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Best Biotech Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top biotech stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best biotech stocks to buy now. Learn More.

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Biotech is Zen Rated F and is the 134th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Ticker
Company
Exchange
Industry
Zen Rating
Market Cap
Price
1d %
EBITDA
P/E
D/E
Country
DD Score
ALNY
ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$52.88B$400.231.06%$151.92M1,291.06x19.74
United States
INVA
INNOVIVA INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$1.49B$19.99-0.40%$214.76M10.58x0.42
United States
ONC
BEONE MEDICINES LTD
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$35.01B$316.052.94%$318.03M6,321.00x0.85
Cayman Islands
MDXG
MIMEDX GROUP INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$1.04B$7.05-2.76%$69.21M25.18x0.34
United States
BCRX
BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$1.56B$7.411.65%$83.87M-148.20x-2.15
United States
AUPH
AURINIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$2.13B$16.181.70%$103.52M27.90x0.44
Canada
JAZZ
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$10.15B$166.990.60%$182.64M-27.88x1.87
Ireland
FENC
FENNEC PHARMACEUTICALS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$215.37M$7.661.06%-$4.53M-30.64x-11.97
United States
EXEL
EXELIXIS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$11.88B$44.304.06%$927.60M18.01x0.31
United States
ANAB
ANAPTYSBIO INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$1.36B$49.083.26%-$82.14M-17.91x-13.00
United States
INCY
INCYTE CORP
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$20.16B$102.695.53%$1.68B17.00x0.36
United States
MIRM
MIRUM PHARMACEUTICALS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$4.00B$77.7410.61%-$592.00k-91.46x1.69
United States
FOLD
AMICUS THERAPEUTICS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$4.38B$14.1830.21%$59.28M-354.50x2.77
United States
SEPN
SEPTERNA INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$1.32B$29.587.41%-$55.32M2.15x0.56
United States
TVTX
TRAVERE THERAPEUTICS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$3.09B$34.510.06%-$22.58M-33.50x6.32
United States
ARQT
ARCUTIS BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$3.43B$28.010.83%-$24.00M-80.03x1.35
United States
TBPH
THERAVANCE BIOPHARMA INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$952.13M$18.793.36%$55.37M32.40x0.79
Cayman Islands
RPRX
ROYALTY PHARMA PLC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$22.28B$38.600.44%$1.04B21.93x1.01
United States
VCYT
VERACYTE INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$3.39B$42.922.09%$57.00M110.05x0.09
United States
VRTX
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$115.75B$456.201.97%$4.66B31.88x0.44
United States
AKBA
AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$440.51M$1.66-0.60%$25.70M-20.75x7.76
United States
VCEL
VERICEL CORP
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$1.82B$36.05-0.30%$29.31M138.65x0.41
United States
NAGE
NIAGEN BIOSCIENCE INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$520.34M$6.520.31%$22.69M24.15x0.39
United States
TARS
TARSUS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$3.46B$81.405.06%-$69.62M-40.50x0.60
United States
ZVRA
ZEVRA THERAPEUTICS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$467.83M$8.312.59%$67.21M17.31x1.03
United States
IMCR
IMMUNOCORE HOLDINGS PLC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$1.82B$36.010.31%-$6.14M-63.18x1.78
United Kingdom
FBIO
FORTRESS BIOTECH INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$109.87M$3.546.63%$21.58M-32.18x2.08
United States
MNKD
MANNKIND CORP
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$1.79B$5.84-2.18%$73.18M58.40x-12.10
United States
RIGL
RIGEL PHARMACEUTICALS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$754.91M$41.59-0.43%$124.33M6.57x1.06
United States
IDYA
IDEAYA BIOSCIENCES INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$2.94B$33.550.87%-$156.70M-17.66x0.09
United States
SLNO
SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$2.57B$47.85-1.10%-$71.40M-25.86x0.21
United States
TNGX
TANGO THERAPEUTICS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$1.15B$8.520.71%-$94.03M-9.36x0.31
United States
TGTX
TG THERAPEUTICS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$4.92B$30.983.51%$115.05M10.09x0.69
United States
LGND
LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$3.94B$200.330.97%$103.01M86.72x0.55
United States
PBYI
PUMA BIOTECHNOLOGY INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$283.70M$5.630.18%$50.16M7.51x0.76
United States
APLS
APELLIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$3.12B$24.650.69%$93.37M70.43x1.64
United States
FHTX
FOGHORN THERAPEUTICS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$296.33M$5.244.80%-$63.74M-4.64x-3.29
United States
ARGX
ARGENX SE
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$52.18B$854.990.94%$811.30M34.17x0.18
Belgium
ADPT
ADAPTIVE BIOTECHNOLOGIES CORP
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$2.60B$17.003.03%-$44.47M-32.08x1.40
United States
HALO
HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$7.92B$67.353.44%$845.48M13.77x3.41
United States
GMAB
GENMAB A
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$20.79B$32.382.79%$2.00B13.82x0.22
Denmark
KNSA
KINIKSA PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL PLC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$3.27B$43.192.83%$53.58M88.14x0.33
Bermuda
SPRO
SPERO THERAPEUTICS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$130.71M$2.321.31%-$43.55M-2.94x1.05
United States
XERS
XERIS BIOPHARMA HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$1.22B$7.344.71%$26.62M-73.40x-430.96
United States
CPRX
CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$2.92B$23.740.30%$323.88M13.26x0.14
United States
GYRE
GYRE THERAPEUTICS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$686.86M$7.13-2.99%$13.23M101.86x0.22
United States
ACAD
ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$4.59B$27.162.11%$287.72M17.30x0.45
United States
HRMY
HARMONY BIOSCIENCES HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$2.18B$37.810.91%$269.64M11.71x0.45
United States
XOMA
XOMA ROYALTY CORP
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$314.41M$25.391.97%$26.75M31.35x1.77
United States
ZYME
ZYMEWORKS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$2.04B$27.233.14%-$43.27M-32.04x0.24
Canada
EVAX
EVAXION A
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$29.69M$4.70-18.26%N/A-0.72x2.61
Denmark
LQDA
LIQUIDIA CORP
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$3.00B$34.532.55%-$98.20M-23.98x11.52
United States
KRYS
KRYSTAL BIOTECH INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$6.98B$240.803.18%$193.29M34.90x0.09
United States
CRMD
CORMEDIX INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$947.04M$12.020.84%$112.26M5.30x1.01
United States
ARWR
ARROWHEAD PHARMACEUTICALS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$9.26B$68.162.54%$133.08M-6,816.00x1.89
United States
REGN
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$80.71B$767.962.57%$5.71B17.67x0.30
United States
DOMH
DOMINARI HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$73.34M$4.581.33%$110.92M0.72x0.06
United States
VRDN
VIRIDIAN THERAPEUTICS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$3.05B$31.921.01%-$299.04M-13.88x0.15
United States
BNTX
BIONTECH SE
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$22.24B$92.501.14%-$69.88M-33.56x0.16
Germany
VRCA
VERRICA PHARMACEUTICALS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$74.21M$7.82-3.58%-$16.39M-2.78x-3.40
United States
BMRN
BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$11.75B$61.1517.71%$772.70M22.48x0.26
United States
ASMB
ASSEMBLY BIOSCIENCES INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$557.71M$35.269.00%-$38.49M-7.36x0.31
United States
PTCT
PTC THERAPEUTICS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$6.31B$78.575.34%$918.90M8.18x-17.97
United States
MESO
MESOBLAST LTD
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$2.49B$19.484.73%-$78.84M-23.03x0.31
Australia
KROS
KEROS THERAPEUTICS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$617.24M$20.260.65%$74.95M12.66x0.06
United States
LXRX
LEXICON PHARMACEUTICALS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$425.18M$1.17-0.85%-$57.78M-6.16x0.71
United States
CLLS
CELLECTIS SA
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$316.06M$4.375.05%$12.03M-11.21x2.41
France
PRLD
PRELUDE THERAPEUTICS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$134.53M$2.1411.46%-$108.45M-1.46x0.62
United States
AXSM
AXSOME THERAPEUTICS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$7.70B$152.653.84%-$211.35M-32.69x8.08
United States
ENTA
ENANTA PHARMACEUTICALS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$444.20M$15.395.92%-$71.28M-4.01x3.34
United States
LYEL
LYELL IMMUNOPHARMA INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$707.20M$33.332.93%-$311.49M-1.45x0.24
United States
ATRA
ATARA BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$123.80M$17.17-0.35%$38.25M5.14x-1.82
United States
NBP
NOVABRIDGE BIOSCIENCES
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$483.31M$4.195.81%N/A-14.01x0.07
China
ARDX
ARDELYX INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$1.38B$5.680.00%-$31.96M-24.70x2.15
United States
NBTX
NANOBIOTIX SA
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$1.07B$22.130.14%-$43.75M-17.26x-1.66
France
STTK
SHATTUCK LABS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$199.33M$3.156.42%-$50.69M-3.09x0.08
United States
FTRE
FORTREA HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$1.64B$17.746.80%-$828.20M-1.58x3.72
United States
UTHR
UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORP
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$22.27B$517.132.00%$1.77B18.16x0.12
United States
ORMP
ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$116.62M$2.93-1.68%$43.10M2.84x0.09
United States
GLUE
MONTE ROSA THERAPEUTICS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$1.01B$15.54-1.83%$30.28M48.56x0.87
United States
ASND
ASCENDIS PHARMA A
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$12.22B$199.990.10%-$2.15M-44.56x-7.63
Denmark
HYPD
HYPERION DEFI INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$29.72M$3.6722.33%-$23.12M-0.17x0.17
United States
INBX
INHIBRX BIOSCIENCES INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$1.25B$86.130.95%-$141.66M-7.20x3.82
United States
ARVN
ARVINAS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$750.14M$11.683.55%-$53.10M-14.42x0.50
United States
PYPD
POLYPID LTD
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$62.15M$3.971.28%-$31.55M0.44x0.84
Israel
CMMB
CHEMOMAB THERAPEUTICS LTD
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$12.10M$1.89-1.56%N/A-0.72x0.10
Israel
SABS
SAB BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$189.95M$3.991.01%$22.09M-1.68x0.11
United States
BDTX
BLACK DIAMOND THERAPEUTICS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$144.72M$2.540.00%$21.84M6.68x0.25
United States
KZIA
KAZIA THERAPEUTICS LTD
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$87.98M$10.878.92%-$13.97M-4.43x-1.73
Australia
CORT
CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$8.81B$83.762.72%$65.98M83.76x0.30
United States
CGON
CG ONCOLOGY INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$3.15B$39.032.71%-$150.87M-19.13x0.06
United States
TECH
BIO-TECHNE CORP
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$9.08B$58.272.05%$220.90M116.54x0.29
United States
NTHI
NEONC TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$136.51M$7.01-0.14%N/AN/A-1.35
United States
MDWD
MEDIWOUND LTD
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$240.66M$18.77-0.37%-$15.43M-10.15x0.88
Israel
IVVD
INVIVYD INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$536.18M$2.300.44%-$56.67M-4.89x0.50
United States
RLMD
RELMADA THERAPEUTICS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$319.00M$4.354.82%-$56.17M-2.42x0.57
United States
AGEN
AGENUS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$116.99M$3.44-1.99%$37.44M-1.75x-1.88
United States
RLAY
RELAY THERAPEUTICS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$1.46B$8.403.32%-$293.30M-4.88x0.10
United States
SLN
SILENCE THERAPEUTICS PLC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$300.58M$6.372.25%-$67.75MN/A-0.98
United Kingdom
LXEO
LEXEO THERAPEUTICS INC
NASDAQ
Biotechnology
$755.42M$10.353.92%-$102.80M-3.83x0.19
United States

Biotech Stocks FAQ

What are the best biotech stocks to buy right now in Dec 2025?

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:

1. Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ALNY)


Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ALNY) is the #1 top biotech stock out of 617 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

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

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ALNY) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 22 points higher than the biotech industry average of 23.

ALNY passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Alnylam Pharmaceuticals has seen its stock return 67.55% over the past year, overperforming other biotech stocks by 108 percentage points.

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals has an average 1 year price target of $491.28, an upside of 22.75% from Alnylam Pharmaceuticals's current stock price of $400.23.

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 25 analysts covering Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, 48% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 36% have issued a Buy, 16% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Innoviva (NASDAQ:INVA)


Innoviva (NASDAQ:INVA) is the #2 top biotech stock out of 617 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

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

Innoviva (NASDAQ:INVA) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 22 points higher than the biotech industry average of 23.

INVA passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Innoviva has seen its stock return 11.49% over the past year, overperforming other biotech stocks by 52 percentage points.

Innoviva has an average 1 year price target of $32.25, an upside of 61.33% from Innoviva's current stock price of $19.99.

Innoviva stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Innoviva, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 25% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Beone Medicines (NASDAQ:ONC)


Beone Medicines (NASDAQ:ONC) is the #3 top biotech stock out of 617 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Beone Medicines (NASDAQ:ONC) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Beone Medicines (NASDAQ:ONC) has a Due Diligence Score of 53, which is 30 points higher than the biotech industry average of 23.

ONC passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Beone Medicines has seen its stock return 80.89% over the past year, overperforming other biotech stocks by 121 percentage points.

Beone Medicines has an average 1 year price target of $390.88, an upside of 23.68% from Beone Medicines's current stock price of $316.05.

Beone Medicines stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Beone Medicines, 75% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the biotech stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 4 biotech stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 biotech stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Dominari Holdings (NASDAQ:DOMH)


Dominari Holdings (NASDAQ:DOMH) has an annual dividend yield of 11.79%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the biotech industry average of 2.89%.

Dominari Holdings's dividend payout ratio of 8.4% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX)


Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) has an annual dividend yield of 2.28%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the biotech industry average of 2.89%. 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 49.4% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Bio Techne (NASDAQ:TECH)


Bio Techne (NASDAQ:TECH) has an annual dividend yield of 0.55%, which is -2 percentage points lower than the biotech industry average of 2.89%. Bio Techne's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Bio Techne's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Bio Techne's dividend payout ratio of 64% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are biotech stocks up?

Biotech stocks were up 2.35% in the last day, and down -0.7% over the last week. Cypherpunk Technologies was the among the top gainers in the biotechnology industry, gaining 39.04% yesterday.

Cypherpunk Technologies shares are trading higher after the company announced the appointment of Electric Coin Company CEO Josh Swihart as its Strategic Advisor.

What are the most undervalued biotech stocks?

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:

1. Harmony Biosciences Holdings (NASDAQ:HRMY)


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 42 points higher than the biotech industry average of 15. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Harmony Biosciences Holdings's stock has gained 11.57% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the biotech industry by 52 percentage points.

2. Puma Biotechnology (NASDAQ:PBYI)


Puma Biotechnology (NASDAQ:PBYI) 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.

Puma Biotechnology has a valuation score of 43, which is 28 points higher than the biotech industry average of 15. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Puma Biotechnology's stock has gained 102.52% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the biotech industry by 143 percentage points.

3. Innoviva (NASDAQ:INVA)


Innoviva (NASDAQ:INVA) 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.

Innoviva has a valuation score of 43, which is 28 points higher than the biotech industry average of 15. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Innoviva's stock has gained 11.49% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the biotech industry by 52 percentage points.

Are biotech stocks a good buy now?

60.86% of biotech stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect biotech stocks to rise by 50.11% over the next year.

3.51% of biotech stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 6.39% of biotech stocks are rated B (Buy), 46.19% are rated C (Hold), 31.13% are rated D (Sell), and 12.78% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the biotechnology industry?

The average P/E ratio of the biotechnology industry is 156.53x.
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