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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
$35.30B$318.69$390.8822.65%Strong Buy8120.82%371.20%3,252.07%1,759.41%
MDXG
MIMEDX GROUP INC
$1.03B$6.98$12.0071.92%Strong Buy16.10%11.26%N/AN/A
INVA
INNOVIVA INC
$1.55B$20.71$32.0054.51%Buy47.03%6.45%20.54%14.52%
AUPH
AURINIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$2.05B$15.53$17.2511.08%Buy411.97%20.64%46.60%32.31%
JAZZ
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC
$9.86B$162.26$203.0025.11%Strong Buy105.84%N/A40.98%14.29%
INCY
INCYTE CORP
$18.68B$95.16$98.633.64%Buy168.61%14.93%43.11%31.67%
FOLD
AMICUS THERAPEUTICS INC
$3.03B$9.81$38.00287.36%Strong Buy414.28%N/A189.84%50.35%
MIRM
MIRUM PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$3.36B$65.40$89.1036.24%Strong Buy1015.85%N/A37.25%13.85%
ALNY
ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$54.85B$415.21$496.5919.60%Strong Buy2429.56%243.78%1,231.98%59.39%
ANAB
ANAPTYSBIO INC
$1.21B$43.80$66.8952.71%Strong Buy94.03%N/AN/A-24.98%
VCYT
VERACYTE INC
$3.47B$43.84$45.503.79%Buy68.74%48.66%13.77%12.66%
BCRX
BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$1.61B$7.64$19.25151.96%Strong Buy87.64%N/A-52.87%45.94%
TBPH
THERAVANCE BIOPHARMA INC
$902.48M$17.81$27.8056.09%Strong Buy515.59%-48.81%17.92%10.04%
ARQT
ARCUTIS BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC
$3.65B$29.76$32.007.53%Buy325.17%N/A178.95%76.25%
AKBA
AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC
$419.28M$1.58$5.50248.10%Strong Buy213.54%N/A218.01%24.90%
TVTX
TRAVERE THERAPEUTICS INC
$3.09B$34.51$34.11-1.16%Buy928.26%N/A560.12%76.51%
FENC
FENNEC PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$214.81M$7.64$13.5076.70%Buy235.70%N/AN/AN/A
EXEL
EXELIXIS INC
$11.23B$41.87$45.829.44%Buy1710.03%16.60%58.25%44.57%
RPRX
ROYALTY PHARMA PLC
$21.99B$38.09$46.0020.77%Strong Buy312.69%49.79%41.62%20.69%
IDYA
IDEAYA BIOSCIENCES INC
$2.99B$34.08$49.1844.31%Strong Buy11-28.36%N/A-22.71%-20.92%
VRTX
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$110.88B$437.01$486.6811.37%Buy197.35%16.60%36.72%25.58%
SEPN
SEPTERNA INC
$1.14B$25.49$27.678.54%Strong Buy333.77%N/A-22.79%-14.60%
APLS
APELLIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$3.01B$23.78$35.0847.51%Buy131.63%N/A26.93%10.20%
NAGE
NIAGEN BIOSCIENCE INC
$519.54M$6.51$13.0099.69%Strong Buy214.33%17.78%72.56%52.26%
MNKD
MANNKIND CORP
$1.77B$5.77$10.0874.75%Strong Buy615.24%23.35%-326.91%29.44%
IMCR
IMMUNOCORE HOLDINGS PLC
$1.85B$36.64$65.3378.31%Buy310.45%N/A9.12%3.28%
ARGX
ARGENX SE
$54.28B$889.41$978.9210.06%Strong Buy131,457.11%14.48%43.41%36.87%
VCEL
VERICEL CORP
$1.94B$38.38$58.3351.99%Strong Buy314.99%53.81%27.97%19.86%
GMAB
GENMAB A
$19.86B$30.93$43.7541.45%Strong Buy411.41%110.43%34.97%28.64%
KNSA
KINIKSA PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL PLC
$3.12B$41.14$51.3324.78%Strong Buy620.26%66.86%41.88%31.47%
ZVRA
ZEVRA THERAPEUTICS INC
$484.16M$8.60$23.00167.44%Strong Buy437.72%50.55%113.63%56.02%
TARS
TARSUS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$3.38B$79.55$93.7517.85%Strong Buy435.22%N/A72.06%45.17%
REGN
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$72.79B$692.58$784.7513.31%Buy165.27%6.76%19.10%14.72%
FBIO
FORTRESS BIOTECH INC
$88.15M$2.84$17.00498.59%Buy133.83%N/A-111.65%-34.38%
ADPT
ADAPTIVE BIOTECHNOLOGIES CORP
$2.27B$14.86$18.0021.13%Strong Buy88.44%N/A-10.92%-4.55%
RIGL
RIGEL PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$768.35M$42.33$45.677.88%Buy37.70%-4.20%76.86%37.27%
SLNO
SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC
$2.69B$50.01$104.67109.29%Strong Buy6116.83%N/A72.65%59.92%
TGTX
TG THERAPEUTICS INC
$4.83B$30.43$54.6779.65%Strong Buy330.22%-12.35%76.80%45.50%
GYRE
GYRE THERAPEUTICS INC
$774.52M$8.04$17.00111.44%Strong Buy213.27%13.62%218.85%139.94%
HALO
HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS INC
$7.28B$61.87$77.1324.66%Buy816.28%26.14%241.37%54.76%
LGND
LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$3.66B$185.83$241.0029.69%Strong Buy57.08%60.68%23.49%15.12%
PBYI
PUMA BIOTECHNOLOGY INC
$278.16M$5.52N/AN/AN/AN/A2.09%-12.30%25.42%14.44%
XERS
XERIS BIOPHARMA HOLDINGS INC
$1.16B$7.01$10.8354.54%Buy618.81%N/A-11,007.66%25.60%
CPRX
CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$2.77B$22.55$33.0046.34%Strong Buy15.48%3.61%49.18%43.04%
ACAD
ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$4.55B$26.89$30.9215.00%Buy139.04%-12.37%36.50%25.16%
HRMY
HARMONY BIOSCIENCES HOLDINGS INC
$2.24B$38.82$45.0015.92%Strong Buy611.83%15.35%69.43%47.99%
EVAX
EVAXION A
$41.88M$6.63$12.3386.02%Strong Buy3N/AN/A77.61%21.53%
BMRN
BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC
$10.32B$53.74$84.6457.49%Strong Buy116.50%26.19%22.03%17.52%
LQDA
LIQUIDIA CORP
$2.96B$34.04$41.2921.29%Strong Buy7103.26%N/A1,634.74%130.62%
CRMD
CORMEDIX INC
$915.53M$11.62$18.4058.35%Buy528.50%0.19%64.44%32.11%
ZYME
ZYMEWORKS INC
$1.93B$25.81$30.5718.47%Strong Buy717.55%N/A12.48%10.06%
SPRO
SPERO THERAPEUTICS INC
$131.27M$2.33N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
ENTA
ENANTA PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$422.55M$14.64$20.4039.34%Strong Buy51.85%N/A-103.15%-23.78%
KRYS
KRYSTAL BIOTECH INC
$6.80B$234.64$213.17-9.15%Buy626.15%11.01%44.02%40.39%
FHTX
FOGHORN THERAPEUTICS INC
$247.13M$4.37$12.00174.60%Strong Buy216.55%N/AN/A-22.35%
BNTX
BIONTECH SE
$23.05B$95.85$132.0037.72%Buy6-9.01%N/A-0.16%-0.13%
DOMH
DOMINARI HOLDINGS INC
$63.25M$3.95N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
PTCT
PTC THERAPEUTICS INC
$5.90B$73.47$78.546.90%Buy13-16.74%N/A-221.88%13.07%
VRDN
VIRIDIAN THERAPEUTICS INC
$3.04B$31.80$39.0022.64%Strong Buy758.91%N/A6.81%5.93%
TNGX
TANGO THERAPEUTICS INC
$1.23B$9.12$12.4035.96%Strong Buy5-47.67%N/A-100.37%-76.44%
ARWR
ARROWHEAD PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$9.35B$68.83$63.43-7.85%Buy7-17.24%N/A-76.66%-25.79%
XOMA
XOMA ROYALTY CORP
$397.25M$32.08$76.00136.91%Strong Buy113.23%-0.86%17.10%5.71%
LXRX
LEXICON PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$476.05M$1.31$2.95125.19%Strong Buy2-35.94%N/A-42.16%-24.60%
MESO
MESOBLAST LTD
$2.40B$18.76N/AN/AN/AN/A172.48%N/A76.16%57.99%
SABS
SAB BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC
$179.00M$3.76$10.50179.26%Strong Buy2-100.00%N/A-11.18%-10.06%
ASMB
ASSEMBLY BIOSCIENCES INC
$564.20M$35.67$43.4021.67%Buy5N/AN/A-26.40%-20.10%
KROS
KEROS THERAPEUTICS INC
$655.93M$21.53$21.00-2.46%Buy5-67.58%N/A-11.52%-10.91%
UTHR
UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORP
$20.51B$476.36$495.083.93%Buy126.28%3.42%24.64%22.09%
CORT
CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS INC
$8.75B$83.15$135.3362.76%Strong Buy329.54%64.46%137.93%105.82%
CLLS
CELLECTIS SA
$331.97M$4.59$8.0074.29%Strong Buy1-8.71%N/AN/AN/A
AXSM
AXSOME THERAPEUTICS INC
$7.32B$145.22$179.6023.67%Strong Buy1039.16%N/A864.35%95.22%
NBTX
NANOBIOTIX SA
$1.03B$21.27N/AN/AN/AN/A81.25%N/AN/A-23.53%
LYEL
LYELL IMMUNOPHARMA INC
$621.06M$29.27$25.00-14.59%Buy3342.05%N/AN/AN/A
PRLD
PRELUDE THERAPEUTICS INC
$106.87M$1.70$4.00135.29%Buy2150.36%N/A-131.46%-81.21%
AAPG
ASCENTAGE PHARMA GROUP INTERNATIONAL
$2.62B$30.06$48.5061.34%Strong Buy4252.55%N/AN/AN/A
BDTX
BLACK DIAMOND THERAPEUTICS INC
$154.40M$2.71$9.20239.48%Strong Buy5N/AN/A-35.84%-28.67%
HYPD
HYPERION DEFI INC
$30.45M$3.76N/AN/AN/AN/A666.74%N/A-149.42%-127.70%
STTK
SHATTUCK LABS INC
$198.70M$3.14$4.0027.39%Buy3N/AN/A-39.46%-36.67%
ATRA
ATARA BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC
$113.13M$15.69N/AN/AN/AN/A-44.52%N/A-37.84%45.95%
KZIA
KAZIA THERAPEUTICS LTD
$126.03M$15.57$16.002.76%Strong Buy3-11.19%N/AN/A-11,013.09%
ASND
ASCENDIS PHARMA A
$12.01B$196.63$257.4230.91%Strong Buy1234.76%N/A-501.98%75.67%
CMMB
CHEMOMAB THERAPEUTICS LTD
$16.64M$2.60$25.00861.54%Buy1N/AN/A-223.60%-203.05%
ARVN
ARVINAS INC
$841.34M$13.10$14.147.96%Strong Buy7-44.69%N/A-22.17%-14.82%
ARDX
ARDELYX INC
$1.41B$5.80$11.1792.53%Buy618.12%N/A130.12%41.29%
ORMP
ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$106.67M$2.68N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A25.76%23.75%
PYPD
POLYPID LTD
$62.30M$3.98$12.25207.79%Strong Buy4N/AN/A15.60%8.47%
MDWD
MEDIWOUND LTD
$236.81M$18.47$36.0094.91%Buy117.91%N/A-49.28%-26.18%
VRCA
VERRICA PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$78.48M$8.27N/AN/AN/AN/A10.83%N/A-346.52%144.38%
TECH
BIO-TECHNE CORP
$9.16B$58.82$70.3319.57%Strong Buy96.53%73.40%20.97%16.32%
FTRE
FORTREA HOLDINGS INC
$1.33B$14.39$10.70-25.64%Hold51.05%N/A18.17%3.85%
NTHI
NEONC TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC
$174.49M$8.96N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
GLUE
MONTE ROSA THERAPEUTICS INC
$1.11B$16.99$13.00-23.48%Hold1-28.51%N/A-41.23%-22.04%
AGEN
AGENUS INC
$133.31M$3.92$23.00486.73%Buy12.66%N/AN/A-19.80%
IVA
INVENTIVA SA
$407.52M$4.26$17.83318.62%Strong Buy66.34%N/AN/A-33.14%
RLMD
RELMADA THERAPEUTICS INC
$303.60M$4.14$10.00141.55%Buy1N/AN/A-774.43%-492.76%
ACOG
ALPHA COGNITION INC
$130.24M$5.99$18.00200.50%Buy193.77%N/AN/AN/A
TCRX
TSCAN THERAPEUTICS INC
$57.60M$1.02$6.50540.39%Buy222.33%N/A-36.77%-20.20%
LXEO
LEXEO THERAPEUTICS INC
$694.11M$9.51$19.83108.55%Strong Buy6N/AN/A-74.24%-62.37%
ALDX
ALDEYRA THERAPEUTICS INC
$288.18M$4.79$9.0087.89%Strong Buy1N/AN/A97.82%61.92%
NBP
NOVABRIDGE BIOSCIENCES
$328.94M$4.02$7.6089.05%Buy5N/AN/A-36.38%-34.63%

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 619 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 53.5% over the past year, overperforming other biotech stocks by 102 percentage points.

Beone Medicines has an average 1 year price target of $390.88, an upside of 22.65% from Beone Medicines's current stock price of $318.69.

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. Mimedx Group (NASDAQ:MDXG)


Mimedx Group (NASDAQ:MDXG) is the #2 top biotech stock out of 619 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 Mimedx Group (NASDAQ:MDXG) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Mimedx Group (NASDAQ:MDXG) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 19 points higher than the biotech industry average of 23.

MDXG passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Mimedx Group has seen its stock lose -27.06% over the past year, overperforming other biotech stocks by 21 percentage points.

Mimedx Group has an average 1 year price target of $12.00, an upside of 71.92% from Mimedx Group's current stock price of $6.98.

Mimedx Group stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Mimedx Group, 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.

3. Innoviva (NASDAQ:INVA)


Innoviva (NASDAQ:INVA) is the #3 top biotech stock out of 619 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 8.03% 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 54.51% from Innoviva's current stock price of $20.71.

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 13.67%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the biotech industry average of 3.23%.

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 2.31%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the biotech industry average of 3.23%. 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 0.54%, which is -3 percentage points lower than the biotech industry average of 3.23%. 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 -1.43% in the last day, and up 2.64% 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 15.95% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the biotech industry by 64 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 89.04% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the biotech industry by 137 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 8.03% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the biotech industry by 56 percentage points.

Are biotech stocks a good buy now?

59.31% of biotech stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect biotech stocks to rise by 48.82% over the next year.

3.08% of biotech stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 6.16% of biotech stocks are rated B (Buy), 44.97% are rated C (Hold), 33.26% are rated D (Sell), and 12.53% 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 165.74x.
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