S&P 500 Healthcare Sector SPDR (XLV)

Cooper Companies has lagged behind the healthcare sector over the past year, and analysts remain moderately bullish about its prospects.

Cardinal Health has outperformed the healthcare sector over the past year. Moreover, Wall Street analysts are strongly bullish on the stock.

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Although Moderna has outperformed the broader health care sector over the last 12 months, analysts maintain a cautious stance on the stock’s future outlook.

Although Becton, Dickinson and Company has underperformed its sector peers recently, analysts remain moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Zoetis has underperformed its industry peers over the past year, yet Wall Street remains optimistic about the stock.

While Cigna has lagged behind the broader healthcare sector over the past year, Wall Street analysts remain highly bullish about the stock’s prospects.

Gilead Sciences has outperformed the healthcare sector, and analysts remain highly optimistic about the stock’s outlook

Boston Scientific has considerably underperformed its sector peers recently, yet analysts remain highly optimistic about the stock’s prospects.