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)

7 Health Care Stocks to Get Your Portfolio Well

By Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
The health care industry is alive and kicking, and these 7 stocks are doing particularly well. Add them to your portfolio today.

Options Plays for the Second Quarter

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor
Get your portfolio ready for the new quarter with long calls and long puts.

4 Biotech ETFs for a Healthy Portfolio

By Susan J. Aluise, Aviation, Auto & Transportation Writer
The sector is coming back strong, and a diversified ETF is the best way to play it.

Two New Buys to Make April Bloom

By Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
These two stocks -- Herbalife and Verisk -- are steadily growing their businesses and look attractive to add to your portfolio.

Why Investors Needn’t Fear the ‘Patent Cliff’

By Beth Gaston Moon, InvestorPlace Contributor
Expiring drug patents can cost pharma stocks billions of dollars, but companies and investors alike can prepare themselves well in advance.

10 Pharma Blue Chips to Buy

By Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
There are a number of great companies in pharma if you know where to look.

3 Crash-Proof Medical Stocks to Keep Your Portfolio’s Pulse

By Jeff Reeves
The recent rally won't last forever, but investors wanting to jump in can still do so -- and protect themselves -- by getting into these health-related equities.

5 Ways Alex Gorsky Can Heal Ailing J&J

By Susan J. Aluise, Aviation, Auto & Transportation Writer
Here's why Alex Gorsky, former captain in the U.S. Army Rangers, has what it takes to lead the health-care giant out of its morass.

3 Health Care Plays With Healthy Dividends

By Jeff Reeves
These long-term picks fit the bill if you agree this sector's future is sound. Demographic trends alone make for a compelling argument.

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By Barry Cohen, Health Care Writer
Connecticut recently dropped private insurers from serving its Medicaid members, but many of the industry's big names are far from worried.

Novartis Cutting 2,000 Jobs – So Much for Healthy Healthcare Stocks!

By InvestorPlace Staff
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Idenix and Achillion Jump on Takeover Talk

By Barry Cohen, Health Care Writer
Their hepatitis C drugs could be lures for Big Pharma after a rival gets a juicy offer from Bristol-Myers Squibb.

WebMD Is Rushed to Emergency

By Tom Taulli, InvestorPlace Contributor
Things seem to be getting worse for WebMD. The company not only has taken itself off the auction block, but its CEO has resigned. Result: a share price rout.

New January Stock to Buy Is Almost Science Fiction

By Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
Intuitive Surgical's robotic surgery system is a hit that'll get hotter. The company's earnings and stock are set to soar in 2012.

7 Biotech and Health Care Stocks to Buy

By Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
Biotechnology and health care companies are growing at an alarming rate. Do not miss the boat on some of fastest-growing companies among them.

5 Winners in 2011 That Could Repeat in ’12

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor
These S&P 500 standouts are poised for sequels in the coming year. All have a target price at least 11% higher than recent trading.

Is Danaher the Next Berkshire Hathaway?

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor
This steadily growing company is a well-diversified player in tech and life sciences. See who we think could be the tech version of Berkshire.

Intuitive Surgical Shares Are In the Pink

By Barry Cohen, Health Care Writer
Shares have surged as the company continues to be the dominant player in a fast-growing health care sector.

Invest in the Biggest Trend in Health Care Now

By Hilary Kramer, Editor, GameChangers
This company is at the forefront of one of the top trends in health care. See the name you should be buying.
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