Healthcare Sector

Healthcare covers drugmakers, biotech, medical devices and health insurers. People need care in every economy, so the sector is often steady, but individual companies face drug trials, patents and policy changes.

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Tracked stocks avg

+0.09%

XLV (sector ETF)

$166.18

XLV today

-0.01%

Stocks tracked

6

Healthcare stocks we track

Symbol	Name	Price	Change	% Chg	Volume
LLY	Eli Lilly & Co.	$1,142.85	-7.00	-0.61%	—
UNH	UnitedHealth Group	$371.90	+6.70	+1.83%	—
JNJ	Johnson & Johnson	$256.03	-2.63	-1.02%	—
PFE	Pfizer Inc.	$27.80	-0.32	-1.14%	—
MRK	Merck & Co.	$144.30	+0.49	+0.34%	—
ABBV	AbbVie Inc.	$262.82	+2.89	+1.11%	—

These are the healthcare companies in our tracked list, not every company in the sector. The sector ETF is XLV (Health Care Select Sector SPDR). Data may be delayed.

What it covers

Pharmaceuticals
Biotechnology
Medical devices and tools
Health insurers and services

What drives it

Aging populations and healthcare demand
Drug approvals and patent expirations
Government policy and drug pricing
Research pipelines

What to watch

Pipeline and trial results
Patent cliffs
Medical cost trends for insurers
Policy headlines

Main risks

A single failed trial can crush a stock
Pricing and regulatory pressure
Patent expirations

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