We recently compiled a list of the Why These 15 Healthcare Stocks Are Skyrocketing So Far In 2025. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Nutriband Inc (NASDAQ:NTRB) stands against the other healthcare stocks.
The healthcare sector is staging a comeback so far in 2025 after two years of underperformance. These stocks could get even hotter due to AI. The healthcare sector was a hot topic during the Stargate project announcement, so it is likely that there are going to be even more breakthroughs here as technology advances.
The S&P 500 Healthcare Index trailed the broader market considerably in the past few years. However, it has risen 7% year-to-date so far. There are many promising drugs awaiting approvals and trials right now. As such, healthcare EBITDA is projected to grow at a 7% CAGR, reaching $987 billion by 2028.
The sector is bouncing back from post-pandemic challenges. Nearly 60% of industry leaders expressed a favorable outlook for 2025. Thus, it is worth looking at the healthcare stocks spearheading the gains.
Methodology
For this article, I screened the top-performing healthcare stocks year-to-date. Stocks that I have covered recently will be excluded from this list.
I will also mention the number of hedge fund investors in these stocks. Why are we interested in the stocks that hedge funds invest in? The reason is simple: our research has shown that we can outperform the market by imitating the top stock picks of the best hedge funds. Our quarterly newsletter’s strategy selects 14 small-cap and large-cap stocks every quarter and has returned 275% since May 2014, beating its benchmark by 150 percentage points. (see more details here).
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Nutriband Inc (NASDAQ:NTRB)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders In Q3 2024: 1
Nutriband Inc (NASDAQ:NTRB) is a biotech company that focuses on abuse-deterrent transdermal-drug delivery systems. It targets opioids and fentanyl.
The stock is up significantly so far in 2025 due to it planning to submit a New Drug Application (NDA) to the FDA in H1 2025 for its lead product. This could become the first abuse-deterrent fentanyl patch globally.
This NDA relies on a streamlined pathway that requires just a single Phase 1 Human Abuse Potential study. No Phase ⅔ trials are needed.
Analysts are projecting peak U.S. sales of $80 million to $200 million annually for the fentanyl product and $130 million for the opioid product.
The consensus price target of $13 implies 67.31% upside potential.
NTRB stock is up 63.48% year-to-date.
Overall NTRB ranks 14th on our list of the healthcare stocks that are skyrocketing so far in 2025. While we acknowledge the potential of NTRB as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter time frame. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than NTRB but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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