Best Medical Stocks To Consider – February 07th

Eli Lilly and Company, Tempus AI, UnitedHealth Group, Cencora, and Walmart are the five Medical stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Medical stocks are shares in companies that are involved in the healthcare industry, such as pharmaceutical companies, medical equipment manufacturers, or healthcare providers. These stocks may be influenced by factors like regulatory approvals, clinical trial results, and overall demand for healthcare products and services. Investors often include medical stocks in their portfolios to take advantage of the potential growth and stability of the healthcare sector. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Medical stocks within the last several days.

Eli Lilly and Company (LLY)

Eli Lilly and Company discovers, develops, and markets human pharmaceuticals worldwide. The company offers Basaglar, Humalog, Humalog Mix 75/25, Humalog U-100, Humalog U-200, Humalog Mix 50/50, insulin lispro, insulin lispro protamine, insulin lispro mix 75/25, Humulin, Humulin 70/30, Humulin N, Humulin R, and Humulin U-500 for diabetes; Jardiance, Mounjaro, and Trulicity for type 2 diabetes; and Zepbound for obesity.

Eli Lilly and Company stock traded up $13.27 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $883.64. 2,249,248 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,923,191. The firm has a market capitalization of $838.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 95.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.42. The business has a 50 day moving average of $788.21 and a two-hundred day moving average of $843.47. Eli Lilly and Company has a 12 month low of $711.40 and a 12 month high of $972.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.03, a current ratio of 1.27 and a quick ratio of 0.97.

Tempus AI (TEM)

Tempus AI Inc. is a technology company advancing precision medicine through the practical application of artificial intelligence principally in healthcare. The company provides AI-enabled precision medicine solutions to physicians to deliver personalized patient care and in parallel facilitates discovery, development and delivery of optimal therapeutics.

Tempus AI stock traded up $3.71 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $68.70. 12,007,824 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 11,579,624. The business has a 50 day moving average of $44.36 and a two-hundred day moving average of $48.84. Tempus AI has a 12 month low of $22.89 and a 12 month high of $79.49. The company has a quick ratio of 2.55, a current ratio of 2.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.17.

UnitedHealth Group (UNH)

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated operates as a diversified health care company in the United States. The company operates through four segments: UnitedHealthcare, Optum Health, Optum Insight, and Optum Rx. The UnitedHealthcare segment offers consumer-oriented health benefit plans and services for national employers, public sector employers, mid-sized employers, small businesses, and individuals; health care coverage, and health and well-being services to individuals age 50 and older addressing their needs; Medicaid plans, children's health insurance and health care programs; and health and dental benefits, and hospital and clinical services, as well as health care benefits products and services to state programs caring for the economically disadvantaged, medically underserved, and those without the benefit of employer-funded health care coverage.

UNH stock traded up $0.38 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $530.42. 1,252,402 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,314,786. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $530.85 and its 200 day moving average is $564.52. The company has a current ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. The stock has a market cap of $488.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.22, a PEG ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 0.61. UnitedHealth Group has a 52-week low of $436.38 and a 52-week high of $630.73.

Cencora (COR)

Cencora, Inc. sources and distributes pharmaceutical products. The company's U.S. Healthcare Solutions segment distributes pharmaceuticals, over-the-counter healthcare products, home healthcare supplies and equipment, and related services to acute care hospitals and health systems, independent and chain retail pharmacies, mail order pharmacies, medical clinics, long-term care and alternate site pharmacies, and other customers; provides pharmacy management, staffing, and other consulting services; supply management software to retail and institutional healthcare providers; packaging solutions to various institutional and retail healthcare providers; clinical trial support, product post-approval, and commercialization support services; data analytics, outcomes research, and additional services for biotechnology and pharmaceutical manufacturers; pharmaceuticals, vaccines, parasiticides, diagnostics, micro feed ingredients, and other products to the companion animal and production animal markets; and sales force services to manufacturers.

Shares of NYSE COR traded up $1.54 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $247.67. The stock had a trading volume of 2,436,868 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,421,508. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $239.01 and a 200-day moving average of $236.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.84, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a current ratio of 0.88. The company has a market capitalization of $47.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 0.49. Cencora has a 12-month low of $214.77 and a 12-month high of $262.26.

Walmart (WMT)

Walmart Inc. engages in the operation of retail, wholesale, other units, and eCommerce worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Walmart U.S., Walmart International, and Sam's Club. It operates supercenters, supermarkets, hypermarkets, warehouse clubs, cash and carry stores, and discount stores under Walmart and Walmart Neighborhood Market brands; membership-only warehouse clubs; ecommerce websites, such as walmart.com.mx, walmart.ca, flipkart.com, PhonePe and other sites; and mobile commerce applications.

Shares of NYSE WMT traded down $0.77 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $102.09. The stock had a trading volume of 5,828,840 shares, compared to its average volume of 14,885,761. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $93.89 and a 200-day moving average of $83.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a current ratio of 0.85. The company has a market capitalization of $820.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.49 and a beta of 0.55. Walmart has a 12-month low of $55.85 and a 12-month high of $103.11.