Top 25 ranking
The current top 25, sorted by Overall Rating and refreshed daily. Rank changes since the last update show in the Change column.
| Rank | Change | Symbol | Name | Industry | Rating | Health | Performance | Risk | Trend | BuyMeter |
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LLY
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Eli Lilly and Company | Drug Manufacturers - General | 3.5 | |||||
 2
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GILD
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Gilead Sciences, Inc. | Drug Manufacturers - General | 1.6 | |||||
 3
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VRTX
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Biotechnology | 2.6 | |||||
| 4 | = |
ARGX
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argenx SE | Biotechnology | 3.2 | |||||
| 5 | = |
INCY
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Incyte Corporation | Biotechnology | 3.7 | |||||
| 6 | = |
EXEL
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Exelixis, Inc. | Biotechnology | 2.4 | |||||
| 7 | = |
JNJ
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Johnson & Johnson | Drug Manufacturers - General | 1.9 | |||||
| 8 | = |
KRYS
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Krystal Biotech, Inc. | Biotechnology | 3.7 | |||||
| 9 | = |
HALO
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Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. | Biotechnology | 4.4 | |||||
| 10 | +3 |
LGND
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Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Biotechnology | 5.3 | |||||
| 11 | +15 |
NVS
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Novartis AG | Drug Manufacturers - General | 1.4 | |||||
| 12 | -2 |
UTHR
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United Therapeutics Corporation | Biotechnology | 3.6 | |||||
| 13 | -2 |
LNTH
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Lantheus Holdings, Inc. | Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic | 4.6 | |||||
| 14 | -2 |
MEDP
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Medpace Holdings, Inc. | Medical - Diagnostics & Research | 6.5 | |||||
| 15 | -1 |
NHC
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National HealthCare Corporation | Medical - Care Facilities | 3.9 | |||||
| 16 | -1 |
COR
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Cencora, Inc. | Medical - Distribution | 4.0 | |||||
| 17 | -1 |
ABBV
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AbbVie Inc. | Drug Manufacturers - General | 2.7 | |||||
| 18 | -1 |
MRK
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Merck & Co., Inc. | Drug Manufacturers - General | 2.4 | |||||
| 19 | -1 |
AMGN
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Amgen Inc. | Drug Manufacturers - General | 2.5 | |||||
| 20 | -1 |
REGN
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Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Biotechnology | 3.2 | |||||
| 21 | -1 |
CAH
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Cardinal Health, Inc. | Medical - Distribution | 3.6 | |||||
| 22 | -1 |
LH
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Labcorp Holdings Inc. | Medical - Diagnostics & Research | 3.4 | |||||
| 23 | -1 |
THC
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Tenet Healthcare Corporation | Medical - Care Facilities | 5.2 | |||||
| 24 | -1 |
EHC
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Encompass Health Corporation | Medical - Care Facilities | 3.6 | |||||
| 25 | -1 |
DGX
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Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | Medical - Diagnostics & Research | 3.4 |
Best Healthcare Stocks: the sector's top names
Healthcare covers more ground than almost any other sector we track, from pharma to hospitals to medical device makers, and this list ranks all of it by Overall Rating.
That range matters. A profitable, dividend-paying health insurer and a clinical-stage biotech with no revenue both fall under Healthcare, and Overall Rating treats them by the same standard: financial strength, actual performance and risk together. Comparing within the sector keeps that standard consistent instead of pitting Healthcare against sectors that look nothing like it.
Healthcare gets grouped with the defensive end of the market, which is only half right. Best Consumer Staples Stocks is the sector that actually behaves that way, and Recession Proof Sectors shows how the two compare on volatility. For the market-wide list, see Best Rated Stocks.
This suits investors who want Healthcare exposure and are trying to find the strongest names inside a genuinely wide sector. Check Best Sectors for how Healthcare compares overall, or a stock's own page for what's actually driving its score.
