD)

3. Puma Biotechnology (NASDAQ:PBYI)

1. Cumberland Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CPIX)

2. Dominari Holdings (NASDAQ:DOMH)

3. Siga Technologies (NASDAQ:SIGA)

1. Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IRWD)

2. Exelixis (NASDAQ:EXEL)

3. Harmony Biosciences Holdings (NASDAQ:HRMY)

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