{"id":824062,"date":"2026-08-24T09:34:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T09:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/824062\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T09:34:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T09:34:13","slug":"us-sectors-call-health-care-semiconductors-consumer-staples-materials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/824062\/","title":{"rendered":"US SECTORS CALL: Health Care, Semiconductors, Consumer Staples & Materials"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Health Care (OW) led the S&P 500 sectors this week, rising 4.3%. Energy (OW) was next at 2.5% and is up 41.2% ytd, the best of the 11 sectors (chart). Materials (OW) also finished higher, up 2.3%. The other eight sectors fell. Utilities (OW) was the weakest at -3.6%, followed by Industrials (OW) at -3.4% and Information Technology (MW) at -3.2%.<\/p>\n

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(1) Health Care: Biotech leads the way. The biotech rally has been running on M&A, hope, and hype. Last week, the sector delivered great news. Moderna and Merck announced on Wednesday that their personalized cancer vaccine met its primary endpoints in a Phase 3 trial, the first individualized mRNA therapy ever to do so. Moderna rose 177%, the largest one-day gain by any S&P 500 stock this century, then gave back 22% on Thursday. Biotechnology gained 8.5% for the week (chart)<\/p>\n

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Analysts have been marking up the sector. Two weeks ago, they expected earnings to grow 0.1% in 2026. They now expect 2.0% growth this year, with 22.2% penciled in for 2027. Biotechnology is the leading swing factor, forecast to shrink 6.4% this year and grow 47.1% next year (chart).<\/p>\n

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The sector’s forward earnings is up 6.6% ytd, and the forward P\/E is up 6.3% ytd, pushing the price index up 12.6% (chart). At 19.1 times forward earnings, the sector trades slightly below the S&P 500’s 19.8.<\/p>\n

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