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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.

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Ticker	Company	Price	1d %	1w %	1m %	3m %	6m %	1y %	3y %	5y %	10y %	52-week High	52-week Low	% off 52-week High	% off 52-week Low	Beta	Volume	Vol 1d %
PBYI	PUMA BIOTECHNOLOGY INC	$10.20	0.79%	3.98%	11.60%	23.19%	34.74%	92.09%	303.16%	64.52%	-81.23%	$10.50	$4.58	2.81%	122.95%	0.96	327,000	10.47%
BHC	BAUSCH HEALTH COMPANIES INC	$5.89	0.00%	-4.23%	-0.51%	24.00%	3.70%	-3.60%	-20.30%	-79.28%	-73.44%	$8.00	$4.33	26.38%	36.03%	1.23	1,751,000	12.39%
BVS	BIOVENTUS INC	$13.50	-0.44%	5.72%	2.58%	16.78%	36.23%	102.10%	362.33%	-3.36%	N/A	$15.89	$6.47	15.06%	108.66%	1.16	338,000	0.60%
PGEN	PRECIGEN INC	$7.36	-1.67%	-2.45%	7.37%	43.65%	84.80%	129.84%	528.63%	57.49%	-72.43%	$8.98	$3.04	18.10%	141.94%	1.76	4,176,000	73.71%
ANIK	ANIKA THERAPEUTICS INC	$20.25	-1.36%	3.69%	-4.44%	30.48%	32.35%	121.31%	3.74%	-51.76%	-54.49%	$22.88	$8.67	11.49%	133.51%	0.79	94,000	-2.08%
ETON	ETON PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$52.88	-0.84%	-3.64%	-8.23%	40.98%	94.99%	181.73%	1,248.98%	918.88%	N/A	$66.37	$14.27	20.33%	270.57%	0.75	411,000	-25.41%
AMPH	AMPHASTAR PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$26.08	0.12%	2.11%	9.08%	38.69%	21.98%	9.30%	-43.88%	35.62%	44.89%	$29.52	$16.65	11.65%	56.68%	0.56	365,000	11.62%
HALO	HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS INC	$116.82	6.57%	5.44%	8.23%	55.66%	73.56%	75.27%	215.64%	204.06%	1,061.23%	$119.21	$61.23	2.00%	90.80%	0.74	3,769,000	112.58%
INDV	INDIVIOR PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$34.16	-3.56%	-5.45%	-0.90%	-15.09%	3.61%	39.20%	76.08%	N/A	N/A	$42.81	$23.72	20.21%	44.01%	0.78	2,762,000	43.03%
MD	PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP INC	$27.06	1.69%	4.76%	0.56%	12.24%	19.68%	68.18%	115.45%	2.62%	-58.69%	$27.94	$16.03	3.15%	68.86%	0.82	1,156,000	150.76%
FENC	FENNEC PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$9.98	-1.96%	-3.67%	-6.90%	-10.57%	59.68%	20.60%	40.37%	6.74%	419.79%	$13.25	$5.65	24.68%	76.64%	0.70	208,000	-10.34%
OMCL	OMNICELL INC	$35.39	-2.91%	0.51%	5.61%	-22.96%	-2.59%	19.20%	-16.24%	-77.57%	-2.10%	$55.00	$29.09	35.65%	21.66%	0.98	386,000	-3.74%
HAE	HAEMONETICS CORP	$121.11	-0.50%	19.07%	13.92%	62.76%	100.25%	143.39%	34.45%	71.16%	254.64%	$123.77	$48.62	2.15%	149.10%	0.71	592,000	-28.59%
OSCR	OSCAR HEALTH INC	$34.32	1.57%	4.28%	1.51%	10.46%	124.46%	65.88%	583.67%	122.57%	N/A	$35.01	$10.69	1.97%	221.05%	1.52	5,176,000	-5.34%
ICUI	ICU MEDICAL INC	$162.69	-0.33%	4.27%	3.23%	5.99%	27.25%	38.68%	46.54%	-30.51%	10.52%	$192.85	$113.37	15.64%	43.50%	1.03	258,000	9.32%
ONC	BEONE MEDICINES LTD	$351.48	0.69%	-3.44%	-0.66%	14.65%	13.38%	9.52%	102.07%	-1.12%	1,015.10%	$385.22	$253.95	8.76%	38.41%	0.98	284,000	-1.05%
INFU	INFUSYSTEM HOLDINGS INC	$13.60	0.82%	2.03%	11.02%	47.99%	36.14%	48.80%	38.63%	5.43%	437.55%	$13.85	$7.29	1.81%	86.56%	0.89	142,000	37.86%
CNC	CENTENE CORP	$70.16	1.89%	7.96%	1.08%	2.10%	88.30%	92.54%	-1.35%	10.96%	133.63%	$70.37	$31.63	0.30%	121.81%	0.41	4,925,000	-6.39%
CDNA	CAREDX INC	$64.69	-1.13%	2.62%	23.52%	123.61%	266.93%	350.80%	1,021.14%	-8.99%	1,648.38%	$72.51	$14.03	10.78%	361.08%	1.55	1,191,000	-20.49%
CHE	CHEMED CORP	$513.18	2.48%	2.34%	-0.22%	4.33%	36.34%	17.40%	-0.12%	22.87%	267.08%	$557.00	$365.21	7.87%	40.52%	0.36	130,000	23.81%
REGN	REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$778.36	3.35%	4.88%	-1.94%	18.63%	3.02%	35.93%	-7.74%	40.09%	109.42%	$859.34	$564.00	9.42%	38.01%	0.59	878,000	39.37%
HRMY	HARMONY BIOSCIENCES HOLDINGS INC	$37.51	1.30%	-4.65%	-9.70%	7.76%	28.06%	39.75%	56.95%	-2.42%	N/A	$43.49	$25.52	13.75%	46.98%	0.78	921,000	-35.10%
AMRX	AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$18.90	-3.42%	-3.82%	9.76%	13.24%	44.05%	94.44%	382.14%	229.84%	N/A	$21.18	$9.75	10.74%	93.85%	1.02	3,964,000	-20.74%
CORT	CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS INC	$116.23	-1.33%	-2.82%	3.96%	28.47%	166.09%	61.16%	313.78%	446.71%	1,756.71%	$126.38	$28.66	8.03%	305.55%	1.00	692,000	24.46%
LIVN	LIVANOVA PLC	$76.08	-0.38%	0.20%	-5.64%	-3.84%	17.06%	44.17%	56.00%	-9.29%	34.77%	$85.76	$48.82	11.29%	55.84%	0.92	465,000	-17.11%
PGNY	PROGYNY INC	$27.84	1.64%	1.05%	-0.04%	-13.97%	62.14%	37.62%	-13.89%	-52.24%	N/A	$33.05	$16.10	15.76%	72.92%	0.99	774,000	-27.12%
BMY	BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO	$59.28	4.61%	-0.70%	-7.52%	4.09%	2.07%	35.34%	3.69%	2.74%	19.11%	$68.64	$42.52	13.64%	39.42%	0.27	14,046,000	-17.17%
KMDA	KAMADA LTD	$7.60	-1.17%	-3.68%	-8.54%	4.54%	-9.74%	11.44%	61.70%	44.76%	33.10%	$9.35	$6.55	18.72%	16.03%	0.69	60,000	-31.03%
TCMD	TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC	$22.41	0.45%	1.77%	-0.71%	-18.86%	-10.57%	53.39%	100.27%	-38.43%	22.46%	$37.77	$14.44	40.67%	55.19%	1.07	160,000	3.23%
SHC	SOTERA HEALTH CO	$17.73	-2.64%	-0.95%	-4.27%	-0.23%	11.30%	10.88%	30.56%	-31.39%	N/A	$19.85	$13.09	10.68%	35.45%	1.16	2,280,000	38.35%
CAH	CARDINAL HEALTH INC	$247.74	3.35%	6.71%	5.47%	7.66%	15.25%	60.67%	167.36%	409.44%	229.14%	$258.30	$152.46	4.09%	62.50%	0.36	1,972,000	45.86%
PRGO	PERRIGO CO PLC	$15.95	3.77%	9.62%	16.85%	61.11%	39.06%	-26.36%	-47.39%	-64.92%	-81.54%	$22.02	$9.23	27.57%	72.81%	0.64	4,636,000	163.11%
ELMD	ELECTROMED INC	$27.48	-0.72%	-2.55%	4.09%	-38.02%	9.00%	11.39%	160.47%	155.15%	512.03%	$47.38	$23.01	42.00%	19.43%	0.47	64,400	5.57%
AUNA	AUNA SA	$5.25	-1.50%	3.96%	3.14%	3.75%	-5.58%	-20.93%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$6.71	$4.09	21.70%	28.36%	0.52	119,000	-71.67%
CVS	CVS HEALTH CORP	$90.39	3.24%	2.77%	-5.40%	-14.87%	16.45%	13.47%	26.44%	6.89%	1.79%	$110.68	$69.51	18.33%	30.04%	0.43	9,332,000	-10.95%
INNV	INNOVAGE HOLDING CORP	$9.08	0.67%	-0.55%	-15.69%	-21.79%	11.14%	56.55%	52.86%	39.26%	N/A	$12.64	$3.94	28.16%	130.75%	1.18	341,000	-25.38%
CNMD	CONMED CORP	$44.93	-1.36%	1.58%	-3.13%	7.62%	13.09%	0.90%	-52.78%	-67.71%	14.59%	$53.66	$31.44	16.27%	42.91%	1.07	392,000	-24.90%
NRIX	NURIX THERAPEUTICS INC	$23.67	6.96%	4.14%	-7.25%	3.00%	45.21%	157.84%	269.27%	-16.95%	N/A	$28.23	$9.71	16.15%	143.77%	1.53	2,980,000	-36.34%
NEOG	NEOGEN CORP	$12.13	3.41%	3.85%	1.51%	25.44%	26.22%	105.25%	-21.18%	-70.68%	-38.46%	$14.26	$5.37	14.94%	125.88%	0.80	3,351,000	43.27%
ADUS	ADDUS HOMECARE CORP	$116.62	1.82%	2.96%	-0.61%	7.48%	25.09%	1.84%	42.48%	51.45%	335.80%	$124.44	$87.95	6.28%	32.60%	0.63	250,000	71.23%
AVAH	AVEANNA HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS INC	$12.36	1.48%	0.41%	-14.05%	32.33%	86.43%	32.62%	858.14%	83.93%	N/A	$14.71	$5.93	15.98%	108.43%	1.21	2,008,000	7.78%
THC	TENET HEALTHCARE CORP	$271.60	1.76%	4.53%	2.68%	47.86%	38.15%	38.34%	401.76%	334.98%	1,092.27%	$283.05	$157.58	4.05%	72.36%	1.10	717,000	19.50%
PACS	PACS GROUP INC	$44.98	1.35%	4.14%	0.97%	0.07%	35.73%	251.41%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$49.49	$10.31	9.11%	336.28%	0.70	456,000	-17.69%
JAZZ	JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC	$209.65	-0.35%	-9.32%	-14.73%	-11.93%	4.27%	56.68%	54.15%	52.79%	77.16%	$266.38	$128.80	21.30%	62.77%	0.68	891,000	9.59%
DGX	QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC	$233.43	1.29%	2.81%	-1.87%	13.32%	20.23%	25.91%	90.07%	63.91%	180.67%	$248.84	$171.18	6.19%	36.37%	0.33	1,201,000	18.91%
STE	STERIS PLC	$217.26	-0.23%	3.62%	1.68%	4.09%	-3.37%	-8.64%	-3.03%	-3.09%	212.33%	$269.44	$198.01	19.37%	9.72%	0.71	587,000	15.10%
VTRS	VIATRIS INC	$17.44	1.10%	-0.29%	4.68%	6.93%	25.38%	75.63%	84.16%	29.38%	-52.21%	$18.43	$9.92	5.37%	75.81%	0.76	8,682,000	15.02%
BMRN	BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC	$55.14	1.40%	-0.11%	-16.97%	-5.97%	-0.59%	5.09%	-34.97%	-28.87%	-35.16%	$70.98	$49.26	22.32%	11.94%	0.68	1,846,000	-30.65%
LFST	LIFESTANCE HEALTH GROUP INC	$12.52	1.62%	3.39%	-6.43%	16.03%	92.32%	145.97%	101.61%	3.39%	N/A	$13.56	$4.77	7.67%	162.47%	1.32	2,747,000	47.85%
MMSI	MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC	$87.16	-1.11%	2.43%	0.16%	22.73%	23.56%	8.19%	31.96%	22.61%	267.45%	$94.75	$59.74	8.01%	45.90%	0.81	608,000	-27.79%
BCRX	BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$8.05	-0.25%	-4.17%	-2.19%	-17.35%	-16.75%	25.39%	35.52%	-47.90%	99.26%	$11.22	$6.23	28.25%	29.21%	1.05	5,648,000	85.67%
BTSG	BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC	$63.35	1.12%	-0.71%	5.06%	-9.07%	37.60%	111.73%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$73.75	$29.01	14.10%	118.37%	1.06	1,375,000	-2.55%
IRWD	IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$3.60	0.28%	-4.00%	-13.67%	-9.55%	-10.89%	143.24%	-63.27%	-73.63%	-73.61%	$5.78	$1.43	37.72%	151.75%	0.75	1,223,000	-41.93%
RPRX	ROYALTY PHARMA PLC	$58.99	4.28%	3.93%	-0.10%	5.96%	20.83%	63.86%	110.98%	59.17%	N/A	$64.38	$35.87	8.37%	64.45%	0.44	2,758,000	-23.00%
DCTH	DELCATH SYSTEMS INC	$14.72	-3.92%	-4.29%	-10.46%	12.02%	35.29%	29.46%	301.09%	52.38%	N/A	$17.42	$8.12	15.50%	81.28%	0.88	232,000	-7.57%
PTCT	PTC THERAPEUTICS INC	$59.67	-0.42%	-5.63%	-10.24%	-23.56%	-18.27%	-9.71%	198.05%	60.45%	349.66%	$90.86	$58.80	34.33%	1.48%	0.97	1,509,000	43.58%
EXEL	EXELIXIS INC	$60.99	2.49%	4.36%	8.50%	9.36%	32.99%	54.37%	182.75%	179.26%	438.78%	$61.66	$33.76	1.09%	80.68%	0.58	2,753,000	4.88%
VMD	VIEMED HEALTHCARE INC	$9.69	0.83%	3.42%	9.62%	-18.84%	-0.21%	40.64%	48.39%	67.94%	N/A	$12.61	$6.05	23.16%	60.17%	0.56	218,000	28.24%
ARQT	ARCUTIS BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC	$26.41	1.23%	9.27%	8.82%	-1.49%	5.26%	29.27%	603.33%	16.34%	N/A	$31.77	$19.30	16.87%	36.87%	1.19	1,624,000	-14.03%
PTGX	PROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS INC	$136.28	-1.60%	-3.29%	-7.78%	3.82%	30.14%	77.13%	763.62%	336.93%	535.04%	$160.81	$73.08	15.25%	86.48%	0.96	679,000	-34.21%
BWAY	BRAINSWAY LTD	$11.51	-3.44%	-0.95%	-15.55%	-20.35%	-23.11%	51.95%	575.07%	190.58%	N/A	$17.40	$7.14	33.85%	61.32%	0.87	115,000	-23.84%
DXCM	DEXCOM INC	$83.47	-1.87%	-0.98%	-1.43%	12.61%	32.60%	26.07%	5.73%	-39.79%	308.77%	$92.59	$54.11	9.85%	54.26%	1.10	3,480,000	-13.37%
CON	CONCENTRA GROUP HOLDINGS PARENT INC	$37.46	-0.21%	2.91%	4.61%	21.23%	64.66%	85.08%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$38.16	$18.55	1.83%	102.00%	0.66	2,525,000	183.07%
ATRC	ATRICURE INC	$57.30	0.76%	7.48%	2.71%	66.96%	94.90%	61.91%	55.33%	-19.73%	245.39%	$61.70	$25.37	7.13%	125.86%	1.13	799,000	34.06%
TAK	TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD	$19.01	2.65%	3.48%	2.20%	15.99%	6.50%	37.75%	26.40%	33.97%	-18.31%	$19.10	$12.99	0.47%	46.34%	0.30	4,677,000	59.90%
PARK	PARK DENTAL PARTNERS INC	$19.00	-3.04%	-9.29%	-10.44%	-5.21%	9.42%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$26.03	$9.53	27.03%	99.32%	0.55	89,000	136.07%
VCEL	VERICEL CORP	$40.25	-0.12%	-1.20%	1.64%	-12.67%	14.54%	16.20%	19.93%	-20.99%	1,556.38%	$49.32	$28.95	18.39%	39.03%	1.39	384,000	-25.00%
UFPT	UFP TECHNOLOGIES INC	$291.10	-1.08%	-0.60%	4.72%	26.50%	48.50%	46.03%	86.81%	357.42%	1,016.18%	$338.71	$174.00	14.06%	67.30%	0.95	152,000	52.00%
DH	DEFINITIVE HEALTHCARE CORP	$0.99	0.41%	1.55%	-3.43%	16.02%	-2.48%	-67.49%	-85.51%	-97.57%	N/A	$3.05	$0.61	67.65%	61.48%	1.32	91,000	-51.08%
BLCO	BAUSCH & LOMB CORP	$16.04	1.45%	-7.50%	-8.76%	0.50%	-4.01%	6.01%	-4.64%	N/A	N/A	$18.92	$14.44	15.20%	11.08%	1.05	486,000	-35.88%
AUPH	AURINIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$16.61	1.53%	3.75%	1.22%	3.94%	3.36%	47.91%	109.72%	-21.06%	299.28%	$19.25	$11.30	13.71%	46.95%	1.09	1,217,000	6.94%
CLOV	CLOVER HEALTH INVESTMENTS CORP	$4.79	-0.42%	5.04%	-6.08%	-0.62%	134.80%	71.68%	422.36%	-41.01%	N/A	$5.59	$1.58	14.31%	203.16%	1.48	3,757,000	-0.82%
NEO	NEOGENOMICS INC	$16.88	1.32%	5.70%	-8.31%	18.62%	102.16%	79.96%	33.44%	-61.28%	128.73%	$20.15	$7.07	16.23%	138.92%	1.54	1,616,000	-27.63%
GILD	GILEAD SCIENCES INC	$153.54	3.80%	4.56%	4.87%	18.07%	9.32%	29.59%	93.86%	125.30%	111.05%	$157.29	$114.02	2.38%	34.66%	0.40	5,756,000	3.56%
COR	CENCORA INC	$336.17	1.84%	5.96%	3.05%	11.21%	5.09%	5.74%	79.90%	179.89%	321.32%	$377.54	$244.82	10.96%	37.31%	0.22	1,187,000	6.55%
CI	CIGNA GROUP	$289.58	2.50%	3.97%	-0.16%	-4.54%	6.23%	-4.15%	-7.22%	42.62%	139.52%	$311.34	$239.51	6.99%	20.91%	0.37	1,396,000	-9.35%
EOLS	EVOLUS INC	$7.22	-3.86%	-6.72%	-8.95%	15.15%	62.61%	13.34%	-13.01%	-5.99%	N/A	$9.31	$3.86	22.45%	87.05%	1.05	1,008,000	54.13%
KNSA	KINIKSA PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL PLC	$78.84	0.39%	1.13%	2.95%	27.20%	68.03%	108.08%	382.50%	587.36%	N/A	$82.94	$35.20	4.94%	123.98%	0.77	577,000	0.17%
NHC	NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP	$234.48	1.34%	6.01%	2.95%	11.24%	43.41%	92.99%	257.33%	231.28%	254.31%	$239.29	$118.14	2.01%	98.48%	0.50	81,000	57.28%
CCLD	CARECLOUD INC	$1.77	-9.23%	-11.94%	-15.31%	-23.71%	-38.33%	-45.20%	66.98%	-77.34%	101.14%	$3.81	$1.77	53.54%	0.00%	1.10	329,000	36.51%
PDEX	PRO DEX INC	$59.82	-3.93%	-4.75%	-10.13%	2.68%	13.36%	135.98%	267.44%	132.76%	1,197.61%	$77.00	$23.47	22.31%	154.88%	0.59	61,500	112.07%
HCM	HUTCHMED (CHINA) LTD	$13.48	-0.15%	-5.60%	-1.32%	19.82%	-11.37%	-10.79%	-28.22%	-57.53%	19.29%	$16.33	$9.77	17.45%	37.97%	1.11	82,000	121.62%
TKNO	ALPHA TEKNOVA INC	$7.79	-5.23%	-10.56%	14.22%	43.99%	157.10%	51.26%	285.64%	-68.01%	N/A	$9.48	$1.91	17.83%	307.85%	1.36	236,000	1.72%
ASND	ASCENDIS PHARMA A	$227.00	1.70%	-0.62%	-14.31%	-14.52%	-9.14%	8.76%	141.26%	41.88%	1,010.57%	$282.15	$186.05	19.55%	22.01%	0.72	996,000	68.24%
HSIC	HENRY SCHEIN INC	$85.56	0.62%	2.27%	-3.79%	-1.55%	10.83%	34.97%	19.16%	8.87%	11.58%	$92.18	$61.95	7.18%	38.12%	0.59	1,116,000	55.65%
LH	LABCORP HOLDINGS INC	$317.34	1.18%	1.72%	0.64%	15.11%	18.03%	13.42%	57.61%	15.10%	133.70%	$341.80	$244.52	7.15%	29.78%	0.60	574,000	26.43%
ANIP	ANI PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$70.16	-0.96%	-2.46%	-0.34%	-12.90%	-10.38%	-20.94%	19.77%	86.00%	8.31%	$97.00	$69.58	27.67%	0.83%	0.71	269,000	-18.98%
IQV	IQVIA HOLDINGS INC	$262.01	0.51%	1.51%	-1.38%	26.07%	49.48%	27.96%	31.68%	6.15%	247.77%	$277.40	$154.50	5.55%	69.59%	1.09	1,084,000	-20.29%
GMED	GLOBUS MEDICAL INC	$76.31	-0.01%	3.47%	0.71%	0.65%	-19.62%	31.37%	40.74%	-1.09%	232.22%	$101.40	$58.32	24.74%	30.85%	0.94	1,060,000	-4.33%
SGHT	SIGHT SCIENCES INC	$8.25	-1.67%	-2.60%	1.48%	63.37%	115.97%	147.75%	115.97%	-63.10%	N/A	$9.71	$3.37	15.06%	144.81%	1.72	304,000	-26.57%
ZVRA	ZEVRA THERAPEUTICS INC	$10.23	-1.54%	-7.67%	-15.10%	-21.67%	4.49%	-2.48%	129.37%	4.92%	-84.41%	$15.04	$8.01	31.96%	27.72%	0.88	753,000	-30.92%
TMO	THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC	$673.20	1.53%	1.68%	9.71%	26.05%	27.69%	28.03%	37.80%	16.60%	343.74%	$694.33	$435.27	3.04%	54.66%	0.85	2,486,000	8.13%
VCYT	VERACYTE INC	$43.51	0.93%	0.81%	5.58%	-23.15%	26.85%	28.16%	104.46%	-3.53%	474.01%	$60.91	$29.46	28.57%	47.72%	1.85	934,000	22.89%
OPRX	OPTIMIZERX CORP	$8.29	-1.66%	-3.04%	6.15%	26.95%	37.02%	-58.34%	-7.58%	-90.20%	N/A	$22.25	$4.54	62.74%	82.60%	1.55	81,000	-47.40%
PHG	KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV	$25.00	0.44%	3.78%	-0.32%	-4.07%	-14.06%	-7.92%	31.58%	-43.14%	-13.31%	$33.44	$23.62	25.24%	5.84%	0.93	1,106,000	12.51%
OMER	OMEROS CORP	$18.43	-2.38%	-1.71%	5.56%	75.52%	55.66%	349.51%	1,096.75%	138.42%	151.09%	$21.24	$6.24	13.23%	195.35%	1.58	905,000	-8.95%
GDRX	GOODRX HOLDINGS INC	$3.38	-2.03%	4.00%	-5.06%	12.29%	51.57%	-18.36%	-38.88%	-92.14%	N/A	$4.07	$1.77	16.95%	90.96%	1.69	683,000	-7.33%
HQY	HEALTHEQUITY INC	$89.87	-0.35%	-2.21%	-6.42%	-4.90%	10.46%	-4.43%	19.86%	41.26%	145.48%	$107.62	$72.76	16.49%	23.52%	0.64	820,000	-4.21%
ABBV	ABBVIE INC	$283.48	3.32%	4.47%	8.29%	15.81%	34.82%	23.72%	92.54%	160.29%	371.13%	$285.40	$191.00	0.67%	48.42%	0.29	5,582,000	-12.92%
VRTX	VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$498.50	2.74%	-1.41%	-4.04%	4.66%	12.20%	20.93%	33.29%	174.05%	529.18%	$560.25	$403.16	11.02%	23.65%	0.56	2,090,000	76.07%

Healthcare Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Biotechnology	605	+0.23%	-4.00%	-12.51%	-71.96%	15.05x	4.92x	-10.07%	-9.60%	-7.66%	+79.50%	Strong Buy
Diagnostics & Research	50	+0.77%	+1.98%	+10.75%	+27.79%	12.65x	4.76x	-29.16%	+5.41%	+11.46%	+2.00%	Buy
Drug Manufacturers - General	20	+3.23%	+1.97%	+4.40%	+28.42%	40.62x	8.08x	+23.67%	+10.75%	+19.13%	+21.40%	Buy
Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic	75	+0.10%	-0.98%	-5.20%	-94.19%	-2.59x	2.37x	-0.90%	+1.69%	+7.16%	+193.84%	Buy
Healthcare Plans	10	+2.03%	+5.88%	+1.14%	+20.41%	55.41x	2.39x	+10.74%	+3.30%	+8.17%	+9.35%	Buy
Health Information Services	50	-0.83%	-0.51%	-0.44%	-45.49%	11.61x	4.01x	+7.12%	+3.98%	+9.09%	+17.89%	Buy
Medical Care Facilities	48	+1.63%	+3.76%	+1.35%	-53.41%	17.00x	5.82x	-42.77%	+7.29%	+14.57%	+11.59%	Buy
Medical Devices	132	-0.79%	+0.20%	-2.37%	-95.20%	22.74x	3.06x	-8.77%	+5.31%	+9.70%	+27.91%	Strong Buy
Medical Distribution	8	+1.79%	+6.61%	+5.41%	+24.51%	27.21x	-194.43x	-75.82%	+4.11%	+24.38%	+4.91%	Buy
Medical Instruments & Supplies	50	-0.06%	+2.50%	+2.78%	+2.90%	44.50x	3.38x	+8.67%	+7.26%	+11.03%	+14.80%	Buy

Healthcare Stocks FAQ

What are the best healthcare stocks to buy right now in Oct 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. Puma Biotechnology (NASDAQ:PBYI)

Puma Biotechnology (NASDAQ:PBYI) is the #1 top healthcare stock out of 1048 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Puma Biotechnology (NASDAQ:PBYI) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: A, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Puma Biotechnology (NASDAQ:PBYI) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 21 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 27. It passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Puma Biotechnology has seen its stock return 92.09% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 169 percentage points.

Puma Biotechnology has an average 1 year price target of $6.00, a downside of -41.18% from Puma Biotechnology's current stock price of $10.20.

Puma Biotechnology stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Puma Biotechnology, 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. Bausch Health Companies (NYSE:BHC)

Bausch Health Companies (NYSE:BHC) is the #2 top healthcare stock out of 1048 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Bausch Health Companies (NYSE:BHC) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Bausch Health Companies (NYSE:BHC) has a Due Diligence Score of 6, which is -21 points lower than the healthcare sector average of 27. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates BHC as a "A".It passed 2 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Bausch Health Companies has seen its stock lose -3.6% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 73 percentage points.

Bausch Health Companies has an average 1 year price target of $9.00, an upside of 52.8% from Bausch Health Companies's current stock price of $5.89.

Bausch Health Companies stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Bausch Health Companies, 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. Bioventus (NASDAQ:BVS)

Bioventus (NASDAQ:BVS) is the #3 top healthcare stock out of 1048 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Bioventus (NASDAQ:BVS) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Bioventus (NASDAQ:BVS) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 21 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 102.1% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 179 percentage points.

Bioventus has an average 1 year price target of $16.00, an upside of 18.52% from Bioventus's current stock price of $13.50.

Bioventus stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Bioventus, 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 79 healthcare stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 healthcare stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Conmed (NYSE:CNMD)

Conmed (NYSE:CNMD) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the healthcare sector average of 2.2%. Conmed's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Conmed's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Conmed's dividend payout ratio of 10.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Cumberland Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CPIX)

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CPIX) has an annual dividend yield of 20.03%, which is 18 percentage points higher than the healthcare sector average of 2.2%.

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals's dividend payout ratio of -411% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Spok Holdings (NASDAQ:SPOK)

Spok Holdings (NASDAQ:SPOK) has an annual dividend yield of 11.62%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the healthcare sector average of 2.2%. 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 207.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are healthcare stocks up?

Healthcare stocks were up 0.65% in the last day, and up 0.12% over the last week. Biodexa Pharmaceuticals was the among the top gainers in the healthcare sector, gaining 38.57% yesterday.

Biodexa Pharmaceuticals shares are trading higher after the company announced it enrolled 100 patients in its registrational Phase 3 trial of eRapa in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis.

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. Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IRWD)

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IRWD) 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.

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals has a valuation score of 86, which is 69 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 17. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals's stock has gained 143.24% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by 220 percentage points.

2. Jazz Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:JAZZ)

Jazz Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:JAZZ) 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.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals has a valuation score of 86, which is 69 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 17. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals's stock has gained 56.68% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by 134 percentage points.

3. Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC)

Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC) 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.

Embecta has a valuation score of 57, which is 40 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 17. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Embecta's stock has dropped -54.32% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by 23 percentage points.

Are healthcare stocks a good buy now?

59.3% of healthcare stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect healthcare stocks to rise by 39.26% over the next year.

3.91% of healthcare stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 13.26% of healthcare stocks are rated B (Buy), 48.36% are rated C (Hold), 27.4% are rated D (Sell), and 7.07% 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 30.99x.

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1. Puma Biotechnology (NASDAQ:PBYI)

2. Bausch Health Companies (NYSE:BHC)

3. Bioventus (NASDAQ:BVS)

1. Conmed (NYSE:CNMD)

2. Cumberland Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CPIX)

3. Spok Holdings (NASDAQ:SPOK)

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3. Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC)

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1. Puma Biotechnology (NASDAQ:PBYI)

2. Bausch Health Companies (NYSE:BHC)

3. Bioventus (NASDAQ:BVS)

1. Conmed (NYSE:CNMD)

2. Cumberland Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CPIX)

3. Spok Holdings (NASDAQ:SPOK)

1. Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IRWD)

2. Jazz Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:JAZZ)

3. Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC)

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