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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.

Industry: Biotechnology
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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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Ticker
Company
Zen Rating
Sentiment
Market Cap
Shares
Institutional %
Insider %
Net Insider (L12M)
Net Insider (L3M)
XNCR
XENCOR INC
$1.18B71,410,46972.07%27.93%Net Selling
LXEO
LEXEO THERAPEUTICS INC
$713.09M72,987,32767.63%9.87%Net SellingNet Selling
BBIO
BRIDGEBIO PHARMA INC
$14.48B192,708,81363.45%36.55%Net SellingNet Selling
CGEN
COMPUGEN LTD
$143.11M93,538,56513.31%0.00%
PHAT
PHATHOM PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$1.04B71,138,44065.65%34.35%Net SellingNet Selling
TECH
BIO-TECHNE CORP
$9.12B155,812,70197.61%2.39%Net BuyingNet Selling
NVO
NOVO NORDISK A S
$222.97B4,443,500,0006.76%0.00%
IONS
IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$13.09B161,974,39397.00%3.00%Net SellingNet Selling
CYPH
CYPHERPUNK TECHNOLOGIES INC
$81.58M56,651,84020.35%79.65%Net SellingNet Selling
UPB
UPSTREAM BIO INC
$1.47B54,038,59171.16%28.84%
SLGL
SOL-GEL TECHNOLOGIES LTD
$108.67M2,785,78720.05%13.70%Net BuyingNet Buying
GLTO
GALECTO INC
$42.47M1,327,2122.48%97.52%Net Selling
ALDX
ALDEYRA THERAPEUTICS INC
$273.14M60,162,77365.22%27.77%Net Selling
RAPT
RAPT THERAPEUTICS INC
$1.02B27,710,87129.99%70.01%
MDGL
MADRIGAL PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$12.98B22,711,42026.01%73.99%Net BuyingNet Selling
INSM
INSMED INC
$42.02B213,273,46984.90%15.10%Net SellingNet Selling
INBX
INHIBRX BIOSCIENCES INC
$1.16B14,543,73871.92%28.08%Net SellingNet Selling
LEGN
LEGEND BIOTECH CORP
$4.12B369,379,12922.65%0.00%
UNCY
UNICYCIVE THERAPEUTICS INC
$133.89M21,491,39629.25%21.29%
TTRX
TURN THERAPEUTICS INC
$100.41M29,445,1830.00%59.66%Net BuyingNet Buying
IVVD
INVIVYD INC
$540.84M233,122,83461.79%38.21%Net SellingNet Buying
LBRX
LB PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$483.85M25,299,10271.88%28.12%Net Buying
CNTA
CENTESSA PHARMACEUTICALS PLC
$3.56B134,447,83690.30%9.70%Net SellingNet Selling
PEPG
PEPGEN INC
$389.11M68,748,22482.51%9.24%Net BuyingNet Buying
NUVB
NUVATION BIO INC
$2.89B342,833,43358.03%41.97%Net BuyingNet Buying
MLYS
MINERALYS THERAPEUTICS INC
$2.92B79,139,95667.79%32.21%Net BuyingNet Selling
URGN
UROGEN PHARMA LTD
$1.02B46,808,89281.41%18.59%Net SellingNet Selling
ACOG
ALPHA COGNITION INC
$115.45M21,742,10425.95%3.86%Net Buying
ZBIO
ZENAS BIOPHARMA INC
$2.18B53,679,16664.78%34.32%Net BuyingNet Buying
PLX
PROTALIX BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC
$143.95M80,421,1819.25%90.75%Net BuyingNet Selling
COYA
COYA THERAPEUTICS INC
$129.31M20,924,45622.73%10.32%Net Buying
NXTC
NEXTCURE INC
$29.85M2,679,8225.64%94.36%
CGTX
COGNITION THERAPEUTICS INC
$149.18M88,274,25824.09%29.21%Net SellingNet Buying
DAWN
DAY ONE BIOPHARMACEUTICALS INC
$858.37M102,675,50257.43%42.57%Net SellingNet Selling
CRVS
CORVUS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$625.09M74,681,87255.80%41.58%Net Buying
ADMA
ADMA BIOLOGICS INC
$4.71B237,997,76579.67%20.33%Net SellingNet Selling
HRTX
HERON THERAPEUTICS INC
$251.21M183,362,52255.03%44.97%Net Buying
DARE
DARE BIOSCIENCE INC
$35.29M14,289,2293.80%96.20%
PLRZ
POLYRIZON LTD
$12.36M980,1291.26%0.00%
TCRX
TSCAN THERAPEUTICS INC
$57.32M56,747,99360.97%29.87%Net Buying
PVLA
PALVELLA THERAPEUTICS INC
$1.17B11,836,49057.88%42.12%Net BuyingNet Buying
FGEN
FIBROGEN INC
$33.90M4,045,4458.64%91.36%Net BuyingNet Buying
ABUS
ARBUTUS BIOPHARMA CORP
$905.85M192,324,01729.82%70.18%Net Selling
SEER
SEER INC
$98.19M55,787,84442.90%57.10%Net SellingNet Selling
KURA
KURA ONCOLOGY INC
$889.32M87,017,51890.23%9.77%Net SellingNet Selling
ROIV
ROIVANT SCIENCES LTD
$15.37B695,491,61542.42%57.58%Net SellingNet Selling
PBM
PSYENCE BIOMEDICAL LTD
$2.96M1,872,0511.93%98.07%
XLO
XILIO THERAPEUTICS INC
$35.75M52,500,32838.83%61.17%Net Buying
PSTV
PLUS THERAPEUTICS INC
$94.00M137,429,0553.79%17.25%Net BuyingNet Buying
ANIX
ANIXA BIOSCIENCES INC
$117.84M32,916,91516.45%82.89%Net BuyingNet Buying
ACIU
AC IMMUNE SA
$317.82M100,893,71624.41%0.00%
QTTB
Q32 BIO INC
$36.42M12,304,35229.11%70.89%Net SellingNet Selling
ALLR
ALLARITY THERAPEUTICS INC
$18.03M15,811,8866.53%11.05%Net SellingNet Selling
COEP
COEPTIS THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS INC
$80.80M5,340,1110.97%99.03%
ZNTL
ZENTALIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$101.15M72,250,77962.63%37.37%Net Buying
DBVT
DBV TECHNOLOGIES SA
$621.32M169,113,6193.85%21.89%Net SellingNet Selling
ERAS
ERASCA INC
$1.02B283,711,80571.43%28.57%
VTYX
VENTYX BIOSCIENCES INC
$584.43M71,358,63840.58%59.42%Net BuyingNet Buying
IBRX
IMMUNITYBIO INC
$2.32B984,965,17914.52%7.76%Net Selling
MGX
METAGENOMI INC
$61.95M37,546,75115.98%34.26%Net BuyingNet Buying
SLS
SELLAS LIFE SCIENCES GROUP INC
$289.16M142,442,23923.11%5.93%Net SellingNet Selling
ACTU
ACTUATE THERAPEUTICS INC
$174.79M23,243,32828.22%71.78%Net Buying
CVAC
CUREVAC NV
$1.14B225,806,6118.73%0.00%
NCNA
NUCANA PLC
$0.0020,809,855,0000.00%0.00%
GALT
GALECTIN THERAPEUTICS INC
$402.95M64,472,79211.90%88.10%Net SellingNet Selling
PRTA
PROTHENA CORP PUBLIC LTD CO
$557.68M53,829,98249.89%50.11%Net Selling
ALGS
ALIGOS THERAPEUTICS INC
$81.81M6,153,5826.48%93.52%
KZR
KEZAR LIFE SCIENCES INC
$45.70M7,323,15620.97%79.03%Net Selling
RANI
RANI THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS INC
$162.83M121,511,5803.32%33.62%Net SellingNet Selling
OCGN
OCUGEN INC
$424.76M312,320,11214.70%9.77%Net Selling
TNYA
TENAYA THERAPEUTICS INC
$141.53M166,505,88520.74%22.99%Net BuyingNet Selling
SYRE
SPYRE THERAPEUTICS INC
$2.61B77,592,13071.39%28.61%Net SellingNet Selling
VTGN
VISTAGEN THERAPEUTICS INC
$167.86M39,495,45145.78%54.22%Net Buying
TRVI
TREVI THERAPEUTICS INC
$1.64B128,230,13441.41%58.59%Net BuyingNet Buying
PASG
PASSAGE BIO INC
$31.14M3,178,7104.25%95.75%Net SellingNet Buying
EQ
EQUILLIUM INC
$77.94M60,893,28348.70%23.60%Net SellingNet Selling
ALT
ALTIMMUNE INC
$549.42M104,254,17339.60%60.40%Net SellingNet Selling
GERN
GERON CORP
$868.16M638,355,27579.43%1.09%Net BuyingNet Buying
RGNX
REGENXBIO INC
$702.14M50,623,08676.78%23.22%Net SellingNet Selling
CAMP
CAMP4 THERAPEUTICS CORP
$304.26M46,881,13452.04%47.96%Net Buying
ZLAB
ZAI LAB LTD
$1.97B1,105,937,6003.18%1.76%Net BuyingNet Selling
TNXP
TONIX PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDING CORP
$227.05M11,776,54213.29%86.71%Net Buying
CMPX
COMPASS THERAPEUTICS INC
$917.77M177,862,10278.76%21.24%Net SellingNet Selling
NAMS
NEWAMSTERDAM PHARMA CO NV
$4.22B113,390,80474.81%25.19%Net SellingNet Buying
CRBU
CARIBOU BIOSCIENCES INC
$167.31M93,468,03839.75%8.81%Net Buying
EDIT
EDITAS MEDICINE INC
$246.98M97,618,66044.12%33.76%Net SellingNet Selling
IBIO
IBIO INC
$43.63M22,487,3089.37%90.63%Net Buying
JBIO
JADE BIOSCIENCES INC
$689.14M46,004,20562.53%37.47%Net BuyingNet Buying
GRDX
GRIDAI TECHNOLOGIES CORP
$9.88M3,361,9032.63%97.37%Net Selling
ADCT
ADC THERAPEUTICS SA
$524.00M123,877,11154.76%34.45%Net BuyingNet Selling
ANRO
ALTO NEUROSCIENCE INC
$470.03M31,066,33553.94%21.66%
FULC
FULCRUM THERAPEUTICS INC
$703.54M54,118,43865.03%34.97%Net SellingNet Selling
SVRA
SAVARA INC
$1.41B203,467,84539.29%60.71%Net BuyingNet Selling
VYGR
VOYAGER THERAPEUTICS INC
$244.08M55,600,08450.66%49.34%Net SellingNet Selling
LITS
LITE STRATEGY INC
$62.90M36,785,39727.59%52.07%Net BuyingNet Buying
MREO
MEREO BIOPHARMA GROUP PLC
$345.32M795,658,50412.60%4.18%
FATE
FATE THERAPEUTICS INC
$132.66M115,352,28954.16%45.84%Net Buying
OCS
OCULIS HOLDING AG
$1.16B55,874,81119.49%0.00%
NRXP
NRX PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$58.16M28,097,6277.36%92.64%Net Buying
APVO
APTEVO THERAPEUTICS INC
$19.04M16,850,4942.93%21.29%Net BuyingNet Buying

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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