Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – SRPT ISIS MDCO NPSP
by Portfolio Grader | May 23, 2014 1:30 pm
Healthcare stocks fell on Wall Street on Friday morning, down 0.2%.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.1%, the Nasdaq pushed 0.2% higher and the S&P 500 climbed 0.1%.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Sarepta Therapeutics Inc (SRPT[1]): SRPT stock is up 6.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Isis Pharmaceuticals (ISIS[2]): ISIS stock is up 7.0% today.
- The Medicines Company (MDCO[3]): MDCO stock is up 1.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- NPS Pharmaceuticals (NPSP[4]): NPSP stock is up 1.9% today.
- Lannett Co Inc (LCI[5]): LCI stock is up 1.1% today.
- Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY[6]): ALNY stock is up 1.9% today.
- Select Medical Holdings Corp (SEM[7]): SEM stock is up 1.1% today.
- Universal Health Services (UHS[8]): UHS stock is up 0.9% to a new 52-week high of $89.06.
- Abbvie Inc. Common Stock (ABBV[9]): ABBV stock is up 0.9% today.
- Hms Holdings Corp (HMSY[10]): HMSY stock is up 0.6% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Resmed Inc (RMD[11]): RMD stock is down 2.8% today.
- Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD[12]): IRWD stock is down 1.7% today.
- Wuxi Pharmatech [Cayman] Inc (WX[13]): WX stock is down 2.4% today.
- Mannkind Corp (MNKD[14]): MNKD stock is down 1.8% today.
- Exact Sciences Corp (EXAS[15]): EXAS stock is down 1.6% today.
- Gilead Sciences (GILD[16]): GILD stock is down 1.5% today.
- Patterson Companies Inc (PDCO[17]): PDCO stock is down 1.4% today.
- Questcor Pharmaceuticals (QCOR[18]): QCOR stock is down 1.2% today.
- Icon Plc (ICLR[19]): ICLR stock is down 1.1% today.
- Smith & Nephew Snats (SNN[20]): SNN stock is down 1.0% 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:
- SRPT: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=SRPT
- ISIS: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=ISIS
- MDCO: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=MDCO
- NPSP: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=NPSP
- LCI: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=LCI
- ALNY: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=ALNY
- SEM: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=SEM
- UHS: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=UHS
- ABBV: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=ABBV
- HMSY: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=HMSY
- RMD: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=RMD
- IRWD: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=IRWD
- WX: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=WX
- MNKD: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=MNKD
- EXAS: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=EXAS
- GILD: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=GILD
- PDCO: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=PDCO
- QCOR: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=QCOR
- ICLR: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=ICLR
- SNN: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=SNN
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