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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%
STAASTAAR Surgical Instruments27.2673-28.90%53.49%
ALECAlector  Biotechnology2.15465.25%48.28%
ESPREsperion  Biotechnology1.87742.91%33.57%
GHGuardant Health Laboratories54.23544.35%30.93%
EMBCEmbecta  Instruments12.28255.82%23.29%
ELANElanco Animal Pharmaceutical16.6746-0.38%20.88%
NRCNational Research Laboratories15.1046-49.94%20.03%
KODKodiak Sciences Biotechnology7.90668.30%18.80%
LIVNLivaNova  Equipment48.84351.61%18.75%
ADPTAdaptive Biotechnologies Biotechnology12.205310.45%18.10%
IRWDIronwood  Pharmaceutical0.90665.96%16.27%
DOCSDoximity  Health Information 66.5836-0.60%16.13%
VCYTVeracyte  Biotechnology27.37303.26%15.78%
LFSTLifeStance Health Medical Care Facilities4.37201.90%15.30%
TMCITreace  Medical Devices6.13273.72%14.79%
SRPTSarepta  Biotechnology18.234036.33%14.58%
MDGLMadrigal  Biotechnology345.73681.98%14.42%
PCRXPacira BioSciences Pharmaceutical25.1837-62.83%14.09%
OSCROscar Health Healthcare Plans15.46384.85%13.84%
AXONAxovant Sciences Biotechnology842.5068-0.71%13.47%
LGNDLigand  Biotechnology150.065154.66%13.07%
NTRANatera  Laboratories151.95420.29%12.91%
NEONeoGenomics  Laboratories5.80302.90%12.40%
ALHCAlignment  Healthcare Plans14.51306.43%11.87%
GMEDGlobus  Equipment58.65153.43%11.42%
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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%
**Trend Scores & Views Are Only For Educational Purposes And Not For Investing


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
Nektar [2380%] Adaptive Biotechnologies[104%] Sana Biotechnology[84%]
Guardant Health[78%] iRhythm Technologies[76%] Editas Medicine[74%]
BridgeBio Pharma[70%] Insmed [59%] ProKidney [53%]
Corcept [43%] Axovant Sciences[42%] Ligand [40%]
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
STAAR Surgical[53.5%] Alector [48.3%] Esperion [33.6%]
Guardant Health[30.9%] Embecta [23.3%] Elanco Animal[20.9%]
National Research[20%] Kodiak Sciences[18.8%] LivaNova [18.8%]
Adaptive Biotechnologies[18.1%] Ironwood [16.3%] Doximity [16.1%]
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
Sarepta [-85%] Ironwood [-80%] IGM Biosciences[-79%]
Iovance Bio[-71%] Tandem Diabetes[-69%] Xencor [-69%]
Arvinas [-67%] NeoGenomics [-65%] NovoCure [-63%]
Biohaven [-61%] Neogen [-58%] agilon health[-54%]
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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
Esperion [74] Ensign [73] Cytek Biosciences[73]
Apellis [73] Amicus [73] ProKidney [73]
STAAR Surgical[73] Aurinia [73] Iovance Bio[71]
Warby Parker[68] Envista [68] AdaptHealth [68]
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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 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
Add STAA to Watchlist:       View:      Get Complete STAA Trend Analysis ➞

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 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 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 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 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
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Stock Chart of National Research CorporationNRC National Research Corporation
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Medical Laboratories & Research
MarketCap: 1187.7 Millions
Recent Price: 15.10    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 46
Day Percent Change: -49.94%    
Day Change: -21.83
Week Change: 20.03%    
Year-to-date Change: -13.7%
NRC Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Kodiak Sciences Inc.KOD Kodiak Sciences Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Biotechnology
MarketCap: 2132.15 Millions
Recent Price: 7.90    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 66
Day Percent Change: 8.3%    
Day Change: 0.22
Week Change: 18.8%    
Year-to-date Change: -20.6%
KOD Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of LivaNova PLCLIVN LivaNova PLC
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Medical Appliances & Equipment
MarketCap: 2060.5 Millions
Recent Price: 48.84    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 35
Day Percent Change: 1.61%    
Day Change: 0.74
Week Change: 18.75%    
Year-to-date Change: 5.5%
LIVN Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Adaptive Biotechnologies CorporationADPT Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Biotechnology
MarketCap: 3525.75 Millions
Recent Price: 12.20    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 53
Day Percent Change: 10.45%    
Day Change: 0.46
Week Change: 18.1%    
Year-to-date Change: 103.5%
ADPT Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.IRWD Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Drugs - Generic
MarketCap: 1616.35 Millions
Recent Price: 0.90    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 66
Day Percent Change: 5.96%    
Day Change: 0.28
Week Change: 16.27%    
Year-to-date Change: -79.8%
IRWD Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Doximity, Inc.DOCS Doximity, Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Health Information Services
MarketCap: 6540 Millions
Recent Price: 66.58    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 36
Day Percent Change: -0.6%    
Day Change: -0.22
Week Change: 16.13%    
Year-to-date Change: 24.7%
DOCS Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Veracyte, Inc.VCYT Veracyte, Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Biotechnology
MarketCap: 1089.05 Millions
Recent Price: 27.37    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 30
Day Percent Change: 3.26%    
Day Change: 1.01
Week Change: 15.78%    
Year-to-date Change: -30.9%
VCYT Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of LifeStance Health Group, Inc.LFST LifeStance Health Group, Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Medical Care Facilities
MarketCap: 3460 Millions
Recent Price: 4.37    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 20
Day Percent Change: 1.9%    
Day Change: 0.11
Week Change: 15.3%    
Year-to-date Change: -40.7%
LFST Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.TMCI Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Medical Devices
MarketCap: 1550 Millions
Recent Price: 6.13    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 27
Day Percent Change: 3.72%    
Day Change: 0.23
Week Change: 14.79%    
Year-to-date Change: -17.6%
TMCI Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.SRPT Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Biotechnology
MarketCap: 7388.05 Millions
Recent Price: 18.23    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 40
Day Percent Change: 36.33%    
Day Change: 37.46
Week Change: 14.58%    
Year-to-date Change: -85.0%
SRPT Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.MDGL Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Biotechnology
MarketCap: 1104.35 Millions
Recent Price: 345.73    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 68
Day Percent Change: 1.98%    
Day Change: 4.91
Week Change: 14.42%    
Year-to-date Change: 12.0%
MDGL Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Pacira BioSciences, Inc.PCRX Pacira BioSciences, Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Drugs - Generic
MarketCap: 1403.95 Millions
Recent Price: 25.18    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 37
Day Percent Change: -62.83%    
Day Change: -23.99
Week Change: 14.09%    
Year-to-date Change: 33.7%
PCRX Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Oscar Health, Inc.OSCR Oscar Health, Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Healthcare Plans
MarketCap: 1790 Millions
Recent Price: 15.46    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 38
Day Percent Change: 4.85%    
Day Change: 0.82
Week Change: 13.84%    
Year-to-date Change: 15.0%
OSCR Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Axovant Sciences Ltd.AXON Axovant Sciences Ltd.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Biotechnology
MarketCap: 1492.04 Millions
Recent Price: 842.50    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 68
Day Percent Change: -0.71%    
Day Change: -2.66
Week Change: 13.47%    
Year-to-date Change: 41.8%
AXON Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Ligand Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedLGND Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Biotechnology
MarketCap: 1344.45 Millions
Recent Price: 150.06    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 51
Day Percent Change: 54.66%    
Day Change: 36.69
Week Change: 13.07%    
Year-to-date Change: 40.1%
LGND Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Natera, Inc.NTRA Natera, Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Medical Laboratories & Research
MarketCap: 2152.1 Millions
Recent Price: 151.95    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 42
Day Percent Change: 0.29%    
Day Change: 0.36
Week Change: 12.91%    
Year-to-date Change: -4.0%
NTRA Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of NeoGenomics, Inc.NEO NeoGenomics, Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Medical Laboratories & Research
MarketCap: 2763.8 Millions
Recent Price: 5.80    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 30
Day Percent Change: 2.9%    
Day Change: 0.47
Week Change: 12.4%    
Year-to-date Change: -64.8%
NEO Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Alignment Healthcare, Inc.ALHC Alignment Healthcare, Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Healthcare Plans
MarketCap: 1100 Millions
Recent Price: 14.51    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 30
Day Percent Change: 6.43%    
Day Change: 0.56
Week Change: 11.87%    
Year-to-date Change: 29.0%
ALHC Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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Stock Chart of Globus Medical, Inc.GMED Globus Medical, Inc.
Sector: Health Care
SubSector: Medical Appliances & Equipment
MarketCap: 3965.5 Millions
Recent Price: 58.65    
Smart Investing & Trading Score: 15
Day Percent Change: 3.43%    
Day Change: 2.39
Week Change: 11.42%    
Year-to-date Change: -29.1%
GMED Links: Profile   News     Message Board
Charts:- Daily  , Weekly
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