So far in 2024, healthcare stocks have run into periodic earnings challenges compared to historical first quarters. For example, quarterly earnings for healthcare stocks across the board were down 25% compared to first-quarter 2023 earnings. Even with this setback, the healthcare sector maintained positive returns year-to-date and is still the second largest component of the S&P 500’s earnings in 2024, with only the technology sector ahead of it.Moreover, according to U.S. Bank, the healthcare sector modest ...