Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – GILD THC HCA CYH

by Portfolio Grader | April 23, 2014 1:30 pm

Healthcare stocks declined broadly on Wall Street so far on Wednesday, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 0.7%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.2%, the Nasdaq was down 0.5% and the S&P 500 declined 0.2%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

• Gilead Sciences (GILD[1]): GILD stock is up 2.4%, marking the eighth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Tenet Healthcare Corp (THC[2]): THC stock is up 2.3%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Hca Holdings Inc. Common Stock (HCA[3]): HCA stock is up 1.7% today.

• Community Health Systems (CYH[4]): CYH stock is up 1.5%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Astrazeneca Plc (AZN[5]): AZN stock is up 1.2% today.

• Cubist Pharmaceuticals (CBST[6]): CBST stock is up 0.2%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Universal Health Services (UHS[7]): UHS stock is up 0.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Acceleron Pharma Inc (XLRN[8]): XLRN stock is up 0.7% today.

• Lifepoint Hospitals (LPNT[9]): LPNT stock is up 0.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Chemed Inc (CHE[10]): CHE stock is up 0.6% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• Intuitive Surgical (ISRG[11]): ISRG stock is down 7.9% today.

• Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc (LGND[12]): LGND stock is down 5.8% today.

• Puma Biotechnology (PBYI[13]): PBYI stock is down 5.6% today.

• Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY[14]): ALNY stock is down 5.7% today.

• Amgen Inc (AMGN[15]): AMGN stock is down 5.5% today.

• C.R. Bard (BCR[16]): BCR stock is down 4.7% today.

• Isis Pharmaceuticals (ISIS[17]): ISIS stock is down 4.1% today.

• Sarepta Therapeutics Inc (SRPT[18]): SRPT stock is down 3.7% today and down 52.3% in the last month.

• Incyte Corp (INCY[19]): INCY stock is down 3.7% today.

• Msa Safety Inc. (MSA[20]): MSA stock is down 3.6% today.

For more information on the best stocks to buy[21] right now, check out the latest commentary on InvestorPlace.com[22].

And for more on the hot stocks moving most on Wall Street right now, check out our archive of daily market movers by sector here[23].

Editor’s Note: Returns for the fastest-moving stocks listed here are based on share prices 20 minutes prior to publication of this story.

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