Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – ABBV WCG CFN FMS
by Portfolio Grader | May 7, 2014 1:45 pm
Healthcare stocks declined on Wall Street on Wednesday morning, down 0.4%.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed 0.2% higher, the Nasdaq was down 0.5% and the S&P 500 rose 0.2%.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Abbvie Inc. Common Stock (ABBV[1]): ABBV stock is up 1.9% today.
- Wellcare Group (WCG[2]): WCG stock is up 1.7% today.
- Carefusion Corp (CFN[3]): CFN stock is up 1.5% today.
- Fresenius Medical Care Corp (FMS[4]): FMS stock is up 1.3% today.
- Hospira Inc (HSP[5]): HSP stock is up 0.9% today.
- Opko Health Inc (OPK[6]): OPK stock is up 0.9% today.
- Covance Inc (CVD[7]): CVD stock is up 0.7% today.
- Charles River Laboratories Intl (CRL[8]): CRL stock is up 0.5% today.
- Questcor Pharmaceuticals (QCOR[9]): QCOR stock is up 0.8%, marking the seventh consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Quest Diagnostics Inc (DGX[10]): DGX stock is up 0.7% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc (ACAD[11]): ACAD stock is down 8.8% today.
- Myriad Genetics (MYGN[12]): MYGN stock is down 9.5% today.
- Perrigo Company (PRGO[13]): PRGO stock is down 7.8% today.
- Thoratec Corp (THOR[14]): THOR stock is down 5.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- NPS Pharmaceuticals (NPSP[15]): NPSP stock is down 6.8% today.
- Theravance (THRX[16]): THRX stock is down 4.8% to a new 52-week low of $25.89.
- Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc (LGND[17]): LGND stock is down 4.3% today.
- Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD[18]): IRWD stock is down 3.6% today.
- Lannett Co Inc (LCI[19]): LCI stock is down 3.6% today.
- Isis Pharmaceuticals (ISIS[20]): ISIS stock is down 3.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
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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:
- ABBV: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=ABBV
- WCG: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=WCG
- CFN: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=CFN
- FMS: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=FMS
- HSP: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=HSP
- OPK: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=OPK
- CVD: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=CVD
- CRL: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=CRL
- QCOR: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=QCOR
- DGX: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=DGX
- ACAD: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=ACAD
- MYGN: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=MYGN
- PRGO: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=PRGO
- THOR: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=THOR
- NPSP: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=NPSP
- THRX: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=THRX
- LGND: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=LGND
- IRWD: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=IRWD
- LCI: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=LCI
- ISIS: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=ISIS
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