Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – CLVS CYH AZN MNKD

by Portfolio Grader | May 20, 2014 2:00 pm

Healthcare stocks declined broadly on Wall Street on Tuesday morning, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 0.4%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.3%, the Nasdaq fell 0.2% and the S&P 500 was down 0.3%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

• Clovis Oncology Inc (CLVS[1]): CLVS stock is up 5.8% today.

• Community Health Systems (CYH[2]): CYH stock is up 2.3% today.

• Astrazeneca Plc (AZN[3]): AZN stock is up 2.0% today.

• Mannkind Corp (MNKD[4]): MNKD stock is up 3.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Taro Pharm Inds (TARO[5]): TARO stock is up 1.2% today.

• Select Medical Holdings Corp (SEM[6]): SEM stock is up 1.1% today.

• Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (VRX[7]): VRX stock is up 1.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Arena Pharmaceuticals (ARNA[8]): ARNA stock is up 0.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Allergan Inc (AGN[9]): AGN stock is up 0.8% today.

• Lifepoint Hospitals (LPNT[10]): LPNT stock is up 0.6% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• Puma Biotechnology (PBYI[11]): PBYI stock is down 2.8% today.

• Cantel Medical (CMN[12]): CMN stock is down 2.6% today.

• Lannett Co Inc (LCI[13]): LCI stock is down 3.0% today.

• Mwi Veterinary Supply (MWIV[14]): MWIV stock is down 3.0% today.

• Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD[15]): IRWD stock is down 2.1% today and down 20.3% in the last month.

• Neogen Corp (NEOG[16]): NEOG stock is down 2.7% today.

• Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (VRTX[17]): VRTX stock is down 2.2% today.

• Msa Safety Inc. (MSA[18]): MSA stock is down 2.3% today.

• Cooper Companies (COO[19]): COO stock is down 2.3% today.

• NPS Pharmaceuticals (NPSP[20]): NPSP stock is down 2.3% 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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