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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 133rd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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ONC
BEONE MEDICINES LTD
$35.34B$319.06$390.8822.51%Strong Buy8120.82%371.20%3,252.07%1,759.41%
AUPH
AURINIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$2.09B$15.85$17.258.83%Buy411.97%20.64%46.60%32.31%
INVA
INNOVIVA INC
$1.54B$20.63$32.0055.11%Buy47.03%6.45%20.54%14.52%
MDXG
MIMEDX GROUP INC
$1.07B$7.22$12.0066.20%Strong Buy16.10%11.26%N/AN/A
FOLD
AMICUS THERAPEUTICS INC
$3.26B$10.55$38.00260.19%Strong Buy414.28%N/A189.84%50.35%
INCY
INCYTE CORP
$18.73B$95.41$98.633.37%Buy168.61%14.93%43.11%31.67%
ALNY
ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$52.52B$397.55$497.1325.05%Strong Buy2429.56%243.78%1,231.98%59.39%
BCRX
BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$1.59B$7.57$19.25154.29%Strong Buy87.64%N/A-52.87%45.94%
MIRM
MIRUM PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$3.34B$65.00$89.1037.08%Strong Buy1015.85%N/A37.25%13.85%
FENC
FENNEC PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$212.28M$7.55$13.5078.81%Buy235.70%N/AN/AN/A
TVTX
TRAVERE THERAPEUTICS INC
$3.12B$34.83$35.000.49%Buy728.26%N/A560.12%76.51%
ANAB
ANAPTYSBIO INC
$1.24B$44.94$64.2242.91%Strong Buy94.03%N/AN/A-24.98%
EXEL
EXELIXIS INC
$10.96B$40.88$45.8212.09%Buy1710.03%16.60%58.25%44.57%
JAZZ
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC
$10.18B$167.50$204.4622.06%Strong Buy115.84%N/A40.98%14.29%
TBPH
THERAVANCE BIOPHARMA INC
$920.72M$18.17$27.8053.00%Strong Buy515.59%-48.81%17.92%10.04%
ARQT
ARCUTIS BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC
$3.55B$29.02$32.0010.27%Buy325.17%N/A178.95%76.25%
AKBA
AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC
$440.51M$1.66$5.50231.33%Strong Buy213.54%N/A218.01%24.90%
SEPN
SEPTERNA INC
$1.14B$25.44$27.678.75%Strong Buy333.77%N/A-22.79%-14.60%
VRTX
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$114.69B$452.04$489.588.30%Buy197.35%16.60%36.72%25.58%
VCYT
VERACYTE INC
$3.39B$42.84$45.506.21%Buy68.74%48.66%13.77%12.66%
APLS
APELLIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$3.19B$25.23$35.0839.03%Buy131.63%N/A26.93%10.20%
NAGE
NIAGEN BIOSCIENCE INC
$520.34M$6.52$13.0099.39%Strong Buy214.33%17.78%72.56%52.26%
ARGX
ARGENX SE
$53.58B$877.94$1.04k18.25%Strong Buy141,457.11%14.48%43.41%36.87%
MNKD
MANNKIND CORP
$1.82B$5.94$10.0869.75%Strong Buy615.24%23.35%-326.91%29.44%
IDYA
IDEAYA BIOSCIENCES INC
$2.98B$34.02$49.1844.57%Strong Buy11-28.36%N/A-22.71%-20.92%
LGND
LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$3.73B$189.55$239.3326.26%Strong Buy67.08%60.68%23.49%15.12%
RPRX
ROYALTY PHARMA PLC
$22.16B$38.39$45.7519.17%Strong Buy412.69%49.79%41.62%20.69%
IMCR
IMMUNOCORE HOLDINGS PLC
$1.86B$36.80$65.3377.54%Buy310.45%N/A9.12%3.28%
ZVRA
ZEVRA THERAPEUTICS INC
$468.96M$8.33$23.00176.11%Strong Buy437.72%50.55%113.63%56.02%
TARS
TARSUS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$3.45B$81.35$93.7515.24%Strong Buy435.22%N/A72.06%45.17%
VCEL
VERICEL CORP
$1.85B$36.54$58.3359.64%Strong Buy314.99%53.81%27.97%19.86%
KNSA
KINIKSA PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL PLC
$3.15B$41.59$51.3323.43%Strong Buy620.26%66.86%41.88%31.47%
REGN
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$77.91B$741.29$787.636.25%Buy165.27%6.76%19.10%14.72%
FBIO
FORTRESS BIOTECH INC
$90.94M$2.93$17.00480.20%Buy133.83%N/A-111.65%-34.38%
TNGX
TANGO THERAPEUTICS INC
$1.26B$9.35$12.4032.62%Strong Buy5-47.67%N/A-100.37%-76.44%
TGTX
TG THERAPEUTICS INC
$4.98B$31.35$54.6774.38%Strong Buy330.22%-12.35%76.80%45.50%
SPRO
SPERO THERAPEUTICS INC
$130.71M$2.32N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
PBYI
PUMA BIOTECHNOLOGY INC
$295.29M$5.86N/AN/AN/AN/A2.09%-12.30%25.42%14.44%
GYRE
GYRE THERAPEUTICS INC
$740.80M$7.69$17.00121.07%Strong Buy213.27%13.62%218.85%139.94%
XERS
XERIS BIOPHARMA HOLDINGS INC
$1.19B$7.17$10.8351.09%Buy618.81%N/A-11,007.66%25.60%
HALO
HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS INC
$7.32B$62.21$77.1323.98%Buy816.28%26.14%241.37%54.76%
ADPT
ADAPTIVE BIOTECHNOLOGIES CORP
$2.36B$15.44$18.0016.58%Strong Buy88.44%N/A-10.92%-4.55%
GMAB
GENMAB A
$20.10B$31.31$43.7539.73%Strong Buy411.41%110.43%34.97%28.64%
ACAD
ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$4.59B$27.15$30.5012.34%Buy149.04%-12.37%36.50%25.16%
CPRX
CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$2.90B$23.62$33.0039.71%Strong Buy15.48%3.61%49.18%43.04%
SLNO
SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC
$2.79B$52.00$104.67101.28%Strong Buy6116.83%N/A72.65%59.92%
HRMY
HARMONY BIOSCIENCES HOLDINGS INC
$2.33B$40.51$45.0011.08%Strong Buy611.83%15.35%69.43%47.99%
EVAX
EVAXION A
$39.23M$6.21$12.3398.60%Strong Buy3N/AN/A77.61%21.53%
RIGL
RIGEL PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$740.21M$40.78$45.6711.98%Buy37.70%-4.20%76.86%37.27%
LQDA
LIQUIDIA CORP
$2.90B$33.38$44.3332.81%Strong Buy6103.26%N/A1,634.74%130.62%
CRMD
CORMEDIX INC
$905.29M$11.49$18.4060.14%Buy528.50%0.19%64.44%32.11%
ENTA
ENANTA PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$425.15M$14.73$20.4038.49%Strong Buy51.85%N/A-103.15%-23.78%
BMRN
BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC
$10.24B$53.31$84.6458.76%Strong Buy116.50%26.19%22.03%17.52%
FHTX
FOGHORN THERAPEUTICS INC
$251.09M$4.44$12.00170.27%Strong Buy216.55%N/AN/A-22.35%
KRYS
KRYSTAL BIOTECH INC
$7.09B$244.65$213.17-12.87%Buy626.15%11.01%44.02%40.39%
ZYME
ZYMEWORKS INC
$1.91B$25.48$31.7124.47%Strong Buy717.55%N/A12.48%10.06%
KROS
KEROS THERAPEUTICS INC
$655.33M$21.51$21.00-2.37%Buy5-67.58%N/A-11.52%-10.91%
DOMH
DOMINARI HOLDINGS INC
$71.26M$4.45N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
VRDN
VIRIDIAN THERAPEUTICS INC
$3.08B$32.31$40.0023.80%Strong Buy858.91%N/A6.81%5.93%
XOMA
XOMA ROYALTY CORP
$312.30M$25.22$72.67188.13%Strong Buy313.23%-0.86%17.10%5.71%
PTCT
PTC THERAPEUTICS INC
$6.07B$75.64$78.543.83%Buy13-16.74%N/A-221.88%13.07%
ARWR
ARROWHEAD PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$9.52B$70.09$67.43-3.80%Buy7-17.24%N/A-76.66%-25.79%
LXRX
LEXICON PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$472.42M$1.30$2.95126.92%Strong Buy2-35.94%N/A-42.16%-24.60%
UTHR
UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORP
$21.27B$493.99$495.080.22%Buy126.28%3.42%24.64%22.09%
MESO
MESOBLAST LTD
$2.31B$18.07N/AN/AN/AN/A172.48%N/A76.16%57.99%
ASMB
ASSEMBLY BIOSCIENCES INC
$571.00M$36.10$43.4020.22%Buy5N/AN/A-26.40%-20.10%
BNTX
BIONTECH SE
$22.80B$94.81$132.0039.23%Buy6-9.01%N/A-0.16%-0.13%
CLLS
CELLECTIS SA
$338.48M$4.68$8.0070.94%Strong Buy1-8.71%N/AN/AN/A
AXSM
AXSOME THERAPEUTICS INC
$7.47B$148.17$179.6021.21%Strong Buy1039.16%N/A864.35%95.22%
LYEL
LYELL IMMUNOPHARMA INC
$731.18M$34.46$25.00-27.45%Buy3342.05%N/AN/AN/A
PRLD
PRELUDE THERAPEUTICS INC
$107.50M$1.71$4.00133.92%Buy2150.36%N/A-131.46%-81.21%
NBTX
NANOBIOTIX SA
$1.09B$22.70N/AN/AN/AN/A81.25%N/AN/A-23.53%
ARDX
ARDELYX INC
$1.51B$6.21$11.1779.82%Buy618.12%N/A130.12%41.29%
ASND
ASCENDIS PHARMA A
$13.47B$220.42$257.5816.86%Strong Buy1234.76%N/A-501.98%75.67%
STTK
SHATTUCK LABS INC
$196.17M$3.10$4.0029.03%Buy3N/AN/A-39.46%-36.67%
ATRA
ATARA BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC
$129.75M$18.00N/AN/AN/AN/A-44.52%N/A-37.84%45.95%
BDTX
BLACK DIAMOND THERAPEUTICS INC
$158.96M$2.79$9.20229.75%Strong Buy5N/AN/A-35.84%-28.67%
HYPD
HYPERION DEFI INC
$28.18M$3.48N/AN/AN/AN/A666.74%N/A-149.42%-127.70%
ORMP
ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$122.19M$3.07N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A25.76%23.75%
KZIA
KAZIA THERAPEUTICS LTD
$84.42M$10.43$19.0082.17%Strong Buy2-11.19%N/AN/A-11,013.09%
CMMB
CHEMOMAB THERAPEUTICS LTD
$14.21M$2.22$25.001,026.13%Buy1N/AN/A-223.60%-203.05%
CORT
CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS INC
$9.26B$87.99$135.3353.80%Strong Buy329.54%64.46%137.93%105.82%
MDWD
MEDIWOUND LTD
$244.25M$19.05$36.0088.98%Buy117.91%N/A-49.28%-26.18%
ARVN
ARVINAS INC
$807.94M$12.58$14.1412.42%Strong Buy7-44.69%N/A-22.17%-14.82%
PYPD
POLYPID LTD
$61.36M$3.92$12.25212.50%Strong Buy4N/AN/A15.60%8.47%
VRCA
VERRICA PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$75.16M$7.92N/AN/AN/AN/A10.83%N/A-346.52%144.38%
JANX
JANUX THERAPEUTICS INC
$920.26M$15.30$63.22313.22%Strong Buy9-33.76%N/A-24.81%-23.64%
SABS
SAB BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC
$181.38M$3.81$10.50175.59%Strong Buy2-100.00%N/A-11.18%-10.06%
CGON
CG ONCOLOGY INC
$3.30B$40.94$66.4062.19%Strong Buy10285.90%N/A-3.26%-3.07%
NTHI
NEONC TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC
$198.83M$10.21N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
IVA
INVENTIVA SA
$426.65M$4.46$17.83299.84%Strong Buy66.34%N/AN/A-33.14%
FTRE
FORTREA HOLDINGS INC
$1.45B$15.72$12.42-21.01%Hold61.05%N/A18.17%3.85%
GLUE
MONTE ROSA THERAPEUTICS INC
$1.06B$16.31$13.00-20.29%Hold1-28.51%N/A-41.23%-22.04%
OKYO
OKYO PHARMA LTD
$77.48M$2.06$6.00191.26%Strong Buy2N/AN/AN/A-198.21%
NBY
NOVABAY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$352.83M$2.80N/AN/AN/AN/A328.27%N/A-4,360.95%-1,386.95%
AGEN
AGENUS INC
$128.89M$3.79$23.00506.86%Buy12.66%N/AN/A-19.80%
RLMD
RELMADA THERAPEUTICS INC
$297.73M$4.06$10.00146.31%Buy1N/AN/A-774.43%-492.76%
RLAY
RELAY THERAPEUTICS INC
$1.39B$8.03$15.2589.91%Strong Buy430.21%N/A-46.16%-41.87%
NBP
NOVABRIDGE BIOSCIENCES
$326.49M$3.99$7.6090.48%Buy5N/AN/A-36.38%-34.63%
SLN
SILENCE THERAPEUTICS PLC
$298.22M$6.32$61.67875.74%Strong Buy3N/AN/AN/AN/A

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. Beone Medicines (NASDAQ:ONC)


Beone Medicines (NASDAQ:ONC) 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 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 76.99% over the past year, overperforming other biotech stocks by 122 percentage points.

Beone Medicines has an average 1 year price target of $390.88, an upside of 22.51% from Beone Medicines's current stock price of $319.06.

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.

2. Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AUPH)


Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AUPH) 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 Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AUPH) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AUPH) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 23 points higher than the biotech industry average of 23.

AUPH passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Aurinia Pharmaceuticals has seen its stock return 63.57% over the past year, overperforming other biotech stocks by 109 percentage points.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals has an average 1 year price target of $17.25, an upside of 8.83% from Aurinia Pharmaceuticals's current stock price of $15.85.

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

3. Innoviva (NASDAQ:INVA)


Innoviva (NASDAQ:INVA) 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 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 11.21% over the past year, overperforming other biotech stocks by 56 percentage points.

Innoviva has an average 1 year price target of $32.00, an upside of 55.11% from Innoviva's current stock price of $20.63.

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.

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 12.13%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the biotech industry average of 2.94%.

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 2.29%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the biotech industry average of 2.94%. 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 2.94%. 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 down?

Biotech stocks were down -0.42% in the last day, and up 0.28% over the last week. Sonnet Biotherapeutics Holdings was the among the top losers in the biotechnology industry, dropping -59.35% yesterday.

Sonnet BioTherapeutics Holdings shares are trading lower after the company announced its stockholders approved a business combination with Hyperliquid Strategies and Rorschach I.

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 27.15% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the biotech industry by 72 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 100.68% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the biotech industry by 146 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 11.21% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the biotech industry by 56 percentage points.

Are biotech stocks a good buy now?

59.96% of biotech stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect biotech stocks to rise by 47.99% over the next year.

3.31% of biotech stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 6.42% of biotech stocks are rated B (Buy), 44.93% are rated C (Hold), 32.3% are rated D (Sell), and 13.04% 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 155.66x.
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