Healthcare Stocks


Healthcare Stocks Sector

For the past several years, healthcare has been a hot topic of debate. Regardless of whether or not you agree with the Affordable Care Act, your opinion should hold little say in how you play the healthcare stocks in the near future. Despite the controversy over Obamacare, healthcare stocks are playing out to be excellent investments.
With medicine advancing at an astronomical pace, there are many ways to play healthcare stocks. The first way is to invest in the well-known companies like Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) which provide a stable investment with decent growth and consistent dividends. The next way to play healthcare stocks is through stocks which offer high potential like Illumina (NADAQ:ILMN), a company that researches genetic functioning. Finally, ETFs like Health Care SPDR (NYSEARCA:XLV) and mutual funds like Fidelity Select Health Care (MUTF:FSPHX) offer limited exposure while still being involved in healthcare.

Healthcare Sector Quote (CIX: MSECTOR5)

4 ETFs to Guard Against Market Volatility

By Susan J. Aluise, Aviation, Auto & Transportation Writer
Worried about the market's current uncertainty? A good defensive play right now is low-risk, low-beta ETFs. Here are four of the best.

Medidata Solutions a Strong Buy in Cloud Computing

By Hilary Kramer, Editor, GameChangers
Medidata Solutions is a fast-growing cloud services provider to the health care industry that is poised for even better growth and is a buying opportunity

5 Stocks to Avenge a Bad Court Ruling

By Traders Reserve
Healthcare stocks are a good play right now to take advantage of pockets created by the recent Supreme Court ruling. Here are 5 to start with for investors.

The Good and Bad in Health Care Industry Sectors

By Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
The health care industry is large and varied, and you should know what players have good prospects and bad, so here are four segments to look through.

Pages of Purple Prose and a Healthcare Stock Pick

By Richard Band
The Supreme Court ruling will have its effect as time goes on for a variety of industries, but for now one hospital stock, WellPoint, looks like a buy

Court Speaks, Markets Listen — Thursday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
The Supreme Court ruling in favor of Obama's Affordable Care Act hit markets initially, but the indices managed to cut most losses by the end of the day.

Winners and Losers From the High Court Obamacare Ruling

By Susan J. Aluise, Aviation, Auto & Transportation Writer
After the volatility dies down, here's the likely lay of the land now that this historic decision is made. At least one group seems to be a sure winner.

A Ruling That’s Good for Health Care Stocks

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
A $2.7 trillion industry representing 18% of the economy now knows where it's headed. Losing the individual mandate would have been a worst-case scenario for it.

How Non-Beach Bums Should Play the Obamacare Decision

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
Light volume indicates most investors are playing it safe and heading for the beach. Here's what non-beach bums should know.

Trading Bull Calls in Biotech

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
One potential wild card is the pending announcement regarding the fate of "Obamacare."

4 Reasons to Buy UnitedHealth, 2 Ways to Play

By John Jagerson and Wade Hansen
Let’s take a look at the things that should drive UNH higher over the coming year.

The Obamacare Ruling: 5 Investing Scenarios

By Susan J. Aluise, Aviation, Auto & Transportation Writer
The Supreme Court's looming decision will surely create winners and losers among health care stocks. Here's an investor's guide to the possible outcomes.

3 Stocks to Help Weather the Financial Storm

By Hilary Kramer, Editor, GameChangers
After weathering the May storm and surviving Europe's turmoil, these three picks are inexpensive at this point.

3 Managed Care Companies That Could Score From Obamacare, if …

By Susan J. Aluise, Aviation, Auto & Transportation Writer
... the High Court upholds the health care reform law in toto. The mandate for all Americans to have coverage would bring in lots of young, healthy new members to these managed care companies.

3 Hospital Stocks for a Healthy Portfolio

By Susan J. Aluise, Aviation, Auto & Transportation Writer
No matter if Obamacare thrives or gets thrashed, these name should prosper because they're making moves now that will pay off down the road either way.

Tough Market? Not for Defensive Stocks

By Daniel Putnam, InvestorPlace Contributor
The market has been hit hard since the start of April, but not all sectors have lost ground. Find out what has been working through this difficult tape.

6 Flatlining Healthcare Stocks to Sell

By Portfolio Grader
Healthcare stocks are under pressure as patents expire and margins are pressed. Consider selling these 6 laggards from the portfolio.

Health Insurers Weathering Sickly Q1 Results

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
A large swath of managed care companies had lousy Q1 earnings, but few have fallen to bargain prices. Are there any values to be found in the sector?

4 Sick Healthcare Stocks to Sell

By Portfolio Grader
Healthcare stocks are subject to patent problems and pricing pressures on contracts. Not everyone is doing well, and these 4 stocks are a sell
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