Best Penny Stocks Under 5 Cents Right Now

It can be difficult to find a deal in the stock market regardless of current market conditions. For the last decade, stocks have traded well above historical average P/E ratios. Fortunately there are still a handful of undervalued stocks in corners of the market that most investors ignore. These penny stocks all have a super-low share price of $0.05 or less and are sorted by average trading volume in dollars. These companies are considered the most actively-traded stocks priced under $0.05.

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1. Viracta Therapeutics NASDAQ:VIRX

$0.02 0.00 (0.00%)
As of 02:32 PM Eastern

Viracta Therapeutics, Inc, a clinical-stage precision oncology company, focuses on the treatment and prevention of virus-associated cancers that impact patients worldwide. More about Viracta Therapeutics

Market Capitalization
$672 thousand
P/E Ratio
-0.02
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Consensus Price Target
$4.05 (+23,864.5% Upside)
Volume
704,229 shares
Average Volume
1.97 million shares
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2. BIOLASE NASDAQ:BIOL

$0.0099 +0.00 (+10.00%)
As of 02/13/2025

BIOLASE, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells laser systems for dental practitioners and their patients in the United States and internationally. More about BIOLASE

Market Capitalization
$331 thousand
P/E Ratio
0.00
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Consensus Price Target
$1.20 (+12,021.2% Upside)
Volume
82,827 shares
Average Volume
2.58 million shares
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3. Nextech3D.AI OTCMKTS:NEXCF

$0.04 +0.00 (+0.71%)
As of 02/13/2025 03:03 PM Eastern

Nextech3D.AI Corporation provides augmented reality technologies, wayfinding technologies, and 3D model services. It focuses on creating 3D WebAR photorealistic models for the prime ecommerce marketplace, as well as other online retailers. More about Nextech3D.AI

Market Capitalization
$6.17 million
Consensus Rating
Buy
Consensus Price Target
$0.25 (+491.0% Upside)
Volume
92,807 shares
Average Volume
324,828 shares
Today's Range
$0.04
$0.04
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4. Loop Media NYSEAMERICAN:LPTV

$0.05 0.00 (-2.00%)
As of 03:16 PM Eastern

Loop Media, Inc operates as a multichannel digital video platform media company in the United States. The company offers hand-curated music video content licensed from major and independent record labels, including Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and Warner Music Group; and non-music video content, which is licensed or acquired from third parties, such as action sports clips, drone and atmospheric footage, trivia, news headlines, lifestyle channels, and kid-friendly videos, as well as movie, television and video game trailers, and other content. More about Loop Media

Market Capitalization
$4.07 million
P/E Ratio
-0.15
Consensus Rating
Buy
Consensus Price Target
$1.00 (+1,940.8% Upside)
Volume
113,763 shares
Average Volume
157,038 shares
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5. Zapata Computing NASDAQ:ZPTA

$0.01 0.00 (0.00%)
As of 03:15 PM Eastern

Zapata Computing Holdings Inc operates as an industrial generative artificial intelligence (AI) software company in the United States. More about Zapata Computing

Market Capitalization
$386 thousand
Consensus Rating
Buy
Consensus Price Target
$1.63 (+16,150.0% Upside)
Volume
103,986 shares
Average Volume
499,388 shares
Today's Range
$0.01
$0.01
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6. MetaWorks Platforms OTCMKTS:MWRK

$0.01 +0.00 (+16.67%)
As of 02/13/2025

MetaWorks Platforms, Inc provides blockchain and Web3 development platform. It offers turnkey set of services for companies to develop and integrate blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies into their business operations. More about MetaWorks Platforms

Market Capitalization
$990 thousand
P/E Ratio
-0.13
Consensus Rating
Hold
Volume
2.04 million shares
Average Volume
226,363 shares
Today's Range
$0.0081
$0.0105
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7. Mondee NASDAQ:MOND

$0.0010 +0.00 (+900.00%)
As of 12:24 PM Eastern

Mondee Holdings, Inc operates as a travel technology company in the leisure and corporate travel markets in the United States and internationally. More about Mondee

Market Capitalization
$87 thousand
P/E Ratio
0.00
Consensus Rating
Buy
Consensus Price Target
$3.83 (+383,233.3% Upside)
Volume
24,313 shares
Average Volume
710,201 shares

8. Medicine Man Technologies OTCMKTS:SHWZ

$0.02 +0.01 (+233.33%)
As of 02/13/2025 02:07 PM Eastern

Medicine Man Technologies, Inc, doing business as Schwazze, engages in the cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, and retail sale of cannabis and cannabis related products in Colorado and New Mexico. More about Medicine Man Technologies

Consensus Rating
Buy
Consensus Price Target
$2.50 (+12,400.0% Upside)
Volume
400 shares
Average Volume
4,260 shares
Today's Range
$0.02
$0.02
50-Day Range
$0.00
$0.10
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9. eFFECTOR Therapeutics NASDAQ:EFTR

$0.0002 0.00 (0.00%)
As of 02/13/2025

eFFECTOR Therapeutics, Inc, a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the development of selective translation regulator inhibitors (STRIs) for the treatment of cancer. More about eFFECTOR Therapeutics

Market Capitalization
$1 thousand
P/E Ratio
0.00
Consensus Rating
Buy
Consensus Price Target
$24.00 (+11,999,900.0% Upside)
Volume
68 shares
Average Volume
1,697 shares