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3 Beaten Down Healthcare Stocks Recovering in 2025

Jea Yu
Written by Jea Yu | Reviewed by Don Miller
February 24, 2025

Key Points

  • Healthcare stocks suffered in 2024, with the IYH healthcare ETF up just 1.05% compared to the S&P 500's 20.7% performance.
  • The Republican sweep of the 2024 Presidential election caused many analysts to downgrade healthcare stocks as many subsidies and benefits from the American Rescue Plan of 2021 are set to expire on Dec 31, 2025.
  • Healthcare stocks are off to a strong start to 2025, with the IYH trading up 5.65% as of Feb 21, 2025.
  • MarketBeat previews the top five stocks to own by May 1st.
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Companies Mentioned in This Article

CompanyMarketRank™Current PricePrice ChangeDividend YieldP/E RatioConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target
Cervantes (CVS)N/AA$0.00-100.0%N/AN/AN/AN/A
CVS Health (CVS)
4.9156 of 5 stars		$66.38-3.2%4.01%18.12Moderate Buy$71.94
Ardent Health Partners (ARDT)N/A$12.40+0.8%N/AN/ABuy$20.58
Universal Health Services (UHS)
4.9871 of 5 stars		$173.36-0.2%0.46%11.55Hold$224.92
Universal Health Services (UHS)
4.9871 of 5 stars		$173.36-0.2%0.46%11.55Hold$224.92
UnitedHealth Group (UNH)
4.9564 of 5 stars		$453.53-22.5%1.85%29.37Buy$632.85
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