Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – TARO OMI ESC AGN

by Portfolio Grader | July 8, 2014 7:00 pm

Healthcare stocks finished down 0.9% on Wall Street today.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.6%, the Nasdaq was down 1.2% and the S&P 500 declined 0.6%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

• Taro Pharm Inds (TARO[1]): TARO stock is up 2.6% today and up 31.5% in the last month.

• Owens & Minor (OMI[2]): OMI stock is up 0.2% today.

• Emeritus Corp (ESC[3]): ESC stock is up 0.2% today.

• Allergan Inc (AGN[4]): AGN stock is up 0.1% today.

• Brookdale Senior Living Inc (BKD[5]): BKD stock is up 0.1% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• Arena Pharmaceuticals (ARNA[6]): ARNA stock is down 5.3% today.

• Insulet Corp (PODD[7]): PODD stock is down 5.2% today on 2 times normal volume.

• Prestige Brand Holdings (PBH[8]): PBH stock is down 4.0% today.

• Gopro Inc. (GPRO[9]): GPRO stock is down 4.0% today on 3 times normal volume.

• Incyte Corp (INCY[10]): INCY stock is down 3.7%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Celgene Corp (CELG[11]): CELG stock is down 3.5% today on 3 times normal volume.

• Wuxi Pharmatech [Cayman] Inc (WX[12]): WX stock is down 3.0% today.

• Abbvie Inc. Common Stock (ABBV[13]): ABBV stock is down 3.0% today.

• Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc (BMRN[14]): BMRN stock is down 2.8% today.

For more information on the best stocks to buy[15] right now, check out the latest commentary on InvestorPlace.com[16].

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[17].

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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