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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
GUTS	FRACTYL HEALTH INC	$116.45M	-4,573.90%	-108.80%	-128.61%	-133.10%	3.65	4.28	N/A	N/A	N/A
HOWL	WEREWOLF THERAPEUTICS INC	$30.71M	-208.20%	-75.10%	-260.91%	-220.20%	3.76	1.27	N/A	N/A	N/A
DNLI	DENALI THERAPEUTICS INC	$3.09B	-52.20%	-43.90%	-43.94%	-54.40%	0.37	9.29	N/A	N/A	N/A
FEED	ENVUE MEDICAL INC	$4.59M	-44.10%	-35.10%	-66.41%	1,047.20%	0.23	1.09	6.00%	-657.10%	-896.55%
CMPX	COMPASS THERAPEUTICS INC	$336.76M	-39.70%	-35.30%	-34.98%	-45.10%	0.10	19.04	N/A	N/A	N/A
CTEV	CLARITEV CORP	$486.37M	N/A	-5.80%	0.52%	0.50%	-21.04	1.28	73.20%	-29.30%	2.45%
OSUR	ORASURE TECHNOLOGIES INC	$204.48M	-21.50%	-18.20%	-21.86%	-62.60%	0.21	5.46	42.20%	-66.40%	-64.81%
MAIA	MAIA BIOTECHNOLOGY INC	$79.65M	-284.80%	-142.90%	-83.62%	413.60%	0.27	5.59	N/A	N/A	N/A
PRCT	PROCEPT BIOROBOTICS CORP	$1.63B	-27.70%	-20.30%	-26.18%	-45.70%	0.40	6.73	64.00%	-31.80%	-34.43%
RVMD	REVOLUTION MEDICINES INC	$30.98B	-83.20%	-59.10%	-67.98%	-65.20%	0.50	6.80	N/A	N/A	N/A
BBNX	BETA BIONICS INC	$437.60M	-23.00%	-20.60%	-23.62%	-24.40%	0.12	10.69	57.20%	-60.30%	-60.27%
MAZE	MAZE THERAPEUTICS INC	$1.43B	-36.60%	-31.80%	-30.54%	-78.90%	0.23	17.88	100.00%	-612.70%	-608.38%
MBRX	MOLECULIN BIOTECH INC	$12.49M	N/A	-158.30%	-219.75%	808.30%	0.47	1.41	N/A	N/A	N/A
NKTX	NKARTA INC	$234.67M	-30.90%	-24.20%	-28.24%	-23.70%	0.30	12.96	N/A	N/A	N/A
ORGO	ORGANOGENESIS HOLDINGS INC	$310.11M	-7.20%	-3.60%	0.67%	0.80%	0.57	3.53	72.90%	-3.60%	0.58%
PASG	PASSAGE BIO INC	$16.14M	-150.90%	-59.80%	-230.32%	-270.70%	2.10	1.73	N/A	N/A	N/A
ACOG	ALPHA COGNITION INC	$119.54M	-48.90%	-37.60%	-29.28%	-851.60%	0.28	8.65	81.30%	-202.20%	-202.24%
IBIO	IBIO INC	$79.98M	-53.90%	-46.50%	-34.62%	-120.80%	0.11	11.88	100.00%	-9,202.00%	-9,154.33%
PHIO	PHIO PHARMACEUTICALS CORP	$12.78M	-77.30%	-70.90%	-66.41%	1,458.10%	0.06	18.32	N/A	N/A	N/A
FBRX	FORTE BIOSCIENCES INC	$497.43M	-106.20%	-85.50%	-170.84%	641.40%	0.60	2.75	N/A	N/A	N/A
IMDX	INSIGHT MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS INC	$160.20M	N/A	-111.30%	-366.30%	-844.80%	-1.82	1.27	56.70%	-1,238.50%	-1,235.83%
CVRX	CVRX INC	$139.84M	-120.80%	-48.40%	-51.81%	-68.50%	2.43	10.20	86.20%	-89.10%	-79.14%
XENE	XENON PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$5.32B	-49.20%	-46.40%	-28.59%	-70.10%	0.04	27.79	N/A	N/A	N/A
CING	CINGULATE INC	$55.70M	-515.30%	-174.30%	-471.57%	-717.00%	5.01	1.16	N/A	N/A	N/A
SENS	SENSEONICS HOLDINGS INC	$240.79M	-130.00%	-67.20%	-107.76%	-71.70%	2.00	3.51	52.10%	-214.20%	-202.58%
SRRK	SCHOLAR ROCK HOLDING CORP	$5.89B	-163.50%	-96.70%	-84.39%	-216.20%	0.94	8.64	N/A	N/A	N/A
RZLT	REZOLUTE INC	$317.76M	-58.80%	-54.50%	-69.20%	-74.40%	0.07	15.84	N/A	N/A	N/A
IRON	DISC MEDICINE INC	$2.62B	-36.90%	-33.90%	-33.06%	-39.40%	0.09	24.00	N/A	N/A	N/A
ACB	AURORA CANNABIS INC	$190.54M	-20.60%	-14.00%	-15.21%	-17.60%	0.39	3.06	34.50%	-30.20%	-25.65%
RNAC	CARTESIAN THERAPEUTICS INC	$255.62M	N/A	-45.90%	-59.08%	-107.40%	-2.95	7.65	100.00%	-8,698.70%	-9,068.56%
CRNX	CRINETICS PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$3.89B	-44.00%	-39.60%	-37.30%	-43.80%	0.09	18.60	92.90%	-2,747.20%	-2,746.18%
NGEN	NERVGEN PHARMA CORP	$297.09M	-1,457.60%	-206.70%	-1,268.86%	259.20%	5.68	1.16	N/A	N/A	N/A
RARE	ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL INC	$2.64B	N/A	-45.70%	-62.33%	-38.20%	-6.28	2.02	83.50%	-90.90%	-90.37%
ZURA	ZURA BIO LTD	$451.24M	-76.80%	-65.90%	-34.39%	568.20%	0.05	19.33	N/A	N/A	N/A
VALN	VALNEVA SE	$520.62M	-74.50%	-25.60%	-23.64%	-19.60%	2.76	2.38	38.70%	-66.00%	-41.35%
ENGN	ENGENE THERAPEUTICS INC	$96.46M	-55.80%	-45.70%	-38.23%	-51.90%	0.20	11.75	N/A	N/A	N/A
RCEL	AVITA MEDICAL INC	$134.17M	N/A	-78.40%	693.27%	-122.80%	-4.39	0.57	82.10%	-67.80%	-60.85%
BCAX	BICARA THERAPEUTICS INC	$1.47B	-35.90%	-33.80%	-30.55%	-85.50%	0.08	13.85	N/A	N/A	N/A
DMAC	DIAMEDICA THERAPEUTICS INC	$340.54M	-77.20%	-69.30%	-74.22%	-90.40%	0.12	9.11	N/A	N/A	N/A
MCRB	SERES THERAPEUTICS INC	$77.08M	-127.30%	-34.50%	-47.72%	-32.10%	3.44	1.65	100.00%	-4,088.80%	-4,088.84%
BHVN	BIOHAVEN LTD	$1.39B	-866.50%	-138.00%	-156.05%	-152.70%	2.60	7.41	N/A	N/A	N/A
ARVN	ARVINAS INC	$617.47M	-44.40%	-28.40%	-41.57%	-41.20%	0.67	5.44	100.00%	-247.50%	-247.20%
MNPR	MONOPAR THERAPEUTICS	$410.56M	-14.20%	-13.90%	-9.94%	-46.90%	0.02	51.35	N/A	N/A	N/A
OSRH	OSR HOLDINGS INC	$21.27M	-33.90%	-15.30%	-18.42%	312.80%	0.57	0.16	20.40%	-931.20%	-977.14%
REPL	REPLIMUNE GROUP INC	$337.72M	-102.70%	-72.20%	-108.40%	-88.80%	0.58	5.60	N/A	N/A	N/A
HOTH	HOTH THERAPEUTICS INC	$10.73M	-139.80%	-126.90%	-202.73%	-3,812.30%	0.24	4.72	N/A	N/A	N/A
NGNE	NEUROGENE INC	$498.39M	-37.90%	-34.70%	-40.38%	-52.40%	0.11	13.08	N/A	N/A	N/A
ORIC	ORIC PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$914.06M	-35.30%	-33.30%	-32.27%	-41.00%	0.05	16.33	N/A	N/A	N/A
TYRA	TYRA BIOSCIENCES INC	$1.88B	-41.20%	-38.40%	-45.35%	-55.20%	0.09	14.67	N/A	N/A	N/A
IMA	IMAGENEBIO INC	$64.52M	-35.90%	-31.80%	-36.02%	-84.10%	0.11	18.39	N/A	N/A	N/A
FLGT	FULGENT GENETICS INC	$448.73M	-6.70%	-6.20%	-7.78%	-9.10%	0.11	5.32	38.70%	-23.00%	-25.90%
RCKT	ROCKET PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$397.46M	-70.80%	-59.60%	-79.52%	-94.90%	0.20	6.12	N/A	N/A	N/A
OLMA	OLEMA PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$1.22B	-45.90%	-41.20%	-38.30%	-51.00%	0.10	10.88	N/A	N/A	N/A
SRTS	SENSUS HEALTHCARE INC	$55.48M	-15.10%	-13.40%	-19.92%	-32.00%	0.10	9.72	43.20%	-28.10%	-35.02%
VNDA	VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$386.07M	-61.40%	-44.60%	-50.25%	-65.50%	0.54	2.16	94.20%	-110.00%	-68.74%
MDWD	MEDIWOUND LTD	$207.03M	-65.80%	-30.20%	-35.10%	-60.20%	0.98	2.33	19.20%	-140.80%	-125.30%
CRBP	CORBUS PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDINGS INC	$211.77M	-70.90%	-61.80%	-66.90%	-88.60%	0.14	7.92	N/A	N/A	N/A
BBOT	BRIDGEBIO ONCOLOGY THERAPEUTICS INC	$651.27M	-61.50%	-41.00%	-41.16%	-122.10%	0.12	6.16	N/A	N/A	N/A
MGX	METAGENOMI THERAPEUTICS INC	$50.82M	-51.20%	-36.60%	-49.32%	-40.60%	0.43	6.43	100.00%	-384.60%	-385.27%
SABS	SAB BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC	$276.80M	-0.30%	-0.30%	-0.07%	-0.10%	0.09	11.45	N/A	N/A	N/A
ARTL	ARTELO BIOSCIENCES INC	$1.70M	N/A	-344.80%	1,013.84%	383.00%	-3.20	0.17	N/A	N/A	N/A
RGNX	REGENXBIO INC	$528.52M	-103.10%	-37.80%	-44.45%	-27.00%	3.41	2.38	88.10%	-113.80%	-87.34%
LITS	LITE STRATEGY INC	$45.45M	-68.90%	-67.50%	-48.50%	-91.70%	0.01	10.04	N/A	N/A	N/A
MDAI	SPECTRAL AI INC	$68.42M	N/A	-41.20%	-856.74%	708.90%	-4.74	0.94	45.40%	-38.50%	-33.96%
ABEO	ABEONA THERAPEUTICS INC	$324.04M	53.20%	35.80%	39.49%	67.10%	0.38	6.93	73.70%	1,223.10%	1,289.05%
CADL	CANDEL THERAPEUTICS INC	$638.71M	-51.40%	-36.30%	-31.04%	-354.50%	1.41	13.49	N/A	N/A	N/A
PRME	PRIME MEDICINE INC	$596.04M	-188.80%	-61.00%	-76.76%	-60.10%	2.84	3.80	100.00%	-4,917.60%	-4,917.55%
PROK	PROKIDNEY CORP	$537.41M	N/A	-18.80%	-22.49%	-28.20%	-0.03	9.13	100.00%	-7,725.20%	-7,678.39%
ARCT	ARCTURUS THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS INC	$234.49M	-36.60%	-28.40%	-37.28%	-272.80%	0.28	6.31	100.00%	-143.80%	-143.80%
SDGR	SCHRODINGER INC	$948.21M	-30.80%	-15.30%	-21.99%	-26.40%	1.02	2.74	55.30%	-40.60%	-40.08%
PCVX	VAXCYTE INC	$7.80B	-32.50%	-29.50%	-30.47%	-33.20%	0.12	7.49	N/A	N/A	N/A
MSLE	SATELLOS BIOSCIENCE INC	$112.23M	-52.00%	-47.40%	-88.90%	-175.30%	0.15	7.77	N/A	N/A	N/A
BEAT	HEARTBEAM INC	$37.47M	-571.10%	-353.10%	-807.34%	-10,031.00%	1.25	1.45	N/A	N/A	N/A
KURA	KURA ONCOLOGY INC	$859.34M	-142.00%	-43.30%	-53.18%	-58.80%	5.05	6.15	99.60%	-411.20%	-409.03%
SCLX	SCILEX HOLDING CO	$57.83M	N/A	-200.30%	292.61%	255.20%	-2.78	0.08	65.00%	-1,330.40%	-1,147.82%
HUMA	HUMACYTE INC	$202.04M	-424.80%	-32.10%	-30.19%	-27.30%	36.43	3.69	-376.10%	-2,003.60%	-1,451.57%
TARA	PROTARA THERAPEUTICS INC	$278.53M	-36.40%	-33.80%	-28.93%	-48.70%	0.07	14.58	N/A	N/A	N/A
RNXT	RENOVORX INC	$39.35M	-119.80%	-91.20%	-182.10%	2,871.00%	0.49	4.02	70.90%	-994.50%	-994.48%
AGPU	AXE COMPUTE INC	$36.89M	N/A	-1,427.20%	-479.41%	2,741.90%	0.11	10.02	42.00%	-186,053.40%	-186,053.45%
MBOT	MICROBOT MEDICAL INC	$147.08M	-24.40%	-23.10%	-16.82%	-26.20%	0.05	23.33	N/A	N/A	N/A
BCYC	BICYCLE THERAPEUTICS PLC	$329.51M	-35.70%	-29.50%	-36.03%	-465.30%	0.18	12.66	100.00%	-345.00%	-342.41%
CMPS	COMPASS PATHWAYS PLC	$1.21B	-335.90%	-106.80%	763.28%	1,044.50%	-4.98	0.77	N/A	N/A	N/A
RXST	RXSIGHT INC	$228.51M	-17.00%	-15.10%	-16.83%	-17.40%	0.14	10.20	77.00%	-36.60%	-36.53%
STEX	STREAMEX CORP	$87.75M	-1,478.30%	-428.30%	-319.48%	980.30%	0.41	1.68	N/A	N/A	N/A
EYPT	EYEPOINT INC	$1.14B	-110.50%	-90.20%	-108.21%	-131.50%	0.25	6.66	76.50%	-3,566.60%	-3,563.19%
TECX	TECTONIC THERAPEUTIC INC	$527.58M	-32.30%	-30.90%	-35.19%	8,093.00%	0.07	18.51	N/A	N/A	N/A
ZBIO	ZENAS BIOPHARMA INC	$1.19B	-157.00%	-113.40%	-115.42%	-227.10%	0.58	5.61	100.00%	-3,777.40%	-3,704.89%
LENZ	LENZ THERAPEUTICS INC	$248.01M	-46.80%	-43.30%	-43.97%	-52.80%	0.11	10.40	92.90%	-519.30%	-516.91%
TCRX	TSCAN THERAPEUTICS INC	$75.15M	-91.90%	-50.10%	-66.76%	-76.90%	1.08	6.65	100.00%	-1,360.60%	-1,330.19%
NRIX	NURIX THERAPEUTICS INC	$1.65B	-64.20%	-48.40%	-54.15%	-64.00%	0.32	6.01	100.00%	-411.40%	-410.31%
OSTX	OS THERAPIES INC	$67.60M	N/A	-378.90%	583.84%	565.00%	-1.95	0.03	N/A	N/A	N/A
AARD	AARDVARK THERAPEUTICS INC	$133.30M	-61.70%	-56.30%	-80.32%	-99.60%	0.13	8.06	N/A	N/A	N/A
VERA	VERA THERAPEUTICS INC	$2.63B	-74.90%	-60.20%	-62.68%	-71.90%	0.24	13.64	N/A	N/A	N/A
XNCR	XENCOR INC	$922.32M	-28.80%	-20.50%	-21.41%	-15.70%	0.43	6.57	100.00%	-177.10%	-145.89%
ANVS	ANNOVIS BIO INC	$64.65M	-159.40%	-133.50%	-165.39%	28,750.00%	0.25	5.80	N/A	N/A	N/A
LRMR	LARIMAR THERAPEUTICS INC	$429.04M	-137.70%	-101.40%	-204.42%	-226.30%	0.87	2.19	N/A	N/A	N/A
HELP	CYBIN INC	$252.46M	-65.60%	-55.90%	-48.03%	-428.20%	0.06	13.78	N/A	N/A	N/A
SPRY	ARS PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$856.94M	-100.30%	-51.10%	-58.50%	-47.60%	1.87	7.28	75.80%	-203.30%	-200.26%
ATOS	ATOSSA THERAPEUTICS INC	$44.43M	-84.90%	-72.40%	-123.47%	2,579.00%	0.25	4.92	N/A	N/A	N/A
CRVO	CERVOMED INC	$34.91M	-96.00%	-82.90%	-147.98%	-142.30%	0.26	4.91	100.00%	-673.10%	-673.06%

Healthcare Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Biotechnology	605	+0.40%	+0.58%	+1.76%	-3.27%	16.80x	5.01x	-131.85%	-13.06%	-9.39%	+60.73%	Strong Buy
Diagnostics & Research	55	+0.42%	-4.98%	-7.03%	+5.12%	15.41x	3.31x	-6.51%	+6.26%	+12.44%	+28.72%	Strong Buy
Drug Manufacturers - General	20	+1.80%	+0.73%	+0.44%	+29.67%	34.44x	6.87x	+34.23%	+12.24%	+21.51%	+18.94%	Buy
Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic	75	-0.07%	-5.65%	-0.82%	-32.38%	17.46x	1.56x	+6.49%	+4.90%	+10.71%	+42.42%	Buy
Healthcare Plans	10	+4.06%	+10.05%	+26.20%	-4.30%	27.11x	2.38x	+9.07%	+2.83%	+6.95%	-4.84%	Buy
Health Information Services	54	+0.27%	+1.05%	+7.97%	-78.02%	19.44x	2.93x	-2.99%	+0.89%	+2.30%	+44.87%	Buy
Medical Care Facilities	50	+1.66%	+5.55%	+2.89%	-24.05%	15.17x	5.01x	-47.65%	+6.75%	+20.11%	+18.57%	Buy
Medical Devices	139	+1.27%	-2.09%	-6.50%	-65.81%	21.70x	2.93x	+6.83%	+5.22%	+8.90%	+39.73%	Strong Buy
Medical Distribution	10	+0.82%	-9.31%	-15.06%	+4.97%	21.03x	137.01x	-103.91%	+3.58%	+25.34%	+34.54%	Buy
Medical Instruments & Supplies	55	+0.35%	-2.33%	-3.76%	-11.58%	44.01x	3.21x	+8.55%	+7.32%	+10.85%	+31.00%	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 1073 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 41, which is 14 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 27. It passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Bioventus has seen its stock return 50.45% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 76 percentage points.

Bioventus has an average 1 year price target of $15.00, an upside of 47.93% from Bioventus's current stock price of $10.14.

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 1073 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 27, which is equal to the healthcare sector average of 27. It passed 9 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Jazz Pharmaceuticals has seen its stock return 119.97% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 146 percentage points.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals has an average 1 year price target of $237.67, an upside of 4.31% from Jazz Pharmaceuticals's current stock price of $227.84.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 12 analysts covering Jazz Pharmaceuticals, 58.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 8.33% 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 1073 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 237.57% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 263 percentage points.

Indivior Pharmaceuticals has an average 1 year price target of $48.00, an upside of 25.39% from Indivior Pharmaceuticals's current stock price of $38.28.

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

1. 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 2.5%.

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

2. Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC)

Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC) has an annual dividend yield of 17.6%, which is 15 percentage points higher than the healthcare sector average of 2.5%.

Embecta's dividend payout ratio of 31.2% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Dominari Holdings (NASDAQ:DOMH)

Dominari Holdings (NASDAQ:DOMH) has an annual dividend yield of 17.01%, which is 15 percentage points higher than the healthcare sector average of 2.5%.

Dominari Holdings's dividend payout ratio of -42.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are healthcare stocks up?

Healthcare stocks were up 0.86% in the last day, and down -0.54% over the last week. Pacs Group was the among the top gainers in the healthcare sector, gaining 28.56% yesterday.

PACS Group shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q1 financial results. Also, the company announced a $250 million share buyback.

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 -72.52% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by -47 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 457.22% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by 483 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 71, which is 56 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 15. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Auna Sa's stock has dropped -29.29% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by -3 percentage points.

Are healthcare stocks a good buy now?

60.89% of healthcare stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect healthcare stocks to rise by 40.33% over the next year.

5.11% of healthcare stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 12.09% of healthcare stocks are rated B (Buy), 48.5% are rated C (Hold), 26.56% are rated D (Sell), and 7.73% 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 27.07x.

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