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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
HBIO	HARVARD BIOSCIENCE INC	$24.90M	-73.00%	-12.40%	-7.50%	-7.10%	6.76	1.99	58.40%	-11.40%	-4.74%
LXRX	LEXICON PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$990.56M	-18.60%	-11.80%	-6.95%	-12.50%	0.33	18.80	99.50%	-37.50%	-25.84%
TXG	10X GENOMICS INC	$3.13B	-2.90%	-2.20%	-2.13%	-4.10%	0.25	5.90	69.60%	-3.50%	-3.01%
CRL	CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL INC	$7.65B	-5.70%	-2.50%	-0.92%	-1.10%	1.61	1.36	32.30%	-4.60%	-1.52%
MTD	METTLER TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC	$22.04B	-610.30%	24.50%	43.95%	31.60%	-88.60	1.20	59.20%	21.40%	27.52%
MDT	MEDTRONIC PLC	$100.34B	9.50%	5.00%	7.62%	11.40%	0.86	2.54	64.90%	13.00%	17.61%
URGN	UROGEN PHARMA LTD	$1.46B	N/A	-62.80%	-60.50%	-59.20%	-3.04	4.69	89.90%	-94.80%	-87.44%
HCA	HCA HEALTHCARE INC	$87.09B	-123.20%	11.30%	26.21%	13.90%	-10.22	0.83	41.60%	8.90%	14.47%
BTMD	BIOTE CORP	$77.79M	-22.90%	15.10%	50.43%	23.10%	-2.44	1.29	70.10%	8.30%	16.30%
AORT	ARTIVION INC	$1.11B	2.70%	1.30%	5.28%	7.30%	0.96	3.86	64.60%	2.50%	9.09%
PTN	PALATIN TECHNOLOGIES INC	$25.67M	-141.40%	-58.10%	-58.39%	260.00%	0.25	5.04	100.00%	-48.50%	-48.45%
NPCE	NEUROPACE INC	$555.05M	-120.70%	-20.60%	-17.82%	-10.70%	5.84	5.38	78.30%	-21.70%	-14.81%
ANAB	ANAPTYSBIO INC	$1.76B	N/A	-7.80%	-9.25%	-5.80%	24.86	7.58	100.00%	-11.50%	-11.46%
NRC	NRC HEALTH	$429.10M	57.30%	6.60%	20.42%	18.40%	8.97	0.52	61.80%	6.50%	14.15%
BAX	BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC	$9.83B	-16.40%	-5.40%	-2.38%	-2.50%	2.29	1.85	30.10%	-9.70%	-3.40%
DCTH	DELCATH SYSTEMS INC	$395.27M	0.50%	0.50%	1.71%	2.70%	0.11	11.24	86.00%	0.60%	2.16%
VREX	VAREX IMAGING CORP	$426.47M	-17.60%	-7.60%	-3.52%	-3.30%	1.27	3.20	33.60%	-9.60%	-3.67%
ASTH	ASTRANA HEALTH INC	$2.08B	3.90%	1.50%	6.67%	11.20%	2.23	1.35	10.70%	0.90%	3.05%
SEPN	SEPTERNA INC	$1.26B	-9.40%	-6.60%	-7.26%	-10.80%	0.51	4.71	100.00%	-49.90%	-49.40%
PTCT	PTC THERAPEUTICS INC	$5.79B	N/A	-6.80%	-3.52%	-6.70%	-16.90	2.44	92.50%	-22.60%	-8.28%
UTMD	UTAH MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC	$206.93M	9.10%	8.90%	11.11%	68.10%	0.03	28.64	57.90%	28.90%	35.79%
MDLN	MEDLINE INC	$48.74B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.75	4.41	N/A	N/A	N/A
HUM	HUMANA INC	$36.46B	6.20%	2.20%	6.02%	6.40%	1.97	1.77	14.00%	0.80%	1.48%
CAI	CARIS LIFE SCIENCES INC	$4.51B	-78.30%	-38.90%	8.91%	17.10%	0.96	7.05	68.70%	-45.30%	10.00%
AMPH	AMPHASTAR PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$800.73M	10.20%	4.80%	8.67%	9.40%	1.13	3.85	47.30%	11.00%	17.84%
RVTY	REVVITY INC	$10.64B	3.30%	2.00%	3.35%	8.10%	0.67	1.72	54.30%	8.30%	12.43%
INSM	INSMED INC	$23.74B	-130.10%	-51.60%	-63.90%	-62.60%	1.95	4.47	81.80%	-144.40%	-133.71%
EBS	EMERGENT BIOSOLUTIONS INC	$431.86M	-1.60%	-0.60%	5.04%	5.00%	1.52	4.29	54.20%	-1.30%	8.73%
BDSX	BIODESIX INC	$153.45M	-2,101.40%	-35.60%	-29.88%	-22.60%	9.36	2.82	82.10%	-33.30%	-24.92%
GERN	GERON CORP	$808.32M	-28.00%	-12.10%	-7.75%	-5.50%	1.33	6.78	97.30%	-34.30%	-18.21%
CBIO	CRESCENT BIOPHARMA INC	$557.78M	-100.90%	-88.20%	-85.98%	1,853.70%	0.08	13.78	100.00%	-1,494.60%	-1,466.29%
STVN	STEVANATO GROUP SPA	$5.41B	9.70%	5.70%	10.63%	9.70%	0.69	1.63	29.00%	11.70%	17.87%
EOLS	EVOLUS INC	$424.76M	N/A	-19.40%	-15.27%	-12.20%	-8.67	2.04	66.10%	-14.40%	-7.72%
NUVB	NUVATION BIO INC	$1.67B	-44.10%	-23.80%	-23.68%	-21.70%	0.91	7.44	90.80%	-102.10%	-87.84%
UNH	UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC	$347.35B	12.60%	3.90%	8.94%	15.00%	2.12	0.80	18.80%	2.70%	3.95%
ANGO	ANGIODYNAMICS INC	$494.17M	-17.60%	-11.70%	-16.52%	-36.80%	0.50	2.35	54.30%	-10.00%	-10.25%
PRPO	PRECIPIO INC	$43.90M	-6.70%	-4.50%	-5.06%	-13.10%	0.47	1.56	43.70%	-3.60%	-3.33%
TECH	BIO-TECHNE CORP	$7.42B	5.50%	4.30%	6.49%	12.30%	0.22	4.49	65.00%	9.00%	12.86%
PHAR	PHARMING GROUP NV	$898.85M	4.70%	2.60%	5.31%	7.80%	0.82	2.63	88.10%	3.30%	5.42%
KYMR	KYMERA THERAPEUTICS INC	$6.63B	-25.00%	-22.30%	-19.59%	-26.80%	0.08	10.81	100.00%	-612.00%	-611.26%
TKNO	ALPHA TEKNOVA INC	$207.49M	-24.30%	-16.30%	-17.76%	-14.80%	0.52	4.59	34.00%	-41.10%	-39.00%
IFRX	INFLARX NV	$178.56M	-94.90%	-70.70%	-114.27%	-126.30%	0.33	4.16	-24,646.30%	-146,303.90%	-146,091.95%
OPCH	OPTION CARE HEALTH INC	$3.38B	15.30%	6.00%	12.64%	16.40%	1.50	1.64	19.20%	3.60%	5.91%
KZIA	KAZIA THERAPEUTICS LTD	$746.48M	-217.80%	-51.20%	-52.23%	207.80%	0.53	2.87	100.00%	-1,200.90%	-1,285.72%
SIBN	SI-BONE INC	$656.81M	-9.60%	-7.10%	-6.39%	-6.50%	0.36	9.99	79.60%	-8.10%	-6.86%
EVH	EVOLENT HEALTH INC	$431.93M	-83.70%	-24.60%	-31.01%	-44.80%	3.74	1.32	20.20%	-28.30%	-24.59%
HTFL	HEARTFLOW INC	$2.52B	N/A	-36.40%	-33.27%	-44.50%	0.20	5.57	78.10%	-58.40%	-53.18%
ACH	ACCENDRA HEALTH INC	$207.54M	N/A	-33.10%	-80.33%	-48.10%	-6.20	0.49	46.00%	-39.80%	-35.87%
ALEC	ALECTOR INC	$245.37M	-295.20%	-40.90%	-62.94%	-60.60%	22.11	5.25	100.00%	-680.80%	-679.92%
XRAY	DENTSPLY SIRONA INC	$1.99B	-41.20%	-11.20%	-11.93%	-11.60%	2.97	1.53	48.90%	-17.10%	-13.04%
FMS	FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE AG	$12.15B	7.20%	3.00%	6.59%	7.60%	1.30	1.21	26.00%	4.90%	8.42%
ADMA	ADMA BIOLOGICS INC	$1.96B	39.00%	27.40%	36.10%	39.40%	0.70	6.95	61.30%	32.40%	41.89%
SLS	SELLAS LIFE SCIENCES GROUP INC	$1.41B	-47.10%	-42.60%	-27.35%	4,971.60%	0.06	17.22	N/A	N/A	N/A
SOLV	SOLVENTUM CORP	$13.29B	30.70%	10.00%	18.57%	23.70%	1.84	1.07	53.70%	17.30%	24.16%
NAMS	NEWAMSTERDAM PHARMA CO NV	$4.18B	-29.80%	-27.40%	-31.98%	-106.30%	0.10	9.76	100.00%	-942.80%	-942.76%
UTHR	UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORP	$24.02B	19.20%	17.20%	26.58%	30.40%	0.14	4.79	86.60%	40.60%	51.27%
PHR	PHREESIA INC	$533.50M	0.70%	0.50%	-0.41%	-2.00%	0.97	1.53	67.90%	0.50%	-0.41%
ROIV	ROIVANT SCIENCES LTD	$22.21B	-6.90%	-5.70%	-3.07%	-4.30%	0.09	18.37	84.40%	-3,629.20%	-2,015.04%
ZTS	ZOETIS INC	$33.57B	62.40%	17.50%	27.01%	23.40%	3.69	3.15	71.80%	27.80%	37.21%
MYGN	MYRIAD GENETICS INC	$369.29M	-109.10%	-57.40%	-71.02%	-94.50%	1.00	2.40	70.00%	-48.20%	-46.56%
BFLY	BUTTERFLY NETWORK INC	$1.17B	-36.80%	-25.60%	-32.80%	-69.60%	0.50	4.03	49.20%	-73.60%	-72.15%
JANX	JANUX THERAPEUTICS INC	$878.78M	-11.80%	-11.20%	-11.81%	-11.90%	0.09	17.01	100.00%	-833.60%	-833.60%
OFIX	ORTHOFIX MEDICAL INC	$420.79M	-13.40%	-7.00%	-5.63%	-7.70%	1.04	2.87	70.70%	-7.30%	-4.95%
MMED	MINIMED GROUP INC	$3.29B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.25	1.59	N/A	N/A	N/A
ELVN	ENLIVEN THERAPEUTICS INC	$2.57B	-21.00%	-20.40%	-21.79%	-27.70%	0.03	40.32	N/A	N/A	N/A
ARDX	ARDELYX INC	$1.57B	-38.10%	-11.90%	-9.22%	-6.60%	2.40	3.49	92.50%	-13.60%	-8.52%
BDX	BECTON DICKINSON & CO	$40.30B	4.50%	2.10%	4.68%	7.10%	1.11	0.94	46.80%	5.30%	9.27%
DTIL	PRECISION BIOSCIENCES INC	$184.49M	-79.60%	-34.80%	-31.01%	-113.80%	0.89	14.02	100.00%	-96.70%	-93.67%
AVTX	AVALO THERAPEUTICS INC	$872.59M	-97.50%	-72.40%	-95.79%	-123.50%	0.46	7.66	100.00%	-143,627.10%	-143,340.68%
ADPT	ADAPTIVE BIOTECHNOLOGIES CORP	$2.22B	-24.30%	-9.90%	-9.05%	-8.60%	1.30	3.35	75.30%	-16.80%	-12.84%
GDRX	GOODRX HOLDINGS INC	$867.01M	3.30%	1.40%	7.51%	10.70%	2.25	1.47	91.80%	2.60%	11.07%
AMWL	AMERICAN WELL CORP	$119.13M	-35.10%	-25.10%	-36.25%	-2,146.30%	0.38	3.09	52.90%	-37.00%	-36.99%
RMTI	ROCKWELL MEDICAL INC	$31.97M	-15.40%	-9.60%	-8.99%	-11.40%	0.60	3.74	17.10%	-8.00%	-6.32%
NTRA	NATERA INC	$29.17B	-15.10%	-10.50%	-13.72%	-48.50%	0.47	2.96	65.10%	-9.00%	-11.28%
ADAG	ADAGENE INC	$179.59M	-41.00%	-21.00%	-32.86%	113.30%	0.75	3.07	100.00%	-229.60%	-227.41%
HRMY	HARMONY BIOSCIENCES HOLDINGS INC	$1.77B	17.20%	12.00%	20.07%	48.50%	0.40	3.58	76.50%	16.20%	23.54%
NAGE	NIAGEN BIOSCIENCE INC	$301.85M	25.40%	18.20%	21.52%	118.30%	0.39	4.61	64.30%	14.30%	15.10%
HYPR	HYPERFINE INC	$148.91M	-101.30%	-68.80%	-69.14%	-274.80%	0.76	5.52	51.20%	-226.90%	-226.34%
ICLR	ICON PLC	$8.90B	6.30%	3.60%	6.18%	18.50%	0.77	1.06	28.10%	7.40%	10.13%
AZTA	AZENTA INC	$900.65M	-10.70%	-8.80%	-13.25%	-28.40%	0.23	2.83	43.80%	-29.90%	-36.60%
AQST	AQUESTIVE THERAPEUTICS INC	$530.65M	N/A	-49.30%	-47.68%	-39.50%	-5.14	4.10	63.50%	-137.10%	-103.74%
SLGL	SOL-GEL TECHNOLOGIES LTD	$190.32M	-23.70%	-18.60%	-25.80%	-47.00%	0.31	4.37	100.00%	-31.60%	-31.60%
GH	GUARDANT HEALTH INC	$15.65B	N/A	-26.50%	-26.49%	-21.00%	-11.58	4.68	64.90%	-40.10%	-39.80%
UFPT	UFP TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.75B	16.60%	10.50%	15.49%	23.90%	0.54	2.91	28.40%	11.30%	15.20%
PLYX	POLARYX THERAPEUTICS INC	$186.53M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.41	3.45	N/A	N/A	N/A
HSDT	SOLANA CO	$137.79M	-155.30%	-55.40%	-68.83%	-65.20%	0.01	9.90	94.20%	-1,427.10%	-1,420.59%
ABT	ABBOTT LABORATORIES	$152.88B	12.10%	6.90%	9.42%	17.00%	1.10	1.39	56.30%	13.90%	19.22%
SGRY	SURGERY PARTNERS INC	$1.74B	-4.40%	-0.90%	2.95%	3.70%	2.93	1.86	22.80%	-2.30%	6.59%
NRXP	NRX PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$110.86M	N/A	-219.60%	178.08%	94.30%	-1.86	0.29	50.50%	-1,070.30%	-1,030.83%
SDEV	STABLECOIN DEVELOPMENT CORP	$40.13M	-284.40%	-172.80%	-46.88%	-206.10%	0.30	5.33	N/A	N/A	N/A
TNDM	TANDEM DIABETES CARE INC	$1.08B	-68.30%	-10.00%	-9.92%	-8.10%	7.71	3.58	54.90%	-9.20%	-8.74%
TBPH	THERAVANCE BIOPHARMA INC	$842.38M	43.80%	25.50%	31.49%	62.00%	0.63	13.14	100.00%	104.30%	126.38%
TGTX	TG THERAPEUTICS INC	$6.01B	87.40%	42.80%	11.17%	13.50%	1.62	5.81	83.10%	66.00%	21.41%
QGEN	QIAGEN NV	$7.22B	11.30%	6.60%	9.31%	15.40%	0.74	3.22	62.00%	19.20%	23.52%
ACIU	AC IMMUNE SA	$289.97M	-124.00%	-40.50%	-146.14%	1,976.70%	3.36	0.87	100.00%	-1,788.80%	-1,783.31%
SLN	SILENCE THERAPEUTICS PLC	$306.25M	N/A	-53.70%	-71.69%	-94.10%	-1.33	9.83	79.50%	-8,943.90%	-8,942.55%
INMD	INMODE LTD	$876.84M	13.30%	11.80%	15.18%	26.70%	0.14	8.80	77.80%	23.30%	27.28%
SPTX	SEAPORT THERAPEUTICS INC	N/A	N/A	N/A	-31.37%	N/A	-0.18	17.46	N/A	N/A	N/A
LGND	LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$4.45B	16.20%	11.10%	12.77%	15.60%	0.54	21.28	95.30%	55.90%	69.40%
BDMD	BAIRD MEDICAL INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LTD	$67.21M	-76.80%	-36.90%	-67.96%	-43.30%	1.23	1.70	83.80%	-121.00%	-112.59%

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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