5 Small Cap Heathcare Stocks Soaring in 2010
As a continuation from my previous post about small cap stock gainers, I will share with you 5 small cap stocks in the healthcare market sector that have shown increases for 2010.
Here’s the list of small cap healthcare stocks exploding in 2010:
InterMune, Inc. (ITMN)
13 week gain: 172.33%
Current price: $12.79
Recent change: up 12.41%
Quick company summary: InterMune, Inc. is a biotech company focused on developing and commercializing therapies in pulmonology and hepatology .
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (KERX)
13 week gain: 114.8%
Current price: $5.87
Recent change: up 5.39%
Quick company summary: Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the acquisition, development and commercialization of pharmaceutical products for the treatment of life-threatening diseases, including cancer and renal disease.
Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (QCOR)
13 week gain: 100.87%
Current price: $9.16
Recent change: 0%
Quick company summary: Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company focused on diseases and disorders. Questcor’s primary drug is H.P. Acthar Gel (repository corticotropin injection), an injectable drug that is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of a variety of diseases and disorders.
Medifast, Inc. (MED)
13 week gain: 91.71%
Current price: $32.81
Recent change: up 8.64%
Quick company summary: Medifast, Inc. is engaged in the production, distribution, and sale of weight management and disease management products and other consumable health and diet products. The product lines include weight and disease management, meal replacement, and vitamins.
ATS Medical, Inc. (ATSI)
13 week gain: 60.32%
Current price: $3.94
Recent change: down 0.25%
Quick company summary: ATS Medical, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets medical devices for the treatment of structural heart disease. The Company’s product offerings are focused on heart valve therapy and the surgical treatment of cardiac arrhythmias.
Note: Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) announced that it’s buying ATS Medical for about $370 million in cash and assumed debt.