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Best Pharmaceutical Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top pharmaceutical stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best pharmaceutical stocks to buy now. Learn More.

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Pharmaceutical is Zen Rated B and is the 37th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	Volume	Vol 1d %	SMA 10	SMA 20	SMA 50	SMA 100	SMA 200	RSI	Stochastic %K	Stochastic %D	StochRSI %K	StochRSI %D	MACD	MACD Signal	MACD Histogram	Beta
IRWD	IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$4.79	2,136,000	19.33%	4.92	4.51	3.84	2.73	1.77	59.27	68.83	75.12	39.30	58.61	0.43	0.41	0.02	0.69
INDV	INDIVIOR PLC	$34.93	1,755,000	-16.79%	33.47	34.50	34.48	29.97	22.80	55.67	45.58	36.04	75.55	53.13	-0.20	-0.19	-0.02	0.79
PAHC	PHIBRO ANIMAL HEALTH CORP	$38.80	158,000	44.95%	40.25	39.57	40.23	40.27	33.13	44.14	26.70	36.76	10.01	18.19	0.02	0.08	-0.06	0.89
AMRX	AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$13.95	9,386,000	324.90%	13.52	13.22	12.63	11.48	9.76	69.41	78.65	80.91	68.76	50.89	0.34	0.31	0.03	1.09
ANIP	ANI PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$79.51	615,000	-15.64%	83.61	81.62	81.82	87.41	78.68	42.38	44.53	55.57	41.05	56.45	-0.03	0.20	-0.23	0.81
SUPN	SUPERNUS PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$48.94	789,000	65.06%	49.63	50.02	48.28	48.44	41.61	45.55	27.92	24.59	28.45	19.53	0.00	0.31	-0.31	0.64
VTRS	VIATRIS INC	$12.97	5,884,000	-17.78%	13.03	12.82	11.85	11.00	10.03	59.92	63.99	71.05	18.58	27.22	0.35	0.39	-0.04	0.78
COLL	COLLEGIUM PHARMACEUTICAL INC	$44.82	305,000	-45.44%	46.23	46.51	47.09	41.65	36.44	42.38	27.24	30.28	5.70	14.82	-0.37	-0.08	-0.29	0.59
ELAN	ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH INC	$24.12	1,583,000	-42.54%	24.43	23.85	22.78	21.65	17.73	55.46	72.07	75.54	37.40	50.95	0.55	0.57	-0.01	1.19
TEVA	TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD	$33.21	21,807,000	77.35%	32.09	31.98	29.69	24.98	20.82	69.99	70.83	57.34	45.39	31.74	0.74	0.86	-0.12	0.93
PCRX	PACIRA BIOSCIENCES INC	$20.38	697,000	52.85%	20.38	22.53	23.90	23.94	24.30	37.20	18.91	20.88	32.08	32.90	-1.31	-1.10	-0.21	0.61
ORGO	ORGANOGENESIS HOLDINGS INC	$3.89	445,000	-11.53%	3.89	4.19	4.83	4.68	4.40	36.08	43.88	39.42	91.76	91.78	-0.29	-0.30	0.01	1.70
EBS	EMERGENT BIOSOLUTIONS INC	$11.71	459,000	8.25%	11.70	12.24	11.75	10.54	8.61	46.94	39.14	40.12	34.25	33.41	-0.05	0.02	-0.08	1.76
KMDA	KAMADA LTD	$8.64	77,000	-28.04%	8.19	7.88	7.33	7.11	7.11	67.70	92.02	84.58	74.87	59.67	0.35	0.28	0.07	0.68
NBIX	NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES INC	$134.66	935,000	60.65%	134.76	136.06	143.12	142.87	133.56	42.20	43.23	46.60	65.05	72.77	-2.59	-2.92	0.33	0.61
BHC	BAUSCH HEALTH COMPANIES INC	$5.66	1,829,000	-28.92%	6.48	6.95	6.81	6.70	6.30	24.99	1.17	1.61	0.00	0.00	-0.31	-0.10	-0.21	1.22
ALKS	ALKERMES PLC	$33.90	1,728,000	10.91%	32.72	30.77	29.56	29.80	29.43	73.48	81.60	82.40	71.52	77.39	1.30	0.93	0.37	0.60
ASRT	ASSERTIO HOLDINGS INC	$11.81	38,800	12.46%	11.53	10.47	10.83	11.73	11.02	61.12	88.22	86.17	93.27	94.62	0.40	0.15	0.25	1.33
HCM	HUTCHMED (CHINA) LTD	$15.22	11,300	-47.69%	15.49	14.81	14.29	15.01	15.27	56.42	52.51	62.25	15.77	33.30	0.39	0.38	0.02	1.15
ESPR	ESPERION THERAPEUTICS INC	$3.46	3,905,000	-37.61%	3.18	3.45	3.56	3.16	2.22	50.74	41.57	34.05	71.90	59.43	-0.10	-0.11	0.00	1.05
ZTS	ZOETIS INC	$121.93	6,130,000	70.85%	124.34	125.49	123.35	132.45	144.40	41.26	24.03	26.47	21.90	21.30	-0.32	0.02	-0.33	0.84
ETON	ETON PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$14.76	194,000	41.61%	15.19	15.74	16.15	17.47	16.76	33.49	11.59	13.61	12.04	13.70	-0.43	-0.36	-0.07	0.84
HLN	HALEON PLC	$10.31	6,710,000	-1.84%	10.18	10.10	9.88	9.58	9.91	59.02	80.11	88.25	76.28	82.20	0.14	0.11	0.03	0.30
AMPH	AMPHASTAR PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$26.12	209,000	-21.13%	26.30	26.94	26.65	26.32	25.59	45.48	22.03	20.66	14.19	11.70	-0.15	0.00	-0.16	0.58
PRGO	PERRIGO CO PLC	$13.95	1,892,000	-36.57%	14.72	14.61	13.85	17.22	21.55	40.58	10.13	29.81	0.00	7.72	0.05	0.15	-0.10	0.57
CPIX	CUMBERLAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$3.83	259,000	202.92%	4.27	4.38	3.43	3.28	3.71	44.41	6.03	6.21	2.44	0.81	0.07	0.25	-0.18	0.36
LFCR	LIFECORE BIOMEDICAL INC	$8.56	145,000	5.07%	8.41	8.10	7.95	7.54	7.36	60.37	84.69	88.50	84.65	92.70	0.21	0.14	0.07	1.13
PBH	PRESTIGE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE INC	$63.15	321,000	1.58%	65.35	64.24	62.07	62.25	70.27	46.31	34.47	53.30	4.39	20.99	0.79	1.02	-0.23	0.47
TKNO	ALPHA TEKNOVA INC	$2.97	188,000	111.24%	3.35	3.69	4.19	4.66	5.01	23.44	9.15	15.98	0.00	3.83	-0.33	-0.28	-0.06	1.36
YCBD	CBDMD INC	$0.75	641,000	111.55%	0.86	1.01	0.97	0.96	0.99	37.83	6.41	8.10	2.65	9.64	-0.10	-0.06	-0.04	0.81
DERM	JOURNEY MEDICAL CORP	$8.33	103,000	0.98%	8.54	8.01	7.89	7.76	7.44	52.53	57.97	64.75	55.03	65.27	0.24	0.18	0.07	0.53
LNTH	LANTHEUS HOLDINGS INC	$66.31	707,000	31.66%	66.43	67.10	63.51	58.73	68.03	51.42	57.75	59.93	51.76	53.02	0.76	1.00	-0.24	0.92
SCYX	SCYNEXIS INC	$0.78	195,000	-48.55%	0.72	0.68	0.66	0.75	0.79	65.88	66.28	75.69	68.46	81.09	0.04	0.02	0.02	1.24
TAK	TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD	$16.69	5,162,000	31.99%	16.36	16.14	15.19	14.77	14.78	66.59	92.29	86.90	46.27	37.79	0.40	0.39	0.01	0.33
HROW	HARROW INC	$42.59	460,000	0.00%	45.86	47.98	45.93	43.32	37.16	35.88	2.14	3.81	0.00	0.00	-0.90	0.03	-0.93	1.02
SIGA	SIGA TECHNOLOGIES INC	$6.67	234,000	-27.55%	6.68	6.59	6.32	7.35	7.07	53.57	76.43	76.32	46.39	46.38	0.08	0.06	0.02	0.92
RGC	REGENCELL BIOSCIENCE HOLDINGS LTD	$32.29	484,000	-13.11%	29.46	31.79	22.34	18.96	16.50	54.16	21.52	20.87	24.67	20.92	2.01	2.81	-0.79	0.37
EOLS	EVOLUS INC	$4.80	1,428,000	11.91%	4.98	5.51	6.37	6.50	7.89	29.83	13.16	12.60	74.04	65.76	-0.48	-0.45	-0.03	1.06
CTOR	CITIUS ONCOLOGY INC	$1.09	217,000	55.00%	1.10	1.10	1.16	1.45	1.59	46.26	42.24	42.87	49.77	60.69	-0.02	-0.03	0.01	-0.37
CGC	CANOPY GROWTH CORP	$1.14	14,012,000	89.35%	1.18	1.19	1.24	1.29	1.31	42.63	22.22	27.51	28.08	38.38	-0.03	-0.03	-0.00	1.90
RDY	DR REDDYS LABORATORIES LTD	$13.32	1,129,000	-22.72%	13.37	13.52	13.82	14.01	14.22	42.88	65.91	69.59	83.82	93.14	-0.10	-0.14	0.04	0.42
TLPH	TALPHERA INC	$0.99	202,000	80.36%	1.00	1.07	1.16	1.12	0.80	38.08	9.38	9.72	6.06	7.11	-0.05	-0.05	-0.00	0.87
EVO	EVOTEC SE	$3.79	60,400	21.53%	3.61	3.53	3.25	3.48	3.73	64.77	66.87	63.89	42.55	36.17	0.12	0.11	0.01	1.08
BIOA	BIOAGE LABS INC	$19.51	376,000	-67.05%	20.11	17.51	13.59	9.82	7.07	60.86	55.00	55.20	9.75	7.99	1.86	2.04	-0.17	0.86
AQST	AQUESTIVE THERAPEUTICS INC	$3.24	3,848,000	9.60%	3.34	4.42	5.38	5.68	4.54	26.59	5.08	4.26	20.53	15.30	-0.72	-0.67	-0.05	1.35
TLRY	TILRAY BRANDS INC	$7.85	6,670,000	77.49%	8.97	9.11	9.43	11.69	8.96	36.17	3.45	13.28	4.40	18.75	-0.41	-0.32	-0.10	1.71
RMTI	ROCKWELL MEDICAL INC	$1.13	343,000	4.57%	1.10	1.01	0.94	1.10	1.08	58.41	54.95	56.53	26.46	31.83	0.06	0.05	0.02	1.30
CRON	CRONOS GROUP INC	$2.66	2,568,000	84.09%	2.64	2.66	2.65	2.61	2.34	49.01	56.57	64.24	63.56	77.00	-0.00	-0.01	0.00	1.21
OGI	ORGANIGRAM GLOBAL INC	$1.60	635,000	19.59%	1.61	1.66	1.68	1.71	1.54	43.59	68.71	70.75	45.96	50.96	-0.03	-0.03	-0.00	1.55
QNTM	QUANTUM BIOPHARMA LTD	$4.91	82,000	15.49%	6.26	6.73	7.92	11.18	13.94	29.07	4.12	6.99	0.00	0.00	-0.84	-0.69	-0.15	1.12
ALVO	ALVOTECH	$5.29	292,000	-25.89%	5.12	4.98	5.09	6.41	7.76	56.08	87.48	91.38	96.21	98.33	0.02	-0.05	0.08	0.33
AKAN	AKANDA CORP	$1.53	410,000	-34.92%	1.52	1.99	3.33	8.24	13.94	36.42	19.76	18.50	86.83	83.74	-0.60	-0.69	0.09	1.05
SHPH	SHUTTLE PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDINGS INC	$2.18	3,700,000	-18.20%	2.01	1.90	1.79	2.68	3.63	55.51	27.09	30.51	62.81	75.86	0.09	0.03	0.06	0.42
KALA	KALA BIO INC	$0.58	426,000	-31.51%	0.61	0.61	0.69	3.50	4.56	41.25	13.28	14.19	16.42	20.73	-0.05	-0.06	0.01	0.95
CRDL	CARDIOL THERAPEUTICS INC	$0.99	180,000	3.45%	1.01	1.00	1.01	1.05	1.14	46.43	37.75	49.84	35.48	50.73	-0.00	-0.00	0.00	1.39
ACB	AURORA CANNABIS INC	$4.32	1,108,000	88.12%	4.29	4.28	4.49	4.82	4.85	46.86	71.06	75.24	78.15	85.25	-0.06	-0.09	0.03	1.67
RDHL	REDHILL BIOPHARMA LTD	$1.29	21,500	-73.78%	1.32	1.27	1.20	1.39	1.60	51.86	61.87	67.17	25.20	35.50	0.03	0.03	0.00	1.13
ZYBT	ZHENGYE BIOTECHNOLOGY HOLDING LTD	$1.00	11,200	-20.57%	1.07	1.11	1.64	2.96	5.31	16.71	7.29	5.61	0.00	4.09	-0.18	-0.21	0.03	1.49
CPHI	CHINA PHARMA HOLDINGS INC	$1.27	3,500	-72.87%	1.26	1.28	1.44	1.62	1.68	44.28	22.99	20.98	84.01	74.21	-0.05	-0.06	0.01	0.89
AVDL	AVADEL PHARMACEUTICALS PLC	$21.54	740,000	29.14%	21.52	21.51	21.72	19.11	14.75	58.22	63.40	62.27	72.89	68.66	0.07	0.09	-0.02	1.05
IXHL	INCANNEX HEALTHCARE INC	$0.31	7,413,000	-16.00%	0.35	0.37	0.38	0.41	0.41	31.22	10.19	9.75	0.00	0.35	-0.02	-0.01	-0.01	0.29
UPC	UNIVERSE PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$4.30	17,000	203.57%	4.25	4.20	4.01	4.36	4.21	52.23	40.65	38.12	22.28	15.12	0.03	0.04	-0.02	0.14
INCR	INTERCURE LTD	$0.93	19,300	-67.01%	0.94	0.96	1.17	1.34	1.44	36.74	49.69	44.59	80.83	76.82	-0.07	-0.08	0.01	0.76
GELS	GELTEQ LTD	$1.03	152,000	28.81%	1.08	0.95	0.97	1.13	1.40	52.60	46.00	48.67	47.17	51.52	0.03	0.02	0.01	2.13
CABR	CARING BRANDS INC	$0.80	74,000	-44.78%	0.91	0.98	1.01	N/A	N/A	33.63	3.89	10.59	19.98	40.35	-0.04	-0.03	-0.02	6.13
SXTC	CHINA SXT PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$0.07	45,598,000	-68.56%	0.09	0.64	1.12	1.33	1.52	24.67	0.16	0.13	1.93	1.05	-0.36	-0.34	-0.03	1.83
DVAX	DYNAVAX TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$15.48	2,246,000	24.36%	15.58	15.52	13.08	11.60	11.03	77.05	28.91	38.11	0.35	0.35	0.70	0.88	-0.18	1.16
PRFX	PAINREFORM LTD	$0.74	142,000	40.59%	0.86	0.80	0.87	1.08	1.41	42.42	5.06	10.26	12.07	24.29	-0.02	-0.01	-0.01	1.01
IMCC	IM CANNABIS CORP	$1.45	153,000	39.09%	1.37	1.40	1.50	1.63	2.03	51.36	50.48	39.52	81.28	67.69	-0.04	-0.05	0.01	0.57
BFRI	BIOFRONTERA INC	$0.99	88,000	122.22%	0.93	0.85	0.81	0.90	0.84	67.72	90.75	94.46	87.49	93.30	0.05	0.03	0.02	0.99
FLGC	FLORA GROWTH CORP	$8.95	303,000	-84.01%	7.26	7.07	7.78	12.77	18.27	57.65	40.48	34.54	63.05	66.17	0.06	-0.33	0.39	1.65
APUS	APIMEDS PHARMACEUTICALS US INC	$1.96	158,000	7.48%	1.82	1.77	2.04	2.03	N/A	52.90	15.63	23.93	36.43	52.46	-0.02	-0.05	0.03	0.70
AYTU	AYTU BIOPHARMA INC	$2.62	76,600	41.85%	2.68	2.69	2.43	2.32	2.14	50.79	17.51	21.49	15.03	18.91	0.05	0.08	-0.03	0.91
SBFM	SUNSHINE BIOPHARMA INC	$1.29	43,000	-13.13%	1.24	1.27	1.35	1.51	1.48	48.79	30.43	23.19	63.97	44.92	-0.03	-0.04	0.01	1.05
TXMD	THERAPEUTICSMD INC	$2.14	160,000	-32.49%	2.41	2.16	1.88	1.52	1.36	50.36	55.55	76.58	33.33	66.67	0.20	0.19	0.00	0.92
BGM	BGM GROUP LTD	$3.65	5,100	-21.54%	3.66	3.72	5.43	7.39	9.03	35.27	25.87	31.11	67.96	72.48	-0.47	-0.59	0.12	0.33
SNOA	SONOMA PHARMACEUTICALS INC	$3.39	4,700	-36.49%	3.35	3.49	3.47	3.75	3.61	44.66	30.90	32.28	39.27	41.75	-0.05	-0.05	-0.00	1.07

Pharmaceutical Stocks FAQ

What are the best pharmaceutical stocks to buy right now in Jan 2026?

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 pharma stocks to buy right now are:

1. Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IRWD)

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IRWD) is the #1 top pharmaceutical stock out of 77 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 Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IRWD) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IRWD) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 11 points higher than the pharmaceutical industry average of 29.

IRWD passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Ironwood Pharmaceuticals has seen its stock return 26.05% over the past year, overperforming other pharmaceutical stocks by 32 percentage points.

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals has an average 1 year price target of $6.50, an upside of 35.7% from Ironwood Pharmaceuticals's current stock price of $4.79.

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Indivior (NASDAQ:INDV)

Indivior (NASDAQ:INDV) is the #2 top pharmaceutical stock out of 77 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 Indivior (NASDAQ:INDV) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Indivior (NASDAQ:INDV) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 7 points higher than the pharmaceutical industry average of 29.

INDV passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Indivior has seen its stock return 185.84% over the past year, overperforming other pharmaceutical stocks by 192 percentage points.

Indivior has an average 1 year price target of $41.00, an upside of 17.38% from Indivior's current stock price of $34.93.

Indivior stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Indivior, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 66.67% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Phibro Animal Health (NASDAQ:PAHC)

Phibro Animal Health (NASDAQ:PAHC) is the #3 top pharmaceutical stock out of 77 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 Phibro Animal Health (NASDAQ:PAHC) is: Value: A, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Phibro Animal Health (NASDAQ:PAHC) has a Due Diligence Score of 54, which is 25 points higher than the pharmaceutical industry average of 29.

PAHC passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Phibro Animal Health has seen its stock return 76.48% over the past year, overperforming other pharmaceutical stocks by 82 percentage points.

Phibro Animal Health has an average 1 year price target of $38.50, a downside of -0.77% from Phibro Animal Health's current stock price of $38.80.

Phibro Animal Health stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Phibro Animal Health, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 50% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the pharmaceutical stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 5 pharmaceutical stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 pharmaceutical stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Viatris (NASDAQ:VTRS)

Viatris (NASDAQ:VTRS) has an annual dividend yield of 3.7%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the pharmaceutical industry average of 2.05%. Viatris's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Viatris's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Viatris's dividend payout ratio of -15.5% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Kamada (NASDAQ:KMDA)

Kamada (NASDAQ:KMDA) has an annual dividend yield of 2.31%, which is the same as the pharmaceutical industry average of 2.05%.

Kamada's dividend payout ratio of 57.1% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Haleon (NYSE:HLN)

Haleon (NYSE:HLN) has an annual dividend yield of 1.71%, which is the same as the pharmaceutical industry average of 2.05%.

Haleon's dividend payout ratio of 12.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are pharmaceutical stocks down?

Pharmaceutical stocks were down -1.08% in the last day, and down -1.11% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why pharmaceutical stocks are down.

What are the most undervalued pharmaceutical 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 pharmaceutical stocks right now are:

1. Bausch Health Companies (NYSE:BHC)

Bausch Health Companies (NYSE:BHC) is the most undervalued pharmaceutical stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Bausch Health Companies has a valuation score of 57, which is 31 points higher than the pharmaceutical industry average of 26. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Bausch Health Companies's stock has dropped -25.53% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the pharmaceutical industry by -20 percentage points.

2. Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IRWD)

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IRWD) is the second most undervalued pharmaceutical stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals has a valuation score of 57, which is 31 points higher than the pharmaceutical industry average of 26. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals's stock has gained 26.05% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the pharmaceutical industry by 32 percentage points.

3. Pacira Biosciences (NASDAQ:PCRX)

Pacira Biosciences (NASDAQ:PCRX) is the third most undervalued pharmaceutical stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Pacira Biosciences has a valuation score of 57, which is 31 points higher than the pharmaceutical industry average of 26. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Pacira Biosciences's stock has dropped -20.85% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the pharmaceutical industry by -15 percentage points.

Are pharmaceutical stocks a good buy now?

52.38% of pharmaceutical stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect pharmaceutical stocks to rise by 48.43% over the next year.

26.79% of pharmaceutical stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 8.93% of pharmaceutical stocks are rated B (Buy), 46.43% are rated C (Hold), 12.5% are rated D (Sell), and 5.36% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the drug manufacturers - specialty & generic industry?

The average P/E ratio of the drug manufacturers - specialty & generic industry is -155.36x.

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