Top Health Care Stocks <\/p>\n
JNJ +0.38% <\/p>\n
PZE -0.31% <\/p>\n
MRK +0.30% <\/p>\n
ABT +0.05% <\/p>\n
AMGN -0.81% <\/p>\n
Health care stocks were ending slightly lower today with the NYSE Health Care Sector Index dropping less than 0.1% and shares of health care companies in the S&P 500 retreating 0.1% as a group. <\/p>\n
In company news, Tracon Pharmaceuticals ( TCON ) reached a new, all-time high Tuesday after analysts at Oppenheimer, Stifel Nicolaus and Needham & Co. all began coverage today of the oncology and age-related drug treatments company. <\/p>\n
Oppenheimer started TCON with an Outperform rating and a $22 price target, with analyst Yigal Mochomovitz citing the company's TRC-105 drug candidate as an \"explored and novel\" target to block blood vessel growth in cancer. <\/p>\n
Stifel began its coverage of TCON with a Buy rating and a $16 price target while Needham also initiated the stock with a Buy rating and a price target of $19 a share. <\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Continue reading here:<\/p>\n
Health Care Sector Update for 02\/24\/2015: TCON,BIOC,CBAY<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Top Health Care Stocks JNJ +0.38% PZE -0.31% MRK +0.30% ABT +0.05% AMGN -0.81% Health care stocks were ending slightly lower today with the NYSE Health Care Sector Index dropping less than 0.1% and shares of health care companies in the S&P 500 retreating 0.1% as a group. In company news, Tracon Pharmaceuticals ( TCON ) reached a new, all-time high Tuesday after analysts at Oppenheimer, Stifel Nicolaus and Needham & Co. Continue reading