Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – PBYI INO ISRG BIIB

by Portfolio Grader | July 23, 2014 1:00 pm

Healthcare stocks advanced broadly on Wall Street on Wednesday morning, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.6%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average remained flat, the Nasdaq increased 0.3% and the S&P 500 was unchanged.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

• Puma Biotechnology (PBYI[1]): PBYI stock is up 281.3% today and up 221.5% in the last month.

• Inovio Pharmaceuticals (INO[2]): INO stock is up 25.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Intuitive Surgical (ISRG[3]): ISRG stock is up 12.6%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Biogen Idec Inc (BIIB[4]): BIIB stock is up 11.9% today.

• Neogen Corp (NEOG[5]): NEOG stock is up 8.2% today.

• Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX[6]): CLDX stock is up 4.6% today.

• Isis Pharmaceuticals (ISIS[7]): ISIS stock is up 3.3% today.

• Acorda Therapeutics (ACOR[8]): ACOR stock is up 3.1% today.

• Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD[9]): IRWD stock is up 3.0% today.

• Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc (BMRN[10]): BMRN stock is up 2.8%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• Cubist Pharmaceuticals (CBST[11]): CBST stock is down 5.9% today.

• Glaxosmithkline Plc (GSK[12]): GSK stock is down 4.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Theravance (THRX[13]): THRX stock is down 3.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Tenet Healthcare Corp (THC[14]): THC stock is down 1.5% today.

• Community Health Systems (CYH[15]): CYH stock is down 1.3% today.

• Kindred Healthcare (KND[16]): KND stock is down 1.1% today.

• Express Scripts (ESRX[17]): ESRX stock is down 1.2% today.

• The Medicines Company (MDCO[18]): MDCO stock is down 1.0% today.

• Brookdale Senior Living Inc (BKD[19]): BKD stock is down 1.0% today.

• Emeritus Corp (ESC[20]): ESC stock is down 1.0% 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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