Top Medical Stocks To Keep An Eye On – March 15th

Walmart, Eli Lilly and Company, and Intuitive Surgical are the three Medical stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Medical stocks are shares of companies operating within the healthcare sector, including those that manufacture pharmaceuticals, medical devices, or provide healthcare services. Investors often consider these stocks as a vital component of a diversified portfolio because the demand for healthcare products and services tends to remain steady regardless of economic cycles. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Medical stocks within the last several days.

Walmart (WMT)

Walmart Inc. engages in the operation of retail, wholesale, other units, and eCommerce worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Walmart U.S., Walmart International, and Sam's Club. It operates supercenters, supermarkets, hypermarkets, warehouse clubs, cash and carry stores, and discount stores under Walmart and Walmart Neighborhood Market brands; membership-only warehouse clubs; ecommerce websites, such as walmart.com.mx, walmart.ca, flipkart.com, PhonePe and other sites; and mobile commerce applications.

Walmart stock traded up $0.79 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $85.29. 35,480,004 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 15,967,648. The firm has a market capitalization of $685.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.39, a PEG ratio of 4.42 and a beta of 0.53. Walmart has a fifty-two week low of $58.56 and a fifty-two week high of $105.30. The company has a quick ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $95.74 and its 200-day simple moving average is $88.62.

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.

Eli Lilly and Company stock traded up $11.90 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $813.55. 3,099,966 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,130,448. The firm has a market capitalization of $771.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 69.47, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.34. Eli Lilly and Company has a fifty-two week low of $711.40 and a fifty-two week high of $972.53. The company has a quick ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.00. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $830.81 and its 200-day simple moving average is $844.01.

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG)

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets products that enable physicians and healthcare providers to enhance the quality of and access to minimally invasive care in the United States and internationally. The company offers the da Vinci Surgical System that enables complex surgery using a minimally invasive approach; and Ion endoluminal system, which extends its commercial offerings beyond surgery into diagnostic procedures enabling minimally invasive biopsies in the lung.

ISRG stock traded up $7.66 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $484.44. 4,238,627 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,444,104. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $567.46 and its 200-day moving average is $531.26. The company has a market cap of $172.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 75.58, a PEG ratio of 5.85 and a beta of 1.43. Intuitive Surgical has a 12 month low of $364.17 and a 12 month high of $616.00.