3 Healthcare Stocks Positioned for Possible Market Outperformance

So far in 2024, healthcare stocks have run into periodic earnings challenges compared to historical first quarters. For example, quarterly earnings for healthcare stocks across the board were down 25% compared to first-quarter 2023 earnings. Even with this setback, the healthcare sector maintained positive returns year-to-date and is still the second largest component of the S&P 500’s earnings in 2024, with only the technology sector ahead of it.Moreover, according to U.S. Bank, the healthcare sector modest ...