The 5 Highest Dividend Paying Stocks In the Healthcare Sector

Healthcare stocks spent a good share of 2010 in the red, largely due to concerns over the healthcare legislation passed last year. However, that sentiment seems to have changed in 2011. Take a look at the 2011 sector gains in this table: We screened for the top Healthcare dividend paying stocks with good ROE and low short interest, and came up with these 5 stocks: (Click chart to expand) In terms of market cap, it's a mixed bag, ranging from micro caps Psychemedics (PMD) and Daxor (DXR), to large cap Pharma firms Astra Zeneca (AZN) and Glaxo Smith Kline (GSK). Daxor has the highest dividend yield, but has decreased its dividend payouts over the past 3 years, from $1.50 to $1.35 to $1.00. Also, its labs show operating losses, and the firm depends upon earning profits via sales of its investments thus far. Shamir (SHMR), which manufactures and markets progressive... Read more