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 6.15% over the past year, overperforming other biotech stocks by 24 percentage points.
Corcept Therapeutics has an average 1 year
price target of $40.67, an upside of 65.85% from Corcept Therapeutics's current stock price of $24.52.
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 -20.99% over the past year, underperforming other biotech stocks by -3 percentage points.
Incyte has an average 1 year
price target of $74.92, an upside of 39.37% from Incyte's current stock price of $53.76.
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 -92.77% 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 441.87% from Amylyx Pharmaceuticals's current stock price of $2.03.
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.