Promising Medical Stocks To Follow Now - March 23rd

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Pfizer, Merck & Co., Inc., UnitedHealth Group, Eli Lilly and Company, and AbbVie are the five Medical stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Medical stocks are shares in companies that operate within the healthcare industry, including those involved in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, and healthcare services. These investments can offer exposure to innovations in medical treatments and technologies, though their performance is often subject to regulatory changes and market dynamics specific to the healthcare sector. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Medical stocks within the last several days.

Pfizer (PFE)

Pfizer Inc. discovers, develops, manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells biopharmaceutical products in the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company offers medicines and vaccines in various therapeutic areas, including cardiovascular metabolic, migraine, and women's health under the Eliquis, Nurtec ODT/Vydura, Zavzpret, and the Premarin family brands; infectious diseases with unmet medical needs under the Prevnar family, Abrysvo, Nimenrix, FSME/IMMUN-TicoVac, and Trumenba brands; and COVID-19 prevention and treatment, and potential future mRNA and antiviral products under the Comirnaty and Paxlovid brands.

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Shares of NYSE:PFE traded up $0.01 on Friday, reaching $26.20. The company's stock had a trading volume of 349,778,786 shares, compared to its average volume of 36,645,908. Pfizer has a 52-week low of $24.48 and a 52-week high of $31.54. The company has a market cap of $148.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.58, a PEG ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $26.17 and a 200 day simple moving average of $27.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 1.00.

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Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK)

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Merck & Co., Inc. is a health care company, which engages in the provision of health solutions through its prescription medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, animal health, and consumer care products. It operates through the following segments: Pharmaceutical, Animal Health, and Other. The Pharmaceutical segment includes human health pharmaceutical and vaccine products.

Shares of NYSE:MRK traded down $1.29 on Friday, reaching $93.44. The company's stock had a trading volume of 68,284,470 shares, compared to its average volume of 10,227,995. Merck & Co., Inc. has a 52-week low of $81.04 and a 52-week high of $134.63. The company has a market cap of $236.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.88, a PEG ratio of 0.77 and a beta of 0.35. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $93.00 and a 200 day simple moving average of $101.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.36.

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UnitedHealth Group (UNH)

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated operates as a diversified health care company in the United States. The company operates through four segments: UnitedHealthcare, Optum Health, Optum Insight, and Optum Rx. The UnitedHealthcare segment offers consumer-oriented health benefit plans and services for national employers, public sector employers, mid-sized employers, small businesses, and individuals; health care coverage, and health and well-being services to individuals age 50 and older addressing their needs; Medicaid plans, children's health insurance and health care programs; and health and dental benefits, and hospital and clinical services, as well as health care benefits products and services to state programs caring for the economically disadvantaged, medically underserved, and those without the benefit of employer-funded health care coverage.

Shares of UNH stock traded up $6.42 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $517.72. 10,192,902 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,088,232. UnitedHealth Group has a 12-month low of $436.38 and a 12-month high of $630.73. The company has a current ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. The company's 50-day moving average price is $510.19 and its 200-day moving average price is $547.11. The firm has a market capitalization of $473.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 0.62.

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Eli Lilly and Company (LLY)

Eli Lilly and Company discovers, develops, and markets human pharmaceuticals worldwide. The company offers Basaglar, Humalog, Humalog Mix 75/25, Humalog U-100, Humalog U-200, Humalog Mix 50/50, insulin lispro, insulin lispro protamine, insulin lispro mix 75/25, Humulin, Humulin 70/30, Humulin N, Humulin R, and Humulin U-500 for diabetes; Jardiance, Mounjaro, and Trulicity for type 2 diabetes; and Zepbound for obesity.

Shares of LLY stock traded down $3.13 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $839.44. 5,957,460 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,151,645. Eli Lilly and Company has a 12-month low of $711.40 and a 12-month high of $972.53. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.00. The company's 50-day moving average price is $835.99 and its 200-day moving average price is $839.05. The firm has a market capitalization of $795.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 71.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.34.

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AbbVie (ABBV)

AbbVie Inc. discovers, develops, manufactures, and sells pharmaceuticals worldwide. The company offers Humira, an injection for autoimmune and intestinal Behçet's diseases, and pyoderma gangrenosum; Skyrizi to treat moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, psoriatic disease, and Crohn's disease; Rinvoq to treat rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, atopic dermatitis, axial spondyloarthropathy, ulcerative colitis, and Crohn's disease; Imbruvica for the treatment of adult patients with blood cancers; Epkinly to treat lymphoma; Elahere to treat cancer; and Venclexta/Venclyxto to treat blood cancers.

Shares of ABBV stock traded down $1.98 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $209.98. 16,647,005 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,243,989. AbbVie has a 12-month low of $153.58 and a 12-month high of $218.66. The company has a current ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 17.94. The company's 50-day moving average price is $194.49 and its 200-day moving average price is $188.67. The firm has a market capitalization of $370.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 87.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 0.61.

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