Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – CLDX KND PDLI MNKD
by Portfolio Grader | August 19, 2014 12:30 pm
Healthcare stocks remained flat so far on Tuesday on Wall Street.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.3%, the Nasdaq was up 0.3% and the S&P 500 climbed 0.3%.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX[1]): CLDX stock is up 3.0% today and up 21.2% in the last month.
- Kindred Healthcare (KND[2]): KND stock is up 3.1% today.
- Pdl Biopharma (PDLI[3]): PDLI stock is up 2.8% today.
- Mannkind Corp (MNKD[4]): MNKD stock is up 2.6% today.
- Hms Holdings Corp (HMSY[5]): HMSY stock is up 1.3% today.
- China Biologic Products (CBPO[6]): CBPO stock is up 1.3% today.
- Brookdale Senior Living Inc (BKD[7]): BKD stock is up 1.0% today.
- Smith & Nephew Snats (SNN[8]): SNN stock is up 1.0% today.
- Celgene Corp (CELG[9]): CELG stock is up 0.7%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Puma Biotechnology (PBYI[10]): PBYI stock is down 3.0% today.
- Lannett Co Inc (LCI[11]): LCI stock is down 2.8% today.
- Theravance (THRX[12]): THRX stock is down 1.5% today.
- Clovis Oncology Inc (CLVS[13]): CLVS stock is down 1.4% today.
- Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc (LGND[14]): LGND stock is down 1.4% today.
- Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (KERX[15]): KERX stock is down 1.3% today.
- Hospira Inc (HSP[16]): HSP stock is down 1.3% today.
- Isis Pharmaceuticals (ISIS[17]): ISIS stock is down 1.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Conmed Corp (CNMD[18]): CNMD stock is down 1.0% today.
- Fresenius Medical Care Corp (FMS[19]): FMS stock is down 1.0% 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:
- CLDX: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/CLDX-stock-quote
- KND: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/KND-stock-quote
- PDLI: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/PDLI-stock-quote
- MNKD: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/MNKD-stock-quote
- HMSY: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/HMSY-stock-quote
- CBPO: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/CBPO-stock-quote
- BKD: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/BKD-stock-quote
- SNN: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/SNN-stock-quote
- CELG: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/CELG-stock-quote
- PBYI: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/PBYI-stock-quote
- LCI: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/LCI-stock-quote
- THRX: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/THRX-stock-quote
- CLVS: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/CLVS-stock-quote
- LGND: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/LGND-stock-quote
- KERX: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/KERX-stock-quote
- HSP: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/HSP-stock-quote
- ISIS: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/ISIS-stock-quote
- CNMD: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/CNMD-stock-quote
- FMS: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/FMS-stock-quote
- best stocks to buy: https://investorplace.com/category/stock-picks/stocks-to-buy/
- InvestorPlace.com: https://investorplace.com/category/stock-picks/stocks-to-buy/
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