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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
SVRA
SAVARA INC
$619.09M-52.00%-40.40%-40.96%-39.60%0.3014.90N/AN/AN/A
LSTA
LISATA THERAPEUTICS INC
$23.01M-39.70%-35.90%-54.03%-92.40%0.138.92N/AN/AN/A
LVTX
LAVA THERAPEUTICS NV
$69.40M-68.50%-35.70%-51.48%-148.50%0.996.6248.60%-620.10%-659.85%
AZTR
AZITRA INC
$5.24M-250.50%-174.10%-242.48%-477.40%0.402.80100.00%-2,165.70%-2,036.56%
EVOK
EVOKE PHARMA INC
$4.00M-4,897.70%-78.40%-189.52%-208.80%2.561.3996.00%-116.80%-108.55%
EXAI
EXSCIENTIA PLC
$653.65M-36.20%-26.20%-36.13%-59.80%0.446.22-36.50%-726.90%-801.94%
ARTL
ARTELO BIOSCIENCES INC
$4.58M-73.70%-68.90%-99.70%-120.30%0.0911.36N/AN/AN/A
VIR
VIR BIOTECHNOLOGY INC
$1.32B-32.60%-27.00%-32.36%-36.30%0.1612.9098.80%-677.70%-690.97%
VXRT
VAXART INC
$169.59M-121.10%-80.00%-109.27%-125.00%0.593.14100.00%-920.00%-916.88%
XENE
XENON PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$3.00B-24.30%-23.30%-21.05%-26.90%0.0431.82N/AN/AN/A
NXTC
NEXTCURE INC
$46.72M-53.30%-47.50%-60.37%-55.80%0.1610.70N/AN/AN/A
VCEL
VERICEL CORP
$2.35B0.20%0.10%0.58%0.60%0.535.2069.50%0.20%0.90%
QLI
QILIAN INTERNATIONAL HOLDING GROUP LTD
$24.38M-16.20%-13.40%-17.18%-20.50%0.165.183.80%-16.70%-16.48%
PRQR
PROQR THERAPEUTICS NV
$163.44M-61.60%-19.50%-29.62%-172.20%2.563.11100.00%-199.00%-196.42%
NRIX
NURIX THERAPEUTICS INC
$815.41M-67.10%-43.60%-64.27%-65.30%0.852.86100.00%-178.90%-178.82%
PRGO
PERRIGO CO PLC
$4.07B-0.20%-0.10%0.59%0.80%1.271.8135.70%-0.20%1.18%
WRBY
WARBY PARKER INC
$1.96B-18.00%-9.50%-13.64%-15.60%0.882.5055.00%-7.90%-9.27%
NBTX
NANOBIOTIX SA
$340.77MN/A-51.70%-56.28%-93.70%-51.951.75100.00%-109.60%-68.43%
TNGX
TANGO THERAPEUTICS INC
$803.48M-44.30%-27.60%-30.67%-33.50%0.548.23100.00%-299.90%-299.41%
MORF
MORPHIC HOLDING INC
$1.46B-22.90%-22.30%-24.18%-26.50%0.0338.17N/AN/AN/A
TMCI
TREACE MEDICAL CONCEPTS INC
$310.04M-39.70%-22.20%-25.32%-20.30%0.923.9881.00%-27.90%-25.28%
LENZ
LENZ THERAPEUTICS INC
$417.49M-58.00%-49.00%-59.15%-148.30%0.1011.47N/AN/AN/A
NVNO
ENVVENO MEDICAL CORP
$66.52M-62.20%-57.60%-51.03%-64.60%0.0629.08N/AN/AN/A
TARO
TARO PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD
$1.59B2.60%2.10%4.16%4.90%0.223.6048.00%7.50%12.17%
RLMD
RELMADA THERAPEUTICS INC
$100.78M-102.10%-91.30%-130.89%-110.00%0.176.83N/AN/AN/A
PHR
PHREESIA INC
$1.37B-53.30%-38.00%-52.86%-328.10%0.471.7865.20%-38.40%-38.61%
SUPN
SUPERNUS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$1.60B-1.70%-1.20%-0.51%-2.20%0.401.7387.20%-2.60%-0.85%
SLDB
SOLID BIOSCIENCES INC
$343.50M-55.90%-45.00%-38.47%-70.80%0.1814.94N/AN/AN/A
KTRA
KINTARA THERAPEUTICS INC
$7.91M-852.50%-257.30%-154.35%1,046.40%0.265.04N/AN/AN/A
NVRO
NEVRO CORP
$418.71M-28.70%-14.00%-14.22%-12.40%1.147.3868.90%-19.20%-17.47%
RDNT
RADNET INC
$4.24B3.10%0.80%3.61%3.40%2.171.8613.70%1.30%5.54%
LFST
LIFESTANCE HEALTH GROUP INC
$2.83B-11.90%-8.10%-8.80%-19.70%0.471.1829.70%-15.70%-15.13%
CCLD
CARECLOUD INC
$45.46M-91.00%-59.20%-89.47%-203.30%0.861.0239.90%-53.30%-42.02%
NKTX
NKARTA INC
$460.15M-34.10%-26.00%-20.95%-27.50%0.2219.96N/AN/AN/A
RNAC
CARTESIAN THERAPEUTICS INC
$470.35MN/A-116.40%-94.21%-339.60%-3.783.03100.00%-983.80%-1,049.36%
GDTC
CYTOMED THERAPEUTICS LTD
$24.46M-69.90%-47.00%-35.02%-120.50%0.1014.08N/AN/AN/A
VRNA
VERONA PHARMA PLC
$1.05B-25.10%-21.20%-21.45%-99.40%0.2918.40N/AN/AN/A
ALDX
ALDEYRA THERAPEUTICS INC
$234.69M-24.70%-20.30%-23.35%-322.00%0.256.50N/AN/AN/A
AKYA
AKOYA BIOSCIENCES INC
$140.75M-123.40%-38.80%-48.22%-50.20%3.733.0756.00%-72.70%-62.64%
ELYM
ELIEM THERAPEUTICS INC
$240.00M-13.30%-12.90%-13.65%-36.90%0.0337.03N/AN/AN/A
IPA
IMMUNOPRECISE ANTIBODIES LTD
$31.05M-26.70%-18.50%-22.66%-62.70%0.581.6651.90%-60.20%-66.60%
SNPX
SYNAPTOGENIX INC
$5.86M-49.90%-38.70%-19.63%214.00%0.304.58N/AN/AN/A
HSCS
HEART TEST LABORATORIES INC
$4.57M-381.90%-134.20%-66.24%-453.70%0.255.0967.30%-34,362.40%-32,388.74%
CDTX
CIDARA THERAPEUTICS INC
$51.14MN/A-58.10%288.35%155.70%-3.970.7293.30%-78.60%-79.02%
ESPR
ESPERION THERAPEUTICS INC
$447.13MN/A-33.40%-13.38%-5.40%-2.272.2281.90%-37.70%-12.14%
AUGX
AUGMEDIX INC
$59.25M-178.30%-38.70%-51.21%-83.70%2.352.0448.20%-42.00%-36.84%
ENTX
ENTERA BIO LTD
$87.32M-103.40%-85.00%-95.27%8,841.70%0.168.70N/AN/AN/A
ERAS
ERASCA INC
$341.52M-38.80%-31.20%-37.34%-38.40%0.2810.14N/AN/AN/A
ABOS
ACUMEN PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$219.29M-22.90%-20.80%-18.58%-26.70%0.1530.20N/AN/AN/A
ENTO
FIRST WAVE BIOPHARMA INC
$7.38M-107.60%-23.80%-24.64%-130.00%0.821.21N/AN/AN/A
TENX
TENAX THERAPEUTICS INC
$6.95M-89.70%-77.60%-81.08%9,932.20%0.167.12N/AN/AN/A
NAUT
NAUTILUS BIOTECHNOLOGY INC
$369.53M-24.90%-21.70%-24.13%-23.30%0.1620.09N/AN/AN/A
TRML
TOURMALINE BIO INC
$385.72M-15.50%-15.00%-9.30%-24.90%0.0162.17N/AN/AN/A
CNTB
CONNECT BIOPHARMA HOLDINGS LTD
$98.08M-47.40%-40.80%-58.41%-164.60%0.254.99N/AN/AN/A
SLNO
SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC
$1.54B-61.80%-46.90%-33.49%-332.10%0.1811.23N/AN/AN/A
GDRX
GOODRX HOLDINGS INC
$2.81B-0.80%-0.40%-0.05%-0.10%1.306.2991.80%-0.90%-0.08%
ELVN
ENLIVEN THERAPEUTICS INC
$1.08B-28.80%-27.00%-25.05%-48.50%0.0813.47N/AN/AN/A
PRME
PRIME MEDICINE INC
$849.82M-100.90%-79.80%-71.25%-131.50%0.288.91100.00%-34,601.90%-34,592.22%
MDGL
MADRIGAL PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$4.69B-128.60%-78.50%-44.43%-121.50%0.279.39N/AN/AN/A
ACHV
ACHIEVE LIFE SCIENCES INC
$171.71M-177.00%-76.60%-48.98%-407.10%0.423.29N/AN/AN/A
PACB
PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA INC
$550.16M-43.10%-16.60%-18.41%-20.10%1.579.2827.10%-148.10%-146.70%
XRAY
DENTSPLY SIRONA INC
$5.87B-2.80%-1.30%-0.67%-1.00%1.191.4352.60%-2.40%-0.99%
NEUE
NEUEHEALTH INC
$49.27MN/A-47.50%622.34%-690.90%-1.070.7715.60%-94.30%-86.94%
APYX
APYX MEDICAL CORP
$55.43M-78.00%-33.60%-32.05%-37.90%2.485.8763.70%-45.20%-38.21%
APLS
APELLIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$5.01B-160.70%-49.80%-62.64%-126.50%2.123.7786.50%-79.60%-73.70%
ORGS
ORGENESIS INC
$18.96M-514.40%-106.50%2,824.20%-115.00%-1.690.25-3,084.50%-10,445.50%-9,884.72%
LUMO
LUMOS PHARMA INC
$20.62M-119.90%-85.90%-157.02%-791.60%0.616.24100.00%-2,434.70%-2,436.59%
ARWR
ARROWHEAD PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$3.08B-147.10%-59.90%-50.37%-63.30%0.958.31100.00%-1,327.20%-1,263.79%
OMGA
OMEGA THERAPEUTICS INC
$132.92M-136.00%-44.20%-57.61%-40.20%3.442.87100.00%-1,868.40%-1,854.55%
DYAI
DYADIC INTERNATIONAL INC
$48.24M-116.10%-76.10%-75.02%-341.10%1.815.5438.20%-348.00%-346.56%
ONVO
ORGANOVO HOLDINGS INC
$10.34M-182.90%-138.50%-265.74%-567.70%0.443.67100.00%-7,886.40%-7,885.54%
ALEC
ALECTOR INC
$524.33M-71.80%-18.30%-24.71%-26.20%2.553.53100.00%-125.10%-120.63%
MRUS
MERUS NV
$2.58B-44.10%-33.10%-37.99%-75.20%0.435.23100.00%-390.40%-415.83%
AFMD
AFFIMED NV
$79.94M-118.30%-81.40%-149.70%-413.60%0.683.25100.00%-1,280.20%-1,288.95%
SCPH
SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC
$171.26M-132.40%-58.70%-74.76%-66.50%2.196.2171.70%-327.30%-280.43%
BCYC
BICYCLE THERAPEUTICS PLC
$913.76M-49.30%-30.10%-32.79%-271.10%0.5410.42100.00%-404.10%-392.12%
PSTX
POSEIDA THERAPEUTICS INC
$309.29M-97.40%-38.90%-56.15%-40.60%2.102.56100.00%-131.90%-121.03%
BLFS
BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS INC
$1.01B-18.60%-15.20%-16.84%-42.80%0.212.8933.00%-45.80%-44.51%
ADPT
ADAPTIVE BIOTECHNOLOGIES CORP
$532.00M-64.10%-31.10%-37.55%-32.50%1.264.5157.10%-123.20%-115.64%
SONN
SONNET BIOTHERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS INC
$5.73M-382.20%-126.20%-267.96%559.80%0.941.89100.00%-9,087.10%-9,087.11%
RGNX
REGENXBIO INC
$787.60M-70.70%-41.30%-48.98%-48.10%0.613.5956.90%-300.00%-293.13%
TELA
TELA BIO INC
$154.84M-155.30%-48.60%-61.75%-64.70%3.994.1369.00%-63.80%-55.41%
CLNN
CLENE INC
$47.52M-322.20%-86.50%-233.41%-126.70%9.571.2378.70%-7,873.20%-7,109.35%
TNXP
TONIX PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDING CORP
$18.82M-83.00%-67.00%-85.83%-92.30%0.251.4737.60%-961.90%-961.87%
QTTB
Q32 BIO INC
$362.56M-100.90%-60.80%-69.60%-123.50%2.124.19100.00%-23,471.20%-23,471.19%
STRO
SUTRO BIOPHARMA INC
$328.00M-89.30%-26.00%-26.78%-30.30%3.124.46100.00%-74.60%-56.31%
RMTI
ROCKWELL MEDICAL INC
$53.51M-46.10%-17.40%-16.98%-21.40%1.461.7910.60%-9.70%-7.01%
NTBL
NOTABLE LABS LTD
$9.20M-76.10%-60.50%-93.50%-751.20%0.354.6637.30%-3,928.00%-3,934.08%
IOVA
IOVANCE BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC
$2.87B-71.50%-55.20%-57.78%-142.90%0.284.63-846.20%-23,615.70%-23,872.37%
CDNA
CAREDX INC
$807.30M-55.60%-37.90%-51.11%-72.80%0.774.3262.90%-66.60%-71.01%
MRNS
MARINUS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$73.06M-518.10%-81.90%-137.21%-101.80%-9.363.0791.20%-513.80%-458.81%
SGMO
SANGAMO THERAPEUTICS INC
$134.88M-258.20%-156.40%-375.59%-239.70%1.281.71100.00%-1,749.10%-1,776.61%
PSNL
PERSONALIS INC
$72.71M-64.20%-41.30%-56.41%-57.70%0.623.8425.60%-124.90%-124.70%
WGS
GENEDX HOLDINGS CORP
$585.31M-54.80%-31.60%-39.19%-76.30%0.903.2250.60%-60.90%-60.73%
DCTH
DELCATH SYSTEMS INC
$210.34M-362.90%-138.90%-214.60%-412.50%1.472.5270.50%-1,080.70%-1,060.10%
SYRS
SYROS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$145.67M-409.20%-91.50%-142.96%-192.90%7.953.01100.00%-2,069.80%-1,995.07%
OBIO
ORCHESTRA BIOMED HOLDINGS INC
$186.46M-70.20%-49.20%-70.29%-67.20%0.457.3492.10%-2,330.50%-2,290.52%
INCR
INTERCURE LTD
$149.93M-13.00%-7.10%-7.13%-10.20%0.721.8529.60%-17.40%-11.25%
LEXX
LEXARIA BIOSCIENCE CORP
$40.59M-123.00%-119.00%-86.78%-516.40%0.0366.2995.40%-1,410.70%-1,409.68%
SYBX
SYNLOGIC INC
$19.32M-190.00%-113.90%-291.48%-192.40%1.713.19100.00%-2,284.70%-2,284.24%
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Healthcare Industries

IndustryStocks1d %1w %1m %1y %Zen ScoreP/E ratioP/B RatioROEROAROCEUpside/DownsideConsensus
679-0.70%+1.84%+3.96%-19.69%8.47x6.01x+18.62%+3.83%-27.52%+77.73%Strong Buy
64-0.44%+1.56%+12.99%+11.25%38.96x4.47x-13.18%+6.48%+11.49%+5.02%Buy
18-0.03%+1.66%+7.51%+18.11%31.85x6.42x+33.60%+8.10%+14.22%+11.01%Buy
87-0.75%+1.10%+5.60%-1.99%-1.01x2.20x+12.36%+3.36%+6.05%+32.29%Strong Buy
12+0.52%+1.22%+4.66%+4.46%25.53x3.07x+15.18%+4.74%+11.78%+11.78%Buy
61+0.25%+2.04%-0.03%-19.66%9.15x3.33x+6.71%+2.23%+5.33%+26.88%Buy
51-0.09%+0.01%+4.96%+11.10%39.23x4.59x-92.23%+6.58%+13.66%+15.22%Buy
150-0.35%+1.37%+2.08%-13.46%30.60x4.00x+7.35%+5.26%+8.26%+19.86%Buy
10+0.87%+0.34%+1.16%+26.37%26.84x107.17x-11.87%+3.44%+19.58%+10.98%Buy
56+0.16%+1.85%+6.62%-5.76%59.83x3.64x+11.25%+7.73%+10.05%+18.23%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 46 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 24. It passed 22 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Cross Country Healthcare has seen its stock lose -42.43% over the past year, underperforming other healthcare stocks by -37 percentage points.

Cross Country Healthcare has an average 1 year price target of $19.50, an upside of 33.84% from Cross Country Healthcare's current stock price of $14.57.

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. Corcept Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CORT)


Corcept Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CORT) is the second best healthcare stock with a Zen Score of 67, which is 43 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 24. It passed 22 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Corcept Therapeutics has seen its stock return 14.93% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 21 percentage points.

Corcept Therapeutics has an average 1 year price target of $40.67, an upside of 44.77% from Corcept Therapeutics's current stock price of $28.09.

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.

3. Kamada (NASDAQ:KMDA)


Kamada (NASDAQ:KMDA) is the third best healthcare stock with a Zen Score of 65, which is 41 points higher than the healthcare sector average of 24. It passed 20 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Kamada has seen its stock return 12.82% over the past year, overperforming other healthcare stocks by 19 percentage points.

Kamada has an average 1 year price target of $11.00, an upside of 104.84% from Kamada's current stock price of $5.37.

Kamada stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Kamada, 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.

What are the healthcare stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 71 healthcare stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 healthcare stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Sanofi (NASDAQ:SNY)


Sanofi (NASDAQ:SNY) has an annual dividend yield of 8.1%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the healthcare sector average of 2.05%. Sanofi's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Sanofi's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Sanofi's dividend payout ratio of 82.1% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Spok Holdings (NASDAQ:SPOK)


Spok Holdings (NASDAQ:SPOK) has an annual dividend yield of 7.93%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the healthcare sector average of 2.05%. 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.

3. Siga Technologies (NASDAQ:SIGA)


Siga Technologies (NASDAQ:SIGA) has an annual dividend yield of 7.88%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the healthcare sector average of 2.05%.

Siga Technologies's dividend payout ratio of 95.5% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are healthcare stocks down?

Healthcare stocks were down -0.28% in the last day, and up 1.47% over the last week. Heart Test Laboratories was the among the top losers in the healthcare sector, dropping -38.37% yesterday.

Heart Test Laboratories shares are trading lower after the company's 1-for-100 reverse stock split began trading on a split-adjusted basis.

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 -44.03% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by -38 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 -23.81% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by -18 percentage points.

3. Cross Country Healthcare (NASDAQ:CCRN)


Cross Country Healthcare (NASDAQ:CCRN) is the third most undervalued healthcare stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Cross Country Healthcare 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.

Cross Country Healthcare's stock has dropped -42.43% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the healthcare sector by -37 percentage points.

Are healthcare stocks a good buy now?

50.29% of healthcare stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect healthcare stocks to rise by 32.6% 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 27.53x.
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