Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – BMRN PCRX FMS WST

by Portfolio Grader | July 31, 2014 12:45 pm

Healthcare stocks declined 0.8% on Wall Street so far on Thursday.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.6%, the Nasdaq declined 0.7% and the S&P 500 fell 0.6%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

• Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc (BMRN[1]): BMRN stock is up 4.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Pacira Pharmaceuticals (PCRX[2]): PCRX stock is up 3.8% today.

• Fresenius Medical Care Corp (FMS[3]): FMS stock is up 2.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• West Pharmaceutical Services (WST[4]): WST stock is up 2.4% today.

• Sanofi-Aventis Sa (SNY[5]): SNY stock is up 2.3% today.

• Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc (ENDP[6]): ENDP stock is up 1.7% today.

• Acorda Therapeutics (ACOR[7]): ACOR stock is up 1.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Mckesson Corp (MCK[8]): MCK stock is up 1.2% today.

• Thoratec Corp (THOR[9]): THOR stock is up 0.8% today.

• Conmed Corp (CNMD[10]): CNMD stock is up 0.4% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• Heartware International (HTWR[11]): HTWR stock is down 6.8% today.

• Abiomed (ABMD[12]): ABMD stock is down 4.8% today.

• Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (VRX[13]): VRX stock is down 4.8% today.

• Aegerion Pharmaceuticals (AEGR[14]): AEGR stock is down 4.2% today.

• Incyte Corp (INCY[15]): INCY stock is down 4.1% today.

• Community Health Systems (CYH[16]): CYH stock is down 2.6% today.

• Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX[17]): CLDX stock is down 2.4% today and down 23.9% in the last month.

• Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TEVA[18]): TEVA stock is down 2.6% today.

• Clovis Oncology Inc (CLVS[19]): CLVS stock is down 2.6% today.

• Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY[20]): ALNY stock is down 2.2% 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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