The five largest capitalised Health Care Equipment & Services stocks listed on SGX are IHH Healthcare Bhd, Raffles Medical Group, Biosensors International Group, Religare Health Trust, and TalkMed Group.
These five stocks have averaged a 7.6% price gain in the year-to-date and maintain an average dividend yield of 2.9%.
Three of these stocks have been listed in recent years – IHH Healthcare Bhd and Religare Health Trust in 2012, and TalkMed Group in 2014. These three stocks have averaged a 43% gain from their first day close.
Modern day health care stocks span a wide range of health-related businesses – from the traditional plays of hospitals and clinics to medical supplies and hit-tech medical equipment to pharmaceuticals including western and traditional Chinese medicines.
Singapore Exchange (SGX) lists almost 30 stocks that represent the Healthcare sector. Among the group are 19 Health Care Equipment & Services stocks as categorised by the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) with a combined market capitalisation of S$23.8 billion. The five largest capitalised stocks in this group of 19 stocks have averaged a price gain of 7.6% in the year thus far and maintain a dividend yield of 2.9%. These five stocks are IHH Healthcare Berhad, Raffles Medical Group, Biosensors International Group, Religare Health Trust, and TalkMed Group. Three of these stocks have been listed in recent years – IHH Healthcare Bhd and Religare Health Trust in 2012, and TalkMed Group in 2014. As detailed in the table below, these three stocks have averaged a 43.3% gain from their first day close.
