December 12, 2024
Snapshot Top 10: Dow Jones U.S. Health Care Providers Index



The Top 10 performing stocks in the Dow Jones U.S. Health Care Providers Index are shown for seven different investment strategies. Whether you are looking for value, growth or dividend stocks, or you want stocks that rank well overall, you can see the top 10 stock picks, together with how they rank on a scale of 1 to 100 from the perspective of different investment strategies. We have also added our newest Sentiment and 360° View ranks, which encapsulate the market voices of analysts and professional investors into a simple ranking for easily evaluating stocks. As an objective research provider, Obermatt has been refining its stock analysis algorithms for more than 10 years (no AI used here!)

Select any stock for the detailed analysis of that stock's performance across the different investment analyses. Please note that the Top 10 stocks focus only on Large to XX-Large companies.


What the six ranks mean

For every stock, we judge its performance against its peers and rank it on a scale of 1 to 100. The higher the rank, the better the stock performs than its peers. And, we do this for six investment strategies:

Value - shows how good of a value the stock is. Green is "inexpensive"; red is "expensive".

Growth - shows a company's growth potential. Green is "high growth" expected; red is "tough times ahead".

Safety - relates to the amount of debt a company has. Green is low debt level; red is high debt level.

Combined Financial - this isn't an average of the first three ranks but rather a consolidated view across several financial indicators. Green = good; red = tread carefully.

(NEW) Sentiment - quantifies professional analyst ratings and holdings as well as market pulse. Green = positive sentiment; red = skepticism (Only available to Premium Subscribers).

(NEW) 360° View - the ultimate rating with all financial and non-financial indicators.

Special Analysis: TOP 10 Dividend Investment Strategy

Many people ask for tips about dividend stocks. These are the Top 10 dividend stocks in the Dow Jones U.S. Health Care Providers Index as of December 12, 2024.

TOP 10 Dividend Investment Strategy Value Strategy DIVIDEND Value Strategy VALUE Combined Strategy COMBINED 360° Strategy 360° VIEW
1. Patterson (XL, US)  Health Care Distributors
1. Patterson (XL, US)   Health Care Distributors 99 95 100 52
2. Quest Diagnostics (XL, US)  Health Care Services
2. Quest Diagnostics (XL, US)   Health Care Services 95 63 65 84
3. Premier (L, US)  Health Care Services
3. Premier (L, US)   Health Care Services 95 67 56 34
4. Cardinal Health (XXL, US)  Health Care Distributors
4. Cardinal Health (XXL, US)   Health Care Distributors 93 99 84 96
5. Select Medical (XL, US)  Health Care Facilities
5. Select Medical (XL, US)   Health Care Facilities 93 100 58 39
6. CIGNA (XXL, US)  Health Care Services
6. CIGNA (XXL, US)   Health Care Services 89 95 85 98
7. HCA (XXL, US)  Health Care Facilities
7. HCA (XXL, US)   Health Care Facilities 85 95 37 60
8. UnitedHealth (XXL, US)  Health Care Managed
8. UnitedHealth (XXL, US)   Health Care Managed 85 57 82 88
9. Anthem (XXL, US)  Health Care Managed
9. Anthem (XXL, US)   Health Care Managed 85 87 96 88
10. LabCorp (XXL, US) ☀  Health Care Services
10. LabCorp (XXL, US) ☀   Health Care Services 81 69 70 77

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D.J. US Health Care Top 10: Obermatt 360° Investment Strategy

TOP 10 Obermatt 360° Investment Strategy 360° Strategy 360° VIEW Value Strategy VALUE Combined Strategy COMBINED Sentiment Strategy SENTIMENT
1. McKesson (XXL, US)   Health Care Distributors
1. McKesson (XXL, US)   Health Care Distributors 100 93 96 100
2. CIGNA (XXL, US)   Health Care Services
2. CIGNA (XXL, US)   Health Care Services 98 95 85 87
3. Ensign Group (XL, US)   Health Care Facilities
3. Ensign Group (XL, US)   Health Care Facilities 98 43 91 93
4. Cardinal Health (XXL, US)   Health Care Distributors
4. Cardinal Health (XXL, US)   Health Care Distributors 96 99 84 85
5. Humana (XXL, US)   Health Care Managed
5. Humana (XXL, US)   Health Care Managed 94 87 86 27
6. Universal Health (XXL, US)   Health Care Facilities
6. Universal Health (XXL, US)   Health Care Facilities 91 79 100 51
7. UnitedHealth (XXL, US)   Health Care Managed
7. UnitedHealth (XXL, US)   Health Care Managed 88 57 82 93
8. Anthem (XXL, US)   Health Care Managed
8. Anthem (XXL, US)   Health Care Managed 88 87 96 71
9. Centene (XXL, US)   Health Care Managed
9. Centene (XXL, US)   Health Care Managed 84 83 81 59
10. Quest Diagnostics (XL, US)   Health Care Services
10. Quest Diagnostics (XL, US)   Health Care Services 84 63 65 85

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D.J. US Health Care Top 10: Sentiment Investment Strategy

TOP 10 Sentiment Investment Strategy Sentiment Strategy SENTIMENT Value Strategy VALUE Combined Strategy COMBINED 360° Strategy 360° VIEW
1. McKesson (XXL, US)   Health Care Distributors
1. McKesson (XXL, US)   Health Care Distributors 100 93 96 100
2. Encompass (XL, US)   Health Care Facilities
2. Encompass (XL, US)   Health Care Facilities 95 37 31 67
3. AmerisourceBergen (XXL, US)   Health Care Distributors
3. AmerisourceBergen (XXL, US)   Health Care Distributors 95 75 39 80
4. Ensign Group (XL, US)   Health Care Facilities
4. Ensign Group (XL, US)   Health Care Facilities 93 43 91 98
5. UnitedHealth (XXL, US)   Health Care Managed
5. UnitedHealth (XXL, US)   Health Care Managed 93 57 82 88
6. CIGNA (XXL, US)   Health Care Services
6. CIGNA (XXL, US)   Health Care Services 87 95 85 98
7. Cardinal Health (XXL, US)   Health Care Distributors
7. Cardinal Health (XXL, US)   Health Care Distributors 85 99 84 96
8. Quest Diagnostics (XL, US)   Health Care Services
8. Quest Diagnostics (XL, US)   Health Care Services 85 63 65 84
9. Tenet Healthcare (XXL, US)   Health Care Facilities
9. Tenet Healthcare (XXL, US)   Health Care Facilities 79 35 37 64
10. HCA (XXL, US)   Health Care Facilities
10. HCA (XXL, US)   Health Care Facilities 79 95 37 60

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D.J. US Health Care Top 10: Value Investment Strategy

TOP 10 Value Investment Strategy Value Strategy VALUE Growth Strategy GROWTH Combined Strategy COMBINED 360° Strategy 360° VIEW
1. Select Medical (XL, US)   Health Care Facilities
1. Select Medical (XL, US)   Health Care Facilities 100 21 58 39
2. Cardinal Health (XXL, US)   Health Care Distributors
2. Cardinal Health (XXL, US)   Health Care Distributors 99 61 84 96
3. Owens & Minor (XL, US)   Health Care Distributors
3. Owens & Minor (XL, US)   Health Care Distributors 99 43 82 45
4. CIGNA (XXL, US)   Health Care Services
4. CIGNA (XXL, US)   Health Care Services 95 61 85 98
5. HCA (XXL, US)   Health Care Facilities
5. HCA (XXL, US)   Health Care Facilities 95 33 37 60
6. Patterson (XL, US)   Health Care Distributors
6. Patterson (XL, US)   Health Care Distributors 95 37 100 52
7. McKesson (XXL, US)   Health Care Distributors
7. McKesson (XXL, US)   Health Care Distributors 93 89 96 100
8. ModivCare (L, US)   Health Care Services
8. ModivCare (L, US)   Health Care Services 93 11 11 9
9. Humana (XXL, US)   Health Care Managed
9. Humana (XXL, US)   Health Care Managed 87 17 86 94
10. Anthem (XXL, US)   Health Care Managed
10. Anthem (XXL, US)   Health Care Managed 87 33 96 88

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D.J. US Health Care Top 10: Growth Investment Strategy

TOP 10 Growth Investment Strategy Growth Strategy GROWTH Value Strategy VALUE Combined Strategy COMBINED 360° Strategy 360° VIEW
1. McKesson (XXL, US)   Health Care Distributors
1. McKesson (XXL, US)   Health Care Distributors 89 93 96 100
2. Community Health (XXL, US)   Health Care Facilities
2. Community Health (XXL, US)   Health Care Facilities 81 83 96 49
3. Universal Health (XXL, US)   Health Care Facilities
3. Universal Health (XXL, US)   Health Care Facilities 77 79 100 91
4. Encompass (XL, US)   Health Care Facilities
4. Encompass (XL, US)   Health Care Facilities 75 37 31 67
5. Tenet Healthcare (XXL, US)   Health Care Facilities
5. Tenet Healthcare (XXL, US)   Health Care Facilities 69 35 37 64
6. Davita (XXL, US)   Health Care Services
6. Davita (XXL, US)   Health Care Services 65 17 11 25
7. Ensign Group (XL, US)   Health Care Facilities
7. Ensign Group (XL, US)   Health Care Facilities 65 43 91 98
8. Cardinal Health (XXL, US)   Health Care Distributors
8. Cardinal Health (XXL, US)   Health Care Distributors 61 99 84 96
9. CIGNA (XXL, US)   Health Care Services
9. CIGNA (XXL, US)   Health Care Services 61 95 85 98
10. AmerisourceBergen (XXL, US)   Health Care Distributors
10. AmerisourceBergen (XXL, US)   Health Care Distributors 59 75 39 80

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D.J. US Health Care Top 10: Safety Investment Strategy

TOP 10 Safety Investment Strategy Safety Strategy SAFETY Value Strategy VALUE Combined Strategy COMBINED 360° Strategy 360° VIEW
1. Molina Healthcare (XXL, US)  Health Care Managed
1. Molina Healthcare (XXL, US)   Health Care Managed 95 49 93 70
2. Ensign Group (XL, US)  Health Care Facilities
2. Ensign Group (XL, US)   Health Care Facilities 94 43 91 98
3. Chemed (L, US)  Health Care Services
3. Chemed (L, US)   Health Care Services 91 25 63 57
4. Premier (L, US)  Health Care Services
4. Premier (L, US)   Health Care Services 91 67 56 34
5. Henry Schein (XXL, US)  Health Care Distributors
5. Henry Schein (XXL, US)   Health Care Distributors 89 41 46 60
6. Patterson (XL, US)  Health Care Distributors
6. Patterson (XL, US)   Health Care Distributors 73 95 100 52
7. Amedisys (L, US)  Health Care Services
7. Amedisys (L, US)   Health Care Services 73 23 18 8
8. MEDNAX (L, US)  Health Care Services
8. MEDNAX (L, US)   Health Care Services 72 67 79 51
9. Acadia Healthcare (L, US)  Health Care Facilities
9. Acadia Healthcare (L, US)   Health Care Facilities 67 55 36 24
10. LabCorp (XXL, US) ☀  Health Care Services
10. LabCorp (XXL, US) ☀   Health Care Services 59 69 70 77

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D.J. US Health Care Top 10: Combined Investment Strategy

TOP 10 Combined Investment Strategy Combined Strategy COMBINED Value Strategy VALUE Growth Strategy GROWTH 360° Strategy 360° VIEW
1. Universal Health (XXL, US)  Health Care Facilities
1. Universal Health (XXL, US)   Health Care Facilities 100 79 77 91
2. Patterson (XL, US)  Health Care Distributors
2. Patterson (XL, US)   Health Care Distributors 100 95 37 52
3. McKesson (XXL, US)  Health Care Distributors
3. McKesson (XXL, US)   Health Care Distributors 96 93 89 100
4. Anthem (XXL, US)  Health Care Managed
4. Anthem (XXL, US)   Health Care Managed 96 87 33 88
5. Community Health (XXL, US)  Health Care Facilities
5. Community Health (XXL, US)   Health Care Facilities 96 83 81 49
6. Molina Healthcare (XXL, US)  Health Care Managed
6. Molina Healthcare (XXL, US)   Health Care Managed 93 49 59 70
7. Ensign Group (XL, US)  Health Care Facilities
7. Ensign Group (XL, US)   Health Care Facilities 91 43 65 98
8. Humana (XXL, US)  Health Care Managed
8. Humana (XXL, US)   Health Care Managed 86 87 17 94
9. CIGNA (XXL, US)  Health Care Services
9. CIGNA (XXL, US)   Health Care Services 85 95 61 98
10. Cardinal Health (XXL, US)  Health Care Distributors
10. Cardinal Health (XXL, US)   Health Care Distributors 84 99 61 96

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