Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – VRTX KERX ENDP PBYI
by Portfolio Grader | June 24, 2014 12:30 pm
Healthcare stocks advanced 0.4% on Wall Street so far on Tuesday.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was unchanged, the Nasdaq climbed 0.2% and the S&P 500 stayed consistent.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (VRTX[1]): VRTX stock is up 41.1% to a new 52-week high of $93.98.
- Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (KERX[2]): KERX stock is up 3.6% today.
- Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc (ENDP[3]): ENDP stock is up 3.1% today.
- Puma Biotechnology (PBYI[4]): PBYI stock is up 2.5% today.
- Sangamo Biosciences (SGMO[5]): SGMO stock is up 1.8% today.
- Idexx Laboratories (IDXX[6]): IDXX stock is up 1.9% to a new 52-week high of $135.20.
- Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX[7]): CLDX stock is up 1.5% today and up 26.5% in the last month.
- Seattle Genetics (SGEN[8]): SGEN stock is up 0.8% today and up 23.0% in the last month.
- Aegerion Pharmaceuticals (AEGR[9]): AEGR stock is up 1.6% today.
- United Therapeutics Corp (UTHR[10]): UTHR stock is up 1.3%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Taro Pharm Inds (TARO[11]): TARO stock is down 1.9% today.
- Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc (LGND[12]): LGND stock is down 1.3% today.
- Shire Plc American Depositary Shares (SHPG[13]): SHPG stock is down 1.9% today.
- Smith & Nephew Snats (SNN[14]): SNN stock is down 1.8% today.
- Community Health Systems (CYH[15]): CYH stock is down 1.7% today.
- Centene Corp (CNC[16]): CNC stock is down 1.7% today.
- Tenet Healthcare Corp (THC[17]): THC stock is down 1.3% today.
- Wellcare Group (WCG[18]): WCG stock is down 1.1% today.
- Universal Health Services (UHS[19]): UHS stock is down 1.2% today.
- Lifepoint Hospitals (LPNT[20]): LPNT stock is down 0.9% 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:
- VRTX: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=VRTX
- KERX: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=KERX
- ENDP: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=ENDP
- PBYI: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=PBYI
- SGMO: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=SGMO
- IDXX: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=IDXX
- CLDX: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=CLDX
- SGEN: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=SGEN
- AEGR: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=AEGR
- UTHR: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=UTHR
- TARO: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=TARO
- LGND: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=LGND
- SHPG: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=SHPG
- SNN: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=SNN
- CYH: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=CYH
- CNC: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=CNC
- THC: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=THC
- WCG: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=WCG
- UHS: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=UHS
- LPNT: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=LPNT
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