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Monday, February 05, 2007

Biotech and Healthcare Stocks that pay Dividends

Biotech stocks seem to be where investors are looking for very substantial gains. Approval of a drug can send the stock skyrocketing. Unfortunately, for the more conservative investor, there are not many biotechs with earnings, and some don't even have revenues. If you are looking for dividends, you almost have to forget it, since there are only four that generate a yield.

However, if you are looking for dividend stocks in the health care sector [a growing sector due to the increasing age of the baby boomers and their parents], there are plenty of other related industries besides biotech. There are the major drug manufacturers, the generic drug manufacturers, diagnostic companies, healthcare plans, hospitals, medical appliances, medical instruments, medical laboratories, and several more. Here is a list of 73 stocks from the healthcare sector that pay a dividend, sorted by yield.

Pfizer Inc ( PFE ) 4.4%
Bristol Myers Squibb ( BMY ) 4.0%
Brookdale Senior ( BKD ) 3.8%
Merck Co Inc ( MRK ) 3.4%
Glaxosmithkline ( GSK ) 3.3%
Lilly Eli Co ( LLY ) 3.2%
Amer Shared Hospital ( AMS ) 2.9%
Psychemedics New ( PMD ) 2.7%
Astrazeneca Plc A ( AZN ) 2.5%
Biovail Corp ( BVF ) 2.4%
Johnson And Johnson ( JNJ ) 2.3%
Abbott Laboratories ( ABT ) 2.2%
Meridian Bioscience ( VIVO ) 2.2%
Wyeth ( WYE ) 2.1%
Hillenbrand Ind ( HB ) 2.0%
Arrow Intl Inc ( ARRO ) 2.0%
Mannatech Inc ( MTEX ) 2.0%
Mine Safety Appl ( MSA ) 1.9%
LCA-Vision Inc ( LCAV ) 1.8%
Sanofi-Aventis Sa ( SNY ) 1.7%
Altana Ag ADS ( AAA ) 1.7%
Valeant Pharma ( VRX ) 1.7%
Novartis Ag ADS ( NVS ) 1.6%
Bayer Aktienges ( BAY ) 1.6%
Aceto Cp ( ACET ) 1.6%
Polymedica Corp ( PLMD ) 1.5%
Mentor Corp ( MNT ) 1.4%
Becton Dickinson ( BDX ) 1.3%
Manor Care New ( HCR ) 1.3%
Natl Healthcare ( NHC ) 1.3%
Alcon Inc ( ACL ) 1.2%
Baxter Intl Inc ( BAX ) 1.2%
Health Mgmt Assoc A ( HMA ) 1.2%
Perkin Elmer Inc ( PKI ) 1.2%
Mylan Labs Inc ( MYL ) 1.1%
Fresenius Med Ads ( FMS ) 1.1%
West Pharma Svcs ( WST ) 1.1%
Datascope Cp ( DSCP ) 1.1%
Perrigo Company ( PRGO ) 1.0%
Reliv Intl Inc ( RELV ) 1.0%
Schering Plough ( SGP ) 0.9%
Luxottica Gp SPA ( LUX ) 0.9%
Medtronic Inc ( MDT ) 0.8%
Novo Nordisk A S ( NVO ) 0.8%
Teva Pharm Inds A ( TEVA ) 0.8%
Merck Serono S.A. ( SRA ) 0.8%
Quest Diagnostc ( DGX ) 0.8%
Steris Corp ( STE ) 0.8%
Caremark Rx Inc ( CMX ) 0.7%
Smith&Nephew Plc ( SNN ) 0.7%
Biomet Inc ( BMET ) 0.7%
Bard C R Inc ( BCR ) 0.7%
Alpharma Inc ( ALO ) 0.7%
Chemed Corp ( CHE ) 0.7%
Vital Signs Inc ( VITL ) 0.7%
Universal Hlth Sv ( UHS ) 0.6%
MDS Inc ( MDZ ) 0.6%
Option Care Inc ( OPTN ) 0.6%
Dentsply Intl Inc ( XRAY ) 0.5%
Dade Behring Hldg ( DADE ) 0.5%
Cambrex Cp ( CBM ) 0.5%
Young Innovations ( YDNT ) 0.5%
Stryker Cp ( SYK ) 0.4%
Pharm Prod Dev ( PPDI ) 0.4%
Allergan Inc ( AGN ) 0.3%
Shire Plc ADS ( SHPGY ) 0.3%
Dr. Reddy's Lab ( RDY ) 0.3%
Medicis Pharma Cp ( MRX ) 0.3%
Invacare Corp ( IVC ) 0.2%
Unitedhealth Group ( UNH ) 0.1%
Aetna Inc. New ( AET ) 0.1%
Cigna Cp ( CI ) 0.1%
Cooper Cos Inc ( COO ) 0.1%

Author owns PFE, BMY and BAY.

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