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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.

Sector: Healthcare
Ticker
Company
Zen Rating
Financials
Market Cap
ROE
ROA
ROCE
ROIC
D/E
Current Ratio
Gross Margin
Profit Margin
Operating Margin
PAHC
PHIBRO ANIMAL HEALTH CORP
$1.04B12.40%2.80%7.74%5.90%3.952.9131.70%2.70%6.83%
HCSG
HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC
$1.09B8.40%5.10%9.67%12.10%0.602.8913.30%2.40%3.47%
CPIX
CUMBERLAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$38.90M-12.80%-4.40%-5.98%-9.20%1.451.2584.30%-8.00%-6.46%
EHAB
ENHABIT INC
$484.09M-24.00%-10.70%-8.67%-14.00%1.221.4949.00%-13.40%-9.19%
TBRG
TRUBRIDGE INC
$348.54M-10.10%-4.40%4.24%6.40%1.311.6952.00%-5.00%4.13%
AUPH
AURINIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$1.17B10.80%7.50%10.64%9.80%0.445.9388.20%16.10%18.77%
EXEL
EXELIXIS INC
$11.91B29.40%22.30%34.37%34.80%0.333.5096.80%28.00%36.45%
INCY
INCYTE CORP
$13.23B0.60%0.40%7.87%16.30%0.572.0492.70%0.50%7.19%
AVNS
AVANOS MEDICAL INC
$564.64M-37.30%-27.60%-40.01%-76.50%0.322.5754.60%-55.80%-56.34%
SNN
SMITH & NEPHEW PLC
$13.26B7.90%4.10%7.29%9.30%0.972.8969.60%7.10%11.07%
CPRX
CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$2.66B28.30%24.40%32.42%400.20%0.146.1486.10%36.90%48.34%
HALO
HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS INC
$6.43B122.20%23.30%30.45%25.20%3.568.3983.40%44.80%57.46%
MD
PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP INC
$1.21B-11.00%-4.00%-2.43%-4.10%1.531.8123.40%-4.20%-2.11%
ELMD
ELECTROMED INC
$184.41M16.50%13.90%21.86%35.00%0.195.1977.60%11.70%15.64%
AMRX
AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$2.55BN/A-0.40%11.46%7.40%-26.561.4036.70%-0.50%9.27%
BTMD
BIOTE CORP
$212.58M-18.60%19.80%45.84%27.30%-2.311.4271.20%10.90%17.22%
PBYI
PUMA BIOTECHNOLOGY INC
$165.29M49.30%18.20%39.47%61.20%1.021.5372.40%16.40%18.58%
KMDA
KAMADA LTD
$443.36M6.30%4.40%5.72%14.90%0.493.3044.20%9.60%10.88%
STE
STERIS PLC
$23.49B9.50%6.10%9.71%16.50%0.541.9644.00%11.30%16.22%
QGEN
QIAGEN NV
$10.40B2.70%1.60%3.56%5.90%0.633.3749.20%4.70%8.95%
PTCT
PTC THERAPEUTICS INC
$3.95B-71.70%29.30%39.40%123.50%-15.303.8996.90%33.60%45.78%
ARDT
ARDENT HEALTH PARTNERS INC
$1.96B22.20%4.70%8.65%7.40%2.852.1217.40%3.70%5.86%
CRMD
CORMEDIX INC
$847.81M22.60%17.00%14.95%53.00%0.304.2195.20%20.80%20.85%
NVS
NOVARTIS AG
$235.14B30.70%12.80%23.38%39.70%1.600.7975.70%24.20%30.01%
SPOK
SPOK HOLDINGS INC
$357.75M10.30%7.50%12.92%39.40%0.351.2479.50%11.50%15.21%
PEN
PENUMBRA INC
$9.93B3.60%2.80%3.49%4.50%0.316.3063.70%3.40%4.04%
CAH
CARDINAL HEALTH INC
$39.90B-50.10%3.40%17.02%40.90%-17.560.943.50%0.70%1.01%
CI
CIGNA GROUP
$87.17B12.20%3.20%8.37%16.20%2.740.7810.30%2.00%3.11%
INDV
INDIVIOR PLC
$1.74B-1.50%0.20%14.32%15.70%-5.830.8880.40%0.30%4.53%
NHC
NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP
$1.67B11.00%7.20%11.48%13.30%0.541.90100.00%7.80%10.87%
BMRN
BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC
$10.58B9.50%7.50%10.53%12.20%0.235.5279.40%17.80%23.26%
JNJ
JOHNSON & JOHNSON
$366.71B29.90%11.90%20.04%44.30%1.481.2668.30%24.40%30.68%
BVS
BIOVENTUS INC
$556.12M-21.20%-4.20%-0.38%-0.40%3.421.4367.40%-5.60%-0.34%
NAGE
NIAGEN BIOSCIENCE INC
$1.12B33.90%21.70%24.10%162.20%0.473.6662.50%13.10%13.51%
RIGL
RIGEL PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$348.15M-655.30%24.50%42.09%60.00%8.482.2089.60%18.30%22.66%
FONR
FONAR CORP
$98.00M4.70%3.70%5.86%6.70%0.3210.0541.20%7.70%11.42%
INFU
INFUSYSTEM HOLDINGS INC
$128.37M5.80%3.00%9.36%7.40%0.892.2153.10%2.30%6.01%
ZIMV
ZIMVIE INC
$258.55M-5.00%-2.50%1.24%1.80%0.892.1464.80%-4.40%1.75%
COLL
COLLEGIUM PHARMACEUTICAL INC
$962.02M19.20%2.90%12.45%18.20%5.961.0857.70%6.60%21.45%
MCK
MCKESSON CORP
$90.80B-132.70%4.50%32.79%62.80%-37.050.903.70%0.90%1.24%
AVAH
AVEANNA HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS INC
$979.37M-4.40%0.30%13.13%10.80%-17.571.0532.20%0.30%7.98%
HRMY
HARMONY BIOSCIENCES HOLDINGS INC
$1.84B24.30%15.90%24.31%47.70%0.473.6778.30%20.50%28.73%
BTSG
BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC
$4.10B3.50%1.00%6.18%6.90%2.461.7413.50%0.50%2.34%
EHC
ENCOMPASS HEALTH CORP
$12.32B32.60%10.10%16.28%14.00%1.721.0626.20%11.90%17.08%
GRFS
GRIFOLS SA
$6.09B2.70%0.70%5.73%5.80%2.182.6638.70%2.20%15.29%
OMCL
OMNICELL INC
$1.38B1.70%1.00%0.68%1.60%0.711.3843.10%1.90%0.93%
EMBC
EMBECTA CORP
$563.39M-7.00%4.40%19.34%7.60%-2.522.4863.50%4.90%15.42%
PLX
PROTALIX BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC
$122.59M10.50%5.20%11.77%19.30%0.632.4950.00%6.50%9.76%
AVDL
AVADEL PHARMACEUTICALS PLC
$890.00M-36.10%-16.30%-13.84%-17.20%1.272.7390.10%-13.60%-8.33%
ETON
ETON PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$375.71M-23.40%-8.00%-3.86%-14.50%2.441.9759.40%-9.30%-4.59%
VREX
VAREX IMAGING CORP
$356.07M-7.60%-3.30%4.45%4.80%1.444.0533.70%-5.10%6.39%
UHS
UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC
$11.48B18.00%8.30%13.82%13.10%1.181.3241.80%7.40%10.78%
BCRX
BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$1.96BN/A-11.10%13.62%4.30%-2.062.9396.90%-10.60%9.20%
LIVN
LIVANOVA PLC
$2.49B-18.10%-8.90%-7.19%-12.60%1.471.5869.30%-17.40%-10.25%
EBS
EMERGENT BIOSOLUTIONS INC
$344.66M-27.30%-9.10%-0.07%-0.10%1.586.3235.20%-13.60%-0.09%
ABBV
ABBVIE INC
$322.03B95.60%3.00%5.96%9.20%94.860.7670.70%7.30%10.37%
AUNA
AUNA SA
$468.97MN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A38.90%3.70%17.38%
ILMN
ILLUMINA INC
$15.01B-46.50%-15.70%-16.47%-16.20%1.611.8666.30%-22.30%-18.01%
CNC
CENTENE CORP
$26.87B12.70%4.10%10.47%18.10%2.111.1110.30%2.00%3.09%
MMSI
MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC
$5.53B9.00%5.10%8.07%10.40%0.734.8747.80%8.80%13.21%
VMD
VIEMED HEALTHCARE INC
$273.50M9.60%7.10%12.82%18.40%0.311.3858.70%5.30%7.86%
CSBR
CHAMPIONS ONCOLOGY INC
$107.30M656.70%24.00%59.51%60.30%4.600.9951.60%11.00%10.92%
CVS
CVS HEALTH CORP
$86.64B7.00%2.10%6.15%8.30%2.320.8214.00%1.40%2.70%
AKBA
AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC
$958.62MN/A-18.90%-9.98%-30.20%11.622.2368.00%-24.50%-11.82%
AZN
ASTRAZENECA PLC
$216.54B19.20%7.40%14.21%25.10%1.590.9085.10%11.30%16.00%
VEEV
VEEVA SYSTEMS INC
$46.31B13.70%11.20%16.03%25.10%0.254.6175.50%27.30%35.42%
TEVA
TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD
$19.22B-21.40%-3.20%1.73%2.10%5.131.0349.20%-7.70%2.83%
ADUS
ADDUS HOMECARE CORP
$2.12B8.20%6.20%9.12%54.10%0.411.7432.60%6.50%9.49%
COR
CENCORA INC
$58.03B241.00%2.50%13.85%67.00%69.130.873.40%0.50%0.80%
IRMD
IRADIMED CORP
$773.59M23.30%20.60%26.78%72.50%0.138.8776.90%26.30%33.23%
OPCH
OPTION CARE HEALTH INC
$5.28B15.30%6.30%13.07%17.60%1.451.5420.00%4.10%6.54%
INVA
INNOVIVA INC
$1.25B-8.90%-4.80%-2.48%-2.50%0.942.4888.90%-16.10%-6.83%
MASI
MASIMO CORP
$9.12B-40.90%-18.10%-27.46%-24.20%1.422.1750.50%-25.10%-24.31%
QDEL
QUIDELORTHO CORP
$1.95B-11.60%-5.40%-3.27%-3.80%1.161.2046.90%-13.00%-6.40%
ANIP
ANI PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$1.42B-5.40%-1.90%-0.83%-1.00%2.032.6659.30%-3.40%-1.35%
OPRX
OPTIMIZERX CORP
$252.27M-13.10%-9.10%-6.83%-19.20%0.442.8264.10%-16.30%-10.81%
GDRX
GOODRX HOLDINGS INC
$1.75B4.10%2.10%8.12%11.60%0.985.2393.80%3.60%12.13%
HCM
HUTCHMED (CHINA) LTD
$2.63B5.10%3.00%5.32%6.30%0.662.8344.60%6.00%7.58%
PHR
PHREESIA INC
$1.70B-16.20%-11.20%-13.65%-79.80%0.421.9568.00%-9.80%-9.10%
ICUI
ICU MEDICAL INC
$3.24B-4.70%-2.20%1.48%1.90%1.112.5935.10%-3.90%2.23%
SIBN
SI-BONE INC
$785.39M-16.00%-11.70%-11.48%-11.20%0.368.5379.20%-15.00%-13.21%
GSK
GSK PLC
$78.86B22.40%5.30%11.05%15.20%3.320.8771.40%10.00%13.97%
HQY
HEALTHEQUITY INC
$9.07B5.70%3.50%6.59%16.90%0.614.0665.50%9.80%17.49%
BWAY
BRAINSWAY LTD
$248.71M7.40%4.70%7.36%57.40%0.575.0374.50%9.00%14.12%
BSX
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP
$157.61B9.60%5.30%7.99%13.90%0.801.4568.70%11.60%15.97%
WAY
WAYSTAR HOLDING CORP
$6.88B0.90%0.60%3.43%10.40%0.483.1266.80%2.70%15.77%
CHE
CHEMED CORP
$8.18B26.00%17.90%28.72%67.90%0.461.7334.80%12.40%16.57%
PDEX
PRO DEX INC
$146.36M29.10%16.20%28.59%23.30%0.822.7331.40%14.60%20.49%
AMGN
AMGEN INC
$149.01B92.90%6.50%14.62%13.40%13.401.1763.00%17.40%28.44%
THTX
THERATECHNOLOGIES INC
$108.05MN/A-5.90%64.55%36.10%-3.311.0879.00%-4.20%15.51%
NUTX
NUTEX HEALTH INC
$684.02M57.60%11.80%20.74%17.60%2.472.2748.80%10.80%19.45%
NVST
ENVISTA HOLDINGS CORP
$3.33B-37.40%-20.70%-22.82%-48.70%0.802.1254.00%-44.90%-41.86%
XRAY
DENTSPLY SIRONA INC
$3.17B-38.20%-14.30%-20.04%-24.50%2.011.1051.60%-24.40%-22.94%
SOLV
SOLVENTUM CORP
$13.06B12.30%2.60%6.25%7.10%3.451.1954.60%4.60%8.99%
BDTX
BLACK DIAMOND THERAPEUTICS INC
$133.63M4.70%3.50%3.19%5.20%0.259.24100.00%7.30%7.27%
PCRX
PACIRA BIOSCIENCES INC
$1.09B-12.90%-6.60%-3.95%-4.10%0.992.4277.60%-14.80%-7.14%
IMCR
IMMUNOCORE HOLDINGS PLC
$1.56B-5.90%-2.10%-0.47%-0.50%1.726.3699.00%-6.50%-1.24%
NVO
NOVO NORDISK A S
$305.90B81.20%24.30%52.29%74.30%2.530.7484.30%34.50%43.65%
CCLD
CARECLOUD INC
$101.99M-7.80%-5.20%19.07%76.60%0.361.6945.70%-3.40%9.59%
GEHC
GE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES INC
$34.06B25.90%6.60%13.49%19.70%2.630.9842.00%11.00%16.09%

Healthcare Industries

IndustryStocks1d %1w %1m %1y %DD ScoreP/E ratioP/B RatioROEROAROCEUpside/DownsideConsensus
651-0.86%+1.66%+3.82%-71.04%-117.68x4.43x-78.40%-3.20%+5.01%+105.31%Strong Buy
57-0.20%+1.70%+3.90%-18.06%19.78x3.56x-11.18%+5.91%+10.44%+15.00%Buy
18-1.14%+0.49%+2.53%-13.20%37.35x5.88x+50.69%+9.87%+16.83%+56.00%Buy
77-0.54%-3.06%+0.75%-60.50%-34.41x2.23x+9.59%+4.62%+10.59%+39.90%Buy
11+1.17%+1.88%+2.55%-20.99%14.25x2.04x+16.73%+5.28%+12.28%+23.54%Buy
56+1.14%+5.74%+4.64%-63.83%45.22x4.01x+8.21%+4.35%+9.43%+18.70%Buy
48+0.38%+2.07%-0.55%-8.57%16.76x4.65x-72.65%+6.84%+14.37%+19.11%Buy
139+0.34%+2.78%+0.80%-9.33%36.87x4.10x+7.86%+8.31%+8.96%+29.58%Strong Buy
10+0.68%+1.34%+2.04%+26.23%29.05x1,398.21x+0.00%+3.60%+22.79%+4.00%Buy
56+0.23%+2.85%-0.48%-61.26%40.93x3.67x+10.25%+8.46%+10.95%+25.85%Buy

Healthcare Stocks FAQ

What are the best healthcare stocks to buy right now in Jul 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. Phibro Animal Health (NASDAQ:PAHC)


Phibro Animal Health (NASDAQ:PAHC) is the #1 top healthcare stock out of 1123 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: A, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Phibro Animal Health (NASDAQ:PAHC) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 19 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 26. It passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Phibro Animal Health has seen its stock return 49.19% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 100 percentage points.

Phibro Animal Health has an average 1 year price target of $24.00, a downside of -6.47% from Phibro Animal Health's current stock price of $25.66.

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.

2. Healthcare Services Group (NASDAQ:HCSG)


Healthcare Services Group (NASDAQ:HCSG) is the #2 top healthcare stock out of 1123 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 Healthcare Services Group (NASDAQ:HCSG) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Healthcare Services Group (NASDAQ:HCSG) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 15 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 26. It passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Healthcare Services Group has seen its stock return 40.19% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 91 percentage points.

Healthcare Services Group has an average 1 year price target of $14.00, a downside of -6.23% from Healthcare Services Group's current stock price of $14.93.

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

3. Cumberland Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CPIX)


Cumberland Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CPIX) is the #3 top healthcare stock out of 1123 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 Cumberland Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CPIX) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CPIX) has a Due Diligence Score of 30, which is 4 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 26. It passed 9 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Cumberland Pharmaceuticals has seen its stock return 71.05% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 122 percentage points.

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. Fresenius Medical Care Ag (NYSE:FMS)


Fresenius Medical Care Ag (NYSE:FMS) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the healthcare sector average of 1.97%. Fresenius Medical Care Ag's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Fresenius Medical Care Ag's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Fresenius Medical Care Ag's dividend payout ratio of 52.9% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Select Medical Holdings (NYSE:SEM)


Select Medical Holdings (NYSE:SEM) has an annual dividend yield of 12.45%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the healthcare sector average of 1.97%. 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. Cryo Cell International (NYSEMKT:CCEL)


Cryo Cell International (NYSEMKT:CCEL) has an annual dividend yield of 7.71%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the healthcare sector average of 1.97%.

Cryo Cell International's dividend payout ratio of 5,000% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are healthcare stocks down?

Healthcare stocks were down -0.14% in the last day, and up 1.88% over the last week. Ontrak was the among the top losers in the healthcare sector, dropping -43.17% yesterday.

Ontrak shares are trading lower after the company announced an approximately $4 million public offering.

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. Harmony Biosciences Holdings (NASDAQ:HRMY)


Harmony Biosciences Holdings (NASDAQ:HRMY) 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.

Harmony Biosciences Holdings has a valuation score of 71, which is 54 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 17. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Harmony Biosciences Holdings's stock has gained 1.59% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by 53 percentage points.

2. Puma Biotechnology (NASDAQ:PBYI)


Puma Biotechnology (NASDAQ:PBYI) 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.

Puma Biotechnology has a valuation score of 43, which is 26 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 17. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Puma Biotechnology's stock has gained 3.1% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by 54 percentage points.

3. Inmode (NASDAQ:INMD)


Inmode (NASDAQ:INMD) 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.

Inmode has a valuation score of 71, which is 54 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 17. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Inmode's stock has dropped -21.43% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by 30 percentage points.

Are healthcare stocks a good buy now?

50.96% of healthcare stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect healthcare stocks to rise by 48.04% over the next year.

4.71% of healthcare stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 11.11% of healthcare stocks are rated B (Buy), 45.05% are rated C (Hold), 25.97% are rated D (Sell), and 13.16% 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 7.2x.
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