2 Top Healthcare Stocks Defying the Bear Market
Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) and Merck (NYSE: MRK) have seen their shares rise by over 17% and 5%, respectively, this year while the S&P 500 Health Care Sector Index has dropped 1.7%. For Merck, it is a pipeline bolstered by vaccines and oncology therapies. For Lilly, it's a weight-loss drug and an Alzheimer's disease therapy that are showing huge potential.