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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
INM	INMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$1.73	2,032,000	-38.81%	1.05	0.88	0.79	0.89	1.39	87.43	86.79	80.46	99.51	96.71	0.21	0.08	0.13	1.18
CLGN	COLLPLANT BIOTECHNOLOGIES LTD	$0.42	32,800	177.97%	0.42	0.41	0.46	0.79	1.54	49.68	76.63	79.97	67.08	74.09	-0.00	-0.01	0.01	0.53
CCEL	CRYO CELL INTERNATIONAL INC	$3.44	5,100	-8.93%	3.52	3.54	3.46	3.42	3.88	47.44	10.88	15.65	13.00	22.35	-0.01	0.01	-0.02	0.15
BRNS	BARINTHUS BIOTHERAPEUTICS PLC	$0.70	11,900	-76.67%	0.69	0.66	0.62	0.65	0.86	56.24	62.05	58.69	48.93	42.76	0.02	0.02	0.00	0.86
ZJYL	JIN MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL LTD	$2.29	400	14.29%	2.36	2.32	2.18	2.71	5.63	53.94	44.56	42.91	41.42	34.32	0.03	0.03	-0.00	1.13
YDES	YD BIO LTD	$4.52	6,200	-55.71%	4.98	5.08	5.90	8.16	11.08	36.86	23.91	31.67	19.86	27.57	-0.34	-0.35	0.01	0.03
ENSC	ENSYSCE BIOSCIENCES INC	$0.32	699,000	-34.06%	0.31	0.35	0.45	0.56	1.27	40.67	42.60	39.78	81.10	67.53	-0.04	-0.05	0.00	0.94
LSTA	LISATA THERAPEUTICS INC	$3.14	3,800	-76.69%	3.18	3.19	4.00	3.91	3.10	37.65	33.72	31.30	86.37	85.30	-0.20	-0.25	0.05	0.72
ESPR	ESPERION THERAPEUTICS INC	$3.13	4,881,000	-37.30%	3.13	2.89	2.59	2.95	2.92	71.97	34.52	56.08	18.32	44.34	0.19	0.19	0.01	1.09
BYSI	BEYONDSPRING INC	$1.44	12,900	-44.40%	1.43	1.46	1.60	1.56	1.73	53.68	65.52	48.28	100.00	73.21	-0.04	-0.05	0.01	0.87
BOLD	BOUNDLESS BIO INC	$1.45	39,600	-60.40%	1.48	1.49	1.36	1.27	1.24	48.86	19.50	13.05	15.30	9.28	0.01	0.03	-0.02	1.26
AYTU	AYTU BIOPHARMA INC	$2.13	27,700	-5.78%	2.21	2.38	2.52	2.53	2.38	36.46	27.35	22.37	32.57	19.17	-0.12	-0.09	-0.03	0.93
DYAI	DYADIC INTERNATIONAL INC	$0.74	11,000	-12.00%	0.72	0.75	0.80	0.83	0.91	48.57	58.93	48.66	100.00	88.17	-0.02	-0.03	0.00	0.78
BMGL	BASEL MEDICAL GROUP LTD	$0.61	11,000	124.49%	0.68	0.66	0.63	0.65	1.08	41.21	30.60	39.81	7.09	17.03	0.00	0.02	-0.01	0.61
BLRX	BIOLINERX LTD	$2.86	8,600	-86.13%	2.94	2.93	2.60	2.74	3.16	57.66	39.78	27.90	29.39	15.99	0.09	0.11	-0.03	0.85
CRIS	CURIS INC	$0.49	227,000	81.60%	0.50	0.54	0.60	0.80	1.14	39.22	19.71	15.51	29.33	18.23	-0.04	-0.04	-0.00	1.05
DWTX	DOGWOOD THERAPEUTICS INC	$1.81	33,800	-31.99%	1.81	1.63	1.93	2.51	4.06	51.17	71.95	73.70	69.47	71.38	-0.00	-0.05	0.05	0.83
CMMB	CHEMOMAB THERAPEUTICS LTD	$1.82	79,000	259.09%	1.74	1.67	1.69	1.69	2.28	67.29	64.87	45.59	74.68	52.36	0.04	0.01	0.02	1.10
BMRA	BIOMERICA INC	$2.44	12,000	30.43%	2.35	2.27	2.18	2.26	2.51	66.24	87.16	75.67	62.89	51.65	0.07	0.05	0.02	0.82
BNBX	BNB PLUS CORP	$0.38	137,000	-2.14%	0.43	0.47	0.58	0.86	2.07	23.27	9.36	12.36	0.00	0.00	-0.05	-0.05	-0.00	0.77
ZTEK	ZENTEK LTD	$0.72	103,000	41.10%	0.80	0.66	0.59	0.65	0.72	48.74	37.20	42.32	16.32	29.30	0.05	0.06	-0.01	0.76
CABR	CARING BRANDS INC	$0.99	87,000	-4.40%	0.98	1.00	1.05	0.98	N/A	58.08	46.99	28.07	73.88	56.76	-0.02	-0.03	0.01	1.56
COCP	COCRYSTAL PHARMA INC	$1.13	42,200	-58.63%	1.21	1.30	1.28	1.15	1.18	38.47	11.11	9.15	9.92	4.41	-0.05	-0.02	-0.03	0.68
CALC	CALCIMEDICA INC	$0.63	114,000	62.86%	0.64	0.62	0.63	1.59	2.55	48.66	38.32	41.50	46.70	45.83	-0.00	-0.01	0.01	0.47
ZYBT	ZHENGYE BIOTECHNOLOGY HOLDING LTD	$0.87	24,000	328.57%	0.93	0.93	0.93	0.95	2.64	43.52	11.94	12.96	5.64	8.64	-0.02	-0.00	-0.01	1.69
CLLS	CELLECTIS SA	$3.52	34,000	-15.00%	3.81	3.84	3.71	3.86	3.77	39.11	8.28	9.71	2.58	5.30	-0.05	0.01	-0.06	1.44
BGMS	BIO GREEN MED SOLUTION INC	$0.99	55,500	-23.97%	0.97	0.97	0.99	1.08	2.55	47.72	41.79	37.26	60.82	58.34	-0.01	-0.01	0.00	0.64
BCDA	BIOCARDIA INC	$0.91	54,000	-53.85%	1.00	1.06	1.14	1.20	1.36	36.66	27.79	26.65	39.24	31.86	-0.06	-0.05	-0.02	0.80
CUPR	CUPRINA HOLDINGS (CAYMAN) LTD	$0.28	89,000	14.10%	0.27	0.27	0.32	0.37	0.86	44.77	31.30	30.89	80.92	81.30	-0.01	-0.02	0.00	0.07
CURX	CURANEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$0.33	47,700	-61.53%	0.32	0.35	0.42	0.38	N/A	40.59	30.00	20.24	97.04	66.16	-0.03	-0.03	0.00	1.31
CELZ	CREATIVE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS INC	$2.30	52,700	-17.01%	2.25	2.25	2.15	2.06	2.58	61.36	76.82	59.34	78.04	50.37	0.03	0.03	0.00	0.91
CELU	CELULARITY INC	$0.90	201,000	-27.17%	0.82	0.88	1.11	1.19	1.70	40.43	46.59	34.61	91.48	79.30	-0.08	-0.10	0.01	1.32
BDRX	BIODEXA PHARMACEUTICALS PLC	$3.24	13,100	-6.43%	3.38	3.55	3.54	5.83	17.91	44.71	9.16	7.48	12.84	12.46	-0.15	-0.10	-0.05	0.97
CANF	CAN-FITE BIOPHARMA LTD	$3.44	15,900	123.94%	3.41	3.31	3.20	3.77	6.84	52.72	50.26	46.29	48.61	48.11	0.05	0.04	0.01	0.55
AZTR	AZITRA INC	$0.21	679,000	2.57%	0.20	0.22	0.22	0.23	0.42	44.35	37.41	29.80	44.86	33.29	-0.01	-0.01	-0.00	0.76
ENTX	ENTERA BIO LTD	$1.27	38,000	60.34%	1.25	1.22	1.20	1.34	1.76	50.67	58.17	59.87	36.06	41.90	0.02	0.01	0.00	0.51
ESLA	ESTRELLA IMMUNOPHARMA INC	$1.13	19,000	239.29%	1.17	1.32	1.37	1.28	1.42	37.86	13.22	10.69	22.12	14.24	-0.10	-0.08	-0.02	0.32
BNGO	BIONANO GENOMICS INC	$1.23	187,000	79.81%	1.22	1.22	1.21	1.26	1.76	52.74	41.50	31.97	51.02	37.59	0.00	0.00	-0.00	2.00
ATNM	ACTINIUM PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$1.18	78,000	0.52%	1.23	1.22	1.18	1.20	1.37	46.21	20.40	20.38	16.33	11.22	-0.00	0.01	-0.01	1.22
APUS	APIMEDS PHARMACEUTICALS US INC	$1.40	19,300	-22.18%	1.42	1.67	1.77	1.67	1.85	45.80	3.61	3.44	8.51	7.63	-0.11	-0.09	-0.02	0.76
BOLT	BOLT BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC	$4.59	33,200	-63.91%	4.73	4.77	4.68	5.05	5.19	54.24	49.65	41.49	57.31	45.30	-0.01	-0.01	-0.00	0.88
BJDX	BLUEJAY DIAGNOSTICS INC	$1.95	96,500	604.38%	1.78	1.82	1.89	2.35	4.36	54.23	62.03	42.39	86.33	64.80	-0.03	-0.05	0.02	0.63
BIVI	BIOVIE INC	$1.48	105,000	435.71%	1.37	1.49	1.45	1.35	1.52	54.68	37.26	25.44	49.11	31.34	-0.02	-0.02	-0.00	1.52
ASRT	ASSERTIO HOLDINGS INC	$23.37	280,000	-29.47%	23.19	21.69	18.95	15.14	13.57	86.38	97.85	98.37	66.31	82.64	1.47	1.50	-0.03	1.22
ADVB	ADVANCED BIOMED INC	$4.13	10,700	-76.94%	4.53	5.24	5.18	5.31	6.97	36.98	4.90	8.24	1.14	2.49	-0.35	-0.15	-0.19	0.67
BFRI	BIOFRONTERA INC	$0.78	237,000	125.71%	0.89	1.00	0.97	0.91	0.91	32.67	14.71	15.02	5.37	3.82	-0.06	-0.03	-0.04	1.00
AMIX	AUTONOMIX MEDICAL INC	$0.40	1,056,000	-76.44%	0.34	0.35	0.38	0.41	0.71	58.92	84.28	64.03	93.13	59.80	-0.01	-0.01	0.01	0.70
BCAB	BIOATLA INC	$3.62	26,400	-8.97%	4.08	4.25	5.56	9.50	21.96	34.94	19.88	20.65	4.27	4.41	-0.51	-0.53	0.02	1.77
BBLG	BONE BIOLOGICS CORP	$1.23	23,000	88.52%	1.26	1.29	1.26	1.35	1.72	39.46	4.04	4.94	0.00	3.10	-0.02	-0.00	-0.01	1.05
IMCC	IM CANNABIS CORP	$0.24	72,000	-84.62%	0.24	0.25	0.38	0.76	1.30	35.28	26.77	19.66	93.54	64.73	-0.04	-0.05	0.01	0.53
BRTX	BIORESTORATIVE THERAPIES INC	$0.19	1,468,000	-91.54%	0.19	0.21	0.24	0.50	0.95	46.43	30.42	20.35	45.95	23.34	-0.02	-0.02	0.00	1.11
ALZN	ALZAMEND NEURO INC	$1.17	371,000	112.00%	1.07	1.08	1.21	1.64	1.98	51.10	61.15	47.45	83.51	60.47	-0.02	-0.05	0.03	1.09
GCTK	GLUCOTRACK INC	$0.46	180,000	-57.45%	0.60	0.71	0.81	1.64	3.78	35.02	5.98	7.39	17.72	17.06	-0.10	-0.08	-0.02	4.40
KTTA	PASITHEA THERAPEUTICS CORP	$0.72	121,000	-51.21%	0.75	0.77	0.76	0.81	0.82	39.04	12.81	14.82	10.28	11.99	-0.01	0.00	-0.01	0.41
GNTA	GENENTA SCIENCE SPA	$0.59	37,400	-3.61%	0.61	0.65	0.69	0.90	1.82	35.15	26.13	31.04	24.28	34.73	-0.03	-0.03	-0.00	0.46
CNSP	CNS PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$5.05	11,100	-76.68%	5.34	5.05	3.47	4.06	5.73	58.07	21.99	25.95	18.36	21.04	0.51	0.66	-0.15	0.52
COCH	ENVOY MEDICAL INC	$0.73	175,000	52.17%	0.69	0.68	0.70	0.68	0.82	53.55	68.61	74.62	80.75	90.03	0.01	0.00	0.01	0.13
APVO	APTEVO THERAPEUTICS INC	$5.04	15,500	-9.36%	4.76	4.88	4.73	6.15	16.59	51.67	41.59	28.44	53.15	29.27	-0.06	-0.06	0.01	1.02
APRE	APREA THERAPEUTICS INC	$0.93	140,000	-46.36%	0.90	0.88	0.83	0.82	1.09	56.43	53.86	39.09	58.93	37.94	0.02	0.02	0.00	0.65
CPRX	CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$31.28	2,344,000	0.69%	31.20	30.42	27.00	25.46	23.44	73.38	97.50	97.92	85.25	90.01	1.24	1.37	-0.13	1.01
APM	APTORUM GROUP LTD	$0.84	9,200	-40.26%	0.83	0.85	0.89	0.89	1.26	49.24	33.60	30.53	72.01	69.45	-0.01	-0.02	0.00	0.60
ICCC	IMMUCELL CORP	$10.01	24,800	-0.80%	9.25	8.88	7.68	7.05	6.52	72.28	89.18	89.47	75.92	81.84	0.62	0.51	0.12	0.19
ALLR	ALLARITY THERAPEUTICS INC	$1.66	551,000	305.15%	1.54	1.47	1.31	1.18	1.26	68.22	79.19	63.67	54.12	39.54	0.09	0.07	0.01	0.96
AKAN	AKANDA CORP	$23.46	4,181,000	1,129.71%	21.49	27.14	13.27	9.73	31.49	56.09	31.22	15.27	31.57	14.65	1.78	3.28	-1.50	1.41
ZSTK	ZEROSTACK CORP	$4.29	5,400	68.75%	4.35	5.03	6.15	7.01	11.28	38.57	24.62	19.63	37.60	26.19	-0.61	-0.57	-0.04	1.61
AIMD	AINOS INC	$1.58	28,000	-25.33%	1.64	1.69	1.62	1.68	2.40	40.36	25.19	20.11	19.56	10.67	-0.03	-0.00	-0.03	0.53
AIM	AIM IMMUNOTECH INC	$0.24	6,738,000	-48.74%	0.29	0.40	0.55	0.81	1.48	33.76	7.11	17.57	37.42	53.76	-0.08	-0.08	-0.01	112.67
FONR	FONAR CORP	$18.94	176,000	41.94%	18.87	18.89	18.72	18.65	16.89	61.04	72.83	58.94	40.05	32.58	0.04	0.05	-0.01	0.35
AIDX	20/20 BIOLABS INC	$1.21	79,000	102.56%	1.31	1.40	1.68	N/A	N/A	7.79	7.60	10.83	74.59	86.14	-0.26	-0.29	0.03	1.05

Healthcare Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Biotechnology	602	+0.98%	-2.57%	-1.90%	-76.05%	18.28x	4.87x	-122.61%	-12.79%	-9.65%	+63.30%	Strong Buy
Diagnostics & Research	55	+0.67%	+2.81%	-8.17%	+10.83%	15.48x	3.33x	-6.63%	+6.21%	+12.47%	+27.83%	Strong Buy
Drug Manufacturers - General	20	+1.56%	+1.86%	+5.32%	+34.81%	35.69x	7.08x	+34.51%	+12.30%	+21.70%	+16.21%	Buy
Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic	75	+1.45%	+0.08%	-0.21%	-29.54%	10.90x	1.56x	+9.35%	+5.09%	+10.99%	+40.37%	Buy
Healthcare Plans	10	-0.67%	-2.56%	+17.39%	-0.56%	26.31x	2.31x	+9.02%	+2.82%	+6.93%	+0.78%	Buy
Health Information Services	53	-0.32%	+2.09%	+1.61%	-27.61%	18.03x	2.95x	-3.94%	+0.71%	+1.12%	+39.60%	Buy
Medical Care Facilities	50	-0.91%	-2.48%	+4.38%	-21.64%	15.15x	4.82x	-49.93%	+6.78%	+15.36%	+22.72%	Buy
Medical Devices	139	+0.14%	+3.57%	-2.51%	-69.30%	23.09x	3.04x	+6.44%	+5.41%	+9.00%	+33.12%	Strong Buy
Medical Distribution	10	+1.07%	+2.30%	-9.07%	+5.35%	22.37x	143.42x	-104.83%	+3.78%	+25.68%	+28.40%	Buy
Medical Instruments & Supplies	55	+0.20%	+3.38%	-1.50%	-5.73%	42.68x	3.27x	+7.01%	+7.29%	+10.77%	+27.03%	Buy

Healthcare Stocks FAQ

What are the best healthcare stocks to buy right now in May 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 1069 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: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Bioventus (NASDAQ:BVS) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 20 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 27. It passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Bioventus has seen its stock return 42.55% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 102 percentage points.

Bioventus has an average 1 year price target of $15.00, an upside of 57.98% from Bioventus's current stock price of $9.50.

Bioventus stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts 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.

2. Jazz Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:JAZZ)

Jazz Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:JAZZ) is the #2 top healthcare stock out of 1069 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 Jazz Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:JAZZ) is: Value: A, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:JAZZ) has a Due Diligence Score of 34, which is 7 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 27. It passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Jazz Pharmaceuticals has seen its stock return 122.45% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 181 percentage points.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals has an average 1 year price target of $251.09, an upside of 4.88% from Jazz Pharmaceuticals's current stock price of $239.40.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 11 analysts covering Jazz Pharmaceuticals, 72.73% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 27.27% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Indivior Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:INDV)

Indivior Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:INDV) is the #3 top healthcare stock out of 1069 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 Indivior Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:INDV) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Indivior Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:INDV) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 14 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 27. It passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Indivior Pharmaceuticals has seen its stock return 234.79% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 294 percentage points.

Indivior Pharmaceuticals has an average 1 year price target of $48.00, an upside of 28.14% from Indivior Pharmaceuticals's current stock price of $37.46.

Indivior Pharmaceuticals stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Indivior Pharmaceuticals, 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.

What are the healthcare stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 75 healthcare stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 healthcare stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Cryo Cell International (NYSEMKT:CCEL)

Cryo Cell International (NYSEMKT:CCEL) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the healthcare sector average of 2.66%.

Cryo Cell International's dividend payout ratio of -45.5% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. So Young International (NASDAQ:SY)

So Young International (NASDAQ:SY) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the healthcare sector average of 2.66%.

So Young International's dividend payout ratio of 0% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Dominari Holdings (NASDAQ:DOMH)

Dominari Holdings (NASDAQ:DOMH) has an annual dividend yield of 30.19%, which is 28 percentage points higher than the healthcare sector average of 2.66%.

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

Why are healthcare stocks up?

Healthcare stocks were up 0.58% in the last day, and up 0.01% over the last week. Akari Therapeutics was the among the top gainers in the healthcare sector, gaining 255.45% yesterday.

Akari Therapeutics shares are trading higher after the company announced preclinical data demonstrating synergistic activity of AKTX-101 with KRAS inhibition in KRAS-mutated pancreatic cancer models

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 57, which is 42 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 15. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Embecta's stock has dropped -68.4% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by -9 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 71 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 15. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals's stock has gained 532.26% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by 591 percentage points.

3. Auna Sa (NYSE:AUNA)

Auna Sa (NYSE:AUNA) 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.

Auna Sa has a valuation score of 43, which is 28 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 15. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Auna Sa's stock has dropped -36.8% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by 22 percentage points.

Are healthcare stocks a good buy now?

60.49% of healthcare stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect healthcare stocks to rise by 39.89% over the next year.

4.95% of healthcare stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 12.38% of healthcare stocks are rated B (Buy), 48.14% are rated C (Hold), 27.48% are rated D (Sell), and 7.05% 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 27.77x.

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