Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – IRWD IPXL EXAM HZNP

by Portfolio Grader | June 19, 2014 7:00 pm

Healthcare stocks finished up 0.3% on Wall Street today.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.1%, the Nasdaq was steady and the S&P 500 pushed 0.1% higher.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

• Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD[1]): IRWD stock is up 3.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Impax Laboratories (IPXL[2]): IPXL stock is up 2.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Examworks Group (EXAM[3]): EXAM stock is up 2.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Horizon Pharma Inc (HZNP[4]): HZNP stock is up 2.0% today and up 25.6% in the last month.

• Davita Healthcare Partners Inc (DVA[5]): DVA stock is up 1.6% today.

• Abbott Laboratories (ABT[6]): ABT stock is up 1.6% to a new 52-week high of $41.00.

• Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (KERX[7]): KERX stock is up 1.5% today.

• Edwards Lifesciences Corp (EW[8]): EW stock is up 1.4%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Healthsouth Corp (HLS[9]): HLS stock is up 1.4% today.

• Brookdale Senior Living Inc (BKD[10]): BKD stock is up 1.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• Perrigo Company (PRGO[11]): PRGO stock is down 1.2% today.

• Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc (ENDP[12]): ENDP stock is down 1.2% today.

• Actavis Inc (ACT[13]): ACT stock is down 0.8% today.

• Arena Pharmaceuticals (ARNA[14]): ARNA stock is down 0.8% today.

• Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (VRX[15]): VRX stock is down 0.7% today.

• Abbvie Inc. Common Stock (ABBV[16]): ABBV stock is down 0.7% today.

• Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (VRTX[17]): VRTX stock is down 0.7%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Hms Holdings Corp (HMSY[18]): HMSY stock is down 0.7% today.

• Greatbatch (GB[19]): GB stock is down 0.7% today.

• Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO[20]): NVO stock is down 0.6% 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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