Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – PRGO HLS NVO HGR

by Portfolio Grader | July 22, 2014 6:45 pm

Healthcare stocks rose 0.9% on Wall Street on Tuesday.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed 0.4% higher, the Nasdaq rose 0.6% and the S&P 500 increased 0.4%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

• Perrigo Company (PRGO[1]): PRGO stock is up 2.8% today.

• Healthsouth Corp (HLS[2]): HLS stock is up 2.3% today.

• Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO[3]): NVO stock is up 2.0% today.

• Hanger Orthopedic Group (HGR[4]): HGR stock is up 2.0% today.

• Align Technology (ALGN[5]): ALGN stock is up 1.9% today.

• Mwi Veterinary Supply (MWIV[6]): MWIV stock is up 1.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Amgen Inc (AMGN[7]): AMGN stock is up 1.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc (BMRN[8]): BMRN stock is up 1.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Resmed Inc (RMD[9]): RMD stock is up 1.7% today.

• Cooper Companies (COO[10]): COO stock is up 1.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• Lannett Co Inc (LCI[11]): LCI stock is down 1.5% today and down 25.6% in the last month.

• Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD[12]): IRWD stock is down 1.0% today.

• Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc (ACAD[13]): ACAD stock is down 0.7% today.

• Hms Holdings Corp (HMSY[14]): HMSY stock is down 0.7%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Acorda Therapeutics (ACOR[15]): ACOR stock is down 0.6% today.

• Chemed Inc (CHE[16]): CHE stock is down 0.5% today.

• Theravance (THRX[17]): THRX stock is down 0.5% today.

• Allergan Inc (AGN[18]): AGN stock is down 0.4% today.

• Mednax Inc (MD[19]): MD stock is down 0.3% today.

• Opko Health Inc (OPK[20]): OPK stock is down 0.1% 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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