Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – BCR ACOR CNC IPXL

by Portfolio Grader | June 12, 2014 6:45 pm

Healthcare stocks declined on Wall Street today, down 0.5%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.7%, the Nasdaq fell 0.9% and the S&P 500 was down 0.7%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

• C.R. Bard (BCR[1]): BCR stock is up 2.2% today on 2 times normal volume.

• Acorda Therapeutics (ACOR[2]): ACOR stock is up 1.9% today.

• Centene Corp (CNC[3]): CNC stock is up 1.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Impax Laboratories (IPXL[4]): IPXL stock is up 0.8% today.

• Techne Corp (TECH[5]): TECH stock is up 0.9% today.

• Magellan Health Services (MGLN[6]): MGLN stock is up 0.7% to a new 52-week high of $62.05.

• Pdl Biopharma (PDLI[7]): PDLI stock is up 0.5% today.

• Hanger Orthopedic Group (HGR[8]): HGR stock is up 0.5% today.

• Varian Medical Systems (VAR[9]): VAR stock is up 0.5% today.

• Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD[10]): IRWD stock is up 0.3% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• Questcor Pharmaceuticals (QCOR[11]): QCOR stock is down 2.4% today.

• Healthsouth Corp (HLS[12]): HLS stock is down 1.7%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX[13]): NBIX stock is down 1.6% today.

• Align Technology (ALGN[14]): ALGN stock is down 1.5%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Heartware International (HTWR[15]): HTWR stock is down 1.5% today.

• Pacira Pharmaceuticals (PCRX[16]): PCRX stock is down 1.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Examworks Group (EXAM[17]): EXAM stock is down 1.4% today.

• Kindred Healthcare (KND[18]): KND stock is down 1.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Lannett Co Inc (LCI[19]): LCI stock is down 1.2% today.

• Cooper Companies (COO[20]): COO stock is down 1.2% 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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