Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – MYGN TEVA WCG CHE

by Portfolio Grader | April 3, 2014 7:00 pm

Healthcare stocks declined broadly on Wall Street on Thursday, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 0.2%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.1%, the Nasdaq declined 0.8% and the S&P 500 was down 0.1%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

• Myriad Genetics (MYGN[1]): MYGN stock is up 2.7% to a new 52-week high of $40.25.

• Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TEVA[2]): TEVA stock is up 1.4%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Wellcare Group (WCG[3]): WCG stock is up 1.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Chemed Inc (CHE[4]): CHE stock is up 0.9% to a new 52-week high of $91.67.

• Hospira Inc (HSP[5]): HSP stock is up 0.8% today.

• Owens & Minor (OMI[6]): OMI stock is up 0.6% today.

• Masimo Corp (MASI[7]): MASI stock is up 0.6% today.

• Edwards Lifesciences Corp (EW[8]): EW stock is up 0.5%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Qiagen N.V. (QGEN[9]): QGEN stock is up 0.5% today.

• Msa Safety Inc. (MSA[10]): MSA stock is up 0.4% to a new 52-week high of $58.45.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• Seattle Genetics (SGEN[11]): SGEN stock is down 4.8% today on 2 times normal volume.

• Clovis Oncology Inc (CLVS[12]): CLVS stock is down 4.1% today.

• Theravance (THRX[13]): THRX stock is down 4.0% today.

• Aegerion Pharmaceuticals (AEGR[14]): AEGR stock is down 3.9% today.

• Arena Pharmaceuticals (ARNA[15]): ARNA stock is down 3.7% today.

• Ariad Pharmaceuticals (ARIA[16]): ARIA stock is down 3.6% today.

• United Therapeutics Corp (UTHR[17]): UTHR stock is down 3.5% today.

• Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (VRX[18]): VRX stock is down 3.4% today.

• Salix Pharmaceuticals (SLXP[19]): SLXP stock is down 3.2% today.

• Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc (BMRN[20]): BMRN stock is down 3.2% 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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