Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – NPSP HMSY HGR ARIA

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Healthcare stocks rose 0.6% on Wall Street on Monday.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.4%, the Nasdaq increased 0.7% and the S&P 500 climbed 0.4%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

  • NPS Pharmaceuticals (NPSP): NPSP stock is up 5.3% today.
  • Hms Holdings Corp (HMSY): HMSY stock is up 5.1% today.
  • Hanger Orthopedic Group (HGR): HGR stock is up 3.9% today.
  • Ariad Pharmaceuticals (ARIA): ARIA stock is up 3.8% today.
  • Exact Sciences Corp (EXAS): EXAS stock is up 3.7% today.
  • Puma Biotechnology (PBYI): PBYI stock is up 3.6% today.
  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (VRTX): VRTX stock is up 3.4% today.
  • Salix Pharmaceuticals (SLXP): SLXP stock is up 3.0%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Vca Antech (WOOF): WOOF stock is up 3.0% today.
  • Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (KERX): KERX stock is up 2.9% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Fresenius Medical Care Corp (FMS): FMS stock is down 1.3% today on 6 times normal volume.
  • Heartware International (HTWR): HTWR stock is down 1.1% today.
  • Luxottica Group S.P.A. (LUX): LUX stock is down 1.0% today.
  • Quest Diagnostics Inc (DGX): DGX stock is down 0.9% today.
  • Intuitive Surgical (ISRG): ISRG stock is down 0.8% today.
  • Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc (ENDP): ENDP stock is down 0.8% today and down 23.7% in the last month.
  • Chemed Inc (CHE): CHE stock is down 0.6% today.
  • Community Health Systems (CYH): CYH stock is down 0.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Acadia Healthcare Company Inc (ACHC): ACHC stock is down 0.4% today.
  • Conmed Corp (CNMD): CNMD stock is down 0.3% 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.


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