Fastest-Growing Healthcare Stocks (Sep 3, 2010)
Below are the fastest-growing US-listed Healthcare stocks based on Wall Street analysts' consensus estimate of annual EPS growth over the long term (3-5 years).
Ranking | Company (Ticker) | Long-Term Growth
1 Human Genome Sciences (NASDAQ:HGSI) 106.7%
2 Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPIX) 75.0%
3 United Therapeutics Corporation (NASDAQ:UTHR) 67.2%
5 HeartWare International Inc (NASDAQ:HTWR) 66.0%
6 Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMLN) 57.3%
7 AVANIR Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AVNR) 56.0%
8 AtriCure Inc. (NASDAQ:ATRC) 50.0%
9 Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. (NASDAQ:SLXP) 42.5%
10 NuVasive, Inc. (NASDAQ:NUVA) 41.8%
11 MAKO Surgical Corp. (NASDAQ:MAKO) 40.0%
12 MELA Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:MELA) 40.0%
13 BMP Sunstone Corp. (NASDAQ:BJGP) 37.0%
14 China-Biotics Inc. (NASDAQ:CHBT) 35.5%
15 BioMimetic Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:BMTI) 35.0%
16 Lannett Company, Inc. (AMEX:LCI) 34.0%
17 SonoSite, Inc. (NASDAQ:SONO) 33.6%
18 DexCom, Inc. (NASDAQ:DXCM) 32.5%
19 Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALXN) 32.2%
20 BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ:BMRN) 31.4%
21 Cardionet Inc (NASDAQ:BEAT) 31.3%
22 Cyberonics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CYBX) 30.3%
23 Accretive Health, Inc. (NYSE:AH) 30.0%
24 Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AUXL) 30.0%
25 GenMark Diagnostics, Inc (NASDAQ:GNMK) 30.0%
26 POZEN Inc. (NASDAQ:POZN) 30.0%
27 Thoratec Corporation (NASDAQ:THOR) 29.4%
28 Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (NASDAQ:SVA) 29.0%
29 Myriad Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ:MYGN) 28.1%
30 Winner Medical Group, Inc (NASDAQ:WWIN) 28.0%
31 Eurand N.V. (NASDAQ:EURX) 27.5%
32 Affymax, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFFY) 27.5%
33 Accuray Incorporated (NASDAQ:ARAY) 27.5%
34 Conceptus, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPTS) 27.5%
35 Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ:LMNX) 27.0%
36 Insulet Corporation (NASDAQ:PODD) 26.7%
37 PDL BioPharma Inc. (NASDAQ:PDLI) 26.0%
38 Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) 25.6%
39 HMS Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:HMSY) 25.4%
40 Aga Medical Holdings, Inc (NASDAQ:AGAM) 25.4%
41 China Medical Technologies, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:CMED) 25.1%
42 Acorda Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:ACOR) 25.0%
43 Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA) 25.0%
44 Codexis, Inc. (NASDAQ:CDXS) 25.0%
45 Chindex International, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHDX) 25.0%
46 Cepheid (NASDAQ:CPHD) 25.0%
47 Cardica, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRDC) 25.0%
48 EXACT Sciences Corporation (NASDAQ:EXAS) 25.0%
49 HealthStream, Inc. (NASDAQ:HSTM) 25.0%
50 iCAD, INC. (NASDAQ:ICAD) 25.0%
51 Incyte Corporation (NASDAQ:INCY) 25.0%
52 IntegraMed America, Inc. (NASDAQ:INMD) 25.0%
53 ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISTA) 25.0%
54 Medifast, Inc. (NYSE:MED) 25.0%
55 Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:NBIX) 25.0%
56 Nanosphere, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSPH) 25.0%
57 Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOR) 25.0%
58 TomoTherapy Incorporated (NASDAQ:TOMO) 25.0%
59 Volcano Corporation (NASDAQ:VOLC) 25.0%
60 XenoPort, Inc. (NASDAQ:XNPT) 25.0%
61 ZOLL Medical Corporation (NASDAQ:ZOLL) 25.0%
62 Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG) 24.8%
63 Align Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALGN) 24.3%
64 Omnicell, Inc. (NASDAQ:OMCL) 24.3%
65 China Nuokang Bio-Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ:NKBP) 24.0%
66 Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ:CELG) 23.5%
67 Genoptix, Inc. (NASDAQ:GXDX) 23.3%
68 BioScrip Inc. (NASDAQ:BIOS) 23.3%
69 Abaxis, Inc. (NASDAQ:ABAX) 22.5%
70 Clarient, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLRT) 22.5%
71 Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSII) 22.5%
72 IPC The Hospitalist Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:IPCM) 21.9%
73 Mindray Medical International Limited (NYSE:MR) 21.7%
74 Concord Medical Services Holding Ltd. (NYSE:CCM) 21.7%
75 Vascular Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:VASC) 21.7%
76 Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited (ADR) (NYSE:RDY) 21.0%
77 Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHSI) 20.9%
78 Masimo Corporation (NASDAQ:MASI) 20.7%
79 Express Scripts, Inc. (NASDAQ:ESRX) 20.6%
80 Continucare Corporation (AMEX:CNU) 20.0%
81 DURECT Corporation (NASDAQ:DRRX) 20.0%
82 Hansen Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ:HNSN) 20.0%
83 MEDTOX Scientific, Inc. (NASDAQ:MTOX) 20.0%
84 NxStage Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTM) 20.0%
85 SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCLN) 20.0%
86 Synovis Life Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SYNO) 20.0%
87 West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. (NYSE:WST) 20.0%
88 Edwards Lifesciences Corp (NYSE:EW) 20.0%
89 Given Imaging Ltd. (NASDAQ:GIVN) 19.7%
90 Genzyme Corporation (NASDAQ:GENZ) 19.6%
91 Micrus Endovascular Corporation (NASDAQ:MEND) 19.4%
92 IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDXX) 19.3%
93 Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ONXX) 19.3%
94 IRIS International, Inc. (NASDAQ:IRIS) 19.0%
95 Neogen Corporation (NASDAQ:NEOG) 19.0%
96 Novo Nordisk A/S (ADR) (NYSE:NVO) 18.5%
97 Cerner Corporation (NASDAQ:CERN) 18.5%
98 Hospira, Inc. (NYSE:HSP) 18.4%
99 Bio-Reference Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ:BRLI) 18.3%
100 Quidel Corporation (NASDAQ:QDEL) 18.3%
101 Natus Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ:BABY) 18.3%
102 3SBio Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:SSRX) 18.0%
103 Orthofix International NV (NASDAQ:OFIX) 18.0%
104 Emergency Medical Services Corporation (NYSE:EMS) 18.0%
105 Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. (NYSE:SRZ) 18.0%
106 Wright Medical Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:WMGI) 17.9%
107 Medco Health Solutions Inc. (NYSE:MHS) 17.8%
108 American Dental Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADPI) 17.5%
109 Air Methods Corporation (NASDAQ:AIRM) 17.5%
110 American Caresource Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANCI) 17.5%
111 Transcend Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRCR) 17.5%
112 WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc. (ADR) (NYSE:WX) 17.5%
113 PAREXEL International Corporation (NASDAQ:PRXL) 17.4%
114 Warner Chilcott Plc (NASDAQ:WCRX) 17.0%
115 NightHawk Radiology Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:NHWK) 17.0%
116 ResMed Inc. (NYSE:RMD) 17.0%
117 Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ:BRKR) 16.8%
118 Gentiva Health Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:GTIV) 16.8%
119 Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIVO) 16.3%
120 Simcere Pharmaceutical Group (NYSE:SCR) 16.0%
121 RTI Biologics Inc. (NASDAQ:RTIX) 16.0%
122 MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc. (NASDAQ:MWIV) 15.8%
123 Lincare Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:LNCR) 15.8%
124 Exactech, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXAC) 15.7%
125 LHC Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:LHCG) 15.7%
126 ViroPharma Incorporated (NASDAQ:VPHM) 15.7%
127 Almost Family, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFAM) 15.6%
128 Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBST) 15.5%
129 Shire Plc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:SHPGY) 15.3%
130 Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd. (AMEX:APT) 15.0%
131 Addus Homecare Corporation (NASDAQ:ADUS) 15.0%
132 Animal Health International, Inc. (NASDAQ:AHII) 15.0%
133 Akorn, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKRX) 15.0%
134 Analogic Corporation (NASDAQ:ALOG) 15.0%
135 ArthroCare Corporation (NASDAQ:ARTC) 15.0%
136 Conmed Healthcare Management, Inc. (NYSE:CONM) 15.0%
137 Celera Corporation (NASDAQ:CRA) 15.0%
138 The Ensign Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENSG) 15.0%
139 Emeritus Corporation (NYSE:ESC) 15.0%
140 Henry Schein, Inc. (NASDAQ:HSIC) 15.0%
141 Impax Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ:IPXL) 15.0%
142 Obagi Medical Products, Inc. (NASDAQ:OMPI) 15.0%
143 Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:OREX) 15.0%
144 Rochester Medical Corporation (NASDAQ:ROCM) 15.0%
145 TranS1 Inc. (NASDAQ:TSON) 15.0%
146 PSS World Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ:PSSI) 14.9%
147 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQ:TEVA) 14.9%
148 Mylan Inc. (NASDAQ:MYL) 14.9%
149 Sirona Dental Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRO) 14.8%
150 Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (NYSE:VRX) 14.6%
151 Alere Inc (NYSE:ALR) 14.5%
152 Amedisys, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMED) 14.5%
153 Team Health Holdings LLC (NYSE:TMH) 14.5%
154 Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PSYS) 14.4%
155 Haemonetics Corporation (NYSE:HAE) 14.3%
156 Gen-Probe Incorporated (NASDAQ:GPRO) 14.3%
157 Community Health Systems (NYSE:CYH) 14.2%
158 U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. (NASDAQ:USPH) 14.2%
159 Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) 14.1%
160 Mednax Inc. (NYSE:MD) 14.1%
161 Owens & Minor, Inc. (NYSE:OMI) 14.0%
162 RehabCare Group, Inc. (NYSE:RHB) 14.0%
163 Qiagen NV (NASDAQ:QGEN) 13.8%
164 The Cooper Companies, Inc. (NYSE:COO) 13.8%
165 Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. (NASDAQ:PPDI) 13.7%
166 Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE:VAR) 13.7%
167 ICON plc (ADR) (NASDAQ:ICLR) 13.6%
168 Perrigo Company (NASDAQ:PRGO) 13.6%
169 RadNet Inc. (NASDAQ:RDNT) 13.5%
170 PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE:PKI) 13.4%
171 Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. (NYSE:HGR) 13.3%
172 SurModics, Inc. (NASDAQ:SRDX) 13.3%
173 Charles River Laboratories (NYSE:CRL) 13.3%
174 Allergan, Inc. (NYSE:AGN) 13.1%
175 AngioDynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANGO) 13.0%
176 Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:IART) 13.0%
177 LCA-Vision Inc. (NASDAQ:LCAV) 13.0%
178 Patterson Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDCO) 12.9%
179 Covance Inc. (NYSE:CVD) 12.8%
180 Omnicare, Inc. (NYSE:OCR) 12.8%
181 Stryker Corporation (NYSE:SYK) 12.7%
182 Kendle International Inc. (NASDAQ:KNDL) 12.7%
183 Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc. (NYSE:AIQ) 12.7%
184 HEALTHSOUTH Corp. (NYSE:HLS) 12.7%
185 Smith & Nephew plc (ADR) (NYSE:SNN) 12.6%
186 Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE:WPI) 12.6%
187 Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. (NYSE:ALC) 12.5%
188 Chemed Corporation (NYSE:CHE) 12.5%
189 Martek Biosciences Corp. (NASDAQ:MATK) 12.5%
190 Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MMSI) 12.5%
191 Select Medical Holdings Corporation (NYSE:SEM) 12.5%
192 Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) 12.5%
193 Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (NYSE:LH) 12.5%
194 AmerisourceBergen Corp. (NYSE:ABC) 12.4%
195 Alcon, Inc. (NYSE:ACL) 12.4%
196 Covidien plc (NYSE:COV) 12.4%
197 Crucell N.V. (ADR) (NASDAQ:CRXL) 12.3%
198 Health Management Associates, Inc. (NYSE:HMA) 12.3%
199 Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE:TFX) 12.3%
200 Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE:DGX) 12.2%
201 Immucor, Inc. (NASDAQ:BLUD) 12.0%
202 CryoLife, Inc. (NYSE:CRY) 12.0%
203 Magellan Health Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:MGLN) 12.0%
204 National HealthCare Corporation (AMEX:NHC) 12.0%
205 American Medical Systems Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMMD) 12.0%
206 St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ) 12.0%
207 Healthways, Inc. (NASDAQ:HWAY) 11.9%
208 Endo Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ENDP) 11.8%
209 C.R. Bard, Inc. (NYSE:BCR) 11.7%
210 Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co. (NASDAQ:HITK) 11.6%
211 Aetna Inc. (NYSE:AET) 11.6%
212 AmSurg Corp. (NASDAQ:AMSG) 11.5%
213 ICU Medical, Incorporated (NASDAQ:ICUI) 11.5%
214 Centene Corporation (NYSE:CNC) 11.4%
215 Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO) 11.4%
216 Life Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ:LIFE) 11.3%
217 NovaMed, Inc. (NASDAQ:NOVA) 11.3%
218 Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. (ADR) (NYSE:FMS) 11.2%
219 Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation (NYSE:MRX) 11.2%
220 McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK) 11.2%
221 Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. (NYSE:BKD) 11.0%
222 Symmetry Medical Inc. (NYSE:SMA) 11.0%
223 DaVita Inc. (NYSE:DVA) 10.9%
224 Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc. (NYSE:SKH) 10.9%
225 Hologic, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOLX) 10.9%
226 Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:KND) 10.8%
227 CareFusion Corporation (NYSE:CFN) 10.6%
228 DENTSPLY International Inc. (NASDAQ:XRAY) 10.6%
229 Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HRC) 10.5%
230 Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SUNH) 10.5%
231 Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) 10.5%
232 Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ZMH) 10.5%
233 WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE:WCG) 10.4%
234 Health Net, Inc. (NYSE:HNT) 10.3%
235 UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH) 10.2%
236 Cephalon, Inc. (NASDAQ:CEPH) 10.1%
237 Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT) 10.1%
238 Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX) 10.1%
239 Becton, Dickinson and Co. (NYSE:BDX) 10.0%
240 China Pharma Holdings, Inc. (AMEX:CPHI) 10.0%
241 Albany Molecular Research, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMRI) 10.0%
242 Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE:EBS) 10.0%
243 Griffon Corporation (NYSE:GFF) 10.0%
244 Medical Action Industries (NASDAQ:MDCI) 10.0%
245 The Medicines Company (NASDAQ:MDCO) 10.0%
246 Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS) 10.0%
247 Metropolitan Health Networks, Inc. (AMEX:MDF) 9.9%
248 Beckman Coulter, Inc. (NYSE:BEC) 9.9%
249 LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPNT) 9.8%
250 Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX) 9.7%
251 IRIDEX Corporation (NASDAQ:IRIX) 9.7%
252 Techne Corporation (NASDAQ:TECH) 9.5%
253 Biogen Idec Inc. (NASDAQ:BIIB) 9.4%
254 Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:BIO) 9.0%
255 NBTY, Inc. (NYSE:NTY) 9.0%
256 Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PBH) 9.0%
257 Amgen, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN) 8.7%
258 Senior Housing Properties Trust (NYSE:SNH) 8.6%
259 King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE:KG) 8.4%
260 Res-Care, Inc. (NASDAQ:RSCR) 8.3%
261 Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE:THC) 8.3%
262 Greatbatch Inc. (NYSE:GB) 8.0%
263 Invacare Corporation (NYSE:IVC) 8.0%
264 National Health Investors Inc (NYSE:NHI) 7.5%
265 Affymetrix, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFFX) 7.3%
266 Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (NYSE:KCI) 7.2%
267 Coventry Health Care, Inc. (NYSE:CVH) 7.1%
268 Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. (NYSE:PRX) 7.0%
269 Santarus, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNTS) 7.0%
270 Health Care REIT, Inc. (NYSE:HCN) 6.8%
271 Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) 6.7%
272 HCP, Inc. (NYSE:HCP) 6.4%
273 AMERIGROUP Corporation (NYSE:AGP) 6.3%
274 Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW) 6.0%
275 Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) 5.6%
276 Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:HR) 5.3%
277 MedCath Corporation (NASDAQ:MDTH) 5.0%
278 Urologix, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULGX) 5.0%
279 GlaxoSmithKline plc (ADR) (NYSE:GSK) 5.0%
280 Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) 4.9%
281 Novartis AG (ADR) (NYSE:NVS) 4.9%
282 Bristol Myers Squibb Co. (NYSE:BMY) 4.2%
283 Kensey Nash Corporation (NASDAQ:KNSY) 3.0%
284 Forest Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:FRX) 2.7%
285 Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT) 2.4%
286 Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) 1.9%
287 Cambrex Corporation (NYSE:CBM) 1.0%
288 CONMED Corporation (NASDAQ:CNMD) 1.0%
289 Sanofi-Aventis SA (ADR) (NYSE:SNY) 0.7%
290 AstraZeneca plc (ADR) (NYSE:AZN) 0.1%
291 Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHN) 0.0%
292 Alkermes, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALKS) 0.0%
293 Exelixis, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXEL) 0.0%
294 GTx, Inc. (NASDAQ:GTXI) 0.0%
295 Inhibitex, Inc. (NASDAQ:INHX) 0.0%
296 Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMEX:INO) 0.0%
297 Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ:NVAX) 0.0%
298 Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp. (NASDAQ:SNTA) 0.0%
299 Trubion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRBN) 0.0%
300 EnteroMedics Inc. (NASDAQ:ETRM) -0.3%
301 Biovail Corporation (USA) (NYSE:BVF) -3.2%
302 Eli Lilly & Co. (NYSE:LLY) -5.5%
303 Athersys, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATHX) -17.1%
304 Five Star Quality Care, Inc. (AMEX:FVE) -20.1%
305 Targacept , Inc. (NASDAQ:TRGT) -26.0%
306 Adolor Corporation (NASDAQ:ADLR) -45.4%
307 AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (NYSE:AHS) -82.7%
