Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – ICLR PRXL MNKD SGEN
by Portfolio Grader | May 19, 2014 11:15 am
Healthcare stocks advanced 0.3% on Wall Street on Monday morning.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stayed level, the Nasdaq stayed consistent and the S&P 500 remained flat.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Icon Plc (ICLR[1]): ICLR stock is up 6.9% today.
- Parexel International Corp (PRXL[2]): PRXL stock is up 3.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Mannkind Corp (MNKD[3]): MNKD stock is up 4.1% today.
- Seattle Genetics (SGEN[4]): SGEN stock is up 2.0% today.
- Brookdale Senior Living Inc (BKD[5]): BKD stock is up 2.0% today.
- Emeritus Corp (ESC[6]): ESC stock is up 2.1% today.
- Wuxi Pharmatech [Cayman] Inc (WX[7]): WX stock is up 1.1% today.
- Charles River Laboratories Intl (CRL[8]): CRL stock is up 1.6% today.
- Abbott Laboratories (ABT[9]): ABT stock is up 1.8% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Astrazeneca Plc (AZN[10]): AZN stock is down 10.6% today.
- Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd (RDY[11]): RDY stock is down 4.0%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Kindred Healthcare (KND[12]): KND stock is down 1.1% today.
- Glaxosmithkline Plc (GSK[13]): GSK stock is down 1.1% today.
- Boston Scientific Corp (BSX[14]): BSX stock is down 1.2% today.
- Smith & Nephew Snats (SNN[15]): SNN stock is down 0.9% today.
- Acorda Therapeutics (ACOR[16]): ACOR stock is down 2.3% today.
- Mwi Veterinary Supply (MWIV[17]): MWIV stock is down 0.9% today.
- Taro Pharm Inds (TARO[18]): TARO stock is down 0.8% today.
- Novartis Ag (NVS[19]): NVS stock is down 0.7% 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.
Endnotes:
- ICLR: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=ICLR
- PRXL: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=PRXL
- MNKD: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=MNKD
- SGEN: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=SGEN
- BKD: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=BKD
- ESC: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=ESC
- WX: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=WX
- CRL: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=CRL
- ABT: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=ABT
- AZN: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=AZN
- RDY: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=RDY
- KND: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=KND
- GSK: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=GSK
- BSX: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=BSX
- SNN: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=SNN
- ACOR: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=ACOR
- MWIV: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=MWIV
- TARO: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=TARO
- NVS: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=NVS
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