Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – CMN LH PFE COV

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Healthcare stocks declined 0.6% on Wall Street today.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 1.1%, the Nasdaq fell 2.5% and the S&P 500 was down 1.1%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Cantel Medical (CMN): CMN stock is up 1.5% today.
  • Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LH): LH stock is up 0.7% today.
  • Pfizer Inc (PFE): PFE stock is up 0.6% today.
  • Covidien Plc. (COV): COV stock is up 0.4% today.
  • Luxottica Group S.P.A. (LUX): LUX stock is up 0.3% today.
  • Cardinal Health (CAH): CAH stock is up 0.2% today.
  • Express Scripts (ESRX): ESRX stock is up 0.2% today.
  • Allergan Inc (AGN): AGN stock is up 0.2% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Seattle Genetics (SGEN): SGEN stock is down 3.7% today and down 20.1% in the last month.
  • Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN): REGN stock is down 3.2% today.
  • Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX): CLDX stock is down 3.2% today.
  • Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc (ACAD): ACAD stock is down 3.1% today.
  • Incyte Corp (INCY): INCY stock is down 3.1% today.
  • Centene Corp (CNC): CNC stock is down 2.7% today.
  • Taro Pharm Inds (TARO): TARO stock is down 2.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO): HALO stock is down 2.3% today.
  • Actavis Inc (ACT): ACT stock is down 2.3% today.
  • Brookdale Senior Living Inc (BKD): BKD stock is down 2.2% 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.


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