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Best Biotech Stocks to Buy Now (2024)
Top biotech stocks in 2024 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best biotech stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the biotechnology industry.

Industry: Biotechnology

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Ticker	Company	Exchange	Industry	Market Cap	Price	1d %	EBITDA	P/E	D/E
CERO	CERO THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$20.32M	$1.38	0.00%	-$2.44M	-3.54x	-1.01
CVM	CEL SCI CORP	NYSEMKT	Biotechnology	$74.15M	$1.48	4.23%	-$26.34M	-2.14x	1.27
PRME	PRIME MEDICINE INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$672.86M	$5.61	6.45%	-$180.97M	-2.57x	0.46
NERV	MINERVA NEUROSCIENCES INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$16.43M	$2.35	-2.08%	-$31.57M	-0.52x	-2.38
RNAZ	TRANSCODE THERAPEUTICS INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$4.11M	$0.71	12.22%	-$17.97M	-0.01x	2.15
RGLS	REGULUS THERAPEUTICS INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$176.10M	$2.69	7.17%	-$29.21M	-1.70x	0.45
PHGE	BIOMX INC	NYSEMKT	Biotechnology	$22.53M	$0.41	-8.31%	-$22.87M	-0.80x	7.12
RENB	RENOVARO INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$214.07M	$1.49	1.36%	-$40.26M	-2.13x	0.33
SANA	SANA BIOTECHNOLOGY INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$2.16B	$9.78	1.56%	-$245.43M	-6.70x	0.97
BIVI	BIOVIE INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$19.94M	$0.50	1.42%	-$39.04M	-0.43x	1.87
NCNA	NUCANA PLC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$8.38M	$3.97	-0.38%	-$40.33M	-0.23x	0.87
ANEB	ANEBULO PHARMACEUTICALS INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$80.91M	$3.12	5.41%	-$10.46M	-7.43x	0.16
SER	SERINA THERAPEUTICS INC	NYSEMKT	Biotechnology	$22.26M	$8.90	0.00%	-$9.77M	-0.65x	1.21
ERNA	ETERNA THERAPEUTICS INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$9.25M	$1.71	-3.93%	-$19.93M	-0.42x	21.00
APTO	APTOSE BIOSCIENCES INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$18.70M	$1.19	-1.65%	-$50.74M	-0.16x	-5.48
KA	KINETA INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$6.15M	$0.56	1.81%	-$13.01M	-0.44x	2.50
AEON	AEON BIOPHARMA INC	NYSEMKT	Biotechnology	$126.97M	$3.36	-5.88%	$24.09M	5.17x	-1.05
EFTR	EFFECTOR THERAPEUTICS INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$7.96M	$2.16	-1.82%	-$32.78M	-0.13x	-4.55
ABVC	ABVC BIOPHARMA INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$12.14M	$1.15	1.77%	-$7.74M	-0.47x	0.76
CRBP	CORBUS PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDINGS INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$400.84M	$38.20	2.55%	-$41.04M	-3.71x	-5.10
NVAX	NOVAVAX INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$659.18M	$4.71	0.86%	-$487.39M	-0.87x	-3.51
ASLN	ASLAN PHARMACEUTICALS LTD	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$8.09M	$0.46	0.66%	-$39.41M	-0.17x	-2.85
JAGX	JAGUAR HEALTH INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$80.93M	$0.29	30.22%	-$32.53M	-0.16x	9.25
ARMP	ARMATA PHARMACEUTICALS INC	NYSEMKT	Biotechnology	$90.01M	$2.49	3.75%	-$65.45M	-1.30x	-4.07
PSTV	PLUS THERAPEUTICS INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$7.70M	$1.80	4.65%	-$12.18M	-0.42x	-9.45
ATRA	ATARA BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$77.58M	$0.65	-4.97%	-$254.20M	-0.25x	-2.67
ICCC	IMMUCELL CORP	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$38.75M	$5.00	0.00%	-$3.05M	-6.67x	0.75
IBIO	IBIO INC	NYSEMKT	Biotechnology	$7.07M	$2.03	9.73%	-$25.95M	-0.14x	2.70
GRTX	GALERA THERAPEUTICS INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$10.55M	$0.19	2.11%	-$47.41M	-0.15x	-1.20
ACXP	ACURX PHARMACEUTICALS INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$33.41M	$2.12	-1.85%	-$14.58M	-1.84x	0.65
ENGN	ENGENE HOLDINGS INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$667.67M	$15.32	-3.59%	N/A	N/A	0.50
DRMA	DERMATA THERAPEUTICS INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$2.26M	$0.34	2.10%	-$7.79M	-0.13x	0.26
EPRX	EUPRAXIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	N/A	$2.78	3.54%	-$27.60M	-2.37x	8.74
KPRX	KIORA PHARMACEUTICALS INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$14.26M	$0.54	-0.37%	-$12.35M	-0.20x	1.24
HUMA	HUMACYTE INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$523.97M	$4.40	0.00%	-$96.41M	-4.11x	8.47
HCWB	HCW BIOLOGICS INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$49.93M	$1.32	-4.14%	-$23.58M	-1.89x	1.12
ZVSA	ZYVERSA THERAPEUTICS INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$4.36M	$5.74	9.54%	-$107.74M	-0.01x	1.00
YS	YS BIOPHARMA CO LTD	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$68.68M	$0.74	-1.60%	N/A	N/A	2.18
RANI	RANI THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$319.50M	$6.37	0.00%	-$27.02M	-4.79x	2.52
ELTX	ELICIO THERAPEUTICS INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$92.12M	$9.00	1.69%	-$32.97M	-1.29x	1.39
MAIA	MAIA BIOTECHNOLOGY INC	NYSEMKT	Biotechnology	$63.01M	$3.15	7.88%	-$19.77M	-2.11x	14.85
NRSN	NEUROSENSE THERAPEUTICS LTD	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$19.53M	$1.27	0.79%	-$8.97M	-1.53x	-2.70
CLRB	CELLECTAR BIOSCIENCES INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$107.75M	$3.34	5.70%	-$37.79M	-1.07x	-9.91
CING	CINGULATE INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$5.61M	$1.12	7.69%	-$22.18M	-0.04x	-1.51
ALLR	ALLARITY THERAPEUTICS INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$380.00k	$1.23	-10.22%	-$11.28M	-0.01x	-5.31
CNSP	CNS PHARMACEUTICALS INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$2.30M	$0.22	-0.92%	-$18.83M	-0.04x	-1.38
ALZN	ALZAMEND NEURO INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$5.05M	$0.74	2.37%	-$12.35M	-0.39x	-1.07
SLS	SELLAS LIFE SCIENCES GROUP INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$75.96M	$1.35	5.47%	-$36.85M	-1.01x	-1.78
ENSC	ENSYSCE BIOSCIENCES INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$4.17M	$0.57	-6.41%	-$10.26M	-0.12x	-10.41
CHRO	CHROMOCELL THERAPEUTICS CORP	NYSEMKT	Biotechnology	$10.23M	$1.74	-1.69%	-$6.86M	-0.30x	-1.02
NRXP	NRX PHARMACEUTICALS INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$19.71M	$2.06	-5.50%	-$30.03M	-0.52x	-1.62
SKYE	SKYE BIOSCIENCE INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	N/A	$12.99	1.56%	-$36.61M	-2.42x	-6.60
ACHV	ACHIEVE LIFE SCIENCES INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$160.64M	$4.69	3.76%	-$26.73M	-3.13x	-14.38
AKTX	AKARI THERAPEUTICS PLC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$23.30M	$1.47	-13.53%	-$10.00M	N/A	-20.02
UNCY	UNICYCIVE THERAPEUTICS INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$38.93M	$1.12	-1.32%	-$30.18M	-0.88x	-4.73
QLGN	QUALIGEN THERAPEUTICS INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$1.83M	$0.29	-3.33%	-$11.89M	-0.11x	-1.97
VCNX	VACCINEX INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$7.61M	$6.18	3.00%	-$20.13M	-0.14x	-2.57
PTN	PALATIN TECHNOLOGIES INC	NYSEMKT	Biotechnology	$33.08M	$2.05	9.63%	-$31.25M	-0.79x	-2.15
OTLK	OUTLOOK THERAPEUTICS INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$110.61M	$8.50	0.00%	-$52.51M	-2.13x	-1.89
BCLI	BRAINSTORM CELL THERAPEUTICS INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$27.20M	$0.40	-8.29%	-$16.48M	-1.00x	-1.87
IVA	INVENTIVA SA	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$166.77M	$3.20	-1.23%	-$109.06M	-1.21x	-3.17
RVPH	REVIVA PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDINGS INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$88.78M	$3.18	-2.45%	-$39.24M	-1.93x	3.14
GALT	GALECTIN THERAPEUTICS INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$208.62M	$3.37	-3.71%	-$41.86M	-4.55x	-1.43
VTVT	VTV THERAPEUTICS INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$71.34M	$23.70	-15.24%	-$20.15M	-2.44x	-1.20
SCNI	SCINAI IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS LTD	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$2.01M	$0.46	4.77%	N/A	-0.09x	-7.90
KTRA	KINTARA THERAPEUTICS INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$6.13M	$0.16	6.08%	-$10.58M	-0.03x	-12.49
ONCO	ONCONETIX INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$2.52M	$0.11	-2.59%	-$36.71M	-0.05x	-3.91
BCTX	BRIACELL THERAPEUTICS CORP	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$35.80M	$2.24	6.16%	-$17.21M	-2.80x	-2.55
ATNF	180 LIFE SCIENCES CORP	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$1.71M	$2.00	0.50%	-$22.13M	-0.04x	-42.18
CDT	CONDUIT PHARMACEUTICALS INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$220.75M	$2.99	6.03%	-$324.00k	-299.00x	-16.81
ANVS	ANNOVIS BIO INC	NYSE	Biotechnology	$60.01M	$5.45	-10.80%	-$56.20M	-0.87x	-2.32
RNXT	RENOVORX INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$21.42M	$1.27	4.96%	-$10.12M	-1.28x	-1.49
OKYO	OKYO PHARMA LTD	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$39.48M	$1.55	3.00%	-$13.18M	-2.53x	-3.53
INKT	MINK THERAPEUTICS INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$33.62M	$0.97	1.68%	-$22.25M	-1.49x	-1.25
ICU	SEASTAR MEDICAL HOLDING CORP	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$37.18M	$0.49	5.79%	-$25.15M	-0.41x	-1.25
NLSP	NLS PHARMACEUTICS LTD	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$4.85M	$0.14	1.49%	-$15.36M	-0.27x	-1.53
NKGN	NKGEN BIOTECH INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$30.10M	$1.32	-9.59%	-$80.64M	-0.25x	-1.28
CLDI	CALIDI BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC	NYSEMKT	Biotechnology	$7.14M	$0.20	4.15%	-$26.88M	-0.12x	-2.22
TVGN	TEVOGEN BIO HOLDINGS INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$162.31M	$0.99	1.65%	-$58.89M	-0.40x	-1.06
OCEA	OCEAN BIOMEDICAL INC	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$47.81M	$1.40	-6.98%	-$97.33M	-0.36x	-1.01
PBM	PSYENCE BIOMEDICAL LTD	NASDAQ	Biotechnology	$17.01M	$1.27	5.83%	$1.52M	-127.00x	-1.79

Biotech Stocks FAQ

What are the best biotech stocks to buy right now in May 2024?

According to Zen Score, the 3 best biotechnology stocks to buy right now are:

1. Corcept Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CORT)

Corcept Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CORT) is the top biotech stock with a Zen Score of 65, which is 42 points higher than the biotech industry average of 23. It passed 21 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Corcept Therapeutics has seen its stock return 11.92% over the past year, overperforming other biotech stocks by 30 percentage points.

Corcept Therapeutics has an average 1 year price target of $40.67, an upside of 62.28% from Corcept Therapeutics's current stock price of $25.06.

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

2. Incyte (NASDAQ:INCY)

Incyte (NASDAQ:INCY) is the second best biotech stock with a Zen Score of 64, which is 41 points higher than the biotech industry average of 23. It passed 20 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Incyte has seen its stock lose -24.11% over the past year, underperforming other biotech stocks by -6 percentage points.

Incyte has an average 1 year price target of $74.92, an upside of 41.12% from Incyte's current stock price of $53.09.

Incyte stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 13 analysts covering Incyte, 30.77% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 23.08% have issued a Buy, 46.15% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Amylyx Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AMLX)

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AMLX) is the third best biotech stock with a Zen Score of 63, which is 40 points higher than the biotech industry average of 23. It passed 20 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Amylyx Pharmaceuticals has seen its stock lose -92.81% over the past year, underperforming other biotech stocks by -74 percentage points.

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals has an average 1 year price target of $11.00, an upside of 450% from Amylyx Pharmaceuticals's current stock price of $2.00.

Amylyx Pharmaceuticals stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, 40% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 40% 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 3 biotech stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 biotech stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Mei Pharma (NASDAQ:MEIP)

Mei Pharma (NASDAQ:MEIP) has an annual dividend yield of 57.19%, which is 42 percentage points higher than the biotech industry average of 15.03%.

Mei Pharma's dividend payout ratio of 58.9% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Novo Nordisk A S (NYSE:NVO)

Novo Nordisk A S (NYSE:NVO) has an annual dividend yield of 1.11%, which is -14 percentage points lower than the biotech industry average of 15.03%. Novo Nordisk A S's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% nine times in the last 10 years. Novo Nordisk A S's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Novo Nordisk A S's dividend payout ratio of 47.8% 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 0.42%, which is -15 percentage points lower than the biotech industry average of 15.03%. 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 shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Bio Techne's dividend payout ratio of 22.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are biotech stocks up?

Biotech stocks were up 1.42% in the last day, and up 6.14% over the last week. Context Therapeutics was the among the top gainers in the biotechnology industry, gaining 28.68% yesterday.

Context Therapeutics shares are trading higher after the company announced FDA clearance of its IND application for a Phase 1 clinical trial of CTIM-76.

What are the most undervalued biotech stocks?

Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued biotech stocks right now are:

1. Incyte (NASDAQ:INCY)

Incyte (NASDAQ:INCY) is the most undervalued biotech stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Incyte has a valuation score of 86, which is 72 points higher than the biotech industry average of 14. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Incyte's stock has dropped -24.11% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the biotech industry by -6 percentage points.

2. Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX)

Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) is the second most undervalued biotech stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Royalty Pharma has a valuation score of 86, which is 72 points higher than the biotech industry average of 14. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Royalty Pharma's stock has dropped -17.97% in the past year. It has performed in line with other stocks in the biotech industry.

3. Avrobio (NASDAQ:AVRO)

Avrobio (NASDAQ:AVRO) is the third most undervalued biotech stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Avrobio has a valuation score of 71, which is 57 points higher than the biotech industry average of 14. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Avrobio's stock has gained 88.65% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the biotech industry by 107 percentage points.

Are biotech stocks a good buy now?

49.33% of biotech stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect biotech stocks to rise by 82.13% over the next year.

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

The average P/E ratio of the biotechnology industry is 7.63x.

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