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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
OSUR	ORASURE TECHNOLOGIES INC	$173.60M	-15.60%	-13.30%	-15.12%	-44.50%	0.17	7.03	40.40%	-47.90%	-46.05%
CABA	CABALETTA BIO INC	$210.82M	-107.10%	-82.90%	-108.54%	-298.40%	0.36	3.60	N/A	N/A	N/A
AUTL	AUTOLUS THERAPEUTICS PLC	$529.63M	-63.80%	-30.90%	-40.97%	-28.80%	1.49	6.19	-61.20%	-439.70%	-463.91%
ACHV	ACHIEVE LIFE SCIENCES INC	$264.57M	-196.70%	-118.30%	-121.91%	-306.00%	0.55	5.14	N/A	N/A	N/A
SPRC	SCISPARC LTD	$727.06k	396.50%	155.80%	13,168.14%	557.40%	-6.68	0.55	42.30%	1,312.80%	1,434.74%
CRBP	CORBUS PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDINGS INC	$142.88M	-57.10%	-50.90%	-73.02%	-67.30%	0.19	6.31	N/A	N/A	N/A
ATOS	ATOSSA THERAPEUTICS INC	$76.21M	-49.40%	-44.80%	-60.62%	5,857.40%	0.17	6.77	N/A	N/A	N/A
MBOT	MICROBOT MEDICAL INC	$134.32M	-37.10%	-34.40%	-16.58%	-41.60%	0.05	27.53	N/A	N/A	N/A
CDXS	CODEXIS INC	$147.23M	-121.40%	-47.40%	-53.78%	-37.00%	2.22	4.12	79.30%	-120.80%	-107.17%
ABP	ABPRO HOLDINGS INC	$11.49M	N/A	-697.20%	68.47%	66.90%	-1.07	0.07	N/A	N/A	N/A
AARD	AARDVARK THERAPEUTICS INC	$285.77M	-54.90%	-37.90%	-39.82%	-58.70%	0.09	12.04	N/A	N/A	N/A
CBUS	CIBUS INC	$94.45M	-166.90%	-34.90%	-27.31%	-31.10%	5.52	1.28	100.00%	-3,133.90%	-2,228.78%
PHGE	BIOMX INC	$2.85M	-68.40%	-35.00%	-51.75%	-43.60%	1.50	1.70	N/A	N/A	N/A
MYO	MYOMO INC	$34.98M	-61.10%	-30.80%	-46.25%	-56.30%	1.33	2.49	66.60%	-28.90%	-27.63%
ACB	AURORA CANNABIS INC	$237.39M	-13.10%	-8.80%	-8.72%	-10.20%	0.36	3.42	43.90%	-19.80%	-15.03%
OBIO	ORCHESTRA BIOMED HOLDINGS INC	$234.33M	-320.10%	-106.20%	-88.59%	-154.00%	1.40	4.73	93.00%	-2,665.00%	-2,645.49%
IMA	IMAGENEBIO INC	$77.15M	-36.90%	-33.00%	-30.17%	-58.90%	0.15	13.24	N/A	N/A	N/A
MGTX	MEIRAGTX HOLDINGS PLC	$639.90M	-1,065.50%	-76.50%	-427.19%	-93.50%	-5.67	0.22	41.00%	-615.30%	-569.48%
CRVO	CERVOMED INC	$73.10M	-76.80%	-68.10%	-98.36%	-106.60%	0.18	6.66	100.00%	-415.40%	-415.36%
TECX	TECTONIC THERAPEUTIC INC	$390.42M	-27.10%	-25.90%	-24.75%	9,383.70%	0.04	29.15	N/A	N/A	N/A
MNMD	MIND MEDICINE (MINDMED) INC	$1.32B	-86.20%	-62.30%	-95.18%	-120.30%	0.81	3.30	N/A	N/A	N/A
MAIA	MAIA BIOTECHNOLOGY INC	$56.66M	-715.10%	-199.20%	-1,249.70%	434.20%	281.75	1.18	N/A	N/A	N/A
RCEL	AVITA MEDICAL INC	$105.20M	N/A	-71.60%	-2,290.88%	-85.20%	-10.56	0.67	83.70%	-67.10%	-60.02%
MGNX	MACROGENICS INC	$101.85M	-98.30%	-30.30%	-31.21%	-50.60%	3.04	5.22	75.40%	-59.50%	-55.34%
JSPR	JASPER THERAPEUTICS INC	$51.21M	-261.90%	-150.80%	-249.87%	1,140.10%	3.97	2.59	N/A	N/A	N/A
CRDL	CARDIOL THERAPEUTICS INC	$83.43M	-218.50%	-154.20%	-360.16%	733.30%	0.35	3.89	N/A	N/A	N/A
CYBN	CYBIN INC	$188.41M	-51.80%	-44.00%	-59.24%	-307.40%	0.30	8.58	N/A	N/A	N/A
PMN	PROMIS NEUROSCIENCES INC	$14.70M	-336.90%	-184.40%	-316.68%	1,845.00%	1.34	1.76	N/A	N/A	N/A
CING	CINGULATE INC	$29.33M	-394.50%	-172.00%	-475.88%	-694.30%	2.03	1.26	N/A	N/A	N/A
CMPS	COMPASS PATHWAYS PLC	$662.52M	-172.50%	-87.70%	-398.09%	-1,036.90%	5.80	1.23	N/A	N/A	N/A
ONCY	ONCOLYTICS BIOTECH INC	$90.58M	-755.20%	-188.30%	-478.42%	2,290.60%	129.93	1.84	N/A	N/A	N/A
CLDX	CELLDEX THERAPEUTICS INC	$1.80B	-33.20%	-31.30%	-37.30%	-35.60%	0.08	13.01	100.00%	-8,635.80%	-8,635.85%
BCTX	BRIACELL THERAPEUTICS CORP	$13.39M	-277.90%	-190.40%	-299.07%	-911.50%	0.40	3.42	N/A	N/A	N/A
AVR	ANTERIS TECHNOLOGIES GLOBAL CORP	$205.58M	-251.50%	-170.00%	-1,492.94%	4,106.10%	4.25	0.84	67.90%	-3,941.70%	-3,938.38%
BEAT	HEARTBEAM INC	$82.66M	-598.90%	-388.30%	-5,078.82%	-4,359.40%	6.08	0.86	N/A	N/A	N/A
ETHZ	ETHZILLA CORP	$104.85M	-199.50%	-89.30%	-23.60%	-96.60%	1.27	10.07	100.00%	-5,671.90%	-5,476.00%
QSI	QUANTUM-SI INC	$237.04M	-50.90%	-45.20%	-49.07%	-54.50%	0.11	10.75	51.70%	-3,678.00%	-3,675.98%
LRMR	LARIMAR THERAPEUTICS INC	$326.10M	-91.80%	-74.60%	-92.80%	-119.70%	0.35	4.06	N/A	N/A	N/A
SPRY	ARS PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$1.15B	-38.80%	-23.50%	-24.77%	-23.50%	1.53	6.66	89.40%	-56.10%	-55.86%
AGPU	AXE COMPUTE INC	$24.26M	N/A	-1,937.20%	110.46%	475.60%	-1.04	0.01	50.20%	-11,581.30%	-11,581.34%
DNA	GINKGO BIOWORKS HOLDINGS INC	$503.50M	-53.60%	-26.70%	-31.66%	-27.60%	1.12	4.39	72.70%	-188.00%	-188.24%
MDAI	SPECTRAL AI INC	$43.58M	N/A	-102.10%	3,348.60%	1,183.90%	-2.87	0.85	45.00%	-70.60%	-67.21%
VOR	VOR BIOPHARMA INC	$136.17M	N/A	-1,545.90%	-1,556.28%	-10,196.70%	-1.08	9.16	N/A	N/A	N/A
DWTX	DOGWOOD THERAPEUTICS INC	$9.54M	-1,440.60%	-42.10%	-42.34%	-1,187.90%	2.01	4.49	N/A	N/A	N/A
MBRX	MOLECULIN BIOTECH INC	$6.74M	N/A	-207.10%	-281.90%	1,061.90%	-1.76	1.39	N/A	N/A	N/A
OSTX	OS THERAPIES INC	$49.30M	N/A	-278.90%	-380.14%	550.60%	1.17	0.56	N/A	N/A	N/A
ATYR	ATYR PHARMA INC	$76.72M	-100.10%	-74.70%	-82.58%	-88.10%	0.33	5.93	100.00%	-39,537.90%	-39,537.89%
HOWL	WEREWOLF THERAPEUTICS INC	$30.77M	-144.40%	-71.70%	-109.10%	-184.00%	1.69	3.87	N/A	N/A	N/A
RXRX	RECURSION PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$2.13B	-72.70%	-52.50%	-57.51%	-311.80%	0.34	4.60	-59.00%	-1,637.80%	-1,638.15%
BBOT	BRIDGEBIO ONCOLOGY THERAPEUTICS INC	$1.00B	-293.90%	-59.90%	-34.20%	-117.30%	0.09	13.33	N/A	N/A	N/A
MDCX	MEDICUS PHARMA LTD	$33.70M	-1,810.20%	-415.30%	4,357.13%	2,167.00%	-11.85	0.92	N/A	N/A	N/A
MLTX	MOONLAKE IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS	$846.56M	-57.10%	-45.90%	-56.85%	-96.50%	0.43	8.50	N/A	N/A	N/A
SKYE	SKYE BIOSCIENCE INC	$24.04M	-100.50%	-88.70%	-155.57%	-417.30%	0.26	4.77	N/A	N/A	N/A
AGL	AGILON HEALTH INC	$285.65M	-73.10%	-17.70%	-84.20%	-114.70%	4.22	1.08	-1.80%	-5.20%	-5.10%
LGVN	LONGEVERON INC	$10.79M	-138.40%	-108.50%	-201.01%	-1,125.00%	0.56	2.09	74.90%	-1,485.10%	-1,485.11%
IXHL	INCANNEX HEALTHCARE INC	$123.95M	-193.90%	-151.40%	-61.72%	-1,337.00%	0.02	47.51	100.00%	-398,933.30%	-396,408.33%
HOLX	HOLOGIC INC	$16.60B	11.70%	6.40%	9.93%	18.40%	0.79	3.75	51.60%	13.80%	19.47%
ITRM	ITERUM THERAPEUTICS PLC	$17.68M	N/A	-74.80%	-94.04%	-83.90%	-5.40	2.14	-146.40%	-6,913.10%	-6,287.18%
ISPC	ISPECIMEN INC	$2.54M	-531.80%	-147.70%	-344.74%	303.70%	1.93	0.63	21.60%	-344.00%	-339.24%
XTNT	XTANT MEDICAL HOLDINGS INC	$109.20M	3.80%	1.80%	8.96%	7.80%	1.11	2.21	62.00%	1.30%	4.77%
INDP	INDAPTUS THERAPEUTICS INC	$5.10M	-697.20%	-255.30%	-366.23%	1,274.20%	0.49	2.88	N/A	N/A	N/A
XWEL	XWELL INC	$2.65M	N/A	-73.70%	-130.26%	-89.00%	-2.90	1.08	19.30%	-58.90%	-51.56%
INCR	INTERCURE LTD	$42.92M	-15.90%	-9.50%	-6.43%	-8.00%	0.74	1.85	11.40%	-29.20%	-14.54%
ICU	SEASTAR MEDICAL HOLDING CORP	$8.65M	-414.50%	-151.10%	-121.21%	425.70%	0.36	3.66	95.30%	-1,551.10%	-1,577.19%
SNYR	SYNERGY CHC CORP	$20.93M	-19.50%	14.30%	51.29%	24.90%	-3.51	5.35	71.10%	7.50%	25.01%
REVB	REVELATION BIOSCIENCES INC	$4.74M	-251.20%	-195.30%	-73.88%	573.50%	0.17	6.92	N/A	N/A	N/A
AMS	AMERICAN SHARED HOSPITAL SERVICES	$13.81M	-9.10%	-3.60%	-2.16%	-1.50%	1.26	1.20	25.00%	-7.60%	-3.11%
IRIX	IRIDEX CORP	$19.60M	-148.60%	-16.50%	-31.68%	-36.80%	5.06	1.94	38.20%	-10.00%	-9.98%
COSM	COSMOS HEALTH INC	$17.39M	-74.30%	-30.50%	-53.66%	-46.10%	2.00	0.99	11.40%	-31.00%	-27.78%
CPHI	CHINA PHARMA HOLDINGS INC	$6.08M	-43.30%	-21.70%	-33.55%	-60.60%	0.90	0.35	-10.90%	-78.70%	-76.02%
IPHA	INNATE PHARMA SA	$152.14M	-271.40%	-37.70%	-65.09%	-71.60%	17.07	2.21	100.00%	-364.40%	-327.14%
ALPS	ALPS GROUP INC	$144.60M	N/A	-15.00%	665.45%	-16.70%	-9.28	0.20	38.60%	-74.60%	-70.30%
CLDI	CALIDI BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC	$8.39M	-597.30%	-194.70%	-221.67%	-752.50%	0.99	2.12	N/A	N/A	N/A
ATHA	ATHIRA PHARMA INC	$29.86M	-107.10%	-89.90%	-138.45%	-509.90%	0.12	9.70	N/A	N/A	N/A
INBS	INTELLIGENT BIO SOLUTIONS INC	$9.01M	-270.00%	-118.90%	-217.51%	2,011.50%	1.83	0.89	55.10%	-260.20%	-259.18%
INM	INMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$2.97M	-85.90%	-70.30%	-66.40%	-430.30%	0.15	6.95	33.70%	-171.10%	-163.39%
NAKA	KINDLY MD INC	$154.39M	-73.80%	-51.10%	-18.93%	-54.80%	0.45	0.13	98.80%	-4,569.50%	-4,568.60%
MOLN	MOLECULAR PARTNERS AG	$162.99M	-51.00%	-44.90%	-55.21%	-116.80%	0.17	9.28	N/A	N/A	N/A
BRNS	BARINTHUS BIOTHERAPEUTICS PLC	$28.58M	-70.20%	-56.10%	-77.18%	-367.80%	0.29	8.04	N/A	N/A	N/A
ZJYL	JIN MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL LTD	$34.44M	6.60%	4.00%	8.16%	7.90%	0.74	2.11	35.80%	7.90%	9.93%
WORX	SCWORX CORP	$2.93M	-72.30%	-56.90%	-16.63%	107.90%	0.20	1.13	26.10%	-139.70%	-35.82%
ENSC	ENSYSCE BIOSCIENCES INC	$3.26M	-386.70%	-231.40%	-1,251.60%	-3,949.50%	1.92	1.27	N/A	N/A	N/A
ZTEK	ZENTEK LTD	$67.01M	-57.90%	-45.00%	-61.85%	-55.40%	0.44	0.79	48.70%	-895.30%	-904.81%
EXOZ	EXOZYMES INC	$91.42M	-104.50%	-79.50%	-134.61%	-294.80%	0.44	4.53	N/A	N/A	N/A
RNAZ	TRANSCODE THERAPEUTICS INC	$6.26M	-685.60%	-319.80%	-1,200.88%	3,205.40%	2.67	1.60	N/A	N/A	N/A
PTIX	PROTAGENIC THERAPEUTICS INC	$2.52M	N/A	-247.20%	185.43%	259.10%	-2.06	0.30	N/A	N/A	N/A
LSTA	LISATA THERAPEUTICS INC	$16.41M	-78.20%	-65.80%	-111.71%	-390.30%	0.27	4.72	100.00%	-1,704.90%	-1,794.77%
ZCMD	ZHONGCHAO INC	$11.43M	-9.00%	-6.70%	-4.34%	-6.80%	0.13	8.15	52.50%	-12.90%	-7.92%
VIVS	VIVOSIM LABS INC	$4.72M	-28.90%	-19.80%	-27.18%	-179.80%	0.37	3.10	98.60%	-1,416.40%	-1,405.00%
MDLN	MEDLINE INC	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.18	3.66	N/A	N/A	N/A
CPIX	CUMBERLAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$59.53M	-12.60%	-4.80%	-6.64%	-12.10%	1.54	1.23	84.50%	-8.10%	-6.69%
ADAG	ADAGENE INC	$89.08M	-63.30%	-35.70%	-76.75%	184.60%	0.76	2.29	100.00%	-28,961.70%	-28,260.68%
GOVX	GEOVAX LABS INC	$5.08M	-489.70%	-325.80%	-515.77%	27,088.00%	0.37	3.57	N/A	N/A	N/A
AYTU	AYTU BIOPHARMA INC	$26.49M	-48.50%	-10.70%	-16.64%	-142.30%	4.39	1.23	67.60%	-20.50%	-15.41%
PMCB	PHARMACYTE BIOTECH INC	$7.34M	-25.80%	-22.10%	-13.00%	-22.30%	0.55	14.60	N/A	N/A	N/A
EDSA	EDESA BIOTECH INC	$11.83M	-64.80%	-58.70%	-57.70%	1,255.60%	0.09	10.68	N/A	N/A	N/A
ONCO	ONCONETIX INC	$2.43M	-932.10%	-237.20%	-1,453.36%	631.80%	4.83	0.08	85.40%	-4,154.90%	-4,009.25%
MNDR	MOBILE-HEALTH NETWORK SOLUTIONS	$1.05M	-100.20%	-54.60%	-122.71%	333.90%	0.70	1.06	16.70%	-44.30%	-44.25%
BMRA	BIOMERICA INC	$7.23M	-73.40%	-53.30%	-70.80%	-136.80%	0.33	3.48	13.00%	-74.80%	-74.82%
BNBX	BNB PLUS CORP	$5.37M	-847.90%	-640.80%	-802.87%	-2,442.30%	1.08	0.91	39.30%	-3,251.70%	-741.48%

Healthcare Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Biotechnology	615	+0.27%	-2.56%	+0.97%	-41.73%	146.65x	5.25x	-24.86%	-9.63%	-5.94%	+53.28%	Strong Buy
Diagnostics & Research	57	-0.98%	-1.53%	-3.92%	+15.95%	22.62x	4.43x	-1.14%	+6.19%	+13.13%	+8.73%	Buy
Drug Manufacturers - General	20	-0.36%	-0.64%	+0.75%	+29.59%	46.13x	6.93x	+106.72%	+12.28%	+20.38%	+4.48%	Buy
Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic	77	-0.56%	-2.69%	+2.08%	-2.13%	-31.58x	2.36x	+9.51%	+2.96%	+5.96%	+55.56%	Strong Buy
Healthcare Plans	10	-0.12%	+1.21%	+5.01%	-15.66%	43.65x	2.07x	+12.19%	+3.78%	+9.23%	+14.08%	Buy
Health Information Services	54	-1.69%	-1.94%	-3.58%	-49.84%	42.11x	3.83x	+8.87%	+4.67%	+6.54%	+39.06%	Strong Buy
Medical Care Facilities	50	-1.25%	-1.53%	-4.54%	-42.75%	15.02x	5.23x	-80.60%	+7.33%	+16.04%	+20.06%	Buy
Medical Devices	139	+0.40%	-1.57%	-14.79%	-92.02%	23.79x	3.87x	+11.80%	+7.14%	+8.17%	+38.40%	Strong Buy
Medical Distribution	10	-0.79%	-0.70%	-3.80%	+44.38%	31.24x	3,562.64x	-56.46%	+3.41%	+21.83%	+9.05%	Buy
Medical Instruments & Supplies	57	-0.94%	-1.78%	+0.33%	-31.91%	222.67x	3.29x	+10.08%	+8.62%	+11.38%	+15.84%	Buy

Healthcare Stocks FAQ

What are the best healthcare stocks to buy right now in Jan 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. Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IRWD)

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IRWD) is the #1 top healthcare stock out of 1089 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: B.

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IRWD) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 12 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 26. It passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Ironwood Pharmaceuticals has seen its stock lose -23.93% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 39 percentage points.

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals has an average 1 year price target of $3.00, a downside of -10.98% from Ironwood Pharmaceuticals's current stock price of $3.37.

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, 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. Pediatrix Medical Group (NYSE:MD)

Pediatrix Medical Group (NYSE:MD) is the #2 top healthcare stock out of 1089 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 63.03% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 126 percentage points.

Pediatrix Medical Group has an average 1 year price target of $21.33, a downside of -0.27% from Pediatrix Medical Group's current stock price of $21.39.

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.

3. Pharming Group Nv (NASDAQ:PHAR)

Pharming Group Nv (NASDAQ:PHAR) is the #3 top healthcare stock out of 1089 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 Pharming Group Nv (NASDAQ:PHAR) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Pharming Group Nv (NASDAQ:PHAR) has a Due Diligence Score of 29, which is 3 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 26. It passed 9 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Pharming Group Nv has seen its stock return 75.56% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 138 percentage points.

What are the healthcare stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 69 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 10.91%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the healthcare sector average of 1.92%.

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 9.48%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the healthcare sector average of 1.92%. 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. Dentsply Sirona (NASDAQ:XRAY)

Dentsply Sirona (NASDAQ:XRAY) has an annual dividend yield of 5.6%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the healthcare sector average of 1.92%. Dentsply Sirona's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Dentsply Sirona's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Dentsply Sirona's dividend payout ratio of -14.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are healthcare stocks down?

Healthcare stocks were down -0.32% in the last day, and down -1.76% over the last week. Corcept Therapeutics was the among the top losers in the healthcare sector, dropping -50.42% yesterday.

Corcept Therapeutics shares are trading lower after the company announced it received a Complete Response Letter for Relacorilant from the FDA.

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. Organon & Co (NYSE:OGN)

Organon & Co (NYSE:OGN) 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.

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 -51.94% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by 11 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 71, which is 53 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 18. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Harmony Biosciences Holdings's stock has gained 8.75% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by 71 percentage points.

3. Bausch Health Companies (NYSE:BHC)

Bausch Health Companies (NYSE:BHC) 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.

Bausch Health Companies 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.

Bausch Health Companies's stock has dropped -13.77% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by 49 percentage points.

Are healthcare stocks a good buy now?

57.52% of healthcare stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect healthcare stocks to rise by 31.56% over the next year.

7.72% of healthcare stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 11.81% of healthcare stocks are rated B (Buy), 47.84% are rated C (Hold), 24.68% are rated D (Sell), and 7.95% 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 62.53x.

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