Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – NKTR CYH SNN SGEN
by Portfolio Grader | August 1, 2014 1:00 pm
Healthcare stocks rose 0.3% on Wall Street on Friday morning.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stayed level, the Nasdaq climbed 0.1% and the S&P 500 was unchanged.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR[1]): NKTR stock is up 4.4% today.
- Community Health Systems (CYH[2]): CYH stock is up 4.9% today.
- Smith & Nephew Snats (SNN[3]): SNN stock is up 3.6% today.
- Seattle Genetics (SGEN[4]): SGEN stock is up 3.3% today.
- Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc (ENDP[5]): ENDP stock is up 3.4% today.
- Acadia Healthcare Company Inc (ACHC[6]): ACHC stock is up 2.7% today.
- Arena Pharmaceuticals (ARNA[7]): ARNA stock is up 2.6% today.
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN[8]): REGN stock is up 2.4% today.
- Salix Pharmaceuticals (SLXP[9]): SLXP stock is up 2.2% today.
- Lannett Co Inc (LCI[10]): LCI stock is up 1.9% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Resmed Inc (RMD[11]): RMD stock is down 7.3% today.
- Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO[12]): NVO stock is down 2.0% today.
- Fresenius Medical Care Corp (FMS[13]): FMS stock is down 1.9% today.
- Glaxosmithkline Plc (GSK[14]): GSK stock is down 1.8% today.
- United Therapeutics Corp (UTHR[15]): UTHR stock is down 1.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Mednax Inc (MD[16]): MD stock is down 1.1% today.
- Greatbatch (GB[17]): GB stock is down 0.8% today.
- Teleflex Inc (TFX[18]): TFX stock is down 0.8% today.
- Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO[19]): HALO stock is down 0.7% 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:
- NKTR: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/NKTR-stock-quote
- CYH: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/CYH-stock-quote
- SNN: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/SNN-stock-quote
- SGEN: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/SGEN-stock-quote
- ENDP: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/ENDP-stock-quote
- ACHC: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/ACHC-stock-quote
- ARNA: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/ARNA-stock-quote
- REGN: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/REGN-stock-quote
- SLXP: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/SLXP-stock-quote
- LCI: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/LCI-stock-quote
- RMD: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/RMD-stock-quote
- NVO: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/NVO-stock-quote
- FMS: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/FMS-stock-quote
- GSK: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/GSK-stock-quote
- UTHR: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/UTHR-stock-quote
- MD: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/MD-stock-quote
- GB: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/GB-stock-quote
- TFX: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/TFX-stock-quote
- HALO: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/HALO-stock-quote
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