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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
MTD	METTLER TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC	$27.06B	-459.70%	25.20%	47.70%	33.80%	-14.14	1.12	59.90%	21.50%	28.29%
TMO	THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC	$183.16B	13.30%	6.60%	9.49%	15.70%	1.01	1.93	41.20%	15.20%	19.44%
HROW	HARROW INC	$1.48B	-17.50%	-2.80%	14.70%	7.70%	5.96	0.62	74.60%	-4.50%	6.21%
ABT	ABBOTT LABORATORIES	$225.01B	29.80%	17.40%	11.94%	19.60%	0.65	1.82	56.00%	32.40%	19.55%
SCLX	SCILEX HOLDING CO	$120.82M	N/A	-138.10%	32.94%	40.80%	-1.34	0.11	70.40%	-278.00%	-165.46%
APLS	APELLIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$3.49B	-116.10%	-26.70%	-29.03%	-24.10%	4.26	3.77	83.80%	-30.20%	-23.88%
ITGR	INTEGER HOLDINGS CORP	$3.74B	5.00%	2.60%	5.28%	7.10%	0.98	3.41	26.90%	4.60%	9.28%
XRAY	DENTSPLY SIRONA INC	$2.77B	-45.20%	-15.50%	-21.09%	-28.00%	2.10	1.69	51.70%	-25.90%	-28.17%
XLO	XILIO THERAPEUTICS INC	$36.40M	-262.70%	-64.00%	-96.83%	325.10%	8.69	1.96	100.00%	-585.50%	-585.54%
TWST	TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORP	$1.74B	-18.40%	-13.80%	-15.21%	-26.50%	0.35	3.90	49.20%	-23.50%	-23.36%
AMGN	AMGEN INC	$156.28B	97.90%	7.40%	15.37%	14.40%	10.83	1.31	64.50%	19.00%	29.68%
INMD	INMODE LTD	$903.24M	26.60%	23.60%	22.41%	27.70%	0.13	9.60	80.00%	44.50%	35.81%
UTMD	UTAH MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC	$182.31M	10.50%	10.10%	13.06%	77.90%	0.03	41.87	57.30%	32.30%	39.89%
STVN	STEVANATO GROUP SPA	$6.71B	9.70%	5.80%	11.47%	10.40%	0.68	1.79	28.00%	11.80%	18.74%
QDEL	QUIDELORTHO CORP	$1.76B	-15.60%	-7.20%	-4.66%	-5.30%	1.28	1.12	47.30%	-17.00%	-8.90%
ADPT	ADAPTIVE BIOTECHNOLOGIES CORP	$1.97B	-60.90%	-23.00%	-27.07%	-22.50%	1.76	2.84	66.00%	-59.10%	-53.35%
SPRO	SPERO THERAPEUTICS INC	$111.42M	-120.30%	-55.60%	-113.62%	-424.60%	0.89	3.98	100.00%	-110.30%	-110.34%
AMPH	AMPHASTAR PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$1.42B	19.40%	9.10%	14.07%	15.90%	1.17	2.95	50.50%	19.40%	27.48%
BTMD	BIOTE CORP	$147.33M	-30.40%	27.70%	84.94%	36.40%	-2.16	0.98	71.90%	15.70%	23.15%
CPRX	CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$2.46B	27.50%	23.80%	31.66%	413.50%	0.14	6.71	85.80%	37.40%	48.70%
RGEN	REPLIGEN CORP	$7.12B	-1.20%	-0.80%	-0.07%	-0.10%	0.44	6.79	44.40%	-3.50%	-0.28%
BDTX	BLACK DIAMOND THERAPEUTICS INC	$158.65M	4.70%	3.50%	3.19%	5.20%	0.25	9.24	100.00%	7.30%	7.27%
PINC	PREMIER INC	$2.03B	3.50%	1.90%	5.33%	5.80%	1.02	0.66	71.00%	5.70%	10.61%
CORT	CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS INC	$7.59B	20.00%	16.10%	15.26%	17.50%	0.26	3.06	98.40%	18.40%	14.00%
ATR	APTARGROUP INC	$9.11B	15.30%	8.50%	15.42%	21.90%	0.80	1.22	38.30%	10.80%	14.93%
ILMN	ILLUMINA INC	$15.38B	55.20%	20.50%	32.56%	30.50%	1.70	1.81	66.50%	29.40%	35.15%
VCEL	VERICEL CORP	$1.80B	2.50%	1.70%	2.00%	2.00%	0.42	4.97	73.50%	2.90%	3.16%
IPA	IMMUNOPRECISE ANTIBODIES LTD	$93.23M	-105.80%	-57.80%	-95.92%	-118.60%	0.88	2.08	55.30%	-123.30%	-138.60%
OGN	ORGANON & CO	$2.44B	125.00%	5.30%	11.01%	9.30%	17.42	1.65	56.30%	11.10%	18.77%
ASTH	ASTRANA HEALTH INC	$1.66B	4.90%	2.70%	9.79%	15.70%	1.09	1.70	11.90%	1.60%	4.22%
ALVO	ALVOTECH	$2.64B	-20.60%	5.00%	11.81%	6.20%	-9.04	1.82	53.90%	11.30%	23.38%
SRDX	SURMODICS INC	$538.22M	-17.30%	-11.60%	-7.42%	-12.70%	0.48	5.14	73.40%	-16.30%	-9.11%
WAT	WATERS CORP	$17.47B	35.00%	14.40%	23.24%	27.50%	1.18	1.75	59.00%	21.70%	28.24%
OFIX	ORTHOFIX MEDICAL INC	$553.71M	-25.40%	-14.50%	-13.66%	-18.20%	0.83	2.67	67.40%	-15.30%	-11.63%
RDNT	RADNET INC	$5.29B	-1.60%	-0.40%	2.02%	2.00%	2.51	2.00	11.60%	-0.80%	3.14%
CTOR	CITIUS ONCOLOGY INC	$134.80M	-68.40%	-29.70%	-65.81%	-52.40%	1.83	0.35	N/A	N/A	N/A
IQV	IQVIA HOLDINGS INC	$32.20B	20.00%	4.50%	10.54%	16.60%	3.95	0.84	34.20%	7.90%	14.13%
BGM	BGM GROUP LTD	$54.74M	-2.40%	-2.10%	-3.78%	-20.90%	0.13	1.82	19.40%	-10.10%	-25.89%
JYNT	JOINT CORP	$165.25M	-10.20%	-2.70%	-6.41%	-18.30%	2.15	1.80	36.80%	-11.30%	-13.02%
MRK	MERCK & CO INC	$206.72B	34.90%	14.00%	22.33%	26.50%	1.40	1.42	76.60%	25.80%	32.11%
AIRS	AIRSCULPT TECHNOLOGIES INC	$389.60M	-17.60%	-7.10%	-5.01%	-5.90%	1.18	0.64	59.00%	-8.80%	-5.24%
NEUP	NEUPHORIA THERAPEUTICS INC	$15.23M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.18	11.01	N/A	N/A	N/A
OVID	OVID THERAPEUTICS INC	$59.73M	-58.80%	-43.20%	-55.73%	-55.70%	0.39	4.72	100.00%	-574.00%	-574.02%
FLGT	FULGENT GENETICS INC	$665.44M	-4.50%	-4.20%	-5.21%	-6.40%	0.08	6.01	40.00%	-16.80%	-19.39%
IRTC	IRHYTHM TECHNOLOGIES INC	$5.21B	-104.70%	-9.90%	-9.43%	-6.90%	8.30	5.02	69.80%	-14.10%	-11.93%
TDOC	TELADOC HEALTH INC	$1.29B	-14.20%	-6.20%	-8.41%	-18.00%	1.04	2.67	70.30%	-8.20%	-8.25%
SEM	SELECT MEDICAL HOLDINGS CORP	$1.56B	7.80%	2.20%	5.13%	4.40%	2.25	1.15	9.60%	3.20%	5.69%
HCAT	HEALTH CATALYST INC	$205.84M	-27.70%	-12.60%	-17.10%	-35.30%	0.77	1.83	45.30%	-31.70%	-27.98%
STXS	STEREOTAXIS INC	$262.90M	-464.20%	-53.40%	-114.34%	-270.60%	23.64	1.06	50.20%	-77.50%	-73.43%
BLCO	BAUSCH & LOMB CORP	$4.98B	-4.20%	-2.00%	0.13%	0.20%	1.14	1.55	59.70%	-5.60%	0.31%
PTHS	PELTHOS THERAPEUTICS INC	$57.68M	N/A	-689.50%	131.48%	454.90%	-1.13	0.11	N/A	N/A	N/A
ATRA	ATARA BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC	$82.31M	-8.30%	6.60%	44.55%	25.20%	-2.05	1.70	81.20%	3.10%	5.27%
ENSG	ENSIGN GROUP INC	$9.58B	17.20%	6.80%	10.33%	7.80%	1.44	1.41	15.90%	7.00%	9.35%
TALK	TALKSPACE INC	$423.69M	2.50%	2.10%	-1.93%	-5.60%	0.18	6.51	44.30%	1.40%	-1.09%
PTCT	PTC THERAPEUTICS INC	$3.86B	-71.70%	29.30%	39.40%	123.50%	-15.30	3.89	96.90%	33.60%	45.78%
RCUS	ARCUS BIOSCIENCES INC	$1.05B	-56.00%	-25.70%	-33.64%	-35.90%	0.96	4.51	100.00%	-113.70%	-111.07%
PHG	KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV	$25.19B	-5.80%	-2.40%	3.11%	4.90%	1.41	1.23	43.10%	-3.90%	3.60%
XNCR	XENCOR INC	$545.62M	-25.70%	-18.40%	-17.20%	-13.80%	0.42	5.34	100.00%	-116.40%	-91.72%
GYRE	GYRE THERAPEUTICS INC	$791.69M	5.80%	3.10%	5.16%	7.40%	0.25	5.40	95.90%	4.10%	6.85%
TAK	TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD	$46.24B	1.90%	0.90%	3.77%	5.50%	1.04	1.16	64.80%	3.10%	9.96%
HAE	HAEMONETICS CORP	$2.51B	19.10%	6.70%	11.84%	11.10%	1.99	1.62	55.00%	12.30%	16.30%
TKNO	ALPHA TEKNOVA INC	$256.52M	-28.50%	-19.70%	-21.17%	-19.10%	0.45	5.64	21.00%	-60.90%	-59.19%
ALGN	ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC	$10.36B	11.30%	7.00%	14.70%	22.50%	0.59	1.23	69.80%	11.00%	15.65%
OMDA	OMADA HEALTH INC	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-0.21	2.08	N/A	N/A	N/A
ASMB	ASSEMBLY BIOSCIENCES INC	$191.50M	-149.00%	-39.00%	-116.58%	-139.30%	3.46	1.64	N/A	N/A	N/A
DERM	JOURNEY MEDICAL CORP	$176.99M	-48.70%	-11.30%	-12.78%	-32.50%	3.22	1.27	69.40%	-15.50%	-9.22%
IMCR	IMMUNOCORE HOLDINGS PLC	$1.66B	-5.90%	-2.10%	-0.47%	-0.50%	1.72	6.36	99.00%	-6.50%	-1.24%
NVO	NOVO NORDISK A S	$227.49B	77.90%	24.20%	51.26%	67.90%	1.87	0.78	83.90%	35.60%	45.13%
LFMD	LIFEMD INC	$312.95M	N/A	-12.40%	-30.54%	19.90%	-41.06	0.77	87.60%	-3.70%	-1.25%
VRCA	VERRICA PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$58.09M	N/A	-115.50%	-400.01%	-132.00%	-3.24	1.26	86.50%	-330.50%	-268.91%
KRYS	KRYSTAL BIOTECH INC	$4.35B	15.20%	13.80%	16.05%	26.50%	0.09	9.68	93.40%	40.80%	46.98%
CERT	CERTARA INC	$1.76B	0.70%	0.50%	2.20%	9.70%	0.44	2.16	61.10%	2.00%	7.67%
INGN	INOGEN INC	$207.40M	-13.80%	-8.50%	-10.91%	-27.00%	0.56	3.03	45.20%	-7.60%	-7.78%
ZYBT	ZHENGYE BIOTECHNOLOGY HOLDING LTD	$358.94M	4.10%	2.30%	4.56%	4.10%	0.50	1.31	49.00%	6.10%	8.73%
HLN	HALEON PLC	$44.06B	8.80%	4.20%	7.64%	20.40%	1.12	0.98	60.70%	12.80%	19.40%
QNTM	QUANTUM BIOPHARMA LTD	$77.53M	-290.00%	-163.00%	-1,290.59%	-3,068.20%	3.52	0.78	N/A	N/A	N/A
SEER	SEER INC	$117.19M	-25.90%	-23.20%	-26.45%	-25.40%	0.12	19.15	49.90%	-506.20%	-504.64%
WEAV	WEAVE COMMUNICATIONS INC	$596.26M	-42.50%	-15.60%	-23.81%	-26.10%	1.59	1.22	71.80%	-13.60%	-13.27%
CERS	CERUS CORP	$243.46M	-34.20%	-9.30%	-7.75%	-4.70%	2.83	2.00	60.90%	-8.70%	-4.61%
CYH	COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC	$382.53M	N/A	-1.40%	7.60%	4.40%	-9.04	1.59	84.70%	-1.50%	6.82%
BAX	BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC	$12.56B	-2.10%	-0.70%	0.35%	0.30%	1.88	2.30	35.30%	-1.40%	0.58%
IMCC	IM CANNABIS CORP	$10.76M	-22.50%	-2.70%	84.06%	49.40%	10.51	0.72	24.20%	-2.20%	9.50%
AXSM	AXSOME THERAPEUTICS INC	$5.43B	-357.60%	-41.70%	-80.39%	-140.30%	7.76	1.57	91.50%	-49.90%	-48.34%
NRSN	NEUROSENSE THERAPEUTICS LTD	$28.78M	N/A	-491.20%	1,710.60%	441.30%	-4.25	0.71	N/A	N/A	N/A
MYGN	MYRIAD GENETICS INC	$548.03M	-62.60%	-41.70%	-87.24%	-115.90%	0.75	1.42	70.40%	-47.40%	-50.01%
CON	CONCENTRA GROUP HOLDINGS PARENT INC	$3.00B	29.70%	6.20%	12.42%	12.80%	7.81	1.10	28.00%	8.10%	15.48%
LENZ	LENZ THERAPEUTICS INC	$1.17B	-25.60%	-24.40%	-25.08%	-29.60%	0.05	20.54	100.00%	-1,048.00%	-1,037.94%
RLAY	RELAY THERAPEUTICS INC	$581.20M	-44.20%	-39.50%	-43.73%	-46.50%	0.11	19.96	100.00%	-4,341.50%	-4,341.53%
NTRB	NUTRIBAND INC	$70.27M	-113.30%	-100.20%	-190.44%	-2,642.70%	0.21	3.71	34.60%	-415.80%	-415.05%
GKOS	GLAUKOS CORP	$5.22B	-12.50%	-9.60%	-9.54%	-15.70%	0.29	5.51	76.30%	-21.40%	-20.00%
STSS	SHARPS TECHNOLOGY INC	$5.24M	-8.70%	-5.30%	9.82%	35.40%	0.18	4.35	-463.40%	-324.80%	647.18%
OKYO	OKYO PHARMA LTD	$99.29M	N/A	-180.40%	127.79%	102.70%	-1.66	0.40	N/A	N/A	N/A
RVTY	REVVITY INC	$10.38B	3.70%	2.30%	3.31%	8.00%	0.64	3.33	55.90%	10.20%	13.81%
BNTX	BIONTECH SE	$27.09B	-1.80%	-1.60%	-1.65%	-3.50%	0.17	8.61	79.80%	-12.00%	-11.35%
ARDX	ARDELYX INC	$1.41B	-36.60%	-13.40%	-10.28%	-9.00%	2.35	4.30	84.80%	-14.60%	-10.25%
TECH	BIO-TECHNE CORP	$8.42B	6.30%	4.90%	7.22%	13.40%	0.31	3.71	65.80%	10.90%	14.79%
ENTA	ENANTA PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$165.47M	-89.00%	-27.30%	-33.61%	-29.90%	2.80	5.00	100.00%	-142.00%	-133.00%
RARE	ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL INC	$2.80B	-245.10%	-37.70%	-52.36%	-32.40%	7.96	2.46	85.30%	-87.30%	-86.93%
AGEN	AGENUS INC	$144.98M	N/A	-78.00%	168.15%	-1,029.80%	-1.47	0.06	99.40%	-162.90%	-81.58%
TARS	TARSUS PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$2.29B	-32.40%	-21.00%	-20.45%	-29.10%	0.49	5.26	93.40%	-31.10%	-28.01%

Healthcare Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Biotechnology	637	+0.16%	+4.39%	+5.40%	-64.07%	-116.18x	4.42x	-121.17%	-6.90%	-1.45%	+91.91%	Strong Buy
Diagnostics & Research	57	-0.65%	+5.82%	+10.75%	-11.64%	23.48x	3.84x	-3.66%	+7.34%	+14.22%	+6.42%	Buy
Drug Manufacturers - General	18	+1.22%	+4.73%	-2.89%	-13.96%	34.55x	5.87x	+58.71%	+10.34%	+17.79%	+52.31%	Buy
Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic	77	+0.28%	+7.01%	+1.44%	-66.95%	-10.62x	2.24x	+12.23%	+4.91%	+10.43%	+33.61%	Buy
Healthcare Plans	11	+0.15%	+7.00%	-6.09%	-38.26%	13.12x	1.76x	+15.36%	+4.82%	+11.26%	+25.76%	Buy
Health Information Services	55	-0.70%	+5.29%	+3.12%	-55.42%	80.97x	4.02x	+7.39%	+4.83%	+9.55%	+21.87%	Strong Buy
Medical Care Facilities	48	-0.63%	+4.80%	+0.49%	-32.55%	15.89x	4.70x	-194.08%	+6.86%	+15.22%	+19.15%	Buy
Medical Devices	141	-0.80%	+4.06%	-1.62%	-20.79%	31.59x	3.98x	+13.01%	+8.47%	+10.00%	+30.11%	Strong Buy
Medical Distribution	10	+1.29%	+2.12%	-4.82%	+20.45%	26.65x	289.07x	-6.50%	+3.03%	+18.71%	+15.90%	Buy
Medical Instruments & Supplies	55	-1.07%	+2.00%	+0.19%	-60.20%	32.98x	3.50x	+10.58%	+8.31%	+11.13%	+23.54%	Buy

Healthcare Stocks FAQ

What are the best healthcare stocks to buy right now in Aug 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. Phibro Animal Health (NASDAQ:PAHC)

Phibro Animal Health (NASDAQ:PAHC) is the #1 top healthcare stock out of 1109 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: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Phibro Animal Health (NASDAQ:PAHC) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 20 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 25. It passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Phibro Animal Health has seen its stock return 75.79% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 124 percentage points.

Phibro Animal Health has an average 1 year price target of $30.50, a downside of -0.23% from Phibro Animal Health's current stock price of $30.57.

Phibro Animal Health stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Phibro Animal Health, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC)

Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC) is the #2 top healthcare stock out of 1109 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 Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC) is: Value: A, Growth: A, Momentum: D, Sentiment: B, Safety: D, Financials: A, and AI: A.

Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC) has a Due Diligence Score of 31, which is 6 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 25. It passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Embecta has seen its stock lose -5.97% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 42 percentage points.

Embecta has an average 1 year price target of $12.00, a downside of -13.48% from Embecta's current stock price of $13.87.

Embecta stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Embecta, 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.

3. Theravance Biopharma (NASDAQ:TBPH)

Theravance Biopharma (NASDAQ:TBPH) is the #3 top healthcare stock out of 1109 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 Theravance Biopharma (NASDAQ:TBPH) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: D, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Theravance Biopharma (NASDAQ:TBPH) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 14 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 25. It passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Theravance Biopharma has seen its stock return 58.19% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 106 percentage points.

Theravance Biopharma has an average 1 year price target of $21.33, an upside of 64.86% from Theravance Biopharma's current stock price of $12.94.

Theravance Biopharma stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Theravance Biopharma, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% 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 71 healthcare stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 healthcare stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Simulations Plus (NASDAQ:SLP)

Simulations Plus (NASDAQ:SLP) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the healthcare sector average of 2%. Simulations Plus's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Simulations Plus's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Simulations Plus's dividend payout ratio of -1.9% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Dr Reddys Laboratories (NYSE:RDY)

Dr Reddys Laboratories (NYSE:RDY) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the healthcare sector average of 2%. Dr Reddys Laboratories's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Dr Reddys Laboratories's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Dr Reddys Laboratories's dividend payout ratio of 12.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Select Medical Holdings (NYSE:SEM)

Select Medical Holdings (NYSE:SEM) has an annual dividend yield of 14.1%, which is 12 percentage points higher than the healthcare sector average of 2%. Select Medical Holdings's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one 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 35.1% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are healthcare stocks down?

Healthcare stocks were down -0.19% in the last day, and up 4.59% over the last week. Leap Therapeutics was the among the top losers in the healthcare sector, dropping -28.02% yesterday.

Leap Therapeutics shares are trading lower after the company reported a Q2 EPS miss.

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 41 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 16. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Embecta's stock has dropped -5.97% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by 42 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 57, which is 41 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 16. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Harmony Biosciences Holdings's stock has gained 5.98% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by 54 percentage points.

3. Puma Biotechnology (NASDAQ:PBYI)

Puma Biotechnology (NASDAQ:PBYI) 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.

Puma Biotechnology has a valuation score of 43, which is 27 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 16. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Puma Biotechnology's stock has gained 95.95% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by 144 percentage points.

Are healthcare stocks a good buy now?

50.6% of healthcare stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect healthcare stocks to rise by 44.32% over the next year.

5.45% of healthcare stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 12.32% of healthcare stocks are rated B (Buy), 42.3% are rated C (Hold), 26.54% are rated D (Sell), and 13.39% 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 7.22x.

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