Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – PTCT LGND WX BIIB

by Portfolio Grader | August 15, 2014 6:45 pm

Healthcare stocks finished flat today on Wall Street.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was unchanged, the Nasdaq climbed 0.5% and the S&P 500 stayed level.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

• Ptc Therapeutics Inc (PTCT[1]): PTCT stock is up 3.7% today.

• Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc (LGND[2]): LGND stock is up 2.9% today.

• Wuxi Pharmatech [Cayman] Inc (WX[3]): WX stock is up 1.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Biogen Idec Inc (BIIB[4]): BIIB stock is up 1.6%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Ariad Pharmaceuticals (ARIA[5]): ARIA stock is up 1.6%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Alexion Pharmaceuticals (ALXN[6]): ALXN stock is up 1.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Thoratec Corp (THOR[7]): THOR stock is up 1.4% today.

• Impax Laboratories (IPXL[8]): IPXL stock is up 1.2% today.

• Exact Sciences Corp (EXAS[9]): EXAS stock is up 1.2% today.

• Pdl Biopharma (PDLI[10]): PDLI stock is up 1.1% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• Quest Diagnostics Inc (DGX[11]): DGX stock is down 2.2% today.

• Select Medical Holdings Corp (SEM[12]): SEM stock is down 1.5% today.

• Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc (ENDP[13]): ENDP stock is down 1.5% today.

• Covance Inc (CVD[14]): CVD stock is down 1.5% today.

• Acadia Healthcare Company Inc (ACHC[15]): ACHC stock is down 1.3% today.

• Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TEVA[16]): TEVA stock is down 1.2% today.

• Healthsouth Corp (HLS[17]): HLS stock is down 1.2% today.

• The Spectranetics Corp (SPNC[18]): SPNC stock is down 1.1% today.

• Abiomed (ABMD[19]): ABMD stock is down 1.0% today.

• Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO[20]): HALO stock is down 1.0% 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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