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Top 2 Health Care Stocks You May Want To Dump This Month

BenzingaDecember 02, 2025 at 2:01 PMFull Content
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Two healthcare stocks, Exact Sciences and Haemonetics, are showing extreme overbought signals (RSI > 89), suggesting potential short-term reversal risks for momentum-focused investors.

LLM Summary

Exact Sciences (EXAS) and Haemonetics (HAE) are both trading in overbought territory with RSI values of 89.8 and 89.4, respectively, following strong recent gains—driven by a major acquisition and positive earnings, respectively. Despite strong momentum and recent price highs, the elevated RSI levels signal possible near-term pullbacks.

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As of Dec. 2, 2025, two stocks in the health care sector could be flashing a real warning to investors who value momentum as a key criteria in their trading decisions.

The RSI is a momentum indicator, which compares a stock’s strength on days when prices go up to its strength on days when prices go down. When compared to a stock’s price action, it can give traders a better sense of how a stock may perform in the short term. An asset is typically considered overbought when the RSI is above 70, according to [Benzinga Pro.

Here's the latest list of major overbought players in this sector.

Exact Sciences Corp (NASDAQ: EXAS)

- On Nov. 20, Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) agreed on Thursday to acquire cancer screening company Exact Sciences for $105 per common share, representing a total equity value of approximately $21 billion and an estimated enterprise value of $23 billion. The buyout marked the biggest deal of the year in the global health-care sector. The company's stock gained around 51% over the past month and has a 52-week high of $101.87.

- RSI Value: 89.8

- EXAS Price Action: Shares of Exact Sciences fell 0.1% to close at $101.20 on Monday.

- Edge Stock Ratings: 91.33 Momentum score.

Haemonetics Corp (NYSE: HAE)

- On Nov. 6, Haemonetics posted upbeat second-quarter earnings and raised FY2026 EPS guidance. Haemonetics reported quarterly earnings of $1.27 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.11 per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $327.316 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $311.399 million. The company's stock gained around 61% over the past month and has a 52-week high of $88.31.

- RSI Value: 89.4

- HAE Price Action: Shares of Haemonetics fell 0.5% to close at $80.96 on Monday.

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Author:
Avi Kapoor
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Tickers:
ABT, EXAS, HAE, PAVS
Updated At:
December 02, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Benzinga Channels:
News, Short Ideas, Pre-Market Outlook, Markets, Trading Ideas
Benzinga Tags:
Expert Ideas, health care stocks, Overbought stocks, RSI
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Benzinga Stocks:
ABT (NYSE), EXAS (NASDAQ), HAE (NYSE), PAVS (NASDAQ)
Benzinga Article ID:
49158632