09:00 AM EST, 02/19/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were steady premarket Wednesday, with the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) and iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) inactive recently.

Royal Philips (PHG) shares were down more than 12% after the company reported Q4 adjusted income from continuing operations below estimates while sales declined.