Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – WX HAE LGND CNC

by Portfolio Grader | May 7, 2014 6:15 pm

Healthcare stocks finished up 0.3% on Wall Street today.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.6%, the Nasdaq was down 0.3% and the S&P 500 was up 0.6%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

• Wuxi Pharmatech [Cayman] Inc (WX[1]): WX stock is up 2.4% today.

• Haemonetics Corp (HAE[2]): HAE stock is up 2.2% today.

• Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc (LGND[3]): LGND stock is up 2.1% today.

• Centene Corp (CNC[4]): CNC stock is up 1.6% to a new 52-week high of $68.56.

• Sirona Dental Systems (SIRO[5]): SIRO stock is up 1.5% today.

• Auxilium Pharmaceuticals (AUXL[6]): AUXL stock is up 1.4% today.

• Teleflex Inc (TFX[7]): TFX stock is up 1.4% today.

• Pacira Pharmaceuticals (PCRX[8]): PCRX stock is up 1.1%, marking the seventh consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Eli Lilly and Company (LLY[9]): LLY stock is up 1.0% today.

• Becton Dickinson and Company (BDX[10]): BDX stock is up 0.9%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• Aegerion Pharmaceuticals (AEGR[11]): AEGR stock is down 21.6% today on 8 times normal volume.

• Acadia Healthcare Company Inc (ACHC[12]): ACHC stock is down 2.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Incyte Corp (INCY[13]): INCY stock is down 2.6% today.

• Clovis Oncology Inc (CLVS[14]): CLVS stock is down 2.3% today.

• Sanofi-Aventis Sa (SNY[15]): SNY stock is down 2.3% today.

• Merck & Company (MRK[16]): MRK stock is down 2.2% today.

• Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (VRTX[17]): VRTX stock is down 2.1% today.

• Intuitive Surgical (ISRG[18]): ISRG stock is down 2.0% today.

• Cubist Pharmaceuticals (CBST[19]): CBST stock is down 1.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Neogen Corp (NEOG[20]): NEOG stock is down 1.8% to a new 52-week low of $38.30.

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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