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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.

Sector: Healthcare
Ticker
Company
Financials Score
Market Cap
ROE
ROA
ROCE
ROIC
D/E
Current Ratio
Gross Margin
Profit Margin
Operating Margin
OPRX
OPTIMIZERX CORP
$193.11M-14.60%-12.50%-14.33%-34.60%0.453.0460.00%-24.60%-33.15%
STOK
STOKE THERAPEUTICS INC
$618.66M-65.50%-46.70%-70.03%-759.50%0.465.43100.00%-1,383.40%-1,513.82%
AUPH
AURINIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$737.98M-16.40%-11.50%-12.94%-11.50%0.445.6188.80%-32.70%-30.12%
MOLN
MOLECULAR PARTNERS AG
$118.60M-31.00%-27.80%-30.90%-39.60%0.1213.35100.00%-880.70%-807.46%
LQDA
LIQUIDIA CORP
$964.79M-132.20%-65.40%-72.39%-129.20%1.504.8583.50%-448.90%-413.02%
BEAM
BEAM THERAPEUTICS INC
$1.86B-15.90%-9.80%-10.46%-12.60%0.495.89100.00%-35.10%-34.73%
GLMD
GALMED PHARMACEUTICALS LTD
$2.11M-53.30%-44.40%-53.98%-67.40%0.204.81N/AN/AN/A
ETON
ETON PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$96.33M-6.20%-3.20%-7.69%-747.30%1.051.6567.60%-2.90%-3.65%
BLUE
BLUEBIRD BIO INC
$109.34M-34.30%-14.40%-21.88%-16.50%1.761.55-10.10%-419.60%-457.81%
LFST
LIFESTANCE HEALTH GROUP INC
$2.63B-12.70%-8.60%-9.72%-22.00%0.481.1128.60%-17.60%-17.56%
ARVN
ARVINAS INC
$2.20B-70.20%-31.80%-34.98%-52.20%0.984.98100.00%-467.90%-466.75%
ABSI
ABSCI CORP
$587.61M-52.50%-44.10%-58.30%-92.90%0.234.08100.00%-1,933.60%-1,914.24%
CCCC
C4 THERAPEUTICS INC
$460.31M-55.30%-35.80%-38.91%-38.90%0.536.34100.00%-638.30%-625.55%
PGEN
PRECIGEN INC
$358.44M-62.20%-48.50%-74.88%-113.20%0.282.991.70%-1,540.60%-1,540.47%
BNTX
BIONTECH SE
$22.19B0.60%0.50%0.87%2.20%0.1211.3879.40%4.10%6.59%
DNLI
DENALI THERAPEUTICS INC
$2.39B-13.50%-11.40%-13.49%-13.70%0.1213.65100.00%-43.90%-43.93%
BNGO
BIONANO GENOMICS INC
$54.53M-140.60%-96.90%-198.74%-187.40%1.231.4026.50%-643.70%-629.39%
LYRA
LYRA THERAPEUTICS INC
$31.76M-78.80%-51.90%-56.04%-67.50%0.834.78100.00%-4,099.80%-4,096.31%
LYEL
LYELL IMMUNOPHARMA INC
$647.55M-33.90%-29.70%-34.50%-38.30%0.1516.51100.00%-335,794.10%-335,794.12%
OTRK
ONTRAK INC
$11.92M-866.70%-167.50%-130.77%-301.00%0.393.2469.10%-289.40%-163.21%
CLDX
CELLDEX THERAPEUTICS INC
$2.75B-32.30%-30.30%-17.19%-38.20%0.0431.77100.00%-2,386.00%-2,385.97%
PDEX
PRO DEX INC
$60.79M13.90%8.50%16.07%12.30%0.633.4527.90%8.80%13.04%
NPCE
NEUROPACE INC
$381.80M-153.80%-31.70%-26.73%-16.10%4.215.7173.60%-50.40%-37.36%
ARDX
ARDELYX INC
$2.14B-41.70%-23.10%-20.62%-22.70%1.274.5385.30%-41.40%-37.01%
CODX
CO-DIAGNOSTICS INC
$39.39M-35.40%-32.60%-42.55%-55.80%0.1110.8138.60%-518.70%-559.46%
XOMA
XOMA CORP
$290.88M-44.20%-30.00%-18.74%-41.50%1.648.68100.00%-973.20%-846.20%
ARQT
ARCUTIS BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC
$769.67M-294.90%-78.60%-77.81%-58.10%2.857.0891.60%-439.80%-384.72%
SPRC
SCISPARC LTD
$876.29k65.00%47.00%64.50%245.90%0.214.1076.30%177.90%215.32%
KROS
KEROS THERAPEUTICS INC
$2.17B-46.70%-42.60%-44.26%-495.40%0.1114.25100.00%-101,319.20%-101,319.21%
NTLA
INTELLIA THERAPEUTICS INC
$2.28B-43.90%-36.40%-40.58%-42.80%0.248.67100.00%-1,326.50%-1,326.51%
WRBY
WARBY PARKER INC
$1.51B-21.00%-11.10%-15.89%-17.60%0.922.3554.50%-9.40%-10.75%
PRCT
PROCEPT BIOROBOTICS CORP
$3.16B-41.30%-27.90%-28.82%-56.00%0.458.5253.50%-66.10%-63.47%
PRTC
PURETECH HEALTH PLC
$744.61M-13.10%-9.40%-5.47%-7.20%0.516.76100.00%-1,972.90%-1,056.22%
HCA
HCA HEALTHCARE INC
$81.21B-267.80%9.90%20.82%12.40%-34.481.1639.70%8.20%13.67%
INO
INOVIO PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$277.64M-86.60%-62.60%-104.29%-81.80%0.463.60100.00%-16,239.90%-16,092.90%
IKNA
IKENA ONCOLOGY INC
$63.22M-44.20%-37.30%-38.41%-75.20%0.1312.58100.00%-744.20%-745.94%
LIFE
ATYR PHARMA INC
$114.56M-56.80%-43.90%-55.44%-50.30%0.346.07100.00%-9,171.60%-9,171.60%
HLN
HALEON PLC
$38.05B6.40%3.00%6.57%17.00%1.041.0459.70%9.30%17.11%
CELZ
CREATIVE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS INC
$6.05M-41.50%-40.20%-51.11%-366.80%0.0427.6660.00%-58,739.70%-58,739.71%
PLRX
PLIANT THERAPEUTICS INC
$831.89M-35.10%-31.80%-34.47%-37.00%0.1916.12100.00%-68,848.00%-68,282.66%
ABCL
ABCELLERA BIOLOGICS INC
$1.20B-12.40%-9.70%-12.71%-15.70%0.297.33100.00%-385.00%-457.67%
OCUL
OCULAR THERAPEUTIX INC
$862.04M-288.90%-48.50%-31.96%-75.00%1.776.6691.00%-138.10%-118.74%
ALLO
ALLOGENE THERAPEUTICS INC
$508.97M-56.70%-45.60%-54.03%-52.30%0.2612.38100.00%-344,489.50%-344,489.47%
MRNS
MARINUS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$80.87M-264.60%-70.70%-96.75%-88.30%9.194.0793.80%-456.30%-406.75%
IMNM
IMMUNOME INC
$922.87M-286.40%-129.00%-84.29%1,140.10%0.246.63100.00%-761.90%-761.92%
PACB
PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA INC
$533.22M-43.80%-16.60%-18.40%-21.30%1.497.8126.30%-153.00%-151.51%
MTD
METTLER TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC
$26.87B-852.80%23.50%48.34%31.20%-23.381.0459.20%20.80%27.75%
PLUR
PLURI INC
$29.04M-209.50%-49.60%-60.17%-32.80%7.947.1297.50%-6,708.40%-6,242.02%
CUE
CUE BIOPHARMA INC
$101.18M-112.30%-71.10%-111.34%-308.40%0.663.01100.00%-924.10%-901.42%
OLK
OLINK HOLDING AB (PUBL)
$2.88B-6.50%-5.60%-7.14%-27.00%0.204.7567.50%-18.60%-23.02%
DRIO
DARIOHEALTH CORP
$47.11M-91.80%-59.30%-70.76%-181.70%0.663.7929.40%-312.10%-291.68%
QTTB
Q32 BIO INC
$83.49M-104.50%-76.30%-154.76%-108.50%0.167.25100.00%-9,771.70%-9,771.71%
MIST
MILESTONE PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$92.48M-171.00%-64.40%-84.02%-55.30%3.4910.11100.00%-5,968.50%-5,713.10%
MGNX
MACROGENICS INC
$1.02B-5.80%-2.80%-3.15%-3.80%0.964.4886.00%-15.40%-12.98%
SXTP
60 DEGREES PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$2.42MN/A-49.20%-29.89%-32.50%0.612.55-87.10%-1,547.70%-583.19%
PPBT
PURPLE BIOTECH LTD
$10.42M49.00%41.70%59.47%-707.20%0.292.20N/AN/AN/A
UFPT
UFP TECHNOLOGIES INC
$1.96B16.90%11.30%16.64%26.00%0.412.4928.10%11.20%14.38%
CVKD
CADRENAL THERAPEUTICS INC
$8.00M-141.20%-129.20%-108.42%3,531.00%0.1110.27N/AN/AN/A
GHSI
GUARDION HEALTH SCIENCES INC
$10.27M2.00%1.20%1.49%4.30%0.469.0144.00%1.30%1.29%
CLOV
CLOVER HEALTH INVESTMENTS CORP
$356.61M-67.60%-19.70%-68.92%-224.20%0.991.6413.00%-10.50%-10.49%
OGN
ORGANON & CO
$5.32B-359.20%9.10%12.84%10.10%246.731.6559.00%16.50%18.91%
ACRS
ACLARIS THERAPEUTICS INC
$92.91M-52.80%-40.20%-53.38%-58.50%0.264.1642.10%-283.10%-284.32%
QURE
UNIQURE NV
$225.80M-99.30%-37.70%-34.96%-32.80%3.018.8514.00%-1,947.10%-1,672.66%
NGNE
NEUROGENE INC
$421.71M-34.40%-28.80%-18.19%-53.10%0.208.72N/AN/AN/A
PIII
P3 HEALTH PARTNERS INC
$229.03M-120.90%-6.50%-6.96%462.00%3.010.563.50%-4.60%-3.09%
STTK
SHATTUCK LABS INC
$531.62M-64.90%-57.50%-64.45%-142.60%0.149.15100.00%-3,133.60%-3,133.63%
COCP
COCRYSTAL PHARMA INC
$16.38M-56.90%-52.10%-61.95%-927.20%0.198.92N/AN/AN/A
OVID
OVID THERAPEUTICS INC
$213.54M-49.80%-38.20%-39.49%-55.10%0.649.55100.00%-13,362.20%-13,362.17%
HSDT
HELIUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES INC
$2.15M-221.10%-86.20%-156.67%-1,302.40%2.273.969.50%-1,374.20%-1,414.13%
MXCT
MAXCYTE INC
$407.14M-15.90%-13.90%-15.14%-16.80%0.1610.6588.50%-91.80%-91.85%
PAHC
PHIBRO ANIMAL HEALTH CORP
$666.28M5.40%1.50%5.82%4.10%2.593.1330.40%1.50%4.66%
UPC
UNIVERSE PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$7.95M-14.30%-10.90%-9.34%-8.80%0.352.6831.90%-19.10%-11.43%
IMAB
I-MAB
$144.53M-62.00%-43.80%-66.55%3,376.90%0.525.67100.00%-5,302.00%-5,299.42%
SMTI
SANARA MEDTECH INC
$280.76M-10.00%-6.40%-6.37%-26.90%0.651.3887.90%-6.60%-5.89%
PALI
PALISADE BIO INC
$7.20M-89.70%-76.20%-107.28%-67,402.70%0.245.15100.00%-4,926.40%-4,920.40%
MRNA
MODERNA INC
$46.81B-41.80%-31.20%-33.47%-34.00%0.314.0322.40%-115.80%-93.19%
LUMO
LUMOS PHARMA INC
$24.32M-85.60%-65.30%-101.35%-414.60%0.495.70100.00%-1,659.40%-1,660.80%
KYMR
KYMERA THERAPEUTICS INC
$2.35B-31.90%-24.00%-19.01%-27.00%0.229.57100.00%-194.70%-194.40%
HBIO
HARVARD BIOSCIENCE INC
$170.13M-4.60%-2.40%0.93%1.20%0.881.8558.90%-3.00%0.92%
IART
INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES HOLDINGS CORP
$1.82B2.50%1.00%2.62%3.50%1.554.6856.10%2.60%6.47%
ALEC
ALECTOR INC
$509.39M-77.20%-19.00%-28.20%-27.20%3.643.18100.00%-134.30%-128.97%
HCAT
HEALTH CATALYST INC
$407.01M-30.60%-16.40%-20.71%-25.20%0.914.4244.50%-39.90%-42.88%
ALPN
ALPINE IMMUNE SCIENCES INC
$4.23B-15.50%-11.30%-9.47%-14.80%0.167.86100.00%-54.70%-54.32%
BMY
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO
$88.99B-23.00%-6.50%-8.00%-10.90%5.001.1175.70%-13.50%-12.87%
GERN
GERON CORP
$2.21B-68.20%-47.30%-53.38%-61.60%0.403.67100.00%-38,729.80%-36,840.77%
GBIO
GENERATION BIO CO
$222.70M-52.30%-31.80%-37.81%-36.50%0.856.83100.00%-2,144.50%-2,144.51%
EOLS
EVOLUS INC
$775.87MN/A-36.00%-33.88%-41.60%-10.142.3369.50%-30.50%-23.59%
EDIT
EDITAS MEDICINE INC
$463.07M-43.00%-30.50%-39.18%-50.00%0.435.39100.00%-196.10%-218.61%
AKRO
AKERO THERAPEUTICS INC
$1.24B-29.70%-27.20%-26.49%-57.20%0.0829.27N/AN/AN/A
TWST
TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORP
$2.60B-31.60%-25.40%-30.10%-52.80%0.265.5138.30%-69.20%-68.93%
DMAC
DIAMEDICA THERAPEUTICS INC
$132.85M-39.90%-37.70%-37.49%-42.40%0.0619.27N/AN/AN/A
PMCB
PHARMACYTE BIOTECH INC
$18.20M-25.10%-15.20%-1.79%150.70%0.728.16N/AN/AN/A
VTRS
VIATRIS INC
$14.04B0.30%0.10%1.94%2.80%1.331.6741.70%0.40%5.03%
ATOS
ATOSSA THERAPEUTICS INC
$215.52M-29.50%-28.50%-33.06%-567.50%0.0617.61N/AN/AN/A
CYCN
CYCLERION THERAPEUTICS INC
$7.70M-63.30%-42.00%-49.80%-600.10%0.193.85N/AN/AN/A
BPMC
BLUEPRINT MEDICINES CORP
$6.65B-120.70%-26.80%-32.31%-24.50%2.343.7695.90%-102.20%-95.25%
SDGR
SCHRODINGER INC
$1.75B-25.60%-18.00%-26.43%-28.20%0.444.6460.40%-75.90%-88.52%
SRTS
SENSUS HEALTHCARE INC
$61.64M1.00%0.90%1.32%2.40%0.1011.7657.60%2.00%2.67%
EVGN
EVOGENE LTD
$36.07M-142.70%-45.10%-51.97%-102.80%1.864.9670.00%-423.40%-406.86%
LFMD
LIFEMD INC
$502.15MN/A-56.30%-74.14%476.20%15.101.2387.60%-15.50%-11.52%

Healthcare Industries

IndustryStocks1d %1w %1m %1y %Zen ScoreP/E ratioP/B RatioROEROAROCEUpside/DownsideConsensus
681-0.10%+4.37%-1.88%-19.33%7.54x6.05x+14.52%+2.50%-31.99%+80.65%Strong Buy
66+0.47%-0.04%-3.23%+1.62%38.56x4.23x-23.96%+6.32%+11.12%+10.22%Buy
17+1.17%+3.14%+1.61%+13.48%62.48x6.25x+34.40%+8.36%+14.55%+12.50%Buy
90+0.12%+2.36%+0.74%-4.41%33.38x2.15x+11.85%+3.07%+5.62%+31.34%Strong Buy
12+0.45%-0.17%-0.14%-1.26%19.76x2.91x+19.63%+6.04%+14.09%+16.72%Buy
61+0.60%+0.75%-4.68%-22.85%77.05x3.26x+6.62%+2.09%+5.12%+33.92%Buy
51+1.05%+1.79%-2.06%+8.37%-8.15x4.39x-93.28%+6.63%+13.88%+16.78%Buy
154+0.06%+2.77%-1.93%-11.52%27.44x3.70x+10.37%+5.25%+7.81%+19.24%Buy
9+0.61%-3.39%-4.05%+29.02%26.18x109.61x-9.15%+3.48%+18.94%+10.35%Buy
56+1.16%+1.68%-0.64%-10.06%57.03x3.56x+11.41%+7.79%+10.25%+19.22%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 -31.83% over the past year, underperforming other healthcare stocks by -24 percentage points.

Cross Country Healthcare has an average 1 year price target of $19.50, an upside of 21.72% from Cross Country Healthcare's current stock price of $16.02.

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 return 10.33% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 18 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 0.88% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 9 percentage points.

Corcept Therapeutics has an average 1 year price target of $40.67, an upside of 69.66% from Corcept Therapeutics's current stock price of $23.97.

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 54.69%, which is 52 percentage points higher than the healthcare sector average of 2.75%.

Mei Pharma's dividend payout ratio of 58.9% 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 10.11%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the healthcare sector average of 2.75%.

Siga Technologies's dividend payout ratio of 47.4% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Spok Holdings (NASDAQ:SPOK)


Spok Holdings (NASDAQ:SPOK) has an annual dividend yield of 8.72%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the healthcare sector average of 2.75%. 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 0.38% in the last day, and up 2.16% over the last week. Nrx Pharmaceuticals was the among the top gainers in the healthcare sector, gaining 45.71% yesterday.

NRx Pharmaceuticals shares are trading higher after the company announced a statistically significant safety advantage of NRX-101 compared to the standard of care comparator in its recently completed clinical trial in patients with suicidal bipolar depression and plans to seek accelerated approval of NRX-101.

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 -46.65% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by -39 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 -37.29% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by -29 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 gained 10.33% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by 18 percentage points.

Are healthcare stocks a good buy now?

48.21% of healthcare stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect healthcare stocks to rise by 35.62% 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 38.43x.
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