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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.

Sector: Healthcare

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Ticker	Company	Market Cap	ROE	ROA	ROCE	ROIC	D/E	Current Ratio	Gross Margin	Profit Margin	Operating Margin
HRTX	HERON THERAPEUTICS INC	$321.91M	N/A	-3.40%	-3.60%	-1.80%	-9.29	2.40	74.00%	-5.20%	-3.57%
CCLD	CARECLOUD INC	$80.62M	-7.80%	-5.20%	19.07%	76.60%	0.36	1.69	45.70%	-3.40%	9.59%
XERS	XERIS BIOPHARMA HOLDINGS INC	$802.38M	N/A	-14.00%	-7.67%	-5.30%	-9.98	1.72	82.20%	-20.30%	-7.59%
AUNA	AUNA SA	$507.29M	7.50%	1.50%	14.84%	12.10%	3.70	0.88	39.30%	2.50%	17.37%
KNSA	KINIKSA PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL PLC	$1.90B	-3.80%	-3.00%	-1.26%	-1.90%	0.31	3.66	85.80%	-3.50%	-1.31%
GDRX	GOODRX HOLDINGS INC	$1.54B	4.10%	2.10%	8.12%	11.60%	0.98	5.23	93.80%	3.60%	12.13%
WGS	GENEDX HOLDINGS CORP	$1.69B	-17.10%	-9.30%	-9.37%	-15.40%	0.73	3.25	65.30%	-11.70%	-10.70%
MDT	MEDTRONIC PLC	$107.07B	8.70%	4.70%	7.62%	11.80%	0.82	1.90	65.30%	12.80%	17.93%
PHR	PHREESIA INC	$1.51B	-22.90%	-15.60%	-20.34%	-119.20%	0.47	1.78	67.90%	-13.90%	-13.29%
UNH	UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC	$345.29B	23.80%	7.40%	16.00%	27.50%	2.15	0.85	22.00%	5.40%	7.66%
AMGN	AMGEN INC	$142.95B	92.90%	6.50%	14.62%	13.40%	13.40	1.17	63.00%	17.40%	28.44%
CRL	CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL INC	$6.82B	-0.90%	-0.40%	2.25%	2.60%	1.36	1.43	32.40%	-0.80%	3.66%
TECH	BIO-TECHNE CORP	$7.83B	6.30%	4.90%	7.22%	13.40%	0.31	3.71	65.80%	10.90%	14.79%
DCTH	DELCATH SYSTEMS INC	$495.70M	-109.80%	-59.20%	-37.63%	-140.00%	0.11	12.01	83.40%	-70.90%	-71.26%
THC	TENET HEALTHCARE CORP	$13.82B	37.20%	5.00%	11.47%	13.00%	4.92	1.78	100.00%	7.10%	13.85%
RMD	RESMED INC	$35.93B	25.20%	18.20%	23.92%	47.80%	0.36	3.41	58.80%	26.20%	31.56%
SNWV	SANUWAVE HEALTH INC	$257.52M	N/A	-125.30%	125.29%	108.30%	-2.78	0.40	76.60%	-89.90%	-56.82%
ZLAB	ZAI LAB LTD	$3.17B	-33.30%	-23.30%	-29.14%	-151.50%	0.45	3.26	63.50%	-60.30%	-59.46%
SYK	STRYKER CORP	$145.57B	14.00%	6.70%	8.75%	13.10%	1.20	1.64	64.00%	12.30%	14.36%
RVTY	REVVITY INC	$10.76B	3.70%	2.30%	3.12%	7.30%	0.62	3.58	56.30%	10.30%	13.19%
ICUI	ICU MEDICAL INC	$3.40B	-4.70%	-2.20%	1.48%	1.90%	1.11	2.59	35.10%	-3.90%	2.23%
RPRX	ROYALTY PHARMA PLC	$18.64B	10.90%	6.10%	8.15%	5.70%	0.80	1.56	100.00%	48.30%	59.15%
HUM	HUMANA INC	$30.12B	10.00%	3.50%	8.94%	9.70%	1.87	1.91	15.10%	1.40%	2.44%
ALC	ALCON INC	$47.36B	4.80%	3.40%	5.16%	10.70%	0.41	2.77	55.60%	10.30%	14.61%
HLN	HALEON PLC	$48.78B	8.80%	4.20%	7.64%	20.40%	1.12	0.98	60.70%	12.80%	19.40%
MMSI	MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC	$5.66B	9.00%	5.10%	8.07%	10.40%	0.73	4.87	47.80%	8.80%	13.21%
PODD	INSULET CORP	$21.86B	34.50%	12.90%	11.16%	11.40%	1.64	4.47	70.40%	18.30%	15.22%
LFMD	LIFEMD INC	$375.40M	N/A	-19.60%	-62.90%	54.60%	-31.78	0.82	88.00%	-5.90%	-3.42%
GLUE	MONTE ROSA THERAPEUTICS INC	$251.58M	-36.10%	-21.30%	-24.89%	-41.20%	0.97	2.41	100.00%	-96.10%	-92.74%
ZYME	ZYMEWORKS INC	$787.77M	-31.60%	-24.00%	-29.74%	-33.70%	0.31	4.71	100.00%	-121.70%	-114.77%
TARS	TARSUS PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$1.88B	-39.70%	-25.70%	-23.13%	-39.20%	0.46	5.57	93.00%	-44.90%	-41.02%
OSCR	OSCAR HEALTH INC	$4.36B	10.60%	2.40%	9.80%	1,024.30%	3.38	0.91	20.30%	1.20%	1.65%
DHR	DANAHER CORP	$135.78B	7.50%	4.80%	6.61%	18.40%	0.56	1.43	59.70%	15.80%	20.10%
PHG	KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV	$22.70B	-5.80%	-2.40%	3.11%	4.90%	1.41	1.23	43.10%	-3.90%	3.60%
VRTX	VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$109.14B	-6.20%	-4.50%	-1.45%	-2.10%	0.39	2.65	86.00%	-8.90%	-2.50%
ALVO	ALVOTECH	$2.92B	-23.20%	8.10%	26.10%	13.80%	-5.12	1.73	60.70%	16.40%	43.49%
ATRC	ATRICURE INC	$1.53B	-8.30%	-6.30%	-5.84%	-15.10%	0.30	4.11	74.80%	-8.00%	-6.45%
VRNA	VERONA PHARMA PLC	$5.39B	-89.80%	-36.10%	-26.10%	-48.40%	1.32	8.86	94.90%	-138.30%	-103.34%
TVTX	TRAVERE THERAPEUTICS INC	$1.78B	-1,184.00%	-41.20%	-58.83%	-34.40%	15.72	2.05	96.00%	-82.90%	-78.79%
ARAY	ACCURAY INC	$155.55M	1.40%	0.10%	8.29%	6.50%	8.77	1.64	31.50%	0.10%	5.00%
OPRX	OPTIMIZERX CORP	$184.72M	-16.90%	-11.70%	-8.67%	-24.50%	0.46	2.89	64.50%	-21.80%	-14.36%
FENC	FENNEC PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$164.18M	N/A	-0.70%	10.51%	10.60%	-8.65	6.38	93.30%	-0.90%	8.41%
PRGO	PERRIGO CO PLC	$3.71B	-4.10%	-1.80%	2.24%	3.10%	1.24	2.36	36.40%	-4.20%	4.48%
ONC	BEIGENE LTD	$25.07B	-11.50%	-6.70%	-7.94%	-14.00%	0.67	1.96	84.80%	-9.40%	-7.33%
WST	WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC	$15.31B	17.50%	13.00%	18.90%	21.00%	0.35	2.77	34.50%	16.10%	20.17%
VEEV	VEEVA SYSTEMS INC	$38.57B	13.30%	10.90%	15.47%	23.70%	0.26	4.51	74.50%	26.00%	33.47%
DOCS	DOXIMITY INC	$11.11B	21.20%	18.10%	23.96%	33.40%	0.14	8.74	90.20%	36.60%	46.01%
TEVA	TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD	$19.42B	-21.40%	-3.20%	1.73%	2.10%	5.13	1.03	49.20%	-7.70%	2.83%
AXGN	AXOGEN INC	$517.61M	-7.10%	-3.70%	0.55%	0.50%	0.86	4.28	74.20%	-3.70%	0.50%
WAT	WATERS CORP	$20.47B	38.60%	14.50%	23.72%	26.20%	1.34	1.81	59.30%	22.00%	28.87%
LLY	ELI LILLY & CO	$696.18B	76.90%	14.10%	22.93%	19.70%	4.67	1.37	81.70%	22.70%	27.75%
PNTG	PENNANT GROUP INC	$985.12M	11.00%	3.80%	6.09%	5.90%	1.39	1.41	13.70%	3.40%	5.34%
SCLX	SCILEX HOLDING CO	$27.88M	N/A	-74.80%	42.50%	57.00%	-1.48	0.16	70.50%	-128.70%	-125.19%
QDEL	QUIDELORTHO CORP	$2.46B	-11.60%	-5.40%	-3.27%	-3.80%	1.16	1.20	46.90%	-13.00%	-6.40%
ZTS	ZOETIS INC	$70.91B	51.30%	17.70%	31.80%	26.70%	2.03	1.74	70.90%	27.10%	36.69%
BIIB	BIOGEN INC	$17.32B	9.00%	5.30%	7.71%	15.00%	0.65	1.44	75.60%	15.10%	17.85%
IDXX	IDEXX LABORATORIES INC	$39.54B	57.40%	27.00%	55.62%	47.50%	1.22	1.16	61.30%	22.80%	29.39%
GMED	GLOBUS MEDICAL INC	$7.56B	4.60%	3.70%	5.40%	12.30%	0.15	4.45	60.60%	7.40%	9.30%
EW	EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP	$43.22B	45.10%	34.00%	37.64%	71.90%	0.28	4.45	79.40%	75.50%	79.02%
ALHC	ALIGNMENT HEALTHCARE INC	$2.99B	-81.20%	-11.70%	-15.63%	-29.40%	7.28	1.69	11.60%	-3.00%	-2.28%
LFST	LIFESTANCE HEALTH GROUP INC	$2.23B	-2.50%	-1.70%	-0.77%	-1.90%	0.44	1.47	32.50%	-2.80%	-1.14%
COO	COOPER COMPANIES INC	$16.45B	5.20%	3.40%	6.47%	8.90%	0.50	1.99	67.00%	10.60%	18.48%
SNOA	SONOMA PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$5.09M	-70.30%	-26.90%	-37.51%	-54.10%	1.81	3.34	36.00%	-26.80%	-26.75%
DXCM	DEXCOM INC	$33.20B	24.40%	8.10%	20.19%	12.80%	1.98	1.50	59.40%	12.90%	18.08%
TGTX	TG THERAPEUTICS INC	$5.34B	18.90%	7.00%	14.17%	14.00%	1.77	4.02	87.40%	10.10%	18.21%
ANGO	ANGIODYNAMICS INC	$369.93M	-21.40%	-13.90%	-20.55%	-52.20%	0.54	2.21	54.40%	-14.60%	-15.05%
WHWK	WHITEHAWK THERAPEUTICS INC	$80.09M	26.20%	22.50%	12.50%	111.70%	0.06	18.95	88.70%	99.40%	99.77%
PFE	PFIZER INC	$126.67B	8.80%	3.70%	4.30%	6.60%	1.30	1.26	72.30%	12.60%	11.80%
MOH	MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC	$17.46B	25.50%	7.50%	20.82%	42.90%	2.80	1.63	11.50%	2.80%	4.09%
TALK	TALKSPACE INC	$505.29M	2.50%	2.20%	-3.39%	-15.70%	0.18	6.49	45.00%	1.50%	-2.01%
LH	LABCORP HOLDINGS INC	$20.57B	9.00%	4.10%	7.42%	10.80%	1.12	1.84	27.90%	5.50%	8.76%
ARGX	ARGENX SE	$33.40B	17.40%	15.50%	1.58%	3.00%	0.13	7.29	-5,127.40%	19,159.20%	2,015.73%
DGX	QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC	$19.76B	13.20%	5.80%	9.67%	14.80%	1.28	1.44	32.80%	8.80%	13.66%
LGND	LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$2.02B	-16.40%	-14.50%	-18.58%	-34.00%	0.14	5.27	92.80%	-73.10%	-86.70%
DVA	DAVITA INC	$11.50B	181.20%	5.40%	11.78%	9.30%	125.44	1.26	32.90%	7.30%	13.16%
ENSG	ENSIGN GROUP INC	$7.86B	17.30%	6.70%	10.14%	7.70%	1.47	1.40	15.70%	7.00%	9.29%
EMBC	EMBECTA CORP	$699.56M	-7.00%	4.40%	19.34%	7.60%	-2.52	2.48	63.50%	4.90%	15.42%
ALGN	ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC	$13.18B	10.70%	6.60%	14.37%	21.30%	0.61	1.21	69.90%	10.30%	14.85%
PBH	PRESTIGE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE INC	$4.31B	12.20%	6.40%	10.07%	23.80%	0.85	4.21	55.80%	18.90%	29.16%
STVN	STEVANATO GROUP SPA	$7.27B	9.20%	5.50%	10.46%	9.80%	0.64	1.83	27.60%	11.20%	17.31%
CTMX	CYTOMX THERAPEUTICS INC	$74.33M	-146.80%	21.10%	92.32%	-1,013.20%	-265.33	1.25	100.00%	23.10%	23.24%
ABUS	ARBUTUS BIOPHARMA CORP	$618.48M	-63.40%	-48.00%	-60.11%	-77.70%	0.35	8.15	100.00%	-1,133.00%	-1,130.82%
TKNO	ALPHA TEKNOVA INC	$371.92M	-32.20%	-22.30%	-24.31%	-22.60%	0.44	3.82	19.20%	-70.90%	-69.27%
HCAT	HEALTH CATALYST INC	$287.45M	-20.00%	-8.90%	-11.74%	-29.00%	1.37	1.25	45.20%	-23.30%	-20.82%
TFX	TELEFLEX INC	$5.53B	3.40%	2.00%	4.46%	9.10%	0.75	2.28	55.70%	5.00%	9.62%
IVVD	INVIVYD INC	$77.50M	-144.70%	-99.30%	-251.60%	1,816.10%	0.92	1.63	93.60%	-669.40%	-669.42%
STOK	STOKE THERAPEUTICS INC	$506.17M	-42.20%	-33.00%	-43.90%	-158.20%	0.19	5.81	100.00%	-243.40%	-277.99%
WRBY	WARBY PARKER INC	$1.91B	-4.20%	-2.20%	-4.02%	-4.60%	0.93	2.70	55.30%	-1.80%	-2.83%
BLFS	BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS INC	$1.11B	-3.10%	-2.70%	-2.91%	-10.10%	0.12	4.73	69.60%	-13.10%	-13.46%
INSP	INSPIRE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC	$4.46B	10.00%	8.70%	10.79%	12.30%	0.15	9.01	84.70%	7.90%	8.57%
MDXG	MIMEDX GROUP INC	$1.04B	21.60%	15.90%	23.50%	50.80%	0.33	4.70	81.90%	11.40%	15.19%
PGNY	PROGYNY INC	$1.82B	11.80%	7.80%	17.52%	24.70%	0.56	2.39	22.00%	4.30%	7.12%
MIRM	MIRUM PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$2.19B	-33.60%	-11.50%	-10.94%	-15.70%	1.96	3.22	77.10%	-20.40%	-16.24%
AMN	AMN HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC	$842.26M	-20.70%	-6.50%	-7.18%	-8.10%	2.35	1.08	30.10%	-5.80%	-4.56%
DH	DEFINITIVE HEALTHCARE CORP	$539.98M	-106.50%	-45.40%	-84.25%	-161.50%	1.16	1.75	77.00%	-206.10%	-221.77%
GRFS	GRIFOLS SA	$4.88B	2.70%	0.70%	5.73%	5.80%	2.18	2.66	38.70%	2.20%	15.29%
UTHR	UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORP	$13.60B	19.30%	16.70%	22.78%	31.60%	0.14	5.46	89.00%	40.40%	53.43%
NPCE	NEUROPACE INC	$419.70M	-258.10%	-28.30%	-23.08%	-12.90%	10.81	5.37	73.90%	-34.00%	-22.96%
AHCO	ADAPTHEALTH CORP	$1.16B	5.60%	1.90%	6.31%	7.60%	1.83	1.29	21.10%	2.60%	7.50%
PINC	PREMIER INC	$1.90B	3.50%	1.90%	5.33%	5.80%	1.02	0.66	71.00%	5.70%	10.61%

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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