Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – ISRG CAH MRK LH

by Portfolio Grader | May 29, 2014 6:30 pm

Healthcare stocks finished up broadly on Wall Street on Thursday, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.8%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.5%, the Nasdaq was up 0.6% and the S&P 500 pushed 0.5% higher.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

• Intuitive Surgical (ISRG[1]): ISRG stock is up 2.8% today.

• Cardinal Health (CAH[2]): CAH stock is up 2.4%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Merck & Company (MRK[3]): MRK stock is up 2.3% today.

• Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LH[4]): LH stock is up 2.3% today.

• Wellcare Group (WCG[5]): WCG stock is up 1.9% today.

• Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY[6]): BMY stock is up 1.8% today.

• Sarepta Therapeutics Inc (SRPT[7]): SRPT stock is up 1.8% today.

• Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (VRX[8]): VRX stock is up 1.8% today.

• Mylan Inc (MYL[9]): MYL stock is up 1.8%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (VRTX[10]): VRTX stock is up 1.5% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• Techne Corp (TECH[11]): TECH stock is down 1.8% today.

• Lannett Co Inc (LCI[12]): LCI stock is down 0.9% today.

• Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY[13]): ALNY stock is down 0.9% today and down 20.5% in the last month.

• Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX[14]): CLDX stock is down 0.9% today.

• Select Medical Holdings Corp (SEM[15]): SEM stock is down 0.9% today.

• Acorda Therapeutics (ACOR[16]): ACOR stock is down 0.8% today.

• Opko Health Inc (OPK[17]): OPK stock is down 0.6% today.

• Eli Lilly and Company (LLY[18]): LLY stock is down 0.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Steris Corp (STE[19]): STE stock is down 0.2% today.

• Covidien Plc. (COV[20]): COV stock is down 0.2% 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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