Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – CFN PCRX BCR IDXX

by Portfolio Grader | May 8, 2014 6:30 pm

Healthcare stocks finished down on Wall Street on Thursday, down 0.5%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.1%, the Nasdaq remained flat and the S&P 500 fell 0.1%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

• Carefusion Corp (CFN[1]): CFN stock is up 1.2% today.

• Pacira Pharmaceuticals (PCRX[2]): PCRX stock is up 1.2%, marking the eighth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• C.R. Bard (BCR[3]): BCR stock is up 1.2% today.

• Idexx Laboratories (IDXX[4]): IDXX stock is up 1.1% to a new 52-week high of $130.85.

• Becton Dickinson and Company (BDX[5]): BDX stock is up 1.0%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Stryker Corp (SYK[6]): SYK stock is up 0.8%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Luxottica Group S.P.A. (LUX[7]): LUX stock is up 0.7% today.

• Varian Medical Systems (VAR[8]): VAR stock is up 0.7% today.

• Eli Lilly and Company (LLY[9]): LLY stock is up 0.6% today on 2 times normal volume.

• Furiex Pharmaceuticals (FURX[10]): FURX stock is up 0.6% today and up 29.6% in the last month.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc (LGND[11]): LGND stock is down 4.9% today.

• Isis Pharmaceuticals (ISIS[12]): ISIS stock is down 4.0%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Acorda Therapeutics (ACOR[13]): ACOR stock is down 3.4% today.

• Auxilium Pharmaceuticals (AUXL[14]): AUXL stock is down 3.3% today.

• The Medicines Company (MDCO[15]): MDCO stock is down 3.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Incyte Corp (INCY[16]): INCY stock is down 3.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR[17]): NKTR stock is down 3.0% today.

• Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc (BMRN[18]): BMRN stock is down 2.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Perrigo Company (PRGO[19]): PRGO stock is down 2.8% today on 2 times normal volume.

• Opko Health Inc (OPK[20]): OPK stock is down 2.7% 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.

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