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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 136th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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TBPH
THERAVANCE BIOPHARMA INC
$699.01M$13.88$24.5076.51%Strong Buy215.28%N/A-2.24%-1.18%
RIGL
RIGEL PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$696.87M$38.85$42.008.11%Buy4-1.29%-31.03%62.83%24.90%
ONC
BEONE MEDICINES LTD
$33.71B$306.05$335.789.71%Strong Buy916.81%N/A506.64%303.29%
HALO
HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS INC
$8.56B$73.15$70.75-3.28%Buy415.90%23.63%308.98%50.06%
BMRN
BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC
$11.19B$58.27$101.8374.76%Strong Buy67.44%17.89%N/AN/A
AUPH
AURINIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$1.58B$11.99$13.008.42%Buy213.31%28.29%49.07%32.74%
BCRX
BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$1.74B$8.31$17.22107.24%Strong Buy910.64%N/A-51.62%47.60%
MDXG
MIMEDX GROUP INC
$1.05B$7.10$12.0069.01%Strong Buy110.22%42.65%N/AN/A
ALNY
ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$58.53B$446.51$422.91-5.29%Strong Buy2140.07%N/A927.57%50.91%
XERS
XERIS BIOPHARMA HOLDINGS INC
$1.26B$7.83$8.336.42%Buy618.43%N/A-557.70%32.17%
INVA
INNOVIVA INC
$1.29B$20.43$40.2597.01%Strong Buy412.10%60.24%26.89%14.41%
INCY
INCYTE CORP
$16.52B$84.61$79.92-5.55%Buy128.53%22.03%41.69%29.87%
NAGE
NIAGEN BIOSCIENCE INC
$789.55M$9.90$14.7849.24%Strong Buy415.50%0.11%38.51%27.01%
MIRM
MIRUM PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$3.71B$73.87$82.1711.23%Strong Buy618.42%N/A35.34%12.42%
CRMD
CORMEDIX INC
$1.01B$14.83$16.5011.26%Buy662.20%115.44%172.68%132.63%
VRTX
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$100.25B$391.02$489.1925.11%Buy167.19%10.17%N/AN/A
AKBA
AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC
$824.68M$3.14$6.90119.75%Strong Buy520.35%N/A422.04%33.44%
KNSA
KINIKSA PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL PLC
$2.48B$33.49$42.5026.90%Strong Buy421.07%229.06%42.44%31.78%
PBYI
PUMA BIOTECHNOLOGY INC
$250.18M$5.04$7.0038.89%Buy10.18%-22.05%27.09%13.41%
GMAB
GENMAB A
$15.96B$24.87$41.0064.86%Strong Buy214.55%8.70%4.39%3.60%
LGND
LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$3.17B$161.71$174.007.60%Strong Buy415.65%N/A13.06%11.40%
ZYME
ZYMEWORKS INC
$1.03B$14.81$17.5018.16%Buy225.80%N/A-9.01%-6.88%
RPRX
ROYALTY PHARMA PLC
$20.98B$35.98$48.0033.41%Strong Buy219.54%48.51%33.32%17.28%
ARQT
ARCUTIS BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC
$1.86B$15.52$19.5025.64%Buy428.34%N/A132.87%52.39%
ZVRA
ZEVRA THERAPEUTICS INC
$509.15M$9.07$22.57148.85%Strong Buy754.40%N/A107.02%48.96%
XOMA
XOMA ROYALTY CORP
$392.49M$32.47$69.50114.04%Strong Buy218.14%N/A69.75%22.61%
DOMH
DOMINARI HOLDINGS INC
$98.34M$6.42N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
VCYT
VERACYTE INC
$2.38B$30.34$42.0038.43%Strong Buy58.66%49.47%7.44%6.76%
ASND
ASCENDIS PHARMA A
$11.79B$194.27$252.2329.84%Strong Buy1369.79%N/A-433.50%77.52%
TVTX
TRAVERE THERAPEUTICS INC
$1.56B$17.50$35.56103.18%Strong Buy930.45%N/A497.04%29.31%
IMAB
I-MAB
$340.40M$4.16$6.7562.26%Buy4N/AN/A-62.47%-59.45%
ABUS
ARBUTUS BIOPHARMA CORP
$711.20M$3.71$5.0034.77%Strong Buy1-28.28%N/A-32.34%-25.99%
IONS
IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$6.80B$42.64$60.6242.17%Strong Buy136.22%N/A-1.87%-0.40%
ACAD
ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$4.35B$25.99$29.6313.99%Buy169.56%-2.97%42.25%28.55%
EXEL
EXELIXIS INC
$10.07B$37.42$46.4324.08%Buy1410.29%21.62%69.43%52.72%
HRMY
HARMONY BIOSCIENCES HOLDINGS INC
$2.12B$36.89$54.1446.77%Strong Buy713.74%15.31%44.58%31.10%
FENC
FENNEC PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$246.87M$8.87$13.5052.20%Buy239.90%N/A-559.39%93.03%
IPA
IMMUNOPRECISE ANTIBODIES LTD
$109.39M$2.37$4.0068.78%Buy221.07%N/A29.44%15.65%
LXRX
LEXICON PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$399.74M$1.10$3.23193.18%Strong Buy4-24.48%N/A-34.62%-19.86%
FHTX
FOGHORN THERAPEUTICS INC
$286.04M$5.06$11.67130.57%Buy321.07%N/AN/A-14.99%
FOLD
AMICUS THERAPEUTICS INC
$2.34B$7.59$46.33510.45%Strong Buy314.77%N/A95.80%24.01%
FBIO
FORTRESS BIOTECH INC
$76.77M$2.58$16.50539.53%Strong Buy236.51%N/AN/AN/A
MDGL
MADRIGAL PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$9.76B$437.85$490.0011.91%Strong Buy553.32%N/A116.51%79.86%
CORT
CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS INC
$7.35B$69.72$138.2598.29%Strong Buy428.79%49.01%128.03%101.53%
REGN
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$61.55B$580.70$725.4124.92%Buy174.13%-3.48%21.13%16.55%
TGTX
TG THERAPEUTICS INC
$4.65B$29.33$55.0087.52%Buy129.44%78.04%189.41%74.52%
FTRE
FORTREA HOLDINGS INC
$886.50M$9.85$6.80-30.96%Hold5-1.03%N/A17.11%3.56%
JAZZ
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC
$7.75B$127.75$177.6039.02%Strong Buy105.49%N/AN/AN/A
SLNO
SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC
$3.60B$67.67$116.7872.57%Strong Buy9171.11%N/A241.34%174.40%
CPRX
CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$2.52B$20.59$33.5062.70%Buy27.90%14.12%38.03%33.50%
BDTX
BLACK DIAMOND THERAPEUTICS INC
$156.37M$2.75$12.00336.36%Strong Buy3-47.36%N/A-21.43%-17.21%
VCEL
VERICEL CORP
$1.83B$36.36$59.0062.27%Strong Buy419.25%86.26%24.83%17.49%
OVID
OVID THERAPEUTICS INC
$91.02M$1.28$2.83121.33%Strong Buy3N/AN/A-130.86%-94.29%
SPRO
SPERO THERAPEUTICS INC
$116.49M$2.07N/AN/AN/AN/A23.52%N/A-126.85%-67.04%
ADPT
ADAPTIVE BIOTECHNOLOGIES CORP
$2.01B$13.18$13.00-1.37%Strong Buy616.23%N/A-23.72%-8.59%
NTHI
NEONC TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC
$142.06M$7.42N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
ASMB
ASSEMBLY BIOSCIENCES INC
$189.50M$24.70$40.5063.97%Strong Buy2N/AN/A-56.80%-12.73%
GYRE
GYRE THERAPEUTICS INC
$745.46M$7.74$18.00132.56%Buy133.51%70.18%303.51%182.98%
ARGX
ARGENX SE
$43.47B$712.20$789.4210.84%Strong Buy121,383.30%7.00%35.28%29.97%
EVAX
EVAXION A
$17.37M$2.75$14.00409.09%Buy1167.09%N/A253.64%70.34%
PLX
PROTALIX BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC
$123.58M$1.55N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
INBX
INHIBRX BIOSCIENCES INC
$408.49M$28.20N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A-179.59%-58.05%
APLS
APELLIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$3.48B$27.57$33.8822.89%Buy1710.84%N/A115.27%21.94%
NEUP
NEUPHORIA THERAPEUTICS INC
$21.30M$11.33$21.0085.35%Buy1N/AN/A-15.24%-12.90%
RCUS
ARCUS BIOSCIENCES INC
$1.13B$10.59$18.5074.69%Strong Buy4-9.91%N/A-10.13%-5.17%
ATRA
ATARA BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC
$84.63M$12.05$17.0041.08%Strong Buy1N/A24.54%N/AN/A
SRPT
SAREPTA THERAPEUTICS INC
$1.78B$18.20$31.1270.99%Hold25-15.19%N/A13.10%4.83%
PTCT
PTC THERAPEUTICS INC
$3.91B$49.33$71.0844.10%Strong Buy12-19.94%N/A-247.89%17.34%
ENTA
ENANTA PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$179.57M$8.40$22.50167.86%Buy22.05%N/A-44.90%-11.82%
PTHS
PELTHOS THERAPEUTICS INC
$71.95M$23.65N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
VRCA
VERRICA PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$52.85M$5.60N/AN/AN/AN/A50.02%N/A-59.43%26.57%
XNCR
XENCOR INC
$579.86M$8.13$18.50127.55%Buy4-8.56%N/A-31.46%-22.20%
IMCR
IMMUNOCORE HOLDINGS PLC
$1.62B$32.22$62.5093.98%Buy615.04%N/A43.00%15.83%
NVO
NOVO NORDISK A S
$252.09B$56.46$67.0018.67%Buy25.56%5.11%97.75%34.07%
ZYBT
ZHENGYE BIOTECHNOLOGY HOLDING LTD
$441.48M$9.36N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
AXSM
AXSOME THERAPEUTICS INC
$6.05B$121.28$181.3049.49%Strong Buy1041.15%N/A847.59%96.81%
ABEO
ABEONA THERAPEUTICS INC
$350.23M$6.83$18.20166.47%Buy5690.23%-14.58%34.80%23.12%
KRYS
KRYSTAL BIOTECH INC
$4.27B$147.70$201.7536.59%Strong Buy833.35%32.64%36.39%33.27%
RLAY
RELAY THERAPEUTICS INC
$615.49M$3.59$14.33299.25%Strong Buy344.01%N/A-36.26%-32.71%
TECH
BIO-TECHNE CORP
$8.50B$54.63$67.7824.07%Strong Buy94.69%106.41%16.23%12.18%
TARS
TARSUS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$2.47B$58.58$66.2513.09%Strong Buy434.57%N/A3.81%2.56%
OKYO
OKYO PHARMA LTD
$88.39M$2.35$7.00197.87%Buy1N/AN/AN/A-173.87%
NRSN
NEUROSENSE THERAPEUTICS LTD
$26.08M$1.06$14.001,220.75%Strong Buy1N/AN/AN/AN/A
RARE
ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL INC
$2.89B$29.96$82.80176.37%Strong Buy1022.64%N/A265.50%29.33%
NTRB
NUTRIBAND INC
$72.11M$6.47N/AN/AN/AN/A321.68%N/A799.94%663.57%
CVAC
CUREVAC NV
$1.21B$5.37$6.8327.24%Hold3-34.88%N/A7.93%6.75%
IRD
OPUS GENETICS INC
$73.09M$1.22$6.33419.10%Strong Buy339.28%N/A-34.29%-15.49%
GERN
GERON CORP
$893.22M$1.40$2.5078.57%Hold341.67%N/A101.60%47.50%
UTHR
UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORP
$13.78B$304.76$355.4316.63%Buy74.43%-0.99%18.69%16.95%
AGEN
AGENUS INC
$133.19M$4.18$14.50246.89%Buy2-1.13%N/AN/A-41.80%
BNTX
BIONTECH SE
$24.04B$100.00$138.8438.84%Strong Buy10-2.93%N/A-1.24%-1.06%
MESO
MESOBLAST LTD
$1.59B$13.83N/AN/AN/AN/A351.01%N/AN/AN/A
STOK
STOKE THERAPEUTICS INC
$1.08B$19.76$26.6034.62%Strong Buy5-75.03%N/A-26.79%-23.34%
ZLAB
ZAI LAB LTD
$3.59B$33.10$57.2272.87%Buy541.39%N/A186.64%128.97%
ARDX
ARDELYX INC
$1.53B$6.36$11.5781.93%Buy715.33%N/A155.78%46.57%
KROS
KEROS THERAPEUTICS INC
$617.76M$15.21$21.5041.35%Buy6-51.52%N/A-21.78%-20.33%
SION
SIONNA THERAPEUTICS INC
$1.09B$24.62$32.0029.98%Strong Buy1N/AN/A-36.08%-34.48%
VTGN
VISTAGEN THERAPEUTICS INC
$97.39M$3.34N/AN/AN/AN/A405.93%N/A-42.04%-35.09%
CYTK
CYTOKINETICS INC
$4.22B$35.33$71.20101.53%Buy10168.06%N/AN/A-6.44%
ALT
ALTIMMUNE INC
$338.03M$3.83$17.25350.39%Strong Buy42,271.26%N/A120.33%102.00%

Biotech Stocks FAQ

What are the best biotech stocks to buy right now in Aug 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. Theravance Biopharma (NASDAQ:TBPH)


Theravance Biopharma (NASDAQ:TBPH) is the #1 top biotech stock out of 637 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 Theravance Biopharma (NASDAQ:TBPH) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: D, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Theravance Biopharma (NASDAQ:TBPH) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 16 points higher than the biotech industry average of 23.

TBPH passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Theravance Biopharma has seen its stock return 69.06% over the past year, overperforming other biotech stocks by 122 percentage points.

Theravance Biopharma has an average 1 year price target of $24.50, an upside of 76.51% from Theravance Biopharma's current stock price of $13.88.

Theravance Biopharma stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Theravance Biopharma, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Rigel Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:RIGL)


Rigel Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:RIGL) is the #2 top biotech stock out of 637 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 Rigel Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:RIGL) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Rigel Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:RIGL) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 17 points higher than the biotech industry average of 23.

RIGL passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Rigel Pharmaceuticals has seen its stock return 186.72% over the past year, overperforming other biotech stocks by 240 percentage points.

Rigel Pharmaceuticals has an average 1 year price target of $42.00, an upside of 8.11% from Rigel Pharmaceuticals's current stock price of $38.85.

Rigel Pharmaceuticals stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Rigel 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. Beone Medicines (NASDAQ:ONC)


Beone Medicines (NASDAQ:ONC) is the #3 top biotech stock out of 637 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: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Beone Medicines (NASDAQ:ONC) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 13 points higher than the biotech industry average of 23.

ONC passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Beone Medicines has seen its stock return 54.18% over the past year, overperforming other biotech stocks by 108 percentage points.

Beone Medicines has an average 1 year price target of $335.78, an upside of 9.71% from Beone Medicines's current stock price of $306.05.

Beone Medicines stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering Beone Medicines, 44.44% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 55.56% 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 6 biotech stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 biotech stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Essa Pharma (NASDAQ:EPIX)


Essa Pharma (NASDAQ:EPIX) has an annual dividend yield of 704.6%, which is 602 percentage points higher than the biotech industry average of 102.14%.

Essa Pharma's dividend payout ratio of 0% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Dominari Holdings (NASDAQ:DOMH)


Dominari Holdings (NASDAQ:DOMH) has an annual dividend yield of 4.98%, which is -97 percentage points lower than the biotech industry average of 102.14%.

Dominari Holdings's dividend payout ratio of -13.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX)


Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) has an annual dividend yield of 2.42%, which is -100 percentage points lower than the biotech industry average of 102.14%. 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 37.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are biotech stocks down?

Biotech stocks were down -0.23% in the last day, and down -0.61% over the last week. Outlook Therapeutics was the among the top losers in the biotechnology industry, dropping -21.93% yesterday.

Outlook Therapeutics shares are trading lower after HC Wainwright downgraded the stock from Buy to Neutral and announced a $1 price target.

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 3.19% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the biotech industry by 57 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 105.71% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the biotech industry by 159 percentage points.

3. United Therapeutics (NASDAQ:UTHR)


United Therapeutics (NASDAQ:UTHR) 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.

United Therapeutics 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.

United Therapeutics's stock has dropped -15.4% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the biotech industry by 38 percentage points.

Are biotech stocks a good buy now?

54.56% of biotech stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect biotech stocks to rise by 86.75% over the next year.

2.73% of biotech stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 4.4% of biotech stocks are rated B (Buy), 38.99% are rated C (Hold), 34.38% are rated D (Sell), and 19.5% 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 -102.1x.
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