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12Stocks.com Healthcare Stocks Performances & Trends Daily
August 11, 2025 - Although long term trends for Healthcare sector are not good, the short and mid term trends are improving.

The overall Smart Investing & Trading Score is 46 (0-bearish to 100-bullish) which puts Healthcare sector in short term neutral trend.

The Smart Investing & Trading Score from previous trading session is 68 and hence a deterioration of trend.

 Year To Date Performance: -5.02 %
 Weekly Performance: -0.74 %
 Daily Performance: 0.63 %
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Here are the Smart Investing & Trading Scores of the most requested Healthcare stocks at 12Stocks.com (click stock name for detailed review):

12Stocks.com: Investing in Healthcare sector with Stocks
The following table helps investors and traders sort through current performance and trends (as measured by Smart Investing & Trading Score) of various stocks in the Healthcare sector.

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12Stocks.com Performance of Stocks in Healthcare Sector

TickerStock NameWatchlistCategoryRecent PriceSmart Investing & Trading ScoreChange %Weekly Change%
YMABY-mAbs  Biotechnology8.51663.31%87.86%
AVAHAveanna  Medical Care Facilities6.14102.94%64.17%
INFUInfuSystem  Instruments8.83685.84%54.91%
STAASTAAR Surgical Instruments27.2673-28.90%53.49%
ALECAlector  Biotechnology2.15465.25%48.28%
RIGLRigel  Biotechnology31.70731.88%44.68%
SIGASIGA Technologies Biotechnology8.96542.48%38.70%
ESPREsperion  Biotechnology1.87742.91%33.57%
CSTLCastle Biosciences Laboratories19.36668.01%32.15%
VREXVarex Imaging Equipment9.48207.26%32.03%
GHGuardant Health Laboratories54.23544.35%30.93%
ALXOALX Oncology Biotechnology0.6874-4.97%30.63%
SGHTSight Sciences Medical Devices4.24155.87%29.66%
RNAAvidity Biosciences Biotechnology46.2966-0.93%28.87%
NVAXNovavax  Biotechnology8.371065.84%27.59%
ANIPANI  Biotechnology81.486410.28%27.45%
TCMDTactile Systems Instruments12.28664.57%27.25%
USPHU.S. Physical Specialized 87.6820-29.34%25.29%
SHCSotera Health Diagnostics & Research13.97251.65%25.29%
SNDXSyndax  Biotechnology12.48731.48%25.05%
EMBCEmbecta  Instruments12.28255.82%23.29%
IDXXIDEXX  Diagnostic658.0668-0.40%22.88%
ELANElanco Animal Pharmaceutical16.6746-0.38%20.88%
ARDXArdelyx  Biotechnology5.21685.39%20.32%
PBYIPuma Biotechnology Biotechnology3.6953.67%20.20%
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Healthcare Sector: Technical Analysis, Trends & YTD Performance
Healthcare sector is composed of stocks from pharmaceutical, biotech, diagnostics labs, insurance providers and healthcare services.

Healthcare sector, as represented by XLV, an exchange-traded fund [ETF] that holds basket of Healthcare stocks (e.g, Merck, Amgen) is down by -5.02% and is currently underperforming the overall market by -13.41% year-to-date. Below is a quick view of Technical charts and trends:

XLV Weekly Chart
Long Term Trend: Not Good
Medium Term Trend: Good

XLV Daily Chart
Short Term Trend: Good
Overall Trend Score: 46
YTD Performance: -5.02%
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12Stocks.com: Top Performing Healthcare Sector Stocks
Hot Healthcare Stocks of 2025 We try to spot trends by analyzing the performances of various stocks or components within Healthcare sector and try to find best performing stocks. The movers and shakers. The winners and losers.

The top performing Healthcare sector stocks year to date are
Lyra [3146%] Nektar [2380%] Lyell Immunopharma[1616%]
Verrica [807%] RAPT [521%] Mersana [341%]
Generation Bio[287%] Galectin [222%] 908 Devices[188%]
Tango [114%] Adaptive Biotechnologies[104%] X4 [103%]
View complete list of Healthcare stocks by year-to-date performance

Now, more recently, over last week, the top performing Healthcare sector stocks on the move are
Y-mAbs [87.9%] Aveanna [64.2%] InfuSystem [54.9%]
STAAR Surgical[53.5%] Alector [48.3%] Rigel [44.7%]
SIGA Technologies[38.7%] Esperion [33.6%] Castle Biosciences[32.2%]
Varex Imaging[32%] Guardant Health[30.9%] ALX Oncology[30.6%]
View complete list of Healthcare stocks by weekly performance

Unfortunately not all Healthcare stocks have done well this year. Investors of these stocks hope they have seen the worst and hope that these stocks are set to bounce back. The bearish stocks in this index year to date (YTD) are
Pliant [-87%] Sarepta [-85%] Zynex [-82%]
Ironwood [-80%] Acrivon [-79%] IGM Biosciences[-79%]
RxSight [-79%] Rocket [-77%] Pulmonx [-77%]
PepGen [-72%] Iovance Bio[-71%] Entrada [-70%]
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Investors can get enhanced performance by riding the current stock trends. Using complex algorithms, 12Stocks.com has come up with Smart Investing & Trading Scores (on 0-bearish to 100-bullish scale) to identify best trending stocks. Top trending Healthcare stocks are
Precigen [78] Greenwich LifeSciences[78] Arcutis Bio[74]
Mersana [74] MacroGenics [74] Esperion [74]
yte [74] ALX Oncology[74] Verrica [74]
Summit [73] XOMA [73] Brookdale Senior[73]
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12Stocks.com: Investing in Healthcare Sector using Exchange Traded Funds
The following table shows list of key exchange traded funds (ETF) that help investors track Healthcare Index. For detailed view, check out our ETF Funds section of our website.

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12Stocks.com List of ETFs that track Healthcare Index

TickerETF NameWatchlistRecent PriceSmart Investing & Trading ScoreChange %Week %Year-to-date %
XLVHealth Care  130.16460.63-0.74-5.02%
IBBBiotechnology  132.046616.19-0.75-0.04%
BBHBiotech  159.346913.23-1.991.51%
IHFHealthcare Providers  42.62201.484.44-11.01%
BIBBiotechnology  50.80812.26-0.430.52%
BISShort Biotech 15.7318-1.90.19-12.85%
CUREHealthcare Bull 3X 69.313333.21-2.7-24.66%
RXLHealth Care  37.463525.59-1.68-14.61%
RXDShort Health Care 13.0241-1.141.5110.11%
 Smart Investing & Trading Score (0-Bearish to 100-Bullish)
12Stocks.com: Charts, Trends, Fundamental Data and Performances of Healthcare Stocks
We now take in-depth look at all Healthcare stocks including charts, multi-period performances and overall trends (as measured by Smart Investing & Trading Score).

One can sort Healthcare stocks (click link to choose) by Daily, Weekly and by Year-to-Date performances. Also, one can sort by size of the company or by market capitalization.
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Stock Chart of Y-mAbs Therapeutics, Inc.YMAB Y-mAbs Therapeutics, Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Biotechnology
MarketCap: 899.585 Millions
Recent Price: 8.51    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 66
Day Percent Change: 3.31%    
Day Change: 0.44
Week Change: 87.86%    
Year-to-date Change: 8.7%
YMAB Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
Add YMAB to Watchlist:       View:      Get Complete YMAB Trend Analysis ➞

Stock Chart of Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc.AVAH Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Medical Care Facilities
MarketCap: 305 Millions
Recent Price: 6.14    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 10
Day Percent Change: 2.94%    
Day Change: 0.16
Week Change: 64.17%    
Year-to-date Change: 34.4%
AVAH Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of InfuSystem Holdings Inc.INFU InfuSystem Holdings Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Medical Instruments & Supplies
MarketCap: 136.76 Millions
Recent Price: 8.83    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 68
Day Percent Change: 5.84%    
Day Change: 0.37
Week Change: 54.91%    
Year-to-date Change: 4.5%
INFU Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of STAAR Surgical CompanySTAA STAAR Surgical Company
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Medical Instruments & Supplies
MarketCap: 1334.6 Millions
Recent Price: 27.26    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 73
Day Percent Change: -28.9%    
Day Change: -13.52
Week Change: 53.49%    
Year-to-date Change: 12.2%
STAA Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Alector, Inc.ALEC Alector, Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Biotechnology
MarketCap: 2719.35 Millions
Recent Price: 2.15    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 46
Day Percent Change: 5.25%    
Day Change: 0.26
Week Change: 48.28%    
Year-to-date Change: 13.8%
ALEC Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.RIGL Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Biotechnology
MarketCap: 256.585 Millions
Recent Price: 31.70    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 73
Day Percent Change: 1.88%    
Day Change: 0.23
Week Change: 44.68%    
Year-to-date Change: 88.5%
RIGL Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of SIGA Technologies, Inc.SIGA SIGA Technologies, Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Biotechnology
MarketCap: 424.285 Millions
Recent Price: 8.96    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 54
Day Percent Change: 2.48%    
Day Change: 0.23
Week Change: 38.7%    
Year-to-date Change: 49.1%
SIGA Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.ESPR Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Biotechnology
MarketCap: 1153.55 Millions
Recent Price: 1.87    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 74
Day Percent Change: 2.91%    
Day Change: 0.05
Week Change: 33.57%    
Year-to-date Change: -15.0%
ESPR Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Castle Biosciences, Inc.CSTL Castle Biosciences, Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Medical Laboratories & Research
MarketCap: 545 Millions
Recent Price: 19.36    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 66
Day Percent Change: 8.01%    
Day Change: 2.19
Week Change: 32.15%    
Year-to-date Change: -27.4%
CSTL Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Varex Imaging CorporationVREX Varex Imaging Corporation
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Medical Appliances & Equipment
MarketCap: 718.78 Millions
Recent Price: 9.48    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 20
Day Percent Change: 7.26%    
Day Change: 0.84
Week Change: 32.03%    
Year-to-date Change: -35.0%
VREX Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Guardant Health, Inc.GH Guardant Health, Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Medical Laboratories & Research
MarketCap: 5678.7 Millions
Recent Price: 54.23    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 54
Day Percent Change: 4.35%    
Day Change: 1.21
Week Change: 30.93%    
Year-to-date Change: 77.5%
GH Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of ALX Oncology Holdings Inc.ALXO ALX Oncology Holdings Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Biotechnology
MarketCap: 41787 Millions
Recent Price: 0.68    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 74
Day Percent Change: -4.97%    
Day Change: -0.13
Week Change: 30.63%    
Year-to-date Change: -59.5%
ALXO Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Sight Sciences, Inc.SGHT Sight Sciences, Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Medical Devices
MarketCap: 381 Millions
Recent Price: 4.24    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 15
Day Percent Change: 5.87%    
Day Change: 0.38
Week Change: 29.66%    
Year-to-date Change: 16.5%
SGHT Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Avidity Biosciences, Inc.RNA Avidity Biosciences, Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Biotechnology
MarketCap: 12287 Millions
Recent Price: 46.29    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 66
Day Percent Change: -0.93%    
Day Change: -0.41
Week Change: 28.87%    
Year-to-date Change: 59.2%
RNA Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Novavax, Inc.NVAX Novavax, Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Biotechnology
MarketCap: 376.185 Millions
Recent Price: 8.37    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 10
Day Percent Change: 65.84%    
Day Change: 4.76
Week Change: 27.59%    
Year-to-date Change: 4.1%
NVAX Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.ANIP ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Biotechnology
MarketCap: 489.285 Millions
Recent Price: 81.48    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 64
Day Percent Change: 10.28%    
Day Change: 5.75
Week Change: 27.45%    
Year-to-date Change: 47.4%
ANIP Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Tactile Systems Technology, Inc.TCMD Tactile Systems Technology, Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Medical Instruments & Supplies
MarketCap: 655.96 Millions
Recent Price: 12.28    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 66
Day Percent Change: 4.57%    
Day Change: 0.57
Week Change: 27.25%    
Year-to-date Change: -28.3%
TCMD Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.USPH U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Specialized Health Services
MarketCap: 793.556 Millions
Recent Price: 87.68    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 20
Day Percent Change: -29.34%    
Day Change: -35.21
Week Change: 25.29%    
Year-to-date Change: -0.6%
USPH Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Sotera Health CompanySHC Sotera Health Company
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Diagnostics & Research
MarketCap: 71087 Millions
Recent Price: 13.97    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 25
Day Percent Change: 1.65%    
Day Change: 0.25
Week Change: 25.29%    
Year-to-date Change: 2.1%
SHC Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc.SNDX Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Biotechnology
MarketCap: 365.985 Millions
Recent Price: 12.48    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 73
Day Percent Change: 1.48%    
Day Change: 0.3
Week Change: 25.05%    
Year-to-date Change: -5.6%
SNDX Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Embecta Corp.EMBC Embecta Corp.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Medical Instruments & Supplies
MarketCap: 1260 Millions
Recent Price: 12.28    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 25
Day Percent Change: 5.82%    
Day Change: 0.77
Week Change: 23.29%    
Year-to-date Change: -39.9%
EMBC Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.IDXX IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Diagnostic Substances
MarketCap: 15937.1 Millions
Recent Price: 658.06    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 68
Day Percent Change: -0.4%    
Day Change: -1.96
Week Change: 22.88%    
Year-to-date Change: 59.2%
IDXX Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Elanco Animal Health IncorporatedELAN Elanco Animal Health Incorporated
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Drugs - Generic
MarketCap: 7752.15 Millions
Recent Price: 16.67    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 46
Day Percent Change: -0.38%    
Day Change: -0.05
Week Change: 20.88%    
Year-to-date Change: 37.7%
ELAN Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Ardelyx, Inc.ARDX Ardelyx, Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Biotechnology
MarketCap: 541.985 Millions
Recent Price: 5.21    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 68
Day Percent Change: 5.39%    
Day Change: 0.32
Week Change: 20.32%    
Year-to-date Change: 2.8%
ARDX Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Puma Biotechnology, Inc.PBYI Puma Biotechnology, Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Biotechnology
MarketCap: 385.585 Millions
Recent Price: 3.69    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 5
Day Percent Change: 3.67%    
Day Change: 0.09
Week Change: 20.2%    
Year-to-date Change: 21.0%
PBYI Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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