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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 132nd 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)
TBPH
THERAVANCE BIOPHARMA INC
$712.11M50,361,29651.78%48.22%Net SellingNet Selling
AUPH
AURINIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$1.52B131,629,54644.23%12.63%Net BuyingNet Buying
BCRX
BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$1.51B209,920,43084.08%15.92%Net SellingNet Buying
RIGL
RIGEL PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$527.18M17,937,34035.91%64.09%Net Selling
KNSA
KINIKSA PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL PLC
$2.87B74,107,66853.74%9.47%Net SellingNet Selling
HALO
HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS INC
$7.82B116,966,00077.24%22.76%Net SellingNet Selling
ONC
BEONE MEDICINES LTD
$34.15B1,430,372,9872.41%32.39%Net SellingNet Selling
ALNY
ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$60.82B131,079,01582.79%17.21%Net SellingNet Selling
PBYI
PUMA BIOTECHNOLOGY INC
$250.18M49,638,09360.15%39.85%Net Selling
MIRM
MIRUM PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$3.49B50,237,64751.49%48.51%Net SellingNet Buying
XERS
XERIS BIOPHARMA HOLDINGS INC
$1.47B161,480,36756.04%15.19%Net SellingNet Selling
GMAB
GENMAB A
$19.16B64,154,25499.31%0.00%
MDXG
MIMEDX GROUP INC
$982.45M147,959,41646.35%53.65%Net Buying
CRMD
CORMEDIX INC
$767.10M67,824,65950.35%10.08%Net SellingNet Selling
ZYME
ZYMEWORKS INC
$1.21B69,683,49253.28%46.72%Net BuyingNet Buying
NAGE
NIAGEN BIOSCIENCE INC
$591.77M79,752,95717.10%82.90%Net Buying
BMRN
BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC
$10.47B192,014,60196.00%1.74%Net SellingNet Selling
ARQT
ARCUTIS BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC
$2.41B119,905,07876.80%23.20%Net SellingNet Selling
AKBA
AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC
$782.65M262,635,83641.23%7.72%Net Selling
INCY
INCYTE CORP
$17.44B195,276,14577.48%22.52%Net SellingNet Selling
SLGL
SOL-GEL TECHNOLOGIES LTD
$111.15M2,785,78723.64%0.00%
LGND
LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$3.63B19,596,56017.33%82.67%Net SellingNet Selling
INVA
INNOVIVA INC
$1.15B63,021,01459.69%40.31%Net SellingNet Selling
ARGX
ARGENX SE
$49.57B61,034,20252.63%0.00%
FOLD
AMICUS THERAPEUTICS INC
$2.62B308,239,37466.49%33.51%Net SellingNet Selling
XOMA
XOMA ROYALTY CORP
$414.25M12,087,71918.68%81.32%Net SellingNet Selling
TVTX
TRAVERE THERAPEUTICS INC
$2.51B89,138,67363.43%36.57%Net SellingNet Selling
ABUS
ARBUTUS BIOPHARMA CORP
$820.47M191,698,69529.81%70.19%Net Selling
IONS
IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$11.40B159,391,22996.84%3.16%Net SellingNet Selling
VRTX
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$108.36B256,390,65193.79%1.50%Net SellingNet Buying
ASND
ASCENDIS PHARMA A
$12.20B60,689,487100.00%0.00%
FBIO
FORTRESS BIOTECH INC
$74.98M29,754,75316.67%50.60%Net BuyingNet Buying
HRMY
HARMONY BIOSCIENCES HOLDINGS INC
$1.70B57,532,60177.54%22.46%Net SellingNet Selling
LXRX
LEXICON PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$508.76M363,398,86021.70%78.30%Net Selling
DOMH
DOMINARI HOLDINGS INC
$91.76M15,318,4386.37%59.36%
EXEL
EXELIXIS INC
$10.24B269,202,52194.67%5.33%Net Selling
CPRX
CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$2.54B122,391,01082.76%15.97%Net BuyingNet Buying
VCYT
VERACYTE INC
$2.79B78,314,61166.66%33.34%Net SellingNet Selling
ZVRA
ZEVRA THERAPEUTICS INC
$599.52M56,135,09164.43%22.25%Net SellingNet Buying
FENC
FENNEC PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$249.37M27,831,6983.80%96.20%Net SellingNet Selling
RPRX
ROYALTY PHARMA PLC
$21.49B583,174,29858.59%17.24%Net SellingNet Selling
FTRE
FORTREA HOLDINGS INC
$972.00M90,000,00099.51%0.49%Net BuyingNet Buying
OVID
OVID THERAPEUTICS INC
$110.93M71,109,51450.58%24.06%Net Selling
ATRA
ATARA BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC
$99.17M7,023,03213.52%86.48%Net BuyingNet Buying
CORT
CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS INC
$7.69B105,371,72928.93%71.07%Net SellingNet Selling
FHTX
FOGHORN THERAPEUTICS INC
$220.47M56,529,96972.47%14.12%
MESO
MESOBLAST LTD
$2.19B1,279,967,1870.27%0.00%
APLS
APELLIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$3.61B126,289,91077.59%22.41%Net SellingNet Selling
VCEL
VERICEL CORP
$1.82B50,460,20591.49%8.51%Net SellingNet Selling
ADPT
ADAPTIVE BIOTECHNOLOGIES CORP
$2.61B152,273,91562.48%37.52%Net Selling
VALN
VALNEVA SE
$786.00M162,397,2022.78%0.00%
PLX
PROTALIX BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC
$184.18M79,732,1158.02%91.98%Net Buying
SPRO
SPERO THERAPEUTICS INC
$123.81M56,275,22519.69%64.04%Net SellingNet Selling
REGN
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$61.02B105,987,44268.94%31.06%Net Selling
EVAX
EVAXION A
$35.44M315,828,6080.42%0.00%
TGTX
TG THERAPEUTICS INC
$5.31B158,665,61356.43%43.57%Net SellingNet Selling
IMAB
I-MAB
$359.22M188,108,1784.99%0.00%
KRYS
KRYSTAL BIOTECH INC
$5.40B28,942,98178.75%21.25%Net Selling
NTHI
NEONC TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC
$159.98M19,159,1183.12%91.15%Net Buying
IMCR
IMMUNOCORE HOLDINGS PLC
$1.59B50,233,60995.69%4.31%Net BuyingNet Buying
ACAD
ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$3.64B167,361,85172.43%27.57%Net SellingNet Selling
RCUS
ARCUS BIOSCIENCES INC
$1.79B106,430,97663.75%36.25%Net BuyingNet Selling
JAZZ
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC
$8.38B60,658,80928.85%71.15%Net SellingNet Selling
NBTX
NANOBIOTIX SA
$930.00M48,236,67111.70%0.00%
INBX
INHIBRX BIOSCIENCES INC
$410.81M14,485,42171.80%28.20%Net SellingNet Selling
SRPT
SAREPTA THERAPEUTICS INC
$2.14B97,713,43873.74%26.26%Net SellingNet Selling
MDGL
MADRIGAL PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$9.45B22,289,01426.16%73.84%Net BuyingNet Buying
RLAY
RELAY THERAPEUTICS INC
$1.16B171,444,96678.05%21.95%Net SellingNet Selling
IRD
OPUS GENETICS INC
$119.82M59,908,0555.32%94.68%Net BuyingNet Buying
BNTX
BIONTECH SE
$25.18B240,392,62222.36%0.00%
ASMB
ASSEMBLY BIOSCIENCES INC
$210.95M7,672,26120.51%79.49%Net Buying
SLNO
SOLENO THERAPEUTICS INC
$3.38B53,145,00932.54%67.46%Net Selling
BDTX
BLACK DIAMOND THERAPEUTICS INC
$220.63M56,862,63565.68%34.32%Net SellingNet Buying
PTHS
PELTHOS THERAPEUTICS INC
$105.41M3,042,1432.57%97.43%Net Buying
TARS
TARSUS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$2.88B42,214,10673.88%26.12%Net SellingNet Selling
CYTK
CYTOKINETICS INC
$6.87B119,427,29390.09%9.91%Net SellingNet Selling
PSTV
PLUS THERAPEUTICS INC
$62.54M99,264,5260.38%23.86%Net BuyingNet Buying
TECH
BIO-TECHNE CORP
$10.28B155,549,58797.62%2.38%Net BuyingNet Buying
ANAB
ANAPTYSBIO INC
$951.90M27,996,96346.37%53.63%Net BuyingNet Selling
CMMB
CHEMOMAB THERAPEUTICS LTD
$15.66M413,851,1401.02%4.09%
NAMS
NEWAMSTERDAM PHARMA CO NV
$4.09B112,628,45874.13%25.87%Net SellingNet Selling
UTHR
UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORP
$19.28B45,226,26287.49%12.51%Net SellingNet Selling
PTCT
PTC THERAPEUTICS INC
$5.29B79,257,01984.83%15.17%Net SellingNet Selling
NVO
NOVO NORDISK A S
$237.67B4,465,000,0006.90%0.00%
ABEO
ABEONA THERAPEUTICS INC
$277.93M51,278,53945.24%54.76%Net SellingNet Selling
AXSM
AXSOME THERAPEUTICS INC
$6.34B49,901,48762.13%37.87%Net SellingNet Selling
OKYO
OKYO PHARMA LTD
$84.25M37,610,6760.50%99.50%
TSHA
TAYSHA GENE THERAPIES INC
$1.35B272,794,88589.44%10.56%Net BuyingNet Selling
PVLA
PALVELLA THERAPEUTICS INC
$788.55M11,059,66548.78%51.22%Net Buying
GYRE
GYRE THERAPEUTICS INC
$792.66M96,313,1572.05%97.95%Net Buying
XNCR
XENCOR INC
$880.13M71,323,04672.16%27.84%Net Selling
ARWR
ARROWHEAD PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$5.16B138,257,55076.53%9.95%Net SellingNet Selling
VRCA
VERRICA PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$37.31M9,445,76833.62%66.38%Net Selling
ARDX
ARDELYX INC
$1.22B240,982,82842.50%57.50%Net BuyingNet Selling
IMNM
IMMUNOME INC
$1.40B87,045,00891.25%7.71%Net BuyingNet Buying
ENTA
ENANTA PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$228.10M21,377,92356.45%43.55%Net SellingNet Selling
IMA
IMAGENEBIO INC
$29.72M4,021,50875.44%24.56%Net BuyingNet Buying
PGEN
PRECIGEN INC
$1.27B297,972,92022.39%77.61%Net SellingNet Selling
NBY
NOVABAY PHARMACEUTICALS INC
$7.16M5,823,4970.33%99.67%Net Buying
STOK
STOKE THERAPEUTICS INC
$1.74B54,797,41852.29%47.71%Net SellingNet Selling

Biotech Stocks FAQ

What are the best biotech stocks to buy right now in Oct 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 625 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: C, 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 63.85% over the past year, overperforming other biotech stocks by 94 percentage points.

Theravance Biopharma has an average 1 year price target of $25.67, an upside of 81.52% from Theravance Biopharma's current stock price of $14.14.

Theravance Biopharma stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 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. Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AUPH)


Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AUPH) is the #2 top biotech stock out of 625 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: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AUPH) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 24 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 65.67% over the past year, overperforming other biotech stocks by 96 percentage points.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals has an average 1 year price target of $13.00, an upside of 12.26% from Aurinia Pharmaceuticals's current stock price of $11.58.

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

3. Biocryst Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:BCRX)


Biocryst Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:BCRX) is the #3 top biotech stock out of 625 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 Biocryst Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:BCRX) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: D, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Biocryst Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:BCRX) has a Due Diligence Score of 17, which is -6 points lower than the biotech industry average of 23. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates BCRX as a "A".

BCRX passed 6 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Biocryst Pharmaceuticals has seen its stock lose -10.79% over the past year, overperforming other biotech stocks by 19 percentage points.

Biocryst Pharmaceuticals has an average 1 year price target of $20.30, an upside of 182.34% from Biocryst Pharmaceuticals's current stock price of $7.19.

Biocryst Pharmaceuticals stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Biocryst Pharmaceuticals, 40% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 10% 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 5 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 9.02%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the biotech industry average of 2.4%.

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

2. Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX)


Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) has an annual dividend yield of 2.36%, which is the same as the biotech industry average of 2.4%. 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.

3. Novo Nordisk (Ozempic) (NYSE:NVO)


Novo Nordisk (Ozempic) (NYSE:NVO) has an annual dividend yield of 2.07%, which is the same as the biotech industry average of 2.4%. Novo Nordisk (Ozempic)'s dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% nine times in the last 10 years. Novo Nordisk (Ozempic)'s dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Novo Nordisk (Ozempic)'s dividend payout ratio of 41.4% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are biotech stocks down?

Biotech stocks were down -0.12% in the last day, and down -1.86% over the last week. Genprex was the among the top losers in the biotechnology industry, dropping -16.42% yesterday.

Genprex shares are trading lower after the company announced a registered direct offering up to $8.1 million.

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 71, which is 57 points higher than the biotech industry average of 14. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Harmony Biosciences Holdings's stock has dropped -13.07% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the biotech industry by 17 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 29 points higher than the biotech industry average of 14. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Puma Biotechnology's stock has gained 79.36% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the biotech industry by 109 percentage points.

3. Rigel Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:RIGL)


Rigel Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:RIGL) 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.

Rigel Pharmaceuticals has a valuation score of 29, which is 15 points higher than the biotech industry average of 14. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Rigel Pharmaceuticals's stock has gained 101.44% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the biotech industry by 131 percentage points.

Are biotech stocks a good buy now?

57.81% of biotech stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect biotech stocks to rise by 64.95% over the next year.

2.29% of biotech stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 5.61% of biotech stocks are rated B (Buy), 44.28% are rated C (Hold), 33.06% are rated D (Sell), and 14.76% 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 -87.14x.
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