Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – COV THRX ISIS EXAS
by Portfolio Grader | June 16, 2014 12:30 pm
Healthcare stocks rose 0.7% on Wall Street on Monday morning.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was unchanged, the Nasdaq was up 0.1% and the S&P 500 stayed consistent.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Covidien Plc. (COV[1]): COV stock is up 23.9% to a new 52-week high of $89.23.
- Theravance (THRX[2]): THRX stock is up 5.9% today.
- Isis Pharmaceuticals (ISIS[3]): ISIS stock is up 4.0% today and up 37.1% in the last month.
- Exact Sciences Corp (EXAS[4]): EXAS stock is up 3.9% to a new 52-week high of $16.15.
- Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY[5]): ALNY stock is up 4.5% today and up 24.3% in the last month.
- United Therapeutics Corp (UTHR[6]): UTHR stock is up 4.0% today.
- Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX[7]): CLDX stock is up 4.1% today and up 27.3% in the last month.
- Sangamo Biosciences (SGMO[8]): SGMO stock is up 3.9% today and up 24.4% in the last month.
- Neogen Corp (NEOG[9]): NEOG stock is up 3.3% today.
- Auxilium Pharmaceuticals (AUXL[10]): AUXL stock is up 2.8% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (VRTX[11]): VRTX stock is down 4.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Puma Biotechnology (PBYI[12]): PBYI stock is down 2.7% today.
- Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (VRX[13]): VRX stock is down 1.4%, marking the 10th consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Allergan Inc (AGN[14]): AGN stock is down 0.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Salix Pharmaceuticals (SLXP[15]): SLXP stock is down 1.1% today.
- Hanger Orthopedic Group (HGR[16]): HGR stock is down 0.6% today.
- Quest Diagnostics Inc (DGX[17]): DGX stock is down 0.5% today.
- Examworks Group (EXAM[18]): EXAM stock is down 0.5% today.
- Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LH[19]): LH stock is down 0.4%, marking the seventh consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Taro Pharm Inds (TARO[20]): TARO stock is down 0.2% 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:
- COV: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=COV
- THRX: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=THRX
- ISIS: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=ISIS
- EXAS: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=EXAS
- ALNY: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=ALNY
- UTHR: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=UTHR
- CLDX: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=CLDX
- SGMO: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=SGMO
- NEOG: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=NEOG
- AUXL: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=AUXL
- VRTX: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=VRTX
- PBYI: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=PBYI
- VRX: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=VRX
- AGN: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=AGN
- SLXP: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=SLXP
- HGR: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=HGR
- DGX: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=DGX
- EXAM: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=EXAM
- LH: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=LH
- TARO: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=TARO
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