Biggest Movers in Healthcare Stocks Now – HTWR ENDP WMGI ICLR
by Portfolio Grader | May 1, 2014 12:15 pm
Healthcare stocks fell broadly on Wall Street on Thursday morning, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 0.1%.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was steady, the Nasdaq pushed 0.2% higher and the S&P 500 stayed consistent.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Heartware International (HTWR[1]): HTWR stock is up 8.1% today.
- Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc (ENDP[2]): ENDP stock is up 6.6% today.
- Wright Medical Group (WMGI[3]): WMGI stock is up 6.3% today.
- Icon Plc (ICLR[4]): ICLR stock is up 2.2% today.
- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TEVA[5]): TEVA stock is up 1.9% today.
- Mylan Inc (MYL[6]): MYL stock is up 1.7% today.
- Actavis Inc (ACT[7]): ACT stock is up 1.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Greatbatch (GB[8]): GB stock is up 1.6% today.
- Merck & Company (MRK[9]): MRK stock is up 1.6% to a new 52-week high of $59.51.
- Shire Plc American Depositary Shares (SHPG[10]): SHPG stock is up 1.5% to a new 52-week high of $174.30.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Masimo Corp (MASI[11]): MASI stock is down 8.2% today.
- Cardinal Health (CAH[12]): CAH stock is down 6.4% today.
- Myriad Genetics (MYGN[13]): MYGN stock is down 4.2% today.
- Acceleron Pharma Inc (XLRN[14]): XLRN stock is down 3.3% today.
- Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX[15]): NBIX stock is down 3.5% today.
- Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX[16]): CLDX stock is down 3.5% today.
- Acadia Healthcare Company Inc (ACHC[17]): ACHC stock is down 2.5% today.
- West Pharmaceutical Services (WST[18]): WST stock is down 2.1% today.
- Neogen Corp (NEOG[19]): NEOG stock is down 2.4% today.
- Incyte Corp (INCY[20]): INCY stock is down 2.3% today.
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Editor’s Note: Returns for the fastest-moving stocks listed here are based on share prices 20 minutes prior to publication of this story.
Endnotes:
- HTWR: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=HTWR
- ENDP: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=ENDP
- WMGI: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=WMGI
- ICLR: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=ICLR
- TEVA: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=TEVA
- MYL: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=MYL
- ACT: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=ACT
- GB: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=GB
- MRK: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=MRK
- SHPG: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=SHPG
- MASI: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=MASI
- CAH: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=CAH
- MYGN: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=MYGN
- XLRN: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=XLRN
- NBIX: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=NBIX
- CLDX: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=CLDX
- ACHC: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=ACHC
- WST: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=WST
- NEOG: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=NEOG
- INCY: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=INCY
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