Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – CAH PDLI SHPG FRX
by Portfolio Grader | May 13, 2014 7:00 pm
Healthcare stocks finished up 0.2% on Wall Street today.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stayed level, the Nasdaq was unchanged and the S&P 500 remained flat.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Cardinal Health (CAH[1]): CAH stock is up 1.8%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Pdl Biopharma (PDLI[2]): PDLI stock is up 1.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Shire Plc American Depositary Shares (SHPG[3]): SHPG stock is up 1.4% today.
- Forest Laboratories (FRX[4]): FRX stock is up 1.3% today.
- Eli Lilly and Company (LLY[5]): LLY stock is up 1.0% today.
- Abbott Laboratories (ABT[6]): ABT stock is up 1.0%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Allergan Inc (AGN[7]): AGN stock is up 1.0% today and up 33.4% in the last month.
- Wellcare Group (WCG[8]): WCG stock is up 1.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Merck & Company (MRK[9]): MRK stock is up 0.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Community Health Systems (CYH[10]): CYH stock is up 0.8% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Mwi Veterinary Supply (MWIV[11]): MWIV stock is down 4.8% today on 2 times normal volume.
- Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX[12]): CLDX stock is down 4.0% today.
- NPS Pharmaceuticals (NPSP[13]): NPSP stock is down 2.9% today.
- Impax Laboratories (IPXL[14]): IPXL stock is down 2.8% today.
- West Pharmaceutical Services (WST[15]): WST stock is down 2.5% today.
- Ariad Pharmaceuticals (ARIA[16]): ARIA stock is down 2.1% today.
- Immunogen (IMGN[17]): IMGN stock is down 2.1% today.
- Heartware International (HTWR[18]): HTWR stock is down 2.0% today.
- Techne Corp (TECH[19]): TECH stock is down 2.0% today.
- Neogen Corp (NEOG[20]): NEOG stock is down 1.8% 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:
- CAH: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=CAH
- PDLI: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=PDLI
- SHPG: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=SHPG
- FRX: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=FRX
- LLY: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=LLY
- ABT: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=ABT
- AGN: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=AGN
- WCG: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=WCG
- MRK: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=MRK
- CYH: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=CYH
- MWIV: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=MWIV
- CLDX: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=CLDX
- NPSP: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=NPSP
- IPXL: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=IPXL
- WST: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=WST
- ARIA: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=ARIA
- IMGN: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=IMGN
- HTWR: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=HTWR
- TECH: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=TECH
- NEOG: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=NEOG
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