Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – IPXL ACHC HLS ENDP

by Portfolio Grader | May 2, 2014 1:30 pm

Healthcare stocks fell on Wall Street so far on Friday, down 0.4%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.1%, the Nasdaq remained flat and the S&P 500 was up 0.1%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

• Impax Laboratories (IPXL[1]): IPXL stock is up 9.5% to a new 52-week high of $29.10.

• Acadia Healthcare Company Inc (ACHC[2]): ACHC stock is up 6.3% today.

• Healthsouth Corp (HLS[3]): HLS stock is up 2.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc (ENDP[4]): ENDP stock is up 2.1% today.

• Shire Plc American Depositary Shares (SHPG[5]): SHPG stock is up 2.1% today and up 20.7% in the last month.

• Intuitive Surgical (ISRG[6]): ISRG stock is up 2.1% today.

• NPS Pharmaceuticals (NPSP[7]): NPSP stock is up 1.2% today.

• Heartware International (HTWR[8]): HTWR stock is up 1.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Taro Pharm Inds (TARO[9]): TARO stock is up 1.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Express Scripts (ESRX[10]): ESRX stock is up 1.3% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• Seattle Genetics (SGEN[11]): SGEN stock is down 11.2% today.

• Acorda Therapeutics (ACOR[12]): ACOR stock is down 8.9% today.

• Covance Inc (CVD[13]): CVD stock is down 8.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc (BMRN[14]): BMRN stock is down 7.7% today.

• Davita Healthcare Partners Inc (DVA[15]): DVA stock is down 3.6% today.

• Charles River Laboratories Intl (CRL[16]): CRL stock is down 2.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Exact Sciences Corp (EXAS[17]): EXAS stock is down 2.4% today.

• Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX[18]): CLDX stock is down 2.8% today.

• Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc (LGND[19]): LGND stock is down 2.5% today.

• Arena Pharmaceuticals (ARNA[20]): ARNA stock is down 1.8% 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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