Undervalued Health care stocks, tonight
Drugs, devices, hospitals, and insurers. Skip if you do not follow biotech.
Prices from Tuesday’s close (6 October).
Start with a ready-made list
- Safe and steadyStrong businesses with little debt and no serious warning signs.10 companies
- Cheap, and insiders are buyingBosses bought shares with their own money in the last 90 days.5 companies
- Owned by famous fundsAt least two of the funds we track hold it.49 companies
- Bargains near their 1-year lowStrong enough for our list and close to a 1-year low.6 companies
- Paid to waitPays a dividend of 2% or more, with low debt.1 company
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- Near its 1-year low. The price is within 10% of its lowest point in the past year.
- Low debt. Owes less than half of what the business is worth on its books. Banks and insurers are left out.
- Growing steadily. Sales grew at least 5% a year for five years, with spare cash every year.
- Best businesses only. Only the companies that score 85 or more out of 100 on quality.
Pays you cash each year. 4% means $4 a year for every $100 of shares.
WarningsKeeps companies we fully checked that show none of these serious signs: doubt it can keep going, weak checks on its own accounts, or a notice that its past accounts can't be relied on. One big customer or a new auditor doesn't remove a company: those are only worth knowing. We don't check lawsuits, investigations or debt yet.
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We read each company's latest annual report and recent SEC notices for these five signs only.
5 companies match
| Company | What they do | Price | Market value | Cash yield | Price to profit | Return on capital | Funds | Score | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PfizerPFECluster buy | Pfizer sells medicines and vaccines to patients, doctors, and governments. | $27.5016% above 1-year low | $156.7bn | 7.0% | 12.4× | 5.8% | 25 | 1.24 | See why | |
| Boston ScientificBSXCluster buy | Boston Scientific sells medical devices to hospitals, doctors, and healthcare providers. | $42.19at 1-year low | $61.1bn | 5.9% | 17.6× | 6.4% | 11 | 1.00 | See why | |
| Cooper CompaniesCOOCluster buy | Cooper sells contact lenses and surgical products to eye care and women’s health providers. | $56.4311% above 1-year low | $10.7bn | 6.3% | 24.1× | 4.8% | 15 | 0.70 | See why | |
| Elevance HealthELVInsiders buying | Elevance Health sells health insurance and related services to individuals, employers, and government programs. | $400.0946% above 1-year low | $86.8bn | n/a | P/B 1.9× | ROE 15.8% | 33 | 0.62 | See why | |
| Surgery PartnersSGRYInsiders buying | Surgery Partners sells surgical care at outpatient facilities to patients and physicians. | $13.4118% above 1-year low | $1.8bn | 10.7% | 13.8× | 5.9% | 1 | 0.46 | See why |