Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – CBPO PBYI AUXL OPK

by Portfolio Grader | June 27, 2014 6:45 pm

Healthcare stocks finished down 0.3% on Wall Street on Friday.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed 0.2% higher, the Nasdaq climbed 0.4% and the S&P 500 was up 0.2%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

• China Biologic Products (CBPO[1]): CBPO stock is up 10.2% today on 25 times normal volume.

• Puma Biotechnology (PBYI[2]): PBYI stock is up 2.9% today.

• Auxilium Pharmaceuticals (AUXL[3]): AUXL stock is up 2.8% today.

• Opko Health Inc (OPK[4]): OPK stock is up 2.5% today.

• Allergan Inc (AGN[5]): AGN stock is up 2.0% to a new 52-week high of $173.95.

• Insulet Corp (PODD[6]): PODD stock is up 1.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Davita Healthcare Partners Inc (DVA[7]): DVA stock is up 1.9% today on 3 times normal volume.

• Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (VRX[8]): VRX stock is up 1.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Cantel Medical (CMN[9]): CMN stock is up 1.6% today.

• Chemed Inc (CHE[10]): CHE stock is up 1.5% to a new 52-week high of $93.03.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• Perrigo Company (PRGO[11]): PRGO stock is down 2.0% today.

• Covance Inc (CVD[12]): CVD stock is down 1.9% today.

• Merck & Company (MRK[13]): MRK stock is down 1.7% today.

• Hospira Inc (HSP[14]): HSP stock is down 1.7%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Owens & Minor (OMI[15]): OMI stock is down 1.4% today.

• Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY[16]): BMY stock is down 1.0% today.

• Dentsply International Inc (XRAY[17]): XRAY stock is down 1.0% today.

• Universal Health Services (UHS[18]): UHS stock is down 1.0% today.

• Charles River Laboratories Intl (CRL[19]): CRL stock is down 1.0% today.

• Salix Pharmaceuticals (SLXP[20]): SLXP stock is down 0.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

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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