Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – LGND MYGN ACOR BSX

by Portfolio Grader | August 12, 2014 6:15 pm

Healthcare stocks finished flat today on Wall Street.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.1%, the Nasdaq was unchanged and the S&P 500 declined 0.1%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

• Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc (LGND[1]): LGND stock is up 3.6% today on 2 times normal volume.

• Myriad Genetics (MYGN[2]): MYGN stock is up 1.9% today.

• Acorda Therapeutics (ACOR[3]): ACOR stock is up 1.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Boston Scientific Corp (BSX[4]): BSX stock is up 0.9% today.

• Neogen Corp (NEOG[5]): NEOG stock is up 0.7% today.

• Thoratec Corp (THOR[6]): THOR stock is up 0.7% today.

• Clovis Oncology Inc (CLVS[7]): CLVS stock is up 0.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Novartis Ag (NVS[8]): NVS stock is up 0.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Merck & Company (MRK[9]): MRK stock is up 0.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• The Spectranetics Corp (SPNC[10]): SPNC stock is up 0.6% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• Hms Holdings Corp (HMSY[11]): HMSY stock is down 2.0% today.

• Masimo Corp (MASI[12]): MASI stock is down 2.0% today.

• Cantel Medical (CMN[13]): CMN stock is down 2.0% today.

• West Pharmaceutical Services (WST[14]): WST stock is down 1.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO[15]): HALO stock is down 1.6% today.

• Wuxi Pharmatech [Cayman] Inc (WX[16]): WX stock is down 1.6% today.

• Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc (ENDP[17]): ENDP stock is down 1.6% today.

• Wright Medical Group (WMGI[18]): WMGI stock is down 1.4% today.

• Examworks Group (EXAM[19]): EXAM stock is down 1.3% today.

• Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO[20]): NVO stock is down 1.1% 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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