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Medical device stocks
Ready to invest in the health product industry? Consider these 9 stocks.
The best medical device stocks depend on your portfolio and investment goals — while volatility can be ideal for day traders, long-term investors will want to look to stocks with steadier gains over time.
9 medical device stocks to watch
We round up a selection of stocks in or related to the health product industry, weighting the list more heavily towards popular mid- and large-cap US stocks.
- Abbott Laboratories (ABT)
- ABIOMED (ABMD)
- Align Technology (ALGN)
- Edwards Lifesciences (EW)
- Boston Scientific (BSX)
- Medtronic (MDT)
- Penumbra (PEN)
- Inogen (INGN)
- SmileDirectClub (SDC)
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Take a deeper dive into medical device stocks
If you're interested in investing in the health product industry, take a closer look at what companies in this industry do and how the stocks have historically performed. Keep in mind that positive past performance doesn't guarantee that a stock will continue to rise in the future.1. Abbott Laboratories (ABT)
Abbott Laboratories, together with its subsidiaries, discovers, develops, manufactures, and sells health care products worldwide. It operates in four segments: Established Pharmaceutical Products, Diagnostic Products, Nutritional Products, and Medical Devices. The Established Pharmaceutical Products segment provides generic pharmaceuticals for the treatment of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency, irritable bowel syndrome or biliary spasm, intrahepatic cholestasis or depressive symptoms, gynecological disorder, hormone replacement therapy, dyslipidemia, hypertension, hypothyroidism, Ménière's disease and vestibular vertigo, pain, fever, inflammation, and migraine, as well as provides anti-infective clarithromycin, influenza vaccine, and products to regulate physiological rhythm of the colon.
Abbott Laboratories stock opened the day at $100.25 after a previous close of $99.84. The latest price was $98.33 (25-minute delay). Abbott Laboratories is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD45.5 billion and employs 113,000 staff.
- Market capitalization: $176,312,827,904
- P/E ratio: 21.0188
- PEG ratio: 15.9572
2. ABIOMED (ABMD)
Abiomed, Inc. engages in the research, development, and sale of medical devices to assist or replace the pumping function of the failing heart. It also provides a continuum of care to heart failure patients.
ABIOMED stock opened the day at $245.95 after a previous close of $242.49. The latest price was $244.40 (25-minute delay). ABIOMED is listed on the NASDAQ, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$1.1 billion and employs 2,003 staff.
- Market capitalization: $11,162,696,704
- P/E ratio: 51.9123
- PEG ratio: 2.75
3. Align Technology (ALGN)
Align Technology, Inc. , a medical device company, designs, manufactures, and markets Invisalign clear aligners and iTero intraoral scanners and services for orthodontists and general practitioner dentists, and restorative and aesthetic dentistry. It operates in two segments, Clear Aligner; and Scanners and Services.
Align Technology stock opened the day at $223.68 after a previous close of $219.64. The latest price was $214.22 (25-minute delay). Align Technology is listed on the NASDAQ, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$4 billion and employs 24,020 staff.
- Market capitalization: $17,155,685,376
- P/E ratio: 27.593
- PEG ratio: 1.7337
4. Edwards Lifesciences (EW)
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation provides products and technologies for structural heart disease, and critical care and surgical monitoring in the United States, Europe, Japan, and internationally. It offers transcatheter heart valve replacement products for the minimally invasive replacement of heart valves; and transcatheter heart valve repair and replacement products to treat mitral and tricuspid valve diseases. The company also provides the PASCAL and Cardioband transcatheter valve repair systems for minimally-invasive therapy.
Edwards Lifesciences stock opened the day at $84.34 after a previous close of $83.59. The latest price was $82.37 (25-minute delay). Edwards Lifesciences is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$5.4 billion and employs 15,700 staff.
- Market capitalization: $52,533,964,800
- P/E ratio: 36.3691
- PEG ratio: 2.5914
5. Boston Scientific (BSX)
Boston Scientific Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets medical devices for use in various interventional medical specialties worldwide. It operates through three segments: MedSurg, Rhythm and Neuro, and Cardiovascular. The company offers devices to diagnose and treat gastrointestinal and pulmonary conditions; devices to treat various urological and pelvic conditions; implantable cardioverter and implantable cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators; pacemakers and implantable cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemakers; and remote patient management systems.
Boston Scientific stock opened the day at $38.71 after a previous close of $38.36. The latest price was $38.14 (25-minute delay). Boston Scientific is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$12.3 billion and employs 41,000 staff.
- Market capitalization: $55,689,629,696
- P/E ratio: 68.2456
- PEG ratio: 2.0142
6. Medtronic (MDT)
Medtronic plc develops, manufactures, and sells device-based medical therapies to healthcare systems, physicians, clinicians, and patients worldwide. Its Cardiovascular Portfolio segment offers implantable cardiac pacemakers, cardioverter defibrillators, and cardiac resynchronization therapy devices; cardiac ablation products; insertable cardiac monitor systems; TYRX products; and remote monitoring and patient-centered software. It also provides aortic valves, surgical valve replacement and repair products, endovascular stent grafts and accessories, and transcatheter pulmonary valves; and percutaneous coronary intervention products, percutaneous angioplasty balloons, and products.
Medtronic stock opened the day at $82.06 after a previous close of $81.33. The latest price was $80.89 (25-minute delay). Medtronic is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$31.1 billion and employs 95,000 staff.
- Market capitalization: $109,867,540,480
- P/E ratio: 21.3592
- PEG ratio: 2.4839
7. Penumbra (PEN)
Penumbra, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and markets medical devices in the United States and internationally. The company offers aspiration based thrombectomy systems and accessory devices, including revascularization device for mechanical thrombectomy, such as Penumbra System under the Penumbra RED, JET, ACE, 3D Revascularization Device, and Penumbra ENGINE brands, as well as components and accessories; neurovascular embolization coiling systems to treat patients with various sizes of aneurysms and other neurovascular lesions under the Penumbra Coil 400, POD400, PAC400, and Penumbra SMART Coil brand names; and neurovascular access systems designed to provide intracranial access for use in a range of neurovascular therapies under the Neuron, Neuron MAX, Select, BENCHMARK, BMX96, DDC, and PX SLIM brands.
Penumbra stock opened the day at $273.78 after a previous close of $273.20. The latest price was $276.55 (25-minute delay). Penumbra is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$806.4 million and employs 3,800 staff.
- Market capitalization: $7,007,080,960
- PEG ratio: -62.27
8. Inogen (INGN)
Inogen, Inc. , a medical technology company, develops, manufactures, and markets portable oxygen concentrators to patients, physicians and other clinicians, and third-party payors in the United States and internationally. Its oxygen concentrators are used to deliver supplemental long-term oxygen therapy to patients suffering from chronic respiratory conditions.
Inogen stock opened the day at $66.22 after a previous close of $66.50. The latest price was $66.35 (25-minute delay). Inogen is listed on the NASDAQ, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$353.3 million and employs 1,021 staff.
- Market capitalization: $524,100,192
- PEG ratio: 3.48
9. SmileDirectClub (SDC)
SmileDirectClub, Inc. , an oral care company, offers clear aligner therapy treatment. The company manages the end-to-end process, which include marketing, aligner manufacturing, fulfillment, treatment by a doctor, and monitoring through completion of their treatment with a network of approximately 250 licensed orthodontists and general dentists through its teledentistry platform, SmileCheck in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Ireland, Hong Kong, Germany, Singapore, France, Spain, and Austria.
SmileDirectClub stock opened the day at $7.80 after a previous close of $7.60. The latest price was $7.82 (25-minute delay). SmileDirectClub is listed on the NASDAQ, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$541.4 million and employs 3,200 staff.
- Market capitalization: $411,396,608
How to buy medical device stocks
Sign up with an online broker or platform to invest in one or more of these medical device stocks.
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- Open and fund your brokerage account. You’ll need personal and financial details, like your contact and bank information.
- Search for the stock you're interested in. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol, like ABT or ABMD.
- Decide on how many to buy. Some brokers will allow you to purchase fractional shares, while others require you to purchase whole shares.
- Choose an order type. Invest in the medical device stocks now with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until the stock reaches your desired price.
- Buy the stock. Tap or click the Buy button on your brokerage account. Once you’ve invested in the health product industry, track how your stock performs to decide when it’s time to sell.
Bottom line
While it’s possible to turn a profit investing in medical device stocks, keep in mind that — like any investment — medical device stocks are not immune to risk. These stocks are subject to fluctuating conditions — both in the market and in the health product industry, so carefully vet your picks before you invest. And if you’re new to investing, or if it’s been awhile since you’ve taken a critical look at your investing accounts, compare brokers to make sure you’re getting the best features in your trading account.More guides on Finder
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