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November 06, 2009
Ranking Healthcare Stocks by Analyst Ratings

Below is the Analyst Rating Ranking of U.S.-listed Healthcare stocks, based on average Wall Street analyst ratings. Each analyst rating is assigned a number ranging from 1 to 5, with 1 being the highest rating (STRONG BUY) and 5 being the lowest rating (STRONG SELL). Then the average is calculated to represent the overall rating of a stock.

Ranking | Company (Ticker) | Average Rating Value | Average Rating

(1) ThermoGenesis Corp. (NASDAQ:KOOL) 1.00 Strong Buy
(2) Athersys, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATHX) 1.00 Strong Buy
(3) Otix Global, Inc. (NASDAQ:OTIX) 1.00 Strong Buy
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(200) Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE:VAR) 1.88 Buy
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(361) Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG) 2.46 Buy
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(469) TomoTherapy Incorporated (NASDAQ:TOMO) 3.00 Neutral
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(477) Hansen Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ:HNSN) 3.11 Neutral
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(495) Accuray Incorporated (NASDAQ:ARAY) 3.50 Sell
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(502) Discovery Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ:DSCO) 5.00 Strong Sell