Healthcare sector stocks in India
The healthcare sector at a glance: how its index is performing, how many of its 45 tracked stocks are in uptrends, how it is valued, and which companies lead and lag.
The Nifty Healthcare index has returned +4.5% over one month, +0.7% over three months and +12.6% over a year, and is currently in a range.
Of the 45 healthcare stocks we track, 59% trade above their 200-day moving average and 27% above their 50-day average; 1 made a new 52-week high in the latest session.
The median P/E of profitable healthcare companies with market cap above ₹500 Cr is 50.9, with a median ROE of 12.1%.
Nifty Healthcare index performance
Breadth: how many healthcare stocks are trending up · 5 Nov close
Technical breakdown of the healthcare sector →
Best 1-month performers
| Stock | 1M | Score |
|---|---|---|
| SYNGENESyngene International Limited | +14.0% | 65 |
| JLHLJupiter Life Line Hospitals Limited | +12.9% | 69 |
| NHNarayana Hrudayalaya Ltd. | +11.1% | 74 |
| FORTISFortis Healthcare Limited | +7.3% | 63 |
| MEDANTAGlobal Health Limited | +6.8% | 79 |
| APOLLOHOSPApollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited | +5.8% | 76 |
| KIMSKrishna Institute of Medical Sciences Limited | +5.4% | 66 |
| AGARWALEYEDr. Agarwal's Health Care Limited | +5.1% | 83 |
Weakest 1-month performers
| Stock | 1M | Score |
|---|---|---|
| FISCHERFischer Medical Ventures Limited | -24.5% | 26 |
| GKSLGujarat Kidney And Super Speciality Limited | -18.3% | 26 |
| 3BBLACKBIO3B Blackbio | -16.9% | 24 |
| KRSNAAKrsnaa Diagnostics Limited | -12.6% | 16 |
| VIMTALABSVimta Labs Limited | -12.1% | 22 |
| PARKHOSPSPark Medi World Limited | -11.0% | 46 |
| SHALBYShalby Limited | -10.9% | 12 |
| SUVENSuven Life Sciences Limited | -10.7% | 34 |
Largest healthcare companies by market cap
Close and day move on 5 Nov; valuations from the latest filings.
Across 42 healthcare companies above ₹500 Cr: median P/E 50.9, median ROE 12.1%, median 3-year sales growth 16%.
| # | Company | Close | Day | Market cap | P/E | ROE | Debt/Eq | Sales CAGR 3Y | Return 6M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apollo Hospitals Enterprise LimitedAPOLLOHOSP · Healthcare | ₹8,371.00 | -2.66% | ₹120,362 Cr | 51.50 | 22.0% | 0.77 | +15.0% | +3.4% |
| 2 | Max Healthcare Institute LimitedMAXHEALTH · Healthcare | ₹932.00 | +0.52% | ₹90,713 Cr | 65.72 | 12.2% | 0.33 | +22.0% | -8.0% |
| 3 | Manipal Health Enterprises LimitedMANIPALHOS · Medical Care Facilities | ₹657.25 | -1.49% | ₹86,453 Cr | — | — | — | — | -1.5% |
| 4 | Aster DM Quality Care LimitedASTERDM · Healthcare | ₹719.55 | +0.00% | ₹62,721 Cr | 172.65 | 7.9% | 0.49 | +16.0% | -3.1% |
| 5 | Fortis Healthcare LimitedFORTIS · Healthcare | ₹819.80 | +3.69% | ₹61,891 Cr | 57.86 | 10.8% | 0.35 | +13.0% | -13.9% |
| 6 | Narayana Hrudayalaya Ltd.NH · Healthcare | ₹1,915.50 | -0.83% | ₹38,904 Cr | 45.28 | 18.9% | 1.29 | +20.0% | +5.2% |
| 7 | Global Health LimitedMEDANTA · Healthcare | ₹1,389.70 | -0.88% | ₹37,321 Cr | 60.84 | 14.2% | 0.31 | +18.0% | +15.8% |
| 8 | Dr. Lal Path Labs Ltd.LALPATHLAB · Healthcare | ₹1,966.80 | -3.08% | ₹32,887 Cr | 55.99 | 23.4% | 0.08 | +11.0% | +19.2% |
| 9 | Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences LimitedKIMS · Healthcare | ₹731.05 | -1.28% | ₹30,705 Cr | 155.86 | 8.8% | 1.89 | +21.0% | +1.9% |
| 10 | Syngene International LimitedSYNGENE · Healthcare Research, Analytics & Technology | ₹414.10 | -0.81% | ₹16,643 Cr | 89.38 | 3.8% | 0.10 | +5.0% | -9.6% |
| 11 | Poly Medicure LimitedPOLYMED · Healthcare | ₹1,602.20 | +0.97% | ₹16,240 Cr | 51.36 | 10.2% | 0.11 | +19.0% | -3.0% |
| 12 | Dr. Agarwal's Health Care LimitedAGARWALEYE · Healthcare | ₹511.70 | -2.25% | ₹16,222 Cr | 87.68 | 9.1% | 0.53 | +27.0% | +12.6% |
| 13 | Molbio Diagnostics LimitedMOLBIO · Medical Devices | — | — | ₹16,174 Cr | — | — | — | — | +34.7% |
| 14 | Vijaya Diagnostic Centre LimitedVIJAYA · Healthcare | ₹1,437.70 | +0.92% | ₹14,808 Cr | 72.80 | 21.3% | 0.44 | +21.0% | +12.4% |
| 15 | Indegene LimitedINDGN · Healthcare Research, Analytics & Technology | ₹613.35 | -0.61% | ₹14,770 Cr | 35.90 | 12.2% | 0.05 | +15.0% | +15.7% |
| 16 | Rainbow Childrens Medicare LimitedRAINBOW · Healthcare | ₹1,262.00 | -1.38% | ₹12,767 Cr | 42.79 | 17.4% | 0.56 | +13.0% | -3.3% |
| 17 | Metropolis Healthcare LimitedMETROPOLIS · Healthcare | ₹571.00 | -1.76% | ₹11,846 Cr | 52.55 | 13.7% | 0.16 | +13.0% | +3.9% |
| 18 | Park Medi World LimitedPARKHOSPS · Hospital | ₹244.57 | +6.13% | ₹10,564 Cr | 35.49 | — | — | — | -2.1% |
| 19 | Yatharth Hospital & Trauma Care Services LimitedYATHARTH · Healthcare | ₹1,027.25 | -0.06% | ₹9,898 Cr | 54.40 | 9.7% | 0.25 | +36.0% | +19.1% |
| 20 | Jupiter Life Line Hospitals LimitedJLHL · Healthcare | ₹286.55 | +2.50% | ₹9,394 Cr | 50.47 | 12.0% | 0.38 | +19.0% | +14.7% |