Healthcare Defensive: Free Quality Stock Screen
Pharma and healthcare stability. That is the whole idea behind the Healthcare Defensive screen, one of 130 ready-made strategies built into Stock Sight Finance. It checks all 4 rules below against every one of the 6,700+ US-listed stocks on Nasdaq and NYSE on this site and returns each match on live intraday quotes free of charge, with no sign-up required.
What this screen filters for
- Sector rule: only companies in the Healthcare sector, keeps results inside one part of the economy so the valuations stay comparable.
- Trailing P/E rule: P/E ratio of 25 or lower, keeps valuations grounded, so you pay a reasonable price for each dollar of earnings.
- Dividend yield rule: Yield of 1.5% or higher, screens for companies that put real cash back in your pocket every quarter.
- 200-day trend rule: price above its 200-day moving average, the classic definition of a long-term uptrend, with price above its own yearly average.
How to use the Healthcare Defensive screen
Results appear the moment the screen runs, sorted by market cap by default. Click any column header to re-sort them. Open the manual filter controls to loosen a threshold, drop a rule and re-run; each criterion above maps to a real filter, so you can turn this preset into your own variant and copy the share link to save it. Click any symbol to open its full analysis page with price history, valuation and news.
Who quality screens are for
Quality screens favour durable businesses: strong returns on equity, manageable debt, and earnings that do not swing wildly. The low-volatility and defensive variants also use beta to keep out stocks that fall harder than the market. They work as a core-holding filter for companies you would be comfortable owning through a full cycle.
What this screen does not tell you
A screen narrows the field. It does not judge the business. Clearing every rule above means the numbers fit this strategy rather than that the stock will rise: check why a company is cheap, read its filings, and size anything you buy accordingly. This is research tooling. It is not investment advice.
More quality screens: Quality Factor, Low Volatility, Defensive Stocks and Growth + Quality or browse all 130 strategies.
FAQ
How many stocks does the Healthcare Defensive screen search?
All 6,700+ US-listed stocks on Nasdaq and NYSE covered by Stock Sight Finance, on live intraday data. The screen returns every company that satisfies all 4 criteria at the same time, so the match list grows or shrinks as prices move through the session.
Can I change the Healthcare Defensive filters?
Yes. Every rule listed above maps to a manual filter control: loosen a threshold, drop a criterion and re-run to widen the net, then copy the share link to keep your own version of the screen. The preset is a starting point, never a cage.
Is this screen free?
Yes. It runs on this page against live quotes with no sign-up required. A premium account adds the deeper layers of analysis on top: the full analysis tab, DCF valuation, analyst scenarios and SEC filing summaries.