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Best Biotech Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top biotech stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best biotech stocks to buy now. Learn More.

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best biotechnology stocks to buy right now are:

Puma Biotechnology (NASDAQ:PBYI) is the #1 top biotech stock out of 613 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Puma Biotechnology (NASDAQ:PBYI) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Puma Biotechnology (NASDAQ:PBYI) has a Due Diligence Score of 52, which is 28 points higher than the biotech industry average of 24.

PBYI passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Puma Biotechnology has seen its stock return 86.77% over the past year, overperforming other biotech stocks by 103 percentage points.

Puma Biotechnology has an average 1 year price target of $6.00, a downside of -35.62% from Puma Biotechnology's current stock price of $9.32.

Puma Biotechnology stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Puma Biotechnology, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Precigen (NASDAQ:PGEN) is the #2 top biotech stock out of 613 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Precigen (NASDAQ:PGEN) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Precigen (NASDAQ:PGEN) has a Due Diligence Score of 29, which is 5 points higher than the biotech industry average of 24.

PGEN passed 10 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Precigen has seen its stock return 82.91% over the past year, overperforming other biotech stocks by 99 percentage points.

Precigen has an average 1 year price target of $14.50, an upside of 99.18% from Precigen's current stock price of $7.28.

Precigen stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Precigen, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Fennec Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:FENC) is the #3 top biotech stock out of 613 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Fennec Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:FENC) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Fennec Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:FENC) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 18 points higher than the biotech industry average of 24.

FENC passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Fennec Pharmaceuticals has seen its stock return 35.38% over the past year, overperforming other biotech stocks by 52 percentage points.

Fennec Pharmaceuticals has an average 1 year price target of $16.67, an upside of 42.33% from Fennec Pharmaceuticals's current stock price of $11.71.

Fennec Pharmaceuticals stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Fennec Pharmaceuticals, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 66.67% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 6 biotech stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 biotech stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Oramed Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ORMP) has an annual dividend yield of 4.8%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the biotech industry average of 1.72%.

Oramed Pharmaceuticals's dividend payout ratio of 5.9% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Novo Nordisk (Ozempic) (NYSE:NVO) has an annual dividend yield of 3.81%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the biotech industry average of 1.72%. Novo Nordisk (Ozempic)'s dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% nine times in the last 10 years. Novo Nordisk (Ozempic)'s dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Novo Nordisk (Ozempic)'s dividend payout ratio of 46.1% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) has an annual dividend yield of 1.49%, which is the same as the biotech industry average of 1.72%. Royalty Pharma's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Royalty Pharma's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Royalty Pharma's dividend payout ratio of 48.4% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Biotech stocks were up 1.85% in the last day, and up 2.75% over the last week. Anavex Life Sciences was the among the top gainers in the biotechnology industry, gaining 14.47% yesterday.

Anavex Life Sciences shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q3 EPS results.

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued biotech stocks right now are:

Harmony Biosciences Holdings (NASDAQ:HRMY) is the most undervalued biotech stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Harmony Biosciences Holdings has a valuation score of 57, which is 44 points higher than the biotech industry average of 13. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Harmony Biosciences Holdings's stock has gained 4.09% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the biotech industry by 21 percentage points.

Exelixis (NASDAQ:EXEL) is the second most undervalued biotech stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Exelixis has a valuation score of 29, which is 16 points higher than the biotech industry average of 13. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Exelixis's stock has gained 49.66% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the biotech industry by 66 percentage points.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:JAZZ) is the third most undervalued biotech stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals has a valuation score of 86, which is 73 points higher than the biotech industry average of 13. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals's stock has gained 108.87% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the biotech industry by 125 percentage points.

68.01% of biotech stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect biotech stocks to rise by 44.13% over the next year.

3.03% of biotech stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 3.9% of biotech stocks are rated B (Buy), 42.42% are rated C (Hold), 39.39% are rated D (Sell), and 11.26% are rated F (Strong Sell).