Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – ACAD IMGN REGN NVS
by Portfolio Grader | September 2, 2014 12:15 pm
Healthcare stocks declined on Wall Street on Tuesday morning, down 0.2%.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was unchanged, the Nasdaq was steady and the S&P 500 stayed the same.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc (ACAD[1]): ACAD stock is up 6.8% today and up 24.2% in the last month.
- Immunogen (IMGN[2]): IMGN stock is up 5.3% today.
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN[3]): REGN stock is up 4.5% today.
- Novartis Ag (NVS[4]): NVS stock is up 3.5% today.
- Achillion Pharmaceuticals (ACHN[5]): ACHN stock is up 3.3% today and up 69.7% in the last month.
- The Medicines Company (MDCO[6]): MDCO stock is up 2.9% today.
- Icon Plc (ICLR[7]): ICLR stock is up 2.0% today.
- Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc (LGND[8]): LGND stock is up 1.5% today.
- Lannett Co Inc (LCI[9]): LCI stock is up 1.5% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Bluebird Bio Inc (BLUE[10]): BLUE stock is down 4.2% today.
- NPS Pharmaceuticals (NPSP[11]): NPSP stock is down 2.2% today.
- Astrazeneca Plc (AZN[12]): AZN stock is down 2.5% today.
- Tenet Healthcare Corp (THC[13]): THC stock is down 2.0% today.
- Seattle Genetics (SGEN[14]): SGEN stock is down 1.7% today.
- Glaxosmithkline Plc (GSK[15]): GSK stock is down 1.6% today.
- Avanir Pharmaceuticals Inc (AVNR[16]): AVNR stock is down 2.1% today.
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals (PCRX[17]): PCRX stock is down 1.5% today.
- Kindred Healthcare (KND[18]): KND stock is down 1.3% today.
- Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc (BMRN[19]): BMRN stock is down 1.3% 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:
- ACAD: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/ACAD-stock-quote
- IMGN: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/IMGN-stock-quote
- REGN: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/REGN-stock-quote
- NVS: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/NVS-stock-quote
- ACHN: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/ACHN-stock-quote
- MDCO: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/MDCO-stock-quote
- ICLR: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/ICLR-stock-quote
- LGND: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/LGND-stock-quote
- LCI: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/LCI-stock-quote
- BLUE: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/BLUE-stock-quote
- NPSP: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/NPSP-stock-quote
- AZN: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/AZN-stock-quote
- THC: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/THC-stock-quote
- SGEN: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/SGEN-stock-quote
- GSK: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/GSK-stock-quote
- AVNR: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/AVNR-stock-quote
- PCRX: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/PCRX-stock-quote
- KND: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/KND-stock-quote
- BMRN: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/BMRN-stock-quote
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