U.S. Healthtech Stock News

Wondering if Crocs at around $90 a share is still a quirky fashion fad or a genuine value opportunity? Let us break down what the market might be missing. The stock has bounced 1.3% over the last week and 9.1% over the past month, yet it is still down 17.6% year to date and 19.8% over the last year. This mix hints at shifting sentiment and potential mispricing. Recent headlines have focused on Crocs expanding its classic clogs and HeyDude brand presence, alongside new collaborations that...

How Has KLA Performed Recently? With KLA up 9.0% over the last week, 12.3% over the last month, and an eye catching 100.6% year to date, it is fair to ask whether the market has simply rerated the stock or is pricing in a much stronger long term outlook. Those moves sit on top of a 98.0% gain over the last year and a remarkable 418.0% return over five years, which puts KLA firmly in the market outperformer camp. This kind of sustained performance often signals a mix of structural tailwinds in...

Open Text (OTEX) has drifted slightly over the past month, but the longer term picture is more interesting. The stock is up about 24% over the past year despite a weaker past 3 months. See our latest analysis for Open Text. That mix of a solid year to date share price return, while the last quarter has slipped back, suggests momentum has cooled a bit as investors reassess growth and integration risks, even though the one year total shareholder return remains comfortably positive. If Open Text...

First Solar (FSLR) just delivered a wild session, sliding about 6% after touching a fresh 52 week high as investors debated stretched valuations while digesting Alphabet’s planned acquisition of key customer Intersect Power. See our latest analysis for First Solar. Zooming out, the $272.21 share price sits on top of a powerful run, with a roughly 46 percent year to date share price return and an even stronger multi year total shareholder return that signals momentum is still building rather...

IonQ (IONQ) has been on traders’ radar after a choppy few months, with the stock sliding nearly 28% over the past 3 months but still up about 16% year to date. See our latest analysis for IonQ. At around $49.82, IonQ’s recent 7 day share price return of 8.66% and modest year to date gain contrast with a still impressive three year total shareholder return of nearly 1,500%. This hints that momentum is cooling, but the long term growth story remains very much alive. If IonQ’s swings have you...

If you have been wondering whether Zoetis is starting to look like a bargain or just a value trap in the making, you are not alone. This article will unpack what the current price is really telling us. Despite being down about 22.8% over the last year and year to date, Zoetis has shown a modest bounce recently, with the share price up 2.7% over the past week and 2.1% over the past month, hinting that sentiment might be stabilizing. Investors have been reacting to a mix of headlines around...

Wondering if Royal Caribbean Cruises is still a smart buy after its massive rebound, or if you are late to the party? This breakdown will help you separate real value from the sea of hype. The stock has sailed to $294.12, climbing 3.2% over the last week, 15.1% over the last month, 28.4% year to date, and an eye catching 521.4% over three years. Those gains have come as investors have leaned into the cruise recovery story, with Royal Caribbean benefiting from surging demand for leisure...

Earlier this week, Moody’s Corporation said it will relocate its global headquarters to 200 Liberty Street at Brookfield Place in Lower Manhattan by 2027, as part of a broader global office enhancement program spanning cities such as London, Sydney, Tokyo, Milan and Washington, D.C. This move, alongside a recent quarter of record US$2.01 billion revenue, 11% year-over-year growth and higher adjusted margins, underlines how Moody’s is pairing physical workplace upgrades with strong operating...

Kimberly-Clark Corporation has announced it will release its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings before the market opens on January 27, 2026, with analysts forecasting a small year-over-year profit decline. Despite this expected dip, the company has matched or beaten Wall Street earnings estimates in each of the last four quarters, heightening interest in whether that pattern can continue. With analysts projecting a slight earnings pullback, we’ll now examine how this upcoming report could...

BrightSpring Health Services (BTSG) has been quietly rewarding patient shareholders, with the stock climbing about 41% over the past 3 months and more than doubling year to date. This performance is prompting closer attention to what is driving the move. See our latest analysis for BrightSpring Health Services. With the share price now at $37.73 and a 90 day share price return of about 41%, the momentum behind BrightSpring looks firmly upward. This reinforces a strong year to date share price...

If you have been wondering whether Boston Scientific is still a smart buy after its big run in recent years, this breakdown will help you decide if the current price actually makes sense. The stock is up 110.0% over 3 years and 170.4% over 5 years, while more recently it is up 1.7% in the last week, down 1.9% over 30 days, and sitting on a 7.6% gain year to date plus a 5.6% return over the last year. Behind these moves, investors have been digesting continued momentum in Boston Scientific's...

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding (BAH) just secured a spot in the S&P 1000, a move that can quietly change the stock’s demand profile as index trackers and small cap managers adjust their allocations. See our latest analysis for Booz Allen Hamilton Holding. The S&P 1000 inclusion comes after a choppy stretch, with the share price at $85.15 and a roughly 5 percent 1 month share price return, but a weaker year to date share price return alongside a negative 1 year total shareholder return. This...

SEI Investments (SEIC) just hit a major milestone, as founder Alfred P. West, Jr. prepares to step down as Executive Chairman and director on January 1, 2026, handing the chair role to Carl A. Guarino. See our latest analysis for SEI Investments. The leadership handover comes as SEI Investments trades at $85.37, with a 30 day share price return of 7.60 percent pointing to building momentum, while a three year total shareholder return near 53 percent underlines its longer term wealth...

Fiserv (FISV) just unveiled a high profile collaboration with Visa to roll out AI driven agentic commerce and the Trusted Agent Protocol across its merchant network, signaling a meaningful upgrade to its payment security capabilities. See our latest analysis for Fiserv. Despite this ambitious Visa collaboration and other moves like new co brand processing mandates and leadership changes in investor relations, Fiserv’s momentum has been mixed, with a sharp year to date share price return...

Waste Management (WM) just doubled down on being a shareholder friendly utility-like stock by rolling out a 14.5% dividend hike for 2026 alongside a fresh $3 billion buyback authorization. See our latest analysis for Waste Management. The shareholder friendly playbook appears to be resonating, with the stock’s recent 1 month share price return of 4.5 percent building on a solid 10.4 percent year to date share price gain and a 5 year total shareholder return above 100 percent. This suggests...

Stewards (OTCPK:SWRD) just gave investors a fresh governance catalyst by appointing veteran finance executive John Bode as board member and audit committee chair as the company gears up for a planned Nasdaq uplisting. See our latest analysis for Stewards. The governance upgrade is landing just as momentum in Stewards' shares has accelerated, with a 1 day share price return near 20 percent, a roughly 46 percent 1 month share price return, and a powerful year to date share price return above...

lululemon athletica (LULU) has been on a sharp rebound recently, with the stock climbing about 24% over the past month and 22% in the past 3 months after a tough year. See our latest analysis for lululemon athletica. That sharp rebound stands in contrast to a tough stretch, with the share price still well below its early year levels despite the recent 1 month share price return of roughly 24 percent. This suggests sentiment may be stabilizing rather than fully turning. If lululemon’s move has...

Dividend shock and legal scrutiny reshape the picture for Cogent Communications Holdings Cogent Communications Holdings (CCOI) just slashed its dividend by 98% and reported service revenue down about 6% year over year. This combination sent the stock tumbling and triggered a fresh securities law investigation. See our latest analysis for Cogent Communications Holdings. The sudden 98 percent dividend cut and revenue slip come on top of a brutal stretch, with Cogent’s share price down about 71...

Agios Pharmaceuticals has now received U.S. FDA approval for AQVESME (mitapivat) to treat anemia in adults with alpha- or beta-thalassemia, covering both non-transfusion-dependent and transfusion-dependent patients, with U.S. availability expected after implementation of a required REMS program in late January 2026. The approval, grounded in positive ENERGIZE and ENERGIZE-T Phase 3 data showing reduced transfusion burden and better quality-of-life measures, transforms AQVESME into a new...

Levi Strauss (LEVI) is back on investors radar after two developments landed almost at once: fresh Outperform coverage from Raymond James and the upcoming board appointment of veteran executive Jeffrey J. Jones II. See our latest analysis for Levi Strauss. At around $21.18 per share, Levi’s recent 1 day and year to date share price gains sit against a still solid 1 year total shareholder return of about 25 percent. This suggests momentum has cooled a bit rather than reversed, as investors...

Global Net Lease, Inc. recently declared quarterly dividends on its Series A, B, D, and E preferred stocks, payable on January 15, 2026 to holders of record as of January 2, 2026. The company also closed the sale of the McLaren Campus in Woking, England for £250,000,000, realizing an approximately £80,000,000 gain and reinforcing its capital recycling and balance sheet strengthening efforts. We’ll now examine how this sizeable McLaren Campus sale, with its balance sheet impact, could...

Earlier in 2025, commentary highlighted ConocoPhillips’ clear plan to grow free cash flow through LNG investments and the Willow oil project in Alaska, supporting dividends and share repurchases as peers such as Occidental Petroleum focused more on debt reduction. An important angle is that ConocoPhillips is being framed as a comparatively stronger vehicle for shareholder value growth because its capital allocation roadmap and project pipeline are perceived as more clearly defined than some...

Coty Inc. recently announced that Procter & Gamble veteran Markus Strobel will become Interim CEO and Executive Chairman on January 1, 2026, succeeding outgoing CEO Sue Nabi and long-time Executive Chair Peter Harf after their multi-year tenures. The leadership reshuffle comes as Coty completes the sale of its remaining Wella stake to KKR for US$750,000,000 and confronts pressure on its consumer beauty operations, prompting a broad strategic review. We’ll now examine how Strobel’s dual role...

If you are wondering whether Ciena is still a buy after its huge run, you are not alone. This piece will focus on what the current price might be baking in. The stock has surged roughly 17.8% over the last week, 23.4% over the past month, and is up an eye catching 188.7% year to date. That builds on multi year gains of 173.3% over 1 year, 389.2% over 3 years, and 357.8% over 5 years. Behind those moves, investors have been reacting to a steady drumbeat of positive sentiment around optical...