English EditionEnglish Editionहिन्दी ગુજરાતી मराठी বাংলা ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം தமிழ்తెలుగు

| 08 September, 2025, 11:47 PM IST | Today's ePaper

Investment Ideas

Healthcare stocks: Better to own a basket for a healthy portfolio? 15 healthcare stocks with an upside potential of up to 33%

Synopsis
Four years ago, Covid brought hospital stocks to the limelight. Since then, corporate actions like mergers and takeovers have kept them in the headlines. The high interest in the healthcare sector is due to three reasons. First, many companies have been listed in the past three years; as they are doing well post-listing, more private equity money is chasing hospital assets. Second, healthcare firms are bound to grow, because average spend on healthcare will only increase with the expansion of insurance and spending by the government. Finally, they are pure domestic plays that are not impacted by Trump, cyclical slowdowns, or inflation. So are they a fit for both long term and tactical investors?

Stocks of most sectors – be it industrial or consumer-facing – are showing negative one-year returns at this point of time. Which means the stock prices are lower today than they were a year ago. But one sector where this does not apply is healthcare. A majority of the healthcare stocks are quoting higher from the levels they were at a year back. Why so? Because, there is too much money chasing them. Not only in the listed space, but in the

ETMarkets.com

17 mins read

Aug 24, 2025, 07:04:00 AM IST

FONT SIZE
AbcSmall
AbcMedium
AbcLarge
SAVE
PRINT
COMMENT

Uh-oh! This is an exclusive story available for selected readers only.

Worry not. You’re just a step away.

What’s Included with

Prime ETPrime Membership

1Invest Wisely With Smart Market Tools & Investment Ideas

Investment Ideas

Grow your wealth with stock ideas & sectoral trends.

Stock Reports Plus

Buy low & sell high with access to Stock Score, Upside potential & more.

BigBull Portfolio

Get to know where the market bulls are investing to identify the right stocks.

Stock Analyzer

Check the score based on the company's fundamentals, solvency, growth, risk & ownership to decide the right stocks.

Market Mood

Analyze the market sentiments & identify the trend reversal for strategic decisions.

Stock Talk Live at 9 AM Daily

Ask your stock queries & get assured replies by ET appointed, SEBI registered experts.

2Stay informed anytime, anywhere with ET ePaper

ePaper - Print View

Read the PDF version of ET newspaper. Download & access it offline anytime.

ePaper - Digital View

Read your daily newspaper in Digital View & get it delivered to your inbox everyday.

Wealth Edition

Manage your money efficiently with this weekly money management guide.

3Exclusive Insights That Matter

Uncover the truth with our investigative stories

Make strategic moves using the real-world case studies

Read industry-specific stories to identify emerging trends

Spot opportunities with in-depth insights that matter

Trump temper on H-1B visas is forcing Indians to do these things to stay put in US
What Adani’s US indictment means for India Inc’s overseas fundraising
Why veterans like Reliance, L&T are on acquisition spree? Aswath Damodaran has an answer.
Will China’s dollar bond sale in Saudi Arabia trump the US in financial world?
Huawei launches its own OS to compete with Google and Apple. But can it win beyond China?
The problem with lab grown diamonds
Why a falling rupee is a better option for the economy
A list of top 20 momentum stocks that have delivered massive returns in one year