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Best Healthcare Stocks to Buy Now (2024)
Top healthcare stocks in 2024 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best healthcare stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the healthcare sector.

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Ticker	Company	Market Cap	ROE	ROA	ROCE	ROIC	D/E	Current Ratio	Gross Margin	Profit Margin	Operating Margin
COCH	ENVOY MEDICAL INC	$62.52M	N/A	-97.90%	-2,978.88%	-176.20%	-5.34	1.03	-149.70%	-9,464.60%	-9,464.56%
EUDA	EUDA HEALTH HOLDINGS LTD	$54.67M	N/A	-74.50%	135.23%	433.70%	-1.17	0.08	22.70%	-270.90%	-270.24%
ALIM	ALIMERA SCIENCES INC	$186.12M	-69.90%	-16.70%	-7.49%	-12.50%	2.33	2.39	86.60%	-26.50%	-12.21%
NVAX	NOVAVAX INC	$1.25B	N/A	-24.60%	-69.45%	172.90%	-2.56	0.90	63.00%	-40.00%	-38.27%
AXDX	ACCELERATE DIAGNOSTICS INC	$19.06M	N/A	-143.70%	-274.29%	-213.60%	-2.58	2.03	21.10%	-511.00%	-439.71%
PSTV	PLUS THERAPEUTICS INC	$9.24M	-805.60%	-97.70%	-1,954.77%	307.50%	-9.45	0.92	100.00%	-271.00%	-263.00%
JAGX	JAGUAR HEALTH INC	$80.66M	-855.60%	-80.50%	-94.95%	-99.70%	9.25	2.00	79.10%	-423.10%	-357.73%
BHC	BAUSCH HEALTH COMPANIES INC	$2.52B	N/A	-1.70%	4.78%	4.10%	-24.29	1.23	70.80%	-5.10%	12.01%
TBRG	TRUBRIDGE INC	$131.61M	-24.80%	-12.00%	-13.12%	-20.90%	1.26	1.95	48.40%	-15.30%	-14.40%
MPLN	MULTIPLAN CORP	$455.28M	-39.50%	-9.20%	-5.49%	-7.00%	4.44	0.98	74.90%	-65.80%	-35.30%
BDSX	BIODESIX INC	$181.20M	N/A	-53.70%	-66.79%	-54.30%	-16.85	0.91	76.30%	-85.80%	-68.16%
KA	KINETA INC	$6.12M	-436.00%	-109.40%	-428.86%	652.80%	2.50	0.85	100.00%	-259.10%	-252.88%
MMA	ALTA GLOBAL GROUP LTD	N/A	N/A	N/A	77.57%	N/A	-0.55	0.22	85.00%	-1,340.30%	-1,049.23%
AKAN	AKANDA CORP	$866.60k	-279.80%	-134.90%	2,404.33%	-649.60%	-3.31	0.18	5.20%	-1,494.20%	-1,482.34%
EFTR	EFFECTOR THERAPEUTICS INC	$9.55M	N/A	-146.20%	-2,026.38%	-465.30%	31.81	1.03	N/A	N/A	N/A
ISPC	ISPECIMEN INC	$2.39M	-105.30%	-74.40%	-169.57%	-539.00%	0.84	0.93	49.60%	-124.80%	-124.65%
BTSG	BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC	$1.93B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2.60	1.26	N/A	N/A	N/A
ACXP	ACURX PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$31.99M	-289.70%	-185.20%	-312.38%	543.80%	0.65	2.53	N/A	N/A	N/A
OPGN	OPGEN INC	$4.43M	-398.10%	-112.70%	-420.74%	-170.50%	5.78	0.28	6.60%	-852.10%	-776.03%
EHAB	ENHABIT INC	$418.30M	-12.30%	-5.80%	-3.89%	-6.90%	1.10	1.50	48.50%	-8.00%	-4.83%
SOLV	SOLVENTUM CORP	$11.01B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2.82	1.81	N/A	N/A	N/A
CNTG	CENTOGENE NV	$10.76M	-1,921.20%	-69.80%	-113.83%	-68.10%	-5.72	1.45	40.00%	-111.50%	-100.99%
RANI	RANI THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS INC	$318.15M	-213.70%	-49.90%	-69.53%	-33.60%	5.27	3.10	N/A	N/A	N/A
HCWB	HCW BIOLOGICS INC	$42.74M	-101.50%	-67.90%	-125.02%	-91.00%	1.12	0.73	100.00%	-4,460.40%	-4,409.89%
HUMA	HUMACYTE INC	$559.69M	-228.90%	-70.50%	-94.90%	-116.80%	8.47	4.52	N/A	N/A	N/A
RNXT	RENOVORX INC	$34.73M	N/A	-200.20%	-214.97%	751.60%	1.71	4.38	N/A	N/A	N/A
DRMA	DERMATA THERAPEUTICS INC	$2.39M	-108.00%	-93.60%	N/A	-1,532.10%	0.26	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ENGN	ENGENE HOLDINGS INC	$620.16M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.50	12.97	N/A	N/A	N/A
ELAN	ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH INC	$8.40B	-20.20%	-8.90%	-7.91%	-10.90%	1.32	3.29	55.30%	-29.80%	-23.18%
ANVS	ANNOVIS BIO INC	$66.25M	-1,166.80%	-372.40%	-1,615.00%	-3,586.10%	-3.33	1.60	N/A	N/A	N/A
NUWE	NUWELLIS INC	$4.55M	-349.90%	-183.60%	-622.62%	-439.90%	6.53	1.20	57.40%	-224.10%	-163.72%
GRTX	GALERA THERAPEUTICS INC	$9.57M	N/A	-137.50%	-225.02%	-734.50%	-1.20	4.36	N/A	N/A	N/A
ZVSA	ZYVERSA THERAPEUTICS INC	$4.08M	-287.30%	-210.50%	-904.02%	-301.40%	1.00	0.33	N/A	N/A	N/A
TEVA	TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD	$18.41B	-6.90%	-1.20%	1.78%	2.00%	4.84	0.89	49.00%	-3.10%	3.22%
IBIO	IBIO INC	$6.45M	-197.80%	-69.40%	-217.92%	-116.20%	2.70	0.91	100.00%	-54,568.00%	-54,344.00%
YS	YS BIOPHARMA CO LTD	$90.27M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2.18	0.94	N/A	N/A	N/A
MAIA	MAIA BIOTECHNOLOGY INC	$61.61M	-520.90%	-233.20%	-751.65%	647.90%	14.85	1.53	N/A	N/A	N/A
ICCC	IMMUCELL CORP	$42.16M	-21.80%	-13.20%	-14.57%	-10.80%	0.75	2.73	22.10%	-33.10%	-33.02%
ELTX	ELICIO THERAPEUTICS INC	$96.32M	-160.20%	-102.40%	-196.41%	-288.20%	1.39	1.67	N/A	N/A	N/A
MOVE	MOVANO INC	$42.73M	-361.90%	-215.50%	-831.43%	1,231.40%	1.73	1.45	N/A	N/A	N/A
VCNX	VACCINEX INC	$7.08M	N/A	-571.70%	886.21%	866.60%	-2.57	0.57	100.00%	-3,552.80%	-3,552.63%
AMRX	AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$2.06B	-111.50%	-4.70%	2.76%	1.80%	-55.24	1.65	35.30%	-6.80%	2.90%
TTOO	T2 BIOSYSTEMS INC	$32.49M	N/A	-130.50%	129.03%	-328.50%	-1.66	0.28	-117.00%	-636.10%	-566.42%
AKTX	AKARI THERAPEUTICS PLC	$25.36M	-1,281.60%	-110.10%	4,370.31%	128.60%	-20.02	0.95	N/A	N/A	N/A
APTO	APTOSE BIOSCIENCES INC	$19.33M	-458.70%	-205.30%	2,245.92%	5,318.80%	-5.48	0.78	N/A	N/A	N/A
NRSN	NEUROSENSE THERAPEUTICS LTD	$18.15M	N/A	-207.30%	3,205.30%	762.10%	-2.70	0.84	N/A	N/A	N/A
OWLT	OWLET INC	$37.38M	N/A	-71.50%	3,071.35%	865.20%	-1.97	0.89	41.80%	-69.40%	-54.99%
OTLK	OUTLOOK THERAPEUTICS INC	$98.64M	N/A	-135.10%	216.49%	3,441.20%	-1.89	0.44	N/A	N/A	N/A
ENSC	ENSYSCE BIOSCIENCES INC	$3.84M	-780.20%	-262.40%	1,641.78%	2,271.70%	-10.41	0.69	N/A	N/A	N/A
SLS	SELLAS LIFE SCIENCES GROUP INC	$76.24M	-2,405.50%	-241.00%	496.81%	359.50%	-1.78	0.23	N/A	N/A	N/A
UNCY	UNICYCIVE THERAPEUTICS INC	$39.27M	N/A	-150.10%	911.22%	275.20%	-4.73	0.76	N/A	N/A	N/A
BCLI	BRAINSTORM CELL THERAPEUTICS INC	$31.16M	N/A	-292.50%	466.17%	2,502.10%	-1.87	0.24	N/A	N/A	N/A
CNSP	CNS PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$2.08M	N/A	-421.40%	425.02%	733.20%	-1.38	0.26	N/A	N/A	N/A
CHRO	CHROMOCELL THERAPEUTICS CORP	$10.76M	N/A	-11,824.50%	106.48%	155.00%	-1.02	0.02	N/A	N/A	N/A
ALLR	ALLARITY THERAPEUTICS INC	$244.38k	N/A	-157.50%	491.11%	127.20%	-5.31	0.14	N/A	N/A	N/A
CLRB	CELLECTAR BIOSCIENCES INC	$99.04M	N/A	-276.40%	4,413.17%	476.80%	-9.91	0.81	N/A	N/A	N/A
PTN	PALATIN TECHNOLOGIES INC	$36.95M	N/A	-184.90%	-1,340.67%	562.20%	-2.15	1.09	95.30%	-445.10%	-444.90%
QLGN	QUALIGEN THERAPEUTICS INC	$1.79M	-1,698.70%	-151.60%	565.58%	1,134.00%	-1.97	0.28	N/A	N/A	N/A
NRXP	NRX PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$29.09M	N/A	-194.50%	255.94%	548.40%	-1.62	0.36	N/A	N/A	N/A
PBH	PRESTIGE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE INC	$3.49B	-5.30%	-2.40%	-0.62%	-1.30%	1.09	3.09	55.20%	-7.10%	-1.76%
ARMP	ARMATA PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$111.75M	N/A	-73.60%	-728.64%	-52.00%	-3.13	0.38	100.00%	-1,693.50%	-1,598.85%
AGEN	AGENUS INC	$220.28M	N/A	-74.30%	-23,086.89%	-267.60%	-2.22	0.24	99.40%	-148.40%	-79.67%
IVA	INVENTIVA SA	$176.15M	-1,642.80%	-119.00%	-530.52%	-232.90%	-3.17	0.96	100.00%	-476.70%	-444.40%
ALUR	ALLURION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$93.79M	N/A	-108.80%	-1,109.86%	-163.90%	-2.02	0.99	77.60%	-153.90%	-130.50%
AMIX	AUTONOMIX MEDICAL INC	$54.31M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-1.32	1.73	N/A	N/A	N/A
GALT	GALECTIN THERAPEUTICS INC	$187.57M	N/A	-197.70%	-334.50%	-82.00%	-1.43	1.77	N/A	N/A	N/A
OKYO	OKYO PHARMA LTD	$37.31M	-2,968.50%	-279.30%	642.26%	725.20%	-3.53	0.72	N/A	N/A	N/A
QTI	QT IMAGING HOLDINGS INC	$18.74M	N/A	-25.80%	878.61%	-27.90%	-2.26	0.66	-234.50%	-15,113.20%	-13,759.20%
MDAI	SPECTRAL AI INC	$29.89M	-2,188.30%	-158.80%	1,011.05%	531.10%	-8.64	0.85	44.80%	-105.90%	-106.22%
ONCO	ONCONETIX INC	$2.37M	-400.10%	-89.30%	-52.26%	2,556.90%	-3.91	0.34	-1,927.90%	-63,986.50%	-62,859.25%
SCNI	SCINAI IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS LTD	$2.05M	N/A	-49.30%	-84.38%	-44.10%	-7.90	4.36	N/A	N/A	N/A
ATNF	180 LIFE SCIENCES CORP	$1.65M	-587.20%	-205.50%	-11,297.22%	-1,346.90%	-42.18	0.72	N/A	N/A	N/A
LSDI	LUCY SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY INC	$1.29M	-336.90%	-157.30%	-1,229.66%	-274.90%	51.82	0.38	50.00%	-67,538.20%	-58,831.97%
RVPH	REVIVA PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDINGS INC	$52.21M	-3,410.00%	-291.70%	-601.40%	375.70%	3.14	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BCTX	BRIACELL THERAPEUTICS CORP	$35.96M	N/A	-57.70%	-207.41%	-731.90%	-2.55	2.99	N/A	N/A	N/A
BGXX	BRIGHT GREEN CORP	$40.32M	-101.70%	-57.80%	-117.56%	-85.10%	0.59	0.04	N/A	N/A	N/A
LIFW	MSP RECOVERY INC	$120.51M	-27.80%	-1.70%	7.48%	39.90%	6.39	0.47	-6,112.00%	-731.30%	3,021.69%
HCTI	HEALTHCARE TRIANGLE INC	$4.70M	-205.50%	-83.00%	-588.58%	-491.90%	17.68	0.71	20.40%	-37.20%	-34.14%
CUTR	CUTERA INC	$43.66M	N/A	-38.80%	-60.41%	-23.70%	-2.62	3.24	16.40%	-80.10%	-73.51%
KTRA	KINTARA THERAPEUTICS INC	$5.82M	-1,850.50%	-305.80%	-70,940.00%	1,736.60%	-12.49	0.63	N/A	N/A	N/A
ONMD	ONEMEDNET CORP	$12.16M	N/A	-147.10%	181.54%	-156.40%	-1.04	0.03	-12.50%	-2,271.40%	-2,198.03%
XFOR	X4 PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$176.33M	-275.40%	-85.10%	-137.95%	-215.80%	107.28	3.71	N/A	N/A	N/A
CDT	CONDUIT PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$219.27M	N/A	-5.00%	-5.97%	-5.10%	-16.81	3.18	N/A	N/A	N/A
ICU	SEASTAR MEDICAL HOLDING CORP	$30.39M	N/A	-914.00%	263.83%	12,179.70%	-1.25	0.18	N/A	N/A	N/A
INKT	MINK THERAPEUTICS INC	$31.23M	N/A	-220.60%	327.84%	229.90%	-1.25	0.32	N/A	N/A	N/A
NLSP	NLS PHARMACEUTICS LTD	$4.96M	N/A	-714.70%	947.82%	546.60%	-1.53	0.58	N/A	N/A	N/A
OCEA	OCEAN BIOMEDICAL INC	$52.42M	N/A	-808.60%	326.40%	2,342.80%	-1.01	0.03	N/A	N/A	N/A
DHAI	DIH HOLDING US INC	$66.49M	-6.50%	0.50%	1.18%	0.50%	-1.00	0.00	N/A	N/A	N/A
TVGN	TEVOGEN BIO HOLDINGS INC	$162.15M	N/A	-288.80%	74.11%	-266.60%	-1.06	0.02	N/A	N/A	N/A
NIVF	NEWGENIVF GROUP LTD	$10.60M	N/A	-2.00%	-3.62%	-2.20%	-1.01	0.02	N/A	N/A	N/A
NKGN	NKGEN BIOTECH INC	$28.74M	N/A	-139.10%	357.85%	-172.70%	-1.28	0.05	N/A	N/A	N/A
CLDI	CALIDI BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC	$8.39M	N/A	-142.60%	13,207.04%	-241.90%	-2.22	0.42	N/A	N/A	N/A
PBM	PSYENCE BIOMEDICAL LTD	$13.39M	-10.10%	2.00%	-43.33%	2.50%	-1.79	0.01	N/A	N/A	N/A

Healthcare Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Biotechnology	680	-1.62%	-2.51%	-3.52%	-21.05%	6.42x	5.91x	+20.97%	+3.56%	-33.88%	+84.90%	Strong Buy
Diagnostics & Research	66	+5.11%	+7.27%	+4.18%	+9.23%	37.39x	4.36x	-13.51%	+6.44%	+11.47%	+3.98%	Buy
Drug Manufacturers - General	17	-0.53%	+1.82%	+3.59%	+14.38%	31.93x	6.33x	+33.48%	+8.06%	+14.18%	+12.79%	Buy
Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic	90	-0.72%	-1.27%	+0.66%	-6.21%	-3.15x	2.17x	+11.81%	+3.11%	+6.07%	+34.14%	Buy
Healthcare Plans	12	+0.39%	+3.48%	+3.54%	+2.41%	25.16x	3.02x	+15.17%	+4.73%	+11.77%	+13.27%	Buy
Health Information Services	59	-1.02%	-2.32%	-6.09%	-23.97%	12.79x	3.34x	+7.06%	+2.44%	+6.04%	+33.12%	Buy
Medical Care Facilities	51	+0.10%	+3.37%	+1.26%	+10.73%	39.75x	4.47x	-95.44%	+6.74%	+14.01%	+14.51%	Buy
Medical Devices	153	-0.47%	-1.92%	-4.16%	-14.44%	29.79x	3.92x	+7.18%	+5.22%	+7.62%	+21.81%	Buy
Medical Distribution	9	+0.59%	+3.79%	-0.11%	+28.86%	26.83x	110.00x	-10.56%	+3.43%	+19.55%	+9.31%	Buy
Medical Instruments & Supplies	56	+0.54%	+1.52%	-0.53%	-8.80%	58.36x	3.57x	+11.29%	+7.72%	+10.10%	+19.62%	Buy

Healthcare Stocks FAQ

What are the best healthcare stocks to buy right now in May 2024?

According to Zen Score, the 3 best healthcare stocks to buy right now are:

1. Cross Country Healthcare (NASDAQ:CCRN)

Cross Country Healthcare (NASDAQ:CCRN) is the top healthcare stock with a Zen Score of 70, which is 45 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 25. It passed 22 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Cross Country Healthcare has seen its stock lose -38.53% over the past year, underperforming other healthcare stocks by -31 percentage points.

Cross Country Healthcare has an average 1 year price target of $19.50, an upside of 30.61% from Cross Country Healthcare's current stock price of $14.93.

Cross Country Healthcare stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Cross Country Healthcare, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Semler Scientific (NASDAQ:SMLR)

Semler Scientific (NASDAQ:SMLR) is the second best healthcare stock with a Zen Score of 68, which is 43 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 25. It passed 21 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Semler Scientific has seen its stock lose -5.48% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 2 percentage points.

3. Corcept Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CORT)

Corcept Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CORT) is the third best healthcare stock with a Zen Score of 67, which is 42 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 25. It passed 22 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Corcept Therapeutics has seen its stock return 12.67% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 20 percentage points.

Corcept Therapeutics has an average 1 year price target of $40.67, an upside of 50.4% from Corcept Therapeutics's current stock price of $27.04.

Corcept Therapeutics stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Corcept Therapeutics, 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 72 healthcare stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 healthcare stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Mei Pharma (NASDAQ:MEIP)

Mei Pharma (NASDAQ:MEIP) has an annual dividend yield of 57.95%, which is 55 percentage points higher than the healthcare sector average of 2.88%.

Mei Pharma's dividend payout ratio of 44.6% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Siga Technologies (NASDAQ:SIGA)

Siga Technologies (NASDAQ:SIGA) has an annual dividend yield of 14.08%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the healthcare sector average of 2.88%.

Siga Technologies's dividend payout ratio of 95.5% 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 8.36%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the healthcare sector average of 2.88%. Spok Holdings's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two 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 148.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are healthcare stocks up?

Healthcare stocks were up 0.3% in the last day, and up 0.86% over the last week. Novavax was the among the top gainers in the healthcare sector, gaining 98.66% yesterday.

Novavax shares are trading higher after the company and Sanofi announced a co-exclusive licensing agreement to commercialize a COVID-19 vaccine and develop COVID-influenza combination vaccines.

What are the most undervalued healthcare stocks?

Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued healthcare stocks right now are:

1. Inmode (NASDAQ:INMD)

Inmode (NASDAQ:INMD) is the most undervalued healthcare stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Inmode has a valuation score of 100, which is 84 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 16. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Inmode's stock has dropped -47.49% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by -40 percentage points.

2. Pacira Biosciences (NASDAQ:PCRX)

Pacira Biosciences (NASDAQ:PCRX) is the second most undervalued healthcare stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Pacira Biosciences has a valuation score of 100, which is 84 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 16. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Pacira Biosciences's stock has dropped -31.41% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by -24 percentage points.

3. Semler Scientific (NASDAQ:SMLR)

Semler Scientific (NASDAQ:SMLR) is the third most undervalued healthcare stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Semler Scientific has a valuation score of 100, which is 84 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 16. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Semler Scientific's stock has dropped -5.48% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by 2 percentage points.

Are healthcare stocks a good buy now?

48.62% of healthcare stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect healthcare stocks to rise by 35.12% over the next year.

What is the average p/e ratio of the healthcare sector?

The average P/E ratio of the healthcare sector is 26.88x.

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