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Best General Drug Manufacturer Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top general drug manufacturer stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best general drug manufacturer stocks to buy now. Learn More.

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General Drug Manufacturers is Zen Rated A and is the 2nd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	Graham Fair Value	Graham Fair Value %	P/E	Forward P/E	P/S	P/B	PEG	Free Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow Yield	Book Value	BVPS	EV	EV/EBITDA
GRFS	GRIFOLS SA	$10.72	$12.19	-12.08%	41.88x	10.51x	0.92x	1.13x	0.36x	$357.52M	4.85%	$6.54B	9.51	$17.58B	10.27
NVS	NOVARTIS AG	$124.21	$73.49	69.01%	17.98x	13.80x	4.38x	5.73x	1.32x	$19.38B	8.01%	$41.99B	21.55	$266.44B	9.61
AMRN	AMARIN CORP PLC	$15.65	N/A	N/A	-3.13x	-6.96x	1.48x	0.70x	N/A	-$11.52M	-3.55%	$464.92M	22.43	$182.85M	-1.94
LLY	ELI LILLY & CO	$701.23	$289.31	142.38%	45.68x	30.30x	11.82x	36.32x	1.26x	$4.88B	0.78%	$18.27B	20.35	$700.21B	37.34
BIIB	BIOGEN INC	$138.60	$115.53	19.97%	13.23x	8.74x	2.03x	1.15x	0.90x	$1.83B	9.02%	$17.63B	120.37	$24.16B	9.27
AZN	ASTRAZENECA PLC	$79.17	$43.78	80.82%	29.60x	17.37x	4.34x	5.49x	1.01x	$11.19B	4.56%	$44.72B	14.43	$271.21B	14.65
GSK	GSK PLC	$39.36	$37.00	6.38%	17.34x	9.06x	1.87x	4.00x	0.59x	$8.76B	10.95%	$19.99B	9.84	$98.55B	13.19
GILD	GILEAD SCIENCES INC	$118.37	$69.02	71.50%	23.44x	14.59x	5.11x	7.47x	1.07x	$9.37B	6.36%	$19.67B	15.80	$166.68B	15.19
BMY	BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO	$48.44	$43.49	11.38%	19.45x	7.43x	2.07x	5.66x	0.60x	$14.58B	14.79%	$17.44B	8.57	$135.18B	10.34
ABBV	ABBVIE INC	$206.69	$86.15	139.93%	97.96x	17.18x	6.27x	-1,995.25x	1.01x	$18.24B	4.99%	-$183.00M	-0.10	$429.14B	31.10
SNY	SANOFI	$49.77	$34.23	45.40%	11.47x	11.09x	2.40x	1.53x	1.91x	$11.50B	9.43%	$82.36B	33.60	$133.88B	7.42
JNJ	JOHNSON & JOHNSON	$176.64	$83.77	110.87%	18.77x	16.27x	4.69x	5.42x	2.13x	$18.55B	4.36%	$78.47B	32.61	$457.59B	12.84
PFE	PFIZER INC	$25.14	$22.93	9.66%	13.30x	8.05x	2.24x	1.61x	0.75x	$12.44B	8.70%	$88.70B	15.60	$203.09B	11.74
SCLX	SCILEX HOLDING CO	$18.08	N/A	N/A	-1.68x	-0.74x	4.74x	-0.51x	N/A	$20.70M	9.88%	-$248.99M	-21.47	$171.03M	-2.50
AMGN	AMGEN INC	$296.47	$168.06	76.40%	24.06x	14.06x	4.57x	21.49x	1.10x	$10.61B	6.65%	$7.43B	13.81	$207.78B	13.08
OGN	ORGANON & CO	$9.44	$32.97	-71.37%	3.48x	2.59x	0.39x	3.35x	0.20x	$662.00M	26.98%	$733.00M	2.82	$10.75B	7.18
MRK	MERCK & CO INC	$84.21	$77.49	8.67%	12.96x	9.42x	3.32x	4.29x	0.76x	$14.72B	6.96%	$48.99B	19.52	$237.73B	9.50
MIRA	MIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$1.50	N/A	N/A	-3.06x	-3.41x	N/A	50.19x	N/A	-$6.08M	-23.87%	$569.86k	0.03	$27.87M	-3.55
NSRX	NASUS PHARMA LTD	$8.10	N/A	N/A	-36.82x	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-$665.00k	-1.17%	-$3.21M	-0.46	N/A	N/A

General Drug Manufacturer Stocks FAQ

What are the best general drug manufacturer 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 general drug manufacturer stocks to buy right now are:

1. Grifols Sa (NASDAQ:GRFS)

Grifols Sa (NASDAQ:GRFS) is the #1 top general drug manufacturer stock out of 18 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 Grifols Sa (NASDAQ:GRFS) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Grifols Sa (NASDAQ:GRFS) has a Due Diligence Score of 33, which is -9 points lower than the general drug manufacturer industry average of 42. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates GRFS as a "A".

GRFS passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Grifols Sa has seen its stock return 54.02% over the past year, overperforming other general drug manufacturer stocks by 67 percentage points.

Grifols Sa has an average 1 year price target of $10.30, a downside of -3.92% from Grifols Sa's current stock price of $10.72.

Grifols Sa stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Grifols Sa, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Novartis Ag (NYSE:NVS)

Novartis Ag (NYSE:NVS) is the #2 top general drug manufacturer stock out of 18 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 Novartis Ag (NYSE:NVS) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Novartis Ag (NYSE:NVS) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is -3 points lower than the general drug manufacturer industry average of 42. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates NVS as a "A".

NVS passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Novartis Ag has seen its stock return 9.62% over the past year, overperforming other general drug manufacturer stocks by 22 percentage points.

3. Amarin (NASDAQ:AMRN)

Amarin (NASDAQ:AMRN) is the #3 top general drug manufacturer stock out of 18 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Amarin (NASDAQ:AMRN) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Amarin (NASDAQ:AMRN) has a Due Diligence Score of 21, which is -21 points lower than the general drug manufacturer industry average of 42. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates AMRN as a "B".

AMRN passed 6 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Amarin has seen its stock return 26.45% over the past year, overperforming other general drug manufacturer stocks by 39 percentage points.

Amarin has an average 1 year price target of $12.00, a downside of -23.32% from Amarin's current stock price of $15.65.

Amarin stock has a consensus Strong Sell recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Amarin, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 100% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the general drug manufacturer stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 14 general drug manufacturer stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 general drug manufacturer stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Organon & Co (NYSE:OGN)

Organon & Co (NYSE:OGN) has an annual dividend yield of 6.14%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the general drug manufacturer industry average of 2.91%.

Organon & Co's dividend payout ratio of 31.7% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Sanofi (NASDAQ:SNY)

Sanofi (NASDAQ:SNY) has an annual dividend yield of 4.44%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the general drug manufacturer industry average of 2.91%. Sanofi's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Sanofi's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Sanofi's dividend payout ratio of 51% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Merck & Co (NYSE:MRK)

Merck & Co (NYSE:MRK) has an annual dividend yield of 3.8%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the general drug manufacturer industry average of 2.91%. Merck & Co's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Merck & Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Merck & Co's dividend payout ratio of 49.2% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are general drug manufacturer stocks up?

General drug manufacturer stocks were up 1.76% in the last day, and up 6.41% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why general drug manufacturer stocks are up.

What are the most undervalued general drug manufacturer 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 general drug manufacturer stocks right now are:

1. Organon & Co (NYSE:OGN)

Organon & Co (NYSE:OGN) is the most undervalued general drug manufacturer stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Organon & Co has a valuation score of 71, which is 31 points higher than the general drug manufacturer industry average of 40. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Organon & Co's stock has dropped -53.31% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the general drug manufacturer industry by -41 percentage points.

2. Merck & Co (NYSE:MRK)

Merck & Co (NYSE:MRK) is the second most undervalued general drug manufacturer stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Merck & Co has a valuation score of 57, which is 17 points higher than the general drug manufacturer industry average of 40. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Merck & Co's stock has dropped -25.68% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the general drug manufacturer industry by -13 percentage points.

3. Biogen (NASDAQ:BIIB)

Biogen (NASDAQ:BIIB) is the third most undervalued general drug manufacturer stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Biogen has a valuation score of 86, which is 46 points higher than the general drug manufacturer industry average of 40. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Biogen's stock has dropped -31.26% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the general drug manufacturer industry by -19 percentage points.

Are general drug manufacturer stocks a good buy now?

42.86% of general drug manufacturer stocks rated by analysts are a hold right now. On average, analysts expect general drug manufacturer stocks to rise by 49.67% over the next year.

11.11% of general drug manufacturer stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 55.56% of general drug manufacturer stocks are rated B (Buy), 27.78% are rated C (Hold), 5.56% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the drug manufacturers - general industry?

The average P/E ratio of the drug manufacturers - general industry is 35.06x.

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General Drug Manufacturer Stocks FAQ

1. Grifols Sa (NASDAQ:GRFS)

2. Novartis Ag (NYSE:NVS)

3. Amarin (NASDAQ:AMRN)

1. Organon & Co (NYSE:OGN)

2. Sanofi (NASDAQ:SNY)

3. Merck & Co (NYSE:MRK)

1. Organon & Co (NYSE:OGN)

2. Merck & Co (NYSE:MRK)

3. Biogen (NASDAQ:BIIB)

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