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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
CLDX	CELLDEX THERAPEUTICS INC	$1.52B	-33.20%	-31.30%	-37.30%	-35.60%	0.08	13.01	100.00%	-8,635.80%	-8,635.85%
JSPR	JASPER THERAPEUTICS INC	$33.86M	-261.90%	-150.80%	-249.87%	1,140.10%	3.97	2.59	N/A	N/A	N/A
CBUS	CIBUS INC	$176.96M	-166.90%	-34.90%	-27.31%	-31.10%	5.52	1.28	100.00%	-3,133.90%	-2,228.78%
CMPS	COMPASS PATHWAYS PLC	$732.61M	-172.50%	-87.70%	-398.09%	-1,036.90%	5.80	1.23	N/A	N/A	N/A
HOWL	WEREWOLF THERAPEUTICS INC	$31.99M	-144.40%	-71.70%	-109.10%	-184.00%	1.69	3.87	N/A	N/A	N/A
SNTI	SENTI BIOSCIENCES INC	$22.56M	-197.70%	-63.10%	-117.03%	-75.10%	5.49	1.51	N/A	N/A	N/A
AUTL	AUTOLUS THERAPEUTICS PLC	$401.88M	-63.80%	-30.90%	-40.97%	-28.80%	1.49	6.19	-61.20%	-439.70%	-463.91%
QSI	QUANTUM-SI INC	$202.34M	-50.90%	-45.20%	-49.07%	-54.50%	0.11	10.75	51.70%	-3,678.00%	-3,675.98%
CRVO	CERVOMED INC	$42.01M	-76.80%	-68.10%	-98.36%	-106.60%	0.18	6.66	100.00%	-415.40%	-415.36%
OBIO	ORCHESTRA BIOMED HOLDINGS INC	$216.82M	-320.10%	-106.20%	-88.59%	-154.00%	1.40	4.73	93.00%	-2,665.00%	-2,645.49%
ACB	AURORA CANNABIS INC	$204.15M	-20.60%	-14.00%	-15.21%	-17.60%	0.39	3.06	34.50%	-30.20%	-25.65%
BEAT	HEARTBEAM INC	$48.22M	-598.90%	-388.30%	-5,078.82%	-4,359.40%	6.08	0.86	N/A	N/A	N/A
PRQR	PROQR THERAPEUTICS NV	$156.18M	-58.40%	-29.30%	-44.87%	-9,969.30%	1.18	3.36	100.00%	-264.80%	-254.60%
MDAI	SPECTRAL AI INC	$46.65M	N/A	-102.10%	3,348.60%	1,183.90%	-2.87	0.85	45.00%	-70.60%	-67.21%
RZLT	REZOLUTE INC	$347.38M	-64.80%	-59.40%	-65.24%	-83.90%	0.08	14.18	N/A	N/A	N/A
JAGX	JAGUAR HEALTH INC	$2.31M	-710.60%	-79.50%	-303.13%	-119.10%	8.02	0.81	81.90%	-341.90%	-343.39%
GOVX	GEOVAX LABS INC	$1.88M	-489.70%	-325.80%	-515.77%	27,088.00%	0.37	3.57	N/A	N/A	N/A
AGPU	AXE COMPUTE INC	$7.87M	N/A	-1,937.20%	110.46%	475.60%	-1.04	0.01	50.20%	-11,581.30%	-11,581.34%
AVR	ANTERIS TECHNOLOGIES GLOBAL CORP	$231.94M	-251.50%	-170.00%	-1,492.94%	4,106.10%	4.25	0.84	67.90%	-3,941.70%	-3,938.38%
DNA	GINKGO BIOWORKS HOLDINGS INC	$545.31M	-53.60%	-26.70%	-31.66%	-27.60%	1.12	4.39	72.70%	-188.00%	-188.24%
LRMR	LARIMAR THERAPEUTICS INC	$259.34M	-91.80%	-74.60%	-92.80%	-119.70%	0.35	4.06	N/A	N/A	N/A
MBRX	MOLECULIN BIOTECH INC	$9.29M	N/A	-207.10%	-281.90%	1,061.90%	-1.76	1.39	N/A	N/A	N/A
VOR	VOR BIOPHARMA INC	$135.13M	N/A	-1,545.90%	-1,556.28%	-10,196.70%	-1.08	9.16	N/A	N/A	N/A
HELP	CYBIN INC	$337.28M	-65.60%	-55.90%	-48.03%	-428.20%	0.06	13.78	N/A	N/A	N/A
ATYR	ATYR PHARMA INC	$96.32M	-100.10%	-74.70%	-82.58%	-88.10%	0.33	5.93	100.00%	-39,537.90%	-39,537.89%
PFSA	PROFUSA INC	$1.65M	N/A	-695.90%	146.77%	1,288.50%	-1.13	0.18	100.00%	-35,359.40%	-28,311.39%
CALC	CALCIMEDICA INC	$8.83M	-296.30%	-116.60%	-195.54%	-151.60%	-56.65	4.04	N/A	N/A	N/A
MLTX	MOONLAKE IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS	$1.13B	-57.10%	-45.90%	-56.85%	-96.50%	0.43	8.50	N/A	N/A	N/A
OSTX	OS THERAPIES INC	$42.61M	N/A	-278.90%	-380.14%	550.60%	1.17	0.56	N/A	N/A	N/A
ATOS	ATOSSA THERAPEUTICS INC	$35.74M	-49.40%	-44.80%	-60.62%	5,857.40%	0.17	6.77	N/A	N/A	N/A
SPRY	ARS PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$927.20M	-38.80%	-23.50%	-24.77%	-23.50%	1.53	6.66	89.40%	-56.10%	-55.86%
MDCX	MEDICUS PHARMA LTD	$24.23M	-1,810.20%	-415.30%	4,357.13%	2,167.00%	-11.85	0.92	N/A	N/A	N/A
RXRX	RECURSION PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$1.80B	-72.70%	-52.50%	-57.51%	-311.80%	0.34	4.60	-59.00%	-1,637.80%	-1,638.15%
VKTX	VIKING THERAPEUTICS INC	$3.52B	-48.00%	-45.70%	-56.28%	-54.10%	0.12	9.33	N/A	N/A	N/A
SKYE	SKYE BIOSCIENCE INC	$23.72M	-100.50%	-88.70%	-155.57%	-417.30%	0.26	4.77	N/A	N/A	N/A
WORX	SCWORX CORP	$4.54M	-72.30%	-56.90%	-16.63%	107.90%	0.20	1.13	26.10%	-139.70%	-35.82%
CLGN	COLLPLANT BIOTECHNOLOGIES LTD	$7.26M	-102.00%	-72.10%	-108.89%	-197.80%	0.51	3.66	63.00%	-491.30%	-504.08%
VRAX	VIRAX BIOLABS GROUP LTD	$1.31M	-80.90%	-74.50%	-111.60%	-259.10%	0.12	11.35	-1,517.30%	-189,001.70%	-199,931.82%
CMMB	CHEMOMAB THERAPEUTICS LTD	$9.67M	-89.90%	-75.70%	-89.80%	-217.80%	0.10	10.49	N/A	N/A	N/A
BYSI	BEYONDSPRING INC	$52.43M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-1.55	1.89	N/A	N/A	N/A
SINT	SINTX TECHNOLOGIES INC	$11.52M	-367.20%	-159.90%	-139.52%	-162.20%	1.79	1.70	23.50%	-1,304.20%	-770.87%
CSBR	CHAMPIONS ONCOLOGY INC	$81.24M	57.50%	7.90%	29.37%	36.90%	6.22	0.96	50.10%	4.20%	4.03%
ATHE	ALTERITY THERAPEUTICS LTD	$63.34M	-43.20%	-37.20%	-28.43%	-222.50%	0.09	12.98	100.00%	-159.00%	-158.08%
VALN	VALNEVA SE	$874.51M	-58.90%	-21.50%	-24.13%	-19.10%	1.98	1.78	45.40%	-56.80%	-39.94%
XRTX	XORTX THERAPEUTICS INC	$2.26M	-77.10%	-59.10%	-98.46%	-268.30%	0.42	1.62	N/A	N/A	N/A
TVGN	TEVOGEN BIO HOLDINGS INC	$54.84M	N/A	-771.10%	1,393.99%	-8,185.70%	-1.57	0.32	N/A	N/A	N/A
CDIO	CARDIO DIAGNOSTICS HOLDINGS INC	$2.17M	-67.50%	-62.30%	-77.90%	-318.50%	0.08	17.39	100.00%	-41,516.30%	-41,417.25%
PLUR	PLURI INC	$37.29M	N/A	-74.50%	1,431.31%	-77.20%	-2.26	0.43	40.60%	-1,952.10%	-1,870.65%
BIAF	BIOAFFINITY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$4.81M	-545.50%	-207.90%	-159.38%	-2,419.70%	0.30	3.65	27.90%	-217.50%	-216.06%
CCM	CONCORD MEDICAL SERVICES HOLDINGS LTD	$15.53M	N/A	-0.10%	6.46%	3.90%	-2.24	0.42	144.20%	-1.10%	47.29%
TELA	TELA BIO INC	$30.90M	-272.10%	-53.20%	-76.59%	-61.40%	38.56	3.30	67.20%	-50.60%	-44.34%
CELZ	CREATIVE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS INC	$4.72M	-88.90%	-85.20%	-106.61%	3,830.80%	0.05	20.71	60.00%	-99,356.80%	-99,356.80%
SBFM	SUNSHINE BIOPHARMA INC	$5.69M	-24.90%	-19.50%	-26.17%	-47.80%	0.30	4.21	33.00%	-16.10%	-17.41%
CTSO	CYTOSORBENTS CORP	$40.19M	-91.50%	-22.10%	-28.58%	-19.00%	4.07	2.11	77.00%	-30.80%	-29.65%
VNRX	VOLITIONRX LTD	$27.26M	N/A	-276.70%	450.89%	-404.40%	-1.22	0.12	100.00%	-1,554.30%	-1,523.31%
OGEN	ORAGENICS INC	$2.67M	-571.70%	-216.10%	-102.89%	1,077.20%	0.29	4.42	N/A	N/A	N/A
VIVS	VIVOSIM LABS INC	$5.01M	-15.60%	-11.30%	-27.02%	-112.10%	0.57	2.44	100.00%	-864.10%	-853.52%
DRIO	DARIOHEALTH CORP	$78.17M	-89.60%	-55.40%	-37.79%	-135.80%	0.57	4.55	56.90%	-257.70%	-165.70%
CLRB	CELLECTAR BIOSCIENCES INC	$13.23M	-205.90%	-108.00%	-193.36%	491.60%	0.66	2.77	N/A	N/A	N/A
XTNT	XTANT MEDICAL HOLDINGS INC	$82.74M	3.80%	1.80%	8.96%	7.80%	1.11	2.21	62.00%	1.30%	4.77%
ADXN	ADDEX THERAPEUTICS LTD	$5.75M	-78.30%	-67.70%	-98.97%	-114.30%	0.23	2.01	100.00%	-3,845.80%	-3,843.07%
ANEB	ANEBULO PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$19.62M	-74.60%	-69.00%	-96.79%	2,034.60%	0.19	6.24	N/A	N/A	N/A
PEN	PENUMBRA INC	$13.36B	13.10%	10.00%	11.80%	16.00%	0.28	6.73	66.80%	12.30%	13.93%
AKTX	AKARI THERAPEUTICS PLC	$17.44M	-68.40%	-31.90%	-55.39%	105.10%	1.00	0.19	N/A	N/A	N/A
UPC	UNIVERSE PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$1.51M	-7.20%	-5.40%	-6.13%	-12.00%	0.24	4.07	35.30%	-20.60%	-19.26%
NAKA	NAKAMOTO INC	$119.64M	-73.80%	-51.10%	-18.93%	-54.80%	0.45	0.13	98.80%	-4,569.50%	-4,568.60%
TXMD	THERAPEUTICSMD INC	$26.62M	1.10%	0.80%	0.71%	0.80%	0.41	2.93	100.00%	10.80%	8.51%
ABP	ABPRO HOLDINGS INC	$1.62M	N/A	-697.20%	68.47%	66.90%	-1.07	0.07	N/A	N/A	N/A
HIND	VYOME HOLDINGS INC	$14.85M	-486.30%	-166.00%	-287.35%	9,229.90%	1.24	1.94	62.40%	-270.60%	-268.99%
RNA	AVIDITY BIOSCIENCES INC	$10.98B	-37.70%	-33.70%	-27.99%	-43.70%	0.13	11.57	100.00%	-2,634.60%	-2,634.59%
BCDA	BIOCARDIA INC	$12.36M	-58,896.60%	-241.80%	-300.92%	714.20%	1.34	1.62	N/A	N/A	N/A
AEMD	AETHLON MEDICAL INC	$2.79M	-219.40%	-164.30%	-169.29%	-3,159.60%	0.20	5.68	N/A	N/A	N/A
TCRT	ALAUNOS THERAPEUTICS INC	$5.76M	-168.00%	-120.70%	-143.60%	-479.50%	0.33	2.92	100.00%	-100,625.00%	-100,625.00%
TTRX	TURN THERAPEUTICS INC	$94.22M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	7.53	1.43	N/A	N/A	N/A
RAPT	RAPT THERAPEUTICS INC	$1.60B	-61.80%	-54.70%	-69.33%	-107.60%	0.09	12.04	N/A	N/A	N/A
ANL	ADLAI NORTYE LTD	$354.63M	-139.00%	-47.40%	-499.85%	552.50%	8.10	1.03	N/A	N/A	N/A
QNCX	QUINCE THERAPEUTICS INC	$10.30M	-370.50%	-50.80%	-67.86%	-133.70%	102.78	1.12	N/A	N/A	N/A
BGM	BGM GROUP LTD	$7.59M	-2.40%	-2.10%	-3.78%	-20.90%	0.13	1.82	19.40%	-10.10%	-25.89%
XAIR	BEYOND AIR INC	$11.37M	-279.60%	-98.50%	-88.55%	-87.70%	3.51	5.12	1.80%	-447.70%	-406.50%
XBIO	XENETIC BIOSCIENCES INC	$4.99M	-64.60%	-54.60%	-79.78%	1,819.80%	0.28	4.56	100.00%	-110.40%	-110.40%
XBIT	XBIOTECH INC	$71.34M	-16.70%	-15.90%	-17.02%	-134.50%	0.03	41.78	N/A	N/A	N/A
QIPT	QUIPT HOME MEDICAL CORP	$159.63M	-9.90%	-4.10%	-1.77%	-2.30%	1.48	1.04	20.80%	-4.00%	-1.37%
VSEE	VSEE HEALTH INC	$10.38M	N/A	-57.10%	211.37%	108.80%	-4.36	0.16	54.60%	-85.80%	-68.49%
TRIB	TRINITY BIOTECH PLC	$14.13M	N/A	-37.60%	-36.31%	-20.80%	-3.01	1.05	33.80%	-73.80%	-50.06%
BIVI	BIOVIE INC	$9.66M	-82.20%	-73.20%	-89.33%	9,178.80%	0.17	7.25	N/A	N/A	N/A
COCP	COCRYSTAL PHARMA INC	$12.82M	-129.70%	-89.80%	-113.33%	-329.90%	0.36	5.78	N/A	N/A	N/A
XWEL	XWELL INC	$2.41M	N/A	-73.70%	-130.26%	-89.00%	-2.90	1.08	19.30%	-58.90%	-51.56%
POCI	PRECISION OPTICS CORPORATION INC	$35.98M	-60.60%	-32.70%	-52.00%	-102.60%	1.45	1.05	9.70%	-28.30%	-27.57%
TNON	TENON MEDICAL INC	$6.88M	-190.80%	-114.60%	-174.89%	-1,005.20%	1.16	2.15	52.40%	-396.30%	-396.26%
SLXN	SILEXION THERAPEUTICS CORP	$4.94M	-1,666.00%	-331.90%	-267.26%	-838.50%	0.67	3.97	N/A	N/A	N/A
CRIS	CURIS INC	$13.70M	N/A	-106.40%	-472.97%	552.00%	-2.88	0.70	99.50%	-313.80%	-313.79%
HOLX	HOLOGIC INC	$16.78B	11.00%	6.10%	9.45%	17.80%	0.75	4.04	51.50%	13.20%	18.84%
CELU	CELULARITY INC	$36.26M	N/A	-66.40%	-149.15%	-98.10%	-6.69	0.16	50.60%	-198.90%	-179.83%
TIVC	TIVIC HEALTH SYSTEMS INC	$1.45M	-202.20%	-173.30%	-134.25%	-3,608.70%	0.11	5.86	-58.10%	-1,557.30%	-1,557.26%
BFRI	BIOFRONTERA INC	$9.67M	N/A	-94.70%	-600.17%	-238.90%	-6.97	1.15	64.40%	-47.30%	-46.22%
CCEL	CRYO CELL INTERNATIONAL INC	$27.15M	N/A	-0.70%	8.46%	7.00%	-5.26	0.63	77.10%	-1.50%	11.91%
AEON	AEON BIOPHARMA INC	$11.48M	N/A	0.00%	-0.59%	0.00%	-1.44	0.90	N/A	N/A	N/A
ENVB	ENVERIC BIOSCIENCES INC	$1.24M	-403.40%	-279.50%	-281.40%	1,913.00%	0.26	4.60	N/A	N/A	N/A
CUE	CUE BIOPHARMA INC	$22.91M	-271.70%	-118.90%	-231.28%	-1,177.90%	1.39	1.66	100.00%	-530.70%	-525.10%
CYCN	CYCLERION THERAPEUTICS INC	$4.87M	-24.60%	-22.40%	-23.06%	-41.30%	0.09	5.78	100.00%	-77.00%	-77.02%

Healthcare Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Biotechnology	610	+1.46%	+0.32%	-0.48%	-29.81%	203.20x	5.16x	-23.77%	-9.51%	-6.53%	+67.37%	Strong Buy
Diagnostics & Research	56	-0.40%	-4.39%	-12.07%	+6.08%	16.70x	3.97x	-4.44%	+6.36%	+11.82%	+22.58%	Buy
Drug Manufacturers - General	20	+0.36%	+2.68%	+8.12%	+28.89%	43.99x	7.33x	+100.80%	+12.44%	+21.08%	+4.47%	Buy
Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic	75	+1.04%	-0.27%	+0.71%	-27.50%	-166.20x	1.75x	+9.97%	+2.28%	+5.20%	+42.63%	Buy
Healthcare Plans	10	-0.35%	+4.19%	-12.63%	-24.67%	19.38x	1.91x	+11.67%	+3.66%	+8.52%	+20.65%	Buy
Health Information Services	54	+0.76%	-3.56%	-18.69%	-91.47%	27.39x	3.20x	+8.66%	+4.39%	+6.53%	+66.23%	Buy
Medical Care Facilities	50	-0.09%	+5.82%	+12.69%	-30.49%	16.89x	5.91x	-68.69%	+7.69%	+15.92%	+10.21%	Buy
Medical Devices	139	+1.82%	-1.81%	-5.06%	-84.07%	21.83x	3.65x	+11.89%	+7.22%	+9.67%	+41.83%	Strong Buy
Medical Distribution	10	+0.90%	+0.77%	+10.03%	+52.80%	32.39x	277.72x	-98.61%	+3.54%	+23.66%	+2.69%	Buy
Medical Instruments & Supplies	57	+0.57%	-0.94%	-3.87%	-14.92%	171.28x	3.06x	+9.60%	+8.37%	+10.83%	+23.32%	Buy

Healthcare Stocks FAQ

What are the best healthcare stocks to buy right now in Feb 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. Pediatrix Medical Group (NYSE:MD)

Pediatrix Medical Group (NYSE:MD) is the #1 top healthcare stock out of 1081 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 Pediatrix Medical Group (NYSE:MD) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Pediatrix Medical Group (NYSE:MD) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 18 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 26. It passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Pediatrix Medical Group has seen its stock return 51.92% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 105 percentage points.

Pediatrix Medical Group has an average 1 year price target of $21.33, a downside of -1.74% from Pediatrix Medical Group's current stock price of $21.71.

Pediatrix Medical Group stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Pediatrix Medical Group, 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.

2. Bioventus (NASDAQ:BVS)

Bioventus (NASDAQ:BVS) is the #2 top healthcare stock out of 1081 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: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Bioventus (NASDAQ:BVS) has a Due Diligence Score of 30, which is 4 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 26. It passed 10 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Bioventus has seen its stock lose -19.35% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 33 percentage points.

Bioventus has an average 1 year price target of $13.00, an upside of 55.13% from Bioventus's current stock price of $8.38.

Bioventus stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst 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.

3. Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IRWD)

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IRWD) is the #3 top healthcare stock out of 1081 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 Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IRWD) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IRWD) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 14 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 26. It passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Ironwood Pharmaceuticals has seen its stock return 139% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 192 percentage points.

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals has an average 1 year price target of $6.50, an upside of 35.98% from Ironwood Pharmaceuticals's current stock price of $4.78.

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 50% 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 68 healthcare stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 healthcare stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Dominari Holdings (NASDAQ:DOMH)

Dominari Holdings (NASDAQ:DOMH) has an annual dividend yield of 29.06%, which is 27 percentage points higher than the healthcare sector average of 2.26%.

Dominari Holdings's dividend payout ratio of 8.4% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Spok Holdings (NASDAQ:SPOK)

Spok Holdings (NASDAQ:SPOK) has an annual dividend yield of 9.1%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the healthcare sector average of 2.26%. Spok Holdings's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Spok Holdings's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Spok Holdings's dividend payout ratio of 154.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Oramed Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ORMP)

Oramed Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ORMP) has an annual dividend yield of 7.81%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the healthcare sector average of 2.26%.

Oramed Pharmaceuticals's dividend payout ratio of 0% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are healthcare stocks up?

Healthcare stocks were up 0.81% in the last day, and down -0.2% over the last week. Polaryx Therapeutics was the among the top gainers in the healthcare sector, gaining 64.32% yesterday.

Polaryx shares are trading higher after the company announced it selected a contract research organization for SOTERIA to evaluate PLX-200, across four different LSDs.

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 86, which is 68 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 18. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Embecta's stock has dropped -32.88% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by 20 percentage points.

2. Nutex Health (NASDAQ:NUTX)

Nutex Health (NASDAQ:NUTX) 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.

Nutex Health has a valuation score of 57, which is 39 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 18. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nutex Health's stock has gained 53.58% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by 106 percentage points.

3. Organon & Co (NYSE:OGN)

Organon & Co (NYSE:OGN) 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.

Organon & Co has a valuation score of 71, which is 53 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 18. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Organon & Co's stock has dropped -52.97% in the past year. It has performed in line with other stocks in the healthcare sector.

Are healthcare stocks a good buy now?

57.82% of healthcare stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect healthcare stocks to rise by 39.3% over the next year.

6.59% of healthcare stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 12.93% of healthcare stocks are rated B (Buy), 46.95% are rated C (Hold), 25.03% are rated D (Sell), and 8.5% 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 59.51x.

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