Here is some stock news Today:
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX +6.1%) lands FDA approval for its cystic fibrosis drug Kalydeco for patients over 6 years of age. Shares immediately spiked higher on the news - taking back ground lost yesterday after the firm's 2012 sales estimates for Incivek came in light.
Edwards Lifesciences (EW +5.4%) shares surge to the top of the S&P after a study shows elderly patients receiving its Sapien heart valve implanted through the ribs as part of an expanded access program reaped more benefit than those observed in initial trials. Cannacord, which rates shares a Buy, thinks the data will ease FDA concerns, and raises its target price to $95 from $90
Below these are the Top Healthcare Stocks on Ended day January 31, 2012.
Ticker Company Performance
PRXL PAREXEL International Corporation 14.76%
VRTX Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 7.82%
EW Edwards Lifesciences Corp. 6.09%
CRIS Curis Inc. 5.68%
HOLX Hologic Inc. 4.48%
GTXI GTX Inc. 3.57%
ITMN InterMune Inc. 2.15%
UNH Unitedhealth Group, Inc. 2.15%
REGN Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1.53%
BIIB Biogen Idec Inc. 1.48%
HUM Humana Inc. 1.46%
CI Cigna Corp. 1.44%
HNT Health Net, Inc. 1.01%
HLF Herbalife Ltd. 1.01%
INHX Inhibitex, Inc. 0.99%
INCY Incyte Corporation 0.97%
STJ St. Jude Medical Inc. 0.86%
TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. 0.72%
SNY Sanofi 0.54%
WLP WellPoint Inc. 0.53%
LLY Eli Lilly & Co. 0.50%
SYK Stryker Corp. 0.45%
TEVA Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited 0.40%
QCOR Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 0.36%
BSX Boston Scientific Corporation 0.25%
ILMN Illumina Inc. 0.18%
CELG Celgene Corporation 0.12%
AET Aetna Inc. 0.11%
BAX Baxter International Inc. 0.07%
GILD Gilead Sciences Inc. 0.04%
ZMH Zimmer Holdings, Inc. 0.00%
AMGN Amgen Inc. -0.01%
COV Covidien plc -0.02%
HCA HCA Holdings, Inc. -0.06%
NVS Novartis AG -0.07%
JNJ Johnson & Johnson -0.09%
MITI Micromet, Inc. -0.18%
MDT Medtronic, Inc. -0.21%
HMA Health Management Associates Inc. -0.47%
LIFE Life Technologies Corporation -0.49%
AMLN Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. -0.56%
ABT Abbott Laboratories -0.64%
GSK GlaxoSmithKline plc -0.64%
ESRX Express Scripts Inc. -0.84%
BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Company -0.90%
MRK Merck & Co. Inc. -0.90%
MYL Mylan, Inc. -0.95%
PFE Pfizer Inc. -1.34%
ARIA Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc. -1.62%
ALKS Alkermes plc -1.64%
WCRX Warner Chilcott plc -1.72%
THC Tenet Healthcare Corp. -1.97%
WPI Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. -2.10%
ELN Elan Corporation, plc -2.23%
DNDN Dendreon Corp. -2.26%
HGSI Human Genome Sciences Inc. -3.75%
IDIX Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc. -4.59%
ALGN Align Technology Inc. -4.69%
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