Healthcare stocks have been under the weather for the past few years, underperforming the broader market’s rally despite surges for obesity drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk. But the sector is off to a healthy start in 2025.

We recently compiled a list of the Retirement Stock Portfolio: 10 Healthcare Stocks to Buy. In this article, we are going to take a look at where CVS Health Corporation (NYSE:CVS) stands against the other healthcare stocks.

Vertex's lineup will look transformed in five years, and the company should continue performing well beyond that time. It's another excellent stock to buy and hold for good. At the stock's current levels, investors can acquire 11 shares of the company with $5,000.

Shares of CVS Group traded about 1% lower on Thursday following the company's first-half earnings report which revealed a slight revenue shortfall against consensus expectations, but in-line EBITDA figures.