Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – SHPG NKTR MWIV THC
by Portfolio Grader | June 16, 2014 7:00 pm
Healthcare stocks rose 0.2% on Wall Street today.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stayed the same, the Nasdaq was unchanged and the S&P 500 was steady.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Shire Plc American Depositary Shares (SHPG[1]): SHPG stock is up 6.6% to a new 52-week high of $191.11.
- Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR[2]): NKTR stock is up 3.0% today and up 28.9% in the last month.
- Mwi Veterinary Supply (MWIV[3]): MWIV stock is up 2.6% today.
- Tenet Healthcare Corp (THC[4]): THC stock is up 2.4% today.
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals (PCRX[5]): PCRX stock is up 2.3% today.
- Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO[6]): NVO stock is up 2.1% today.
- Aegerion Pharmaceuticals (AEGR[7]): AEGR stock is up 1.9% today.
- Cantel Medical (CMN[8]): CMN stock is up 1.9% today.
- Hca Holdings Inc. Common Stock (HCA[9]): HCA stock is up 1.8% today.
- St. Jude Medical (STJ[10]): STJ stock is up 1.8% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc (LGND[11]): LGND stock is down 2.8% today.
- Emeritus Corp (ESC[12]): ESC stock is down 1.4% today.
- Brookdale Senior Living Inc (BKD[13]): BKD stock is down 1.4% today.
- Express Scripts (ESRX[14]): ESRX stock is down 1.2% today.
- Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc (BMRN[15]): BMRN stock is down 1.0% today.
- Questcor Pharmaceuticals (QCOR[16]): QCOR stock is down 0.9% today.
- Impax Laboratories (IPXL[17]): IPXL stock is down 0.9% today.
- Techne Corp (TECH[18]): TECH stock is down 0.8% today.
- Astrazeneca Plc (AZN[19]): AZN stock is down 0.7% today.
- Teleflex Inc (TFX[20]): TFX stock is down 0.7%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
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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:
- SHPG: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=SHPG
- NKTR: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=NKTR
- MWIV: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=MWIV
- THC: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=THC
- PCRX: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=PCRX
- NVO: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=NVO
- AEGR: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=AEGR
- CMN: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=CMN
- HCA: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=HCA
- STJ: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=STJ
- LGND: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=LGND
- ESC: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=ESC
- BKD: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=BKD
- ESRX: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=ESRX
- BMRN: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=BMRN
- QCOR: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=QCOR
- IPXL: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=IPXL
- TECH: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=TECH
- AZN: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=AZN
- TFX: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=TFX
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