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Best healthcare stocks
Healthcare splits into regulated payers, device makers and service providers — defensive demand, but with political risk attached to pricing.
The screen: 7 US exchange-listed companies in Health Care, 5 of which pay a dividend. Size mix: 1 mega-cap, 5 large-cap, 1 mid-cap.
What separates the winners from the losers here
- Reimbursement exposure and policy risk
- Procedure volumes for device and hospital names
- Litigation and recall history
The full list
| Ticker | Company | Price | 1D | What it is |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNH | UnitedHealth | $406.35 | -0.13% | Insurance plus Optum's care-delivery and pharmacy services. |
| ISRG | Intuitive Surgical | $433.10 | -0.02% | Surgical robots with recurring instrument revenue. |
| TMO | Thermo Fisher | $675.01 | -0.65% | Lab instruments and reagents across the research economy. |
| ABT | Abbott | $104.08 | +0.02% | Diagnostics, devices and nutrition in one diversified base. |
| DXCM | Dexcom | $85.98 | 0.00% | Continuous glucose monitoring hardware and subscriptions. |
| CVS | CVS Health | $92.46 | -0.24% | Pharmacy retail vertically integrated with an insurer. |
| HCA | HCA Healthcare | $454.88 | +0.03% | Hospital operator with scale in high-growth US states. |
Where to buy them
To hold these as real shares you need a stockbroker rather than a CFD provider. If you only want exposure to the price movement, a share CFD does that with leverage — and without ownership.
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Frequently asked questions
How many healthcare stocks are in this list?
7, drawn from our US exchange-listed universe and spread across 1 sector. 5 of them pay a dividend.
Is this a list of healthcare stocks to buy?
No. It is a screen — a defined, reproducible filter over a stated universe. A screen tells you which companies share a characteristic; it says nothing about whether the price you would pay today is a sensible one. Nothing here is investment advice.
What is the main risk with healthcare stocks?
US policy risk is not diversifiable inside this sector — a single reimbursement rule can reprice an entire sub-industry.
How do I actually buy these from outside the US?
You need a broker that accepts your country of residence and gives you access to US exchanges. To own the shares outright, that usually means an international stockbroker plus a W-8BEN form to claim your treaty rate on dividend withholding.
Screen definition reviewed October 2026. Universe: US exchange-listed securities tracked by InvestingTrading. This page is information, not investment advice.