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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.

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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 %
PLX	PROTALIX BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC	$1.72	-40.48%	-42.67%	-26.50%	-32.55%	43.33%	37.60%	63.81%	-48.96%	-91.85%	$3.10	$0.82	44.52%	109.50%	0.66	5,942,596	468.35%
PTCT	PTC THERAPEUTICS INC	$44.23	4.05%	-11.45%	3.46%	-11.22%	-1.43%	42.45%	43.32%	-6.01%	-19.42%	$58.38	$28.72	24.24%	54.00%	0.98	1,532,085	-28.02%
PAHC	PHIBRO ANIMAL HEALTH CORP	$22.47	0.99%	15.35%	17.89%	-14.30%	-12.05%	26.95%	22.92%	-1.27%	-33.97%	$26.55	$16.16	15.37%	39.05%	0.87	317,954	-52.55%
ELMD	ELECTROMED INC	$22.27	0.18%	-4.09%	-5.35%	-25.67%	-17.03%	27.91%	78.16%	28.88%	847.66%	$35.56	$13.74	37.37%	62.08%	0.50	41,638	-44.87%
TBRG	TRUBRIDGE INC	$24.81	-0.76%	-5.34%	-4.10%	-2.78%	73.38%	195.01%	-21.19%	10.56%	-54.49%	$32.00	$8.74	22.47%	183.87%	0.72	143,209	-63.75%
AUPH	AURINIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$8.00	-1.36%	-2.56%	5.12%	0.38%	-5.77%	54.74%	-10.56%	-56.36%	109.42%	$10.67	$4.99	25.02%	60.32%	1.06	1,509,463	64.95%
CPIX	CUMBERLAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$4.70	4.44%	4.44%	13.25%	3.98%	291.67%	170.11%	79.39%	19.90%	-26.56%	$7.25	$1.04	35.17%	351.92%	0.31	32,244	298.22%
CPRX	CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$23.37	2.68%	-5.92%	2.77%	2.68%	-0.34%	49.33%	257.34%	362.77%	585.34%	$26.16	$14.75	10.66%	58.44%	1.07	1,551,435	-42.22%
NUTX	NUTEX HEALTH INC	$120.73	0.03%	5.32%	16.32%	110.88%	332.57%	1,729.24%	-82.69%	-64.54%	N/A	$152.51	$4.16	20.84%	2,802.16%	1.01	57,988	-21.65%
RIGL	RIGEL PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$18.77	-0.69%	-3.05%	8.75%	-12.53%	-24.77%	84.02%	-4.72%	-1.21%	-50.21%	$29.82	$7.48	37.06%	150.80%	1.38	250,153	-23.34%
INCY	INCYTE CORP	$58.98	-1.26%	-5.68%	0.20%	-13.65%	-27.66%	10.24%	-18.82%	-40.62%	-43.62%	$83.95	$53.56	29.74%	10.12%	0.58	1,251,246	-42.33%
HCSG	HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC	$14.27	-0.56%	-3.45%	41.99%	33.36%	16.87%	27.41%	-14.45%	-42.60%	-53.00%	$14.80	$9.13	3.58%	56.38%	0.87	799,676	-10.61%
HALO	HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS INC	$65.87	-2.75%	7.65%	8.61%	14.88%	7.82%	50.25%	76.36%	165.39%	328.56%	$70.51	$42.01	6.57%	56.80%	0.86	2,501,704	-51.42%
SNN	SMITH & NEPHEW PLC	$28.34	0.04%	-0.98%	9.63%	14.64%	14.55%	13.09%	-7.72%	-29.73%	-19.40%	$31.72	$23.69	10.66%	19.63%	0.77	673,091	51.56%
BTMD	BIOTE CORP	$4.00	6.95%	14.94%	13.96%	-17.18%	-30.43%	-36.00%	-59.84%	N/A	N/A	$8.44	$3.04	52.61%	31.58%	0.43	272,691	11.58%
EHAB	ENHABIT INC	$10.28	6.09%	27.70%	28.02%	21.95%	28.34%	24.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$10.70	$6.85	3.93%	50.07%	0.74	748,769	11.13%
AMRX	AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$7.41	-0.67%	-7.03%	-0.27%	-6.79%	-19.46%	14.53%	137.50%	62.50%	N/A	$9.48	$6.29	21.79%	17.81%	1.14	1,777,488	5.71%
BCRX	BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$9.97	0.50%	11.65%	47.27%	15.53%	21.73%	86.70%	19.12%	79.96%	-3.39%	$11.11	$5.34	10.26%	86.70%	1.15	5,803,631	-42.12%
MD	PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP INC	$14.53	0.62%	12.29%	3.05%	3.93%	-8.96%	77.85%	-20.60%	2.90%	-79.45%	$17.67	$6.62	17.77%	119.49%	0.96	1,701,034	7.64%
BMRN	BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC	$58.86	-1.60%	-5.11%	-0.96%	-7.31%	-11.32%	-27.97%	-21.12%	-38.99%	-51.34%	$94.85	$52.93	37.94%	11.20%	0.73	1,022,703	-30.25%
NAGE	NIAGEN BIOSCIENCE INC	$8.95	-3.14%	11.88%	48.18%	59.82%	27.67%	154.26%	423.39%	63.92%	154.99%	$9.50	$2.31	5.79%	288.29%	1.23	1,314,661	-35.64%
HCM	HUTCHMED (CHINA) LTD	$14.21	-2.27%	-5.27%	11.19%	5.89%	-19.44%	-31.75%	42.81%	-35.41%	N/A	$21.87	$11.51	35.03%	23.51%	1.09	41,591	-15.40%
PEN	PENUMBRA INC	$297.32	2.98%	0.45%	7.94%	13.89%	22.82%	41.99%	118.23%	55.08%	N/A	$310.00	$148.00	4.09%	100.89%	1.01	972,925	223.70%
SPOK	SPOK HOLDINGS INC	$16.46	-0.48%	1.29%	8.72%	0.00%	-3.40%	8.22%	127.03%	49.64%	-5.40%	$17.96	$13.55	8.35%	21.48%	0.49	88,418	-16.34%
QGEN	QIAGEN NV	$41.86	-0.71%	-2.94%	1.04%	4.44%	-4.97%	-3.95%	-9.55%	-5.35%	58.95%	$47.93	$37.63	12.66%	11.24%	0.57	1,823,210	-2.33%
ARDT	ARDENT HEALTH PARTNERS INC	$14.52	-0.27%	10.25%	14.60%	-1.36%	-16.12%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$20.72	$11.31	29.92%	28.38%	0.62	239,157	-53.91%
NHC	NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP	$100.54	6.21%	4.53%	7.37%	-0.17%	-25.94%	4.70%	41.31%	55.56%	63.80%	$138.49	$89.14	27.40%	12.79%	0.60	54,828	73.81%
NVS	NOVARTIS AG	$108.70	-1.30%	-4.89%	4.67%	1.73%	2.87%	8.47%	30.21%	25.53%	6.13%	$120.92	$96.06	10.11%	13.16%	0.36	1,640,041	-1.01%
BVS	BIOVENTUS INC	$6.68	-1.76%	-8.99%	-15.97%	-37.63%	-46.30%	22.34%	-18.93%	N/A	N/A	$14.38	$5.27	53.55%	26.76%	1.20	501,735	7.92%
CRMD	CORMEDIX INC	$11.66	-3.08%	24.31%	66.57%	13.31%	-3.16%	115.53%	278.57%	185.78%	-63.45%	$13.85	$3.61	15.81%	222.99%	1.06	4,579,288	-43.41%
VREX	VAREX IMAGING CORP	$6.88	-20.46%	-21.01%	-20.83%	-46.91%	-52.91%	-56.70%	-67.07%	-73.65%	N/A	$16.93	$6.76	59.36%	1.78%	1.10	949,308	35.06%
EXEL	EXELIXIS INC	$36.17	-0.90%	-8.66%	2.35%	7.97%	-0.06%	66.22%	87.02%	31.91%	963.82%	$40.26	$20.14	10.16%	79.59%	0.62	1,873,833	-46.33%
AVNS	AVANOS MEDICAL INC	$12.65	0.56%	2.93%	-4.02%	-23.84%	-38.86%	-35.03%	-50.76%	-55.21%	-71.64%	$25.36	$11.84	50.12%	6.84%	0.97	406,765	-17.99%
CI	CIGNA GROUP	$333.46	0.11%	-0.39%	4.21%	13.88%	-2.80%	-4.99%	27.56%	76.44%	159.91%	$370.83	$262.03	10.08%	27.26%	0.52	760,975	-42.45%
JNJ	JOHNSON & JOHNSON	$154.22	-0.93%	-1.22%	2.15%	-0.01%	-0.53%	2.92%	-13.03%	3.43%	52.65%	$169.99	$140.68	9.28%	9.62%	0.27	6,381,461	-16.10%
MCK	MCKESSON CORP	$693.46	0.47%	-2.11%	3.23%	14.93%	12.65%	24.92%	112.41%	394.41%	203.43%	$728.48	$464.42	4.81%	49.32%	0.42	1,950,322	-2.51%
BMY	BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO	$46.45	-0.92%	-8.15%	-13.57%	-16.35%	-22.35%	3.82%	-39.10%	-25.87%	-31.80%	$63.33	$39.35	26.65%	18.04%	0.34	14,903,475	-36.32%
KMDA	KAMADA LTD	$6.88	-1.57%	3.30%	14.10%	-17.41%	12.79%	23.74%	50.55%	-8.27%	56.36%	$9.16	$4.74	24.85%	45.15%	0.59	35,827	-50.50%
CAH	CARDINAL HEALTH INC	$148.22	0.65%	-0.88%	13.62%	16.53%	21.85%	51.15%	160.17%	178.40%	71.63%	$154.07	$93.17	3.80%	59.09%	0.55	3,062,929	-29.81%
AMED	AMEDISYS INC	$95.31	0.12%	-0.72%	3.56%	3.56%	2.84%	0.80%	-15.96%	-46.46%	235.13%	$98.95	$82.15	3.68%	16.02%	0.65	242,075	-34.75%
AVAH	AVEANNA HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS INC	$5.40	-1.82%	11.57%	10.43%	13.45%	-9.17%	117.74%	94.24%	N/A	N/A	$6.19	$2.32	12.76%	132.76%	1.26	382,964	-74.19%
ABBV	ABBVIE INC	$184.60	-0.53%	-6.99%	2.65%	-3.02%	5.83%	15.09%	22.28%	110.01%	183.13%	$218.66	$153.58	15.58%	20.20%	0.39	7,750,602	-12.09%
FMS	FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE AG	$28.39	1.14%	10.94%	21.22%	17.46%	32.73%	35.97%	-5.87%	-28.69%	-33.40%	$28.59	$17.93	0.70%	58.34%	0.51	254,057	-66.26%
ZIMV	ZIMVIE INC	$8.76	-4.68%	-6.41%	-8.75%	-34.38%	-38.61%	-48.38%	-56.78%	N/A	N/A	$22.40	$8.56	60.89%	2.34%	1.27	249,399	27.10%
INDV	INDIVIOR PLC	$11.08	0.91%	-7.51%	14.34%	16.14%	5.42%	-38.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$18.59	$7.33	40.40%	51.16%	0.91	488,393	-37.44%
EHC	ENCOMPASS HEALTH CORP	$116.41	0.43%	-0.20%	12.80%	18.03%	12.71%	34.78%	82.86%	70.29%	173.84%	$118.27	$82.74	1.57%	40.69%	0.65	620,637	-4.86%
BTSG	BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC	$22.82	1.33%	9.34%	25.80%	2.47%	13.87%	98.26%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$24.82	$10.15	8.06%	124.83%	1.03	2,128,806	-52.79%
UHS	UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC	$181.78	-1.08%	1.70%	-0.70%	-1.93%	-12.84%	2.67%	45.04%	84.60%	48.84%	$243.25	$153.99	25.27%	18.05%	0.88	828,385	9.60%
BSX	BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP	$102.86	-0.42%	-1.97%	6.29%	-3.13%	16.25%	38.81%	168.63%	172.26%	488.78%	$107.17	$71.88	4.02%	43.10%	0.80	3,604,603	-31.67%
BWAY	BRAINSWAY LTD	$8.71	-1.80%	-3.44%	-0.57%	-18.90%	-19.35%	59.82%	34.62%	2.96%	N/A	$11.79	$5.13	26.12%	69.79%	0.81	12,443	-55.76%
CHE	CHEMED CORP	$570.22	0.21%	-0.91%	-3.03%	3.00%	1.45%	-0.68%	13.62%	30.36%	370.40%	$623.61	$512.12	8.56%	11.34%	0.46	74,584	-48.63%
CSBR	CHAMPIONS ONCOLOGY INC	$6.22	5.07%	7.80%	-26.48%	-45.39%	37.92%	25.40%	-13.91%	-32.76%	-25.95%	$11.99	$3.60	48.12%	72.78%	0.49	9,182	-72.35%
INFU	INFUSYSTEM HOLDINGS INC	$5.37	-1.83%	10.72%	5.92%	-33.87%	-40.73%	-28.97%	-35.22%	-56.66%	71.02%	$9.97	$4.61	46.14%	16.49%	0.89	188,869	-21.86%
AZN	ASTRAZENECA PLC	$67.57	0.40%	-6.72%	1.21%	-7.01%	4.29%	-12.94%	7.97%	25.25%	92.62%	$87.68	$61.24	22.93%	10.34%	0.43	6,206,191	-13.15%
GILD	GILEAD SCIENCES INC	$96.91	-1.27%	-6.53%	-7.92%	1.50%	-0.12%	50.06%	57.12%	19.94%	-7.47%	$119.96	$62.07	19.21%	56.13%	0.41	13,008,987	0.11%
AVDL	AVADEL PHARMACEUTICALS PLC	$9.39	0.00%	7.99%	29.34%	3.30%	-42.39%	-40.68%	138.93%	0.97%	-44.24%	$17.51	$6.38	46.37%	47.18%	1.11	1,359,660	-40.56%
COLL	COLLEGIUM PHARMACEUTICAL INC	$28.89	5.94%	4.48%	9.56%	-5.34%	-10.22%	-23.69%	103.16%	34.18%	127.48%	$42.29	$23.23	31.68%	24.37%	0.65	561,658	19.59%
IRMD	IRADIMED CORP	$51.86	-1.54%	-3.01%	0.19%	-14.07%	-9.57%	21.45%	71.95%	149.33%	200.81%	$63.29	$41.60	18.06%	24.66%	0.81	24,445	-42.84%
VMD	VIEMED HEALTHCARE INC	$6.32	-1.56%	-14.25%	-4.96%	-20.10%	-33.54%	-11.36%	20.15%	-12.47%	N/A	$9.81	$6.14	35.58%	3.02%	0.70	294,621	-22.71%
ETON	ETON PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$16.79	-3.12%	-3.17%	32.73%	-2.16%	72.91%	388.79%	413.46%	203.62%	N/A	$18.41	$3.18	8.77%	427.99%	0.84	167,220	-5.72%
OPCH	OPTION CARE HEALTH INC	$31.84	0.44%	-3.37%	-5.13%	1.56%	39.28%	5.15%	18.23%	160.77%	100.50%	$35.53	$21.39	10.39%	48.85%	0.93	1,566,697	-49.44%
PBYI	PUMA BIOTECHNOLOGY INC	$2.91	-5.21%	-9.35%	0.00%	4.68%	-11.82%	-39.25%	73.21%	-77.49%	-98.55%	$5.20	$2.23	44.04%	30.79%	0.96	475,097	16.87%
ADUS	ADDUS HOMECARE CORP	$110.91	0.19%	5.63%	9.81%	-4.77%	-13.32%	4.53%	41.48%	32.40%	318.69%	$136.72	$88.96	18.88%	24.67%	0.77	146,372	3.62%
CVS	CVS HEALTH CORP	$66.97	-1.30%	-0.73%	-4.57%	23.36%	20.00%	20.28%	-32.26%	4.90%	-33.36%	$72.51	$43.56	7.64%	53.74%	0.54	5,778,451	-41.80%
ELV	ELEVANCE HEALTH INC	$404.58	-1.89%	-1.32%	-7.14%	2.13%	-4.89%	-24.88%	-17.58%	48.54%	154.76%	$567.26	$362.21	28.68%	11.70%	0.52	944,166	5.24%
HRMY	HARMONY BIOSCIENCES HOLDINGS INC	$34.05	-0.12%	12.30%	17.13%	-10.37%	-5.18%	8.86%	1.52%	N/A	N/A	$41.61	$26.47	18.17%	28.64%	0.85	527,944	-22.04%
GSK	GSK PLC	$36.62	-0.68%	-6.27%	6.21%	0.41%	0.74%	-18.02%	-32.12%	-30.36%	-35.92%	$45.93	$31.72	20.26%	15.47%	0.38	3,504,411	-41.03%
SHC	SOTERA HEALTH CO	$13.13	-0.76%	6.06%	15.99%	-5.34%	-17.53%	15.89%	-33.18%	N/A	N/A	$17.08	$9.53	23.13%	37.78%	1.17	780,945	-22.77%
ILMN	ILLUMINA INC	$75.76	-4.80%	-2.72%	-0.71%	-27.84%	-49.99%	-31.96%	-65.67%	-76.35%	-61.65%	$156.66	$68.70	51.64%	10.28%	1.23	3,704,274	18.96%
XRAY	DENTSPLY SIRONA INC	$15.81	-0.63%	12.29%	15.74%	-14.36%	-10.42%	-43.94%	-59.72%	-60.78%	-68.73%	$28.69	$12.16	44.89%	30.02%	0.89	4,397,788	-53.82%
SUPN	SUPERNUS PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$31.70	0.51%	-3.47%	-0.19%	-16.42%	-13.41%	5.67%	20.21%	35.99%	140.88%	$40.28	$25.53	21.30%	24.17%	0.70	474,188	12.63%
INVA	INNOVIVA INC	$18.56	-0.11%	-0.85%	7.16%	1.98%	-7.75%	21.39%	21.47%	30.70%	15.28%	$21.28	$15.20	12.78%	22.11%	0.52	445,747	-36.35%
HCA	HCA HEALTHCARE INC	$353.70	-0.06%	1.65%	4.48%	11.14%	-1.20%	9.88%	57.83%	239.64%	355.62%	$417.14	$289.98	15.21%	21.97%	0.81	969,801	-20.80%
ALNY	ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$251.15	-2.79%	-3.18%	3.24%	-8.36%	-10.25%	65.92%	104.99%	76.33%	121.26%	$304.39	$144.73	17.49%	73.53%	0.89	656,237	-61.50%
PDEX	PRO DEX INC	$44.29	2.10%	-3.42%	-24.46%	33.20%	-6.44%	140.05%	236.55%	150.23%	2,081.77%	$70.26	$16.84	36.96%	163.08%	0.62	30,576	-33.14%
LIVN	LIVANOVA PLC	$44.06	-0.02%	19.79%	23.35%	-9.17%	-14.96%	-28.88%	-25.27%	-14.61%	N/A	$63.57	$32.48	30.69%	35.65%	0.95	1,063,416	-12.48%
IMCR	IMMUNOCORE HOLDINGS PLC	$28.40	-4.67%	-6.76%	8.73%	-3.53%	-18.01%	-52.55%	-4.22%	N/A	N/A	$59.82	$23.15	52.52%	22.68%	0.74	311,377	-40.72%
SOLV	SOLVENTUM CORP	$70.23	5.40%	3.86%	2.41%	-5.49%	-1.82%	8.33%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$85.92	$47.16	18.26%	48.92%	0.80	1,801,432	46.64%
THTX	THERATECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.62	-4.38%	-5.42%	84.51%	59.76%	107.94%	107.94%	-72.01%	-71.89%	-42.54%	$3.13	$1.12	16.29%	133.93%	0.76	273,123	5.03%
NVO	NOVO NORDISK A S	$65.77	1.42%	-5.00%	1.04%	-21.62%	-39.71%	-48.88%	23.80%	105.60%	133.97%	$148.15	$57.00	55.61%	15.39%	0.57	11,676,168	-3.08%
COR	CENCORA INC	$283.00	-0.27%	-3.12%	3.33%	14.86%	13.61%	26.29%	79.89%	212.22%	146.28%	$309.35	$214.77	8.52%	31.77%	0.38	2,601,303	-36.92%
GMAB	GENMAB A	$19.36	-0.31%	-9.87%	2.81%	3.58%	-16.55%	-32.80%	-33.61%	-31.47%	140.44%	$30.41	$17.24	36.34%	12.33%	0.72	2,185,465	-31.59%
NVST	ENVISTA HOLDINGS CORP	$17.59	-1.01%	3.53%	7.00%	-17.15%	-15.23%	-8.77%	-58.97%	0.80%	N/A	$23.00	$14.22	23.52%	23.70%	1.05	1,750,284	-23.25%
WAY	WAYSTAR HOLDING CORP	$40.01	-1.19%	-1.65%	6.64%	-3.47%	27.62%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$48.11	$20.26	16.84%	97.48%	0.87	1,379,891	17.55%
EBS	EMERGENT BIOSOLUTIONS INC	$5.65	-11.16%	9.92%	20.47%	-44.11%	-52.80%	29.29%	-81.58%	-93.32%	-81.84%	$15.10	$4.02	62.58%	40.55%	1.63	1,937,092	-59.01%
STE	STERIS PLC	$226.43	0.25%	0.72%	1.57%	0.95%	2.06%	0.19%	6.23%	48.21%	N/A	$248.24	$200.98	8.79%	12.66%	0.77	505,153	-0.97%
SIBN	SI-BONE INC	$18.49	0.87%	32.17%	32.83%	8.32%	16.14%	18.98%	22.53%	9.47%	N/A	$19.16	$11.70	3.50%	58.03%	1.22	840,309	-15.04%
CNC	CENTENE CORP	$62.79	0.59%	4.37%	0.26%	6.59%	3.36%	-19.14%	-20.71%	-7.03%	90.39%	$80.59	$55.03	22.09%	14.10%	0.49	4,393,283	-12.27%
A	AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC	$106.93	-1.63%	-1.56%	-0.11%	-25.58%	-20.12%	-26.33%	-5.46%	31.57%	150.89%	$155.35	$96.43	31.17%	10.89%	0.98	1,367,771	-34.66%
KRMD	KORU MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC	$3.15	-4.26%	10.53%	37.55%	-32.26%	9.19%	40.00%	21.15%	-71.90%	650.00%	$5.05	$1.86	37.62%	69.35%	0.93	133,310	-63.35%
AKBA	AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC	$2.55	-2.67%	4.08%	50.00%	21.43%	28.14%	91.73%	639.13%	-80.16%	-67.64%	$2.90	$0.80	12.07%	218.75%	1.66	5,723,120	-45.96%
OMCL	OMNICELL INC	$25.78	1.54%	-17.27%	-21.14%	-39.20%	-47.24%	-14.78%	-76.94%	-62.58%	-25.17%	$55.75	$22.66	53.75%	13.77%	0.95	861,824	-14.22%
GRDN	GUARDIAN PHARMACY SERVICES INC	$25.63	0.59%	-0.62%	19.26%	20.84%	15.19%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$26.91	$14.16	4.76%	81.00%	0.69	69,500	-29.07%
ANIP	ANI PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$66.30	-7.31%	-9.12%	0.44%	11.26%	7.39%	0.64%	153.83%	90.52%	26.89%	$77.00	$52.50	13.90%	26.29%	0.88	755,438	60.60%
DERM	JOURNEY MEDICAL CORP	$6.88	0.00%	-2.13%	5.20%	31.30%	23.30%	94.90%	83.96%	N/A	N/A	$7.84	$3.20	12.24%	115.00%	0.49	96,366	130.07%
VCYT	VERACYTE INC	$29.71	-4.81%	-2.11%	-8.92%	-29.14%	-23.61%	44.01%	74.76%	11.90%	236.85%	$47.32	$19.73	37.21%	50.58%	1.92	1,366,955	-35.63%
MASI	MASIMO CORP	$156.57	1.95%	-5.92%	-4.86%	-12.24%	-3.13%	26.10%	29.92%	-37.47%	352.91%	$194.88	$101.61	19.66%	54.09%	1.03	1,594,610	76.02%
SMLR	SEMLER SCIENTIFIC INC	$34.79	-1.28%	-3.79%	-1.05%	-29.87%	-33.28%	51.52%	21.35%	-16.17%	954.24%	$81.56	$21.77	57.34%	59.81%	1.42	488,667	-18.84%
BAX	BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC	$30.90	-0.96%	0.62%	0.49%	0.29%	-9.70%	-14.05%	-58.03%	-65.25%	-55.39%	$40.49	$26.25	23.68%	17.71%	0.58	2,617,220	-35.96%
MNKD	MANNKIND CORP	$4.56	-1.51%	-8.80%	-2.77%	-18.43%	-36.84%	5.80%	64.62%	244.15%	-74.88%	$7.63	$4.28	40.24%	6.67%	1.10	2,009,139	-15.43%

Healthcare Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Biotechnology	661	-1.90%	-9.32%	+2.11%	-77.89%	-159.67x	4.11x	-21.63%	-3.01%	+4.31%	+117.15%	Strong Buy
Diagnostics & Research	58	-1.82%	-1.68%	+1.10%	-27.12%	30.54x	3.32x	-9.95%	+6.16%	+11.85%	+24.70%	Buy
Drug Manufacturers - General	18	-1.71%	-7.73%	-2.94%	-10.66%	36.28x	5.66x	+50.81%	+9.81%	+16.71%	+64.13%	Buy
Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic	78	+11.46%	+24.26%	+37.21%	-44.14%	4.37x	2.16x	+10.84%	+5.55%	+11.97%	+47.21%	Buy
Healthcare Plans	11	-1.10%	-1.32%	-12.70%	-17.24%	15.61x	2.29x	+17.32%	+5.46%	+12.61%	+24.91%	Buy
Health Information Services	55	+0.01%	-1.23%	+3.09%	-69.80%	45.44x	3.60x	+9.15%	+3.87%	+8.90%	+56.84%	Buy
Medical Care Facilities	48	+0.29%	+1.20%	+2.81%	-13.81%	15.73x	4.39x	-79.34%	+6.65%	+14.02%	+20.85%	Buy
Medical Devices	142	+0.75%	+1.23%	+4.30%	-16.99%	37.31x	3.97x	+8.00%	+8.35%	+9.21%	+31.00%	Strong Buy
Medical Distribution	10	+0.25%	-1.88%	+4.46%	+22.12%	27.32x	1,280.97x	-0.01%	+3.61%	+22.85%	+7.41%	Buy
Medical Instruments & Supplies	55	-0.60%	-0.13%	+0.08%	-41.35%	42.59x	3.69x	+10.11%	+8.34%	+10.85%	+28.79%	Buy

Healthcare Stocks FAQ

What are the best healthcare stocks to buy right now in May 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. Protalix Biotherapeutics (NYSEMKT:PLX)

Protalix Biotherapeutics (NYSEMKT:PLX) is the #1 top healthcare stock out of 1136 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 Protalix Biotherapeutics (NYSEMKT:PLX) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Protalix Biotherapeutics (NYSEMKT:PLX) has a Due Diligence Score of 26, which is equal to the healthcare sector average of 26. It passed 8 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Protalix Biotherapeutics has seen its stock return 37.6% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 93 percentage points.

Protalix Biotherapeutics has an average 1 year price target of $15.00, an upside of 772.09% from Protalix Biotherapeutics's current stock price of $1.72.

Protalix Biotherapeutics stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Protalix Biotherapeutics, 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. Ptc Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PTCT)

Ptc Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PTCT) is the #2 top healthcare stock out of 1136 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 Ptc Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PTCT) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Ptc Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PTCT) 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. Ptc Therapeutics has seen its stock return 42.45% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 98 percentage points.

Ptc Therapeutics has an average 1 year price target of $61.85, an upside of 39.83% from Ptc Therapeutics's current stock price of $44.23.

Ptc Therapeutics stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 13 analysts covering Ptc Therapeutics, 46.15% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 15.38% have issued a Buy, 23.08% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 15.38% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Phibro Animal Health (NASDAQ:PAHC)

Phibro Animal Health (NASDAQ:PAHC) is the #3 top healthcare stock out of 1136 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: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Phibro Animal Health (NASDAQ:PAHC) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 16 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 26. It passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Phibro Animal Health has seen its stock return 26.95% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 83 percentage points.

Phibro Animal Health has an average 1 year price target of $21.50, a downside of -4.32% from Phibro Animal Health's current stock price of $22.47.

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

What are the healthcare stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 70 healthcare stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 healthcare stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Jade Biosciences (NASDAQ:JBIO)

Jade Biosciences (NASDAQ:JBIO) has an annual dividend yield of 27.75%, which is 25 percentage points higher than the healthcare sector average of 2.45%.

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

2. Select Medical Holdings (NYSE:SEM)

Select Medical Holdings (NYSE:SEM) has an annual dividend yield of 13.16%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the healthcare sector average of 2.45%. Select Medical Holdings's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two 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 32.4% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Siga Technologies (NASDAQ:SIGA)

Siga Technologies (NASDAQ:SIGA) has an annual dividend yield of 10.6%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the healthcare sector average of 2.45%.

Siga Technologies's dividend payout ratio of 88.2% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are healthcare stocks down?

Healthcare stocks were down -0.43% in the last day, and down -2.62% over the last week. Iovance Biotherapeutics was the among the top losers in the healthcare sector, dropping -44.79% yesterday.

Iovance Biotherapeutics shares are trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected Q1 financial results. Also, HC Wainwright lowered its price target on the spot from $32 to $20.

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. Biote (NASDAQ:BTMD)

Biote (NASDAQ:BTMD) 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.

Biote has a valuation score of 29, which is 13 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 16. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Biote's stock has dropped -36% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by 20 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 55 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 16. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Harmony Biosciences Holdings's stock has gained 8.86% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by 65 percentage points.

3. Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IRWD)

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IRWD) 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.

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals has a valuation score of 14, which is -2 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 16. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates IRWD a Valuation Rating of "A".

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals's stock has dropped -89.48% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by -34 percentage points.

Are healthcare stocks a good buy now?

52.64% of healthcare stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect healthcare stocks to rise by 55.23% over the next year.

5.2% of healthcare stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 10.88% of healthcare stocks are rated B (Buy), 45.22% are rated C (Hold), 26.72% are rated D (Sell), and 11.97% 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 3.99x.

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1. Protalix Biotherapeutics (NYSEMKT:PLX)

2. Ptc Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PTCT)

3. Phibro Animal Health (NASDAQ:PAHC)

1. Jade Biosciences (NASDAQ:JBIO)

2. Select Medical Holdings (NYSE:SEM)

3. Siga Technologies (NASDAQ:SIGA)

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1. Protalix Biotherapeutics (NYSEMKT:PLX)

2. Ptc Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PTCT)

3. Phibro Animal Health (NASDAQ:PAHC)

1. Jade Biosciences (NASDAQ:JBIO)

2. Select Medical Holdings (NYSE:SEM)

3. Siga Technologies (NASDAQ:SIGA)

1. Biote (NASDAQ:BTMD)

2. Harmony Biosciences Holdings (NASDAQ:HRMY)

3. Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IRWD)

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