Best Biotechnology Stocks

Compare the best biotech stocks to buy today. 

Biotech stocks are investments in companies that develop products and technologies based on biological research, primarily aimed at advancing healthcare, agriculture, and environmental solutions. These stocks are known for their potential for high growth but also come with significant volatility due to the complex nature of biotechnological development and regulatory environments.

This list includes the largest market-cap stocks in the biotechnology field. View each stock's current price, PE ratio, volume, and recent indicators of potential movement.

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CompanyCurrent PriceP/E RatioMarket CapVolumeAverage VolumeIndicator(s)
AbbVie Inc. stock logo
ABBV
AbbVie
$193.06
+0.6%
80.44$341.16 billion4.52 million6.02 millionPositive News
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. stock logo
TMO
Thermo Fisher Scientific
$538.31
-1.3%
32.57$205.90 billion2.06 million2.11 millionShort Interest ↑
Positive News
Danaher Co. stock logo
DHR
Danaher
$202.22
+0.3%
38.30$146.06 billion7.21 million4.37 millionShort Interest ↓
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated stock logo
VRTX
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
$453.20
-0.4%
N/A$116.71 billion1.14 million1.58 millionEarnings Report
Analyst Forecast
GSK plc stock logo
GSK
GSK
$36.15
+0.2%
22.74$74.92 billion3.62 million4.64 millionEarnings Report
Dividend Increase
Analyst Forecast
Cencora, Inc. stock logo
COR
Cencora
$243.55
-1.3%
34.64$47.07 billion2.55 million1.51 millionEarnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Revision
Cognizant Technology Solutions Co. stock logo
CTSH
Cognizant Technology Solutions
$88.08
+0.2%
19.53$43.67 billion2.87 million3.10 millionEarnings Report
Dividend Increase
Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↓
Analyst Revision
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited stock logo
TAK
Takeda Pharmaceutical
$13.26
-1.3%
33.15$42.19 billion1.97 million2.01 million
argenx SE stock logo
ARGX
argenx
$649.09
+2.1%
N/A$39.44 billion137,079268,235Positive News
Veeva Systems Inc. stock logo
VEEV
Veeva Systems
$233.26
-0.5%
57.60$37.87 billion862,933998,265Short Interest ↑
IQVIA Holdings Inc. stock logo
IQV
IQVIA
$197.64
-1.6%
26.35$35.87 billion1.04 million1.41 millionEarnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. stock logo
ALNY
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
$265.96
-1.1%
N/A$34.30 billion820,712676,999Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↓
BioNTech SE stock logo
BNTX
BioNTech
$111.89
-2.3%
N/A$26.82 billion445,712713,386
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. stock logo
IFF
International Flavors & Fragrances
$84.55
-0.8%
N/A$21.62 billion981,2011.38 millionUpcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↓
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
Royalty Pharma plc stock logo
RPRX
Royalty Pharma
$32.34
+0.3%
16.76$19.05 billion3.66 million4.20 millionEarnings Report
News Coverage
Positive News
United Therapeutics Co. stock logo
UTHR
United Therapeutics
$370.74
+4.9%
16.28$16.55 billion626,644330,398Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
Illumina, Inc. stock logo
ILMN
Illumina
$103.57
+2.9%
N/A$16.43 billion3.98 million2.37 millionEarnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
ICON Public Limited stock logo
ICLR
ICON Public
$186.53
-0.4%
20.79$15.39 billion761,555878,506Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
Revvity, Inc. stock logo
RVTY
Revvity
$111.34
-1.1%
50.38$13.55 billion926,044932,402Positive News
Suzano S.A. stock logo
SUZ
Suzano
$10.10
-0.5%
16.03$13.37 billion2.64 million1.86 millionShort Interest ↑
Moderna, Inc. stock logo
MRNA
Moderna
$30.53
-1.3%
N/A$11.75 billion8.31 million12.35 millionAnalyst Forecast
Vaxcyte, Inc. stock logo
PCVX
Vaxcyte
$85.42
+0.3%
N/A$10.65 billion646,3621.13 millionAnalyst Forecast
Medpace Holdings, Inc. stock logo
MEDP
Medpace
$336.47
+2.6%
29.46$10.46 billion529,842264,594Earnings Report
News Coverage
High Trading Volume
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. stock logo
BIO.B
Bio-Rad Laboratories
$319.37
-7.1%
N/A$8.94 billion350292Positive News
Gap Down
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. stock logo
CRL
Charles River Laboratories International
$153.92
-0.6%
19.26$7.87 billion1.28 million978,506Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
Fabrinet stock logo
FN
Fabrinet
$211.35
+2.1%
23.64$7.67 billion593,408728,018Short Interest ↓
Legend Biotech Co. stock logo
LEGN
Legend Biotech
$35.87
+3.6%
N/A$6.55 billion787,5801.30 million
iShares Biotechnology ETF stock logo
IBB
iShares Biotechnology ETF
$135.47
+0.9%
N/A$6.32 billion1.79 million1.52 millionShort Interest ↓
Lumentum Holdings Inc. stock logo
LITE
Lumentum
$79.22
-0.5%
N/A$5.44 billion1.95 million2.48 millionEarnings Report
Upcoming Earnings
Bloom Energy Co. stock logo
BE
Bloom Energy
$23.47
-2.5%
N/A$5.36 billion3.01 million6.67 millionPositive News
Gap Down
TG Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
TGTX
TG Therapeutics
$30.90
-0.7%
N/A$4.81 billion1.46 million2.33 million
SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
SWTX
SpringWorks Therapeutics
$59.28
+7.5%
N/A$4.41 billion4.27 million2.60 millionAnalyst Forecast
Options Volume
News Coverage
Gap Up
Krystal Biotech, Inc. stock logo
KRYS
Krystal Biotech
$151.32
+0.9%
85.49$4.35 billion288,068237,710Short Interest ↓
Hercules Capital, Inc. stock logo
HTGC
Hercules Capital
$20.96
+0.4%
10.38$3.40 billion688,866869,667Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Cut
News Coverage
Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. stock logo
RXRX
Recursion Pharmaceuticals
$8.34
+8.9%
N/A$3.26 billion35.21 million20.24 millionGap Down
Denali Therapeutics Inc. stock logo
DNLI
Denali Therapeutics
$20.82
+1.2%
N/A$3.00 billion747,2791.01 millionAnalyst Forecast
News Coverage
Gap Down
Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
FOLD
Amicus Therapeutics
$9.55
-0.2%
N/A$2.85 billion2.93 million2.19 million
Twist Bioscience Co. stock logo
TWST
Twist Bioscience
$45.37
-1.8%
N/A$2.71 billion1.18 million846,738Insider Trade
Beam Therapeutics Inc. stock logo
BEAM
Beam Therapeutics
$28.57
+6.4%
N/A$2.37 billion1.13 million1.13 millionShort Interest ↓
Positive News
Oddity Tech Ltd. stock logo
ODD
Oddity Tech
$41.05
-1.0%
25.03$2.33 billion272,278416,431Positive News
Gap Down
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Standex International Co. stock logo
SXI
Standex International
$190.13
-2.0%
41.51$2.26 billion69,06557,399Insider Trade
Gap Down
ImmunityBio, Inc. stock logo
IBRX
ImmunityBio
$3.24
+2.2%
N/A$2.26 billion3.02 million5.91 millionPositive News
Gap Down
Vera Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
VERA
Vera Therapeutics
$34.55
+1.5%
N/A$2.19 billion443,922685,172Positive News
Gap Down
Azenta, Inc. stock logo
AZTA
Azenta
$45.32
-1.2%
N/A$2.07 billion437,585489,378Earnings Report
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. stock logo
BCRX
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals
$8.78
-2.3%
N/A$1.82 billion2.52 million2.53 million
Wave Life Sciences Ltd. stock logo
WVE
Wave Life Sciences
$10.91
+4.8%
N/A$1.66 billion713,591863,446Positive News
Redwire Co. stock logo
RDW
Redwire
$24.97
+13.9%
N/A$1.66 billion2.69 million2.10 millionInsider Trade
News Coverage
Phreesia, Inc. stock logo
PHR
Phreesia
$28.42
-0.5%
N/A$1.65 billion370,052361,888
Galapagos NV stock logo
GLPG
Galapagos
$24.97
+7.2%
N/A$1.65 billion616,488315,117Short Interest ↑
Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. stock logo
IOVA
Iovance Biotherapeutics
$5.34
+0.9%
N/A$1.63 billion5.61 million8.71 million
Apogee Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
APGE
Apogee Therapeutics
$35.50
+2.9%
N/A$1.60 billion456,181531,128Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
Evotec SE stock logo
EVO
Evotec
$4.48
+1.6%
N/A$1.59 billion15,85551,484Gap Down
Ascentage Pharma Group International stock logo
AAPG
Ascentage Pharma Group International
$17.85
-2.1%
N/A$1.54 billion54,362177,312
Immunocore Holdings plc stock logo
IMCR
Immunocore
$29.56
+4.8%
N/A$1.48 billion138,956227,716Short Interest ↑
Gap Down
10x Genomics, Inc. stock logo
TXG
10x Genomics
$12.00
+1.5%
N/A$1.45 billion4.20 million2.33 millionEarnings Report
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
Dyne Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
DYN
Dyne Therapeutics
$13.92
+3.0%
N/A$1.42 billion1.46 million2.59 millionPositive News
Gap Down
Viridian Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
VRDN
Viridian Therapeutics
$17.47
-2.2%
N/A$1.38 billion1.17 million1.19 millionGap Down
Fortrea Holdings Inc. stock logo
FTRE
Fortrea
$14.69
-2.5%
N/A$1.32 billion882,2221.14 millionOptions Volume
Oaktree Specialty Lending Co. stock logo
OCSL
Oaktree Specialty Lending
$15.72
+0.8%
23.46$1.29 billion520,797620,396Dividend Cut
Vir Biotechnology, Inc. stock logo
VIR
Vir Biotechnology
$9.11
+0.4%
N/A$1.25 billion991,4643.05 million
Novavax, Inc. stock logo
NVAX
Novavax
$7.83
-3.1%
N/A$1.25 billion2.73 million4.37 million
Arvinas, Inc. stock logo
ARVN
Arvinas
$17.95
+1.5%
N/A$1.23 billion1.34 million908,115Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
Tutor Perini Co. stock logo
TPC
Tutor Perini
$23.49
-2.4%
N/A$1.23 billion339,813636,008Gap Down
Spyre Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
SYRE
Spyre Therapeutics
$23.27
+5.1%
N/A$1.20 billion467,868598,681Gap Down
JPMorgan U.S. Tech Leaders ETF stock logo
JTEK
JPMorgan U.S. Tech Leaders ETF
$83.29
+0.3%
47.95$1.16 billion489,654177,898Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
High Trading Volume
Adaptive Biotechnologies Co. stock logo
ADPT
Adaptive Biotechnologies
$7.55
-3.2%
N/A$1.11 billion1.65 million1.53 millionEarnings Report
News Coverage
Gap Down
Thermon Group Holdings, Inc. stock logo
THR
Thermon Group
$29.45
-3.2%
21.65$992.17 million208,835157,508Earnings Report
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
Gap Down
Zymeworks Inc. stock logo
ZYME
Zymeworks
$14.30
+7.9%
N/A$984.98 million724,137419,073Analyst Revision
Positive News
Replimune Group, Inc. stock logo
REPL
Replimune Group
$13.79
+7.3%
N/A$943.51 million930,263786,977Earnings Report
Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↑
Gap Down
SLR Investment Corp. stock logo
SLRC
SLR Investment
$17.26
+0.7%
9.75$941.71 million162,916148,868News Coverage
Cogent Biosciences, Inc. stock logo
COGT
Cogent Biosciences
$8.14
-3.3%
N/A$899.14 million1.26 million1.56 millionShort Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
Positive News
Gap Down
Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc. stock logo
RCKT
Rocket Pharmaceuticals
$9.86
-0.2%
N/A$898.84 million1.27 million1.54 millionNews Coverage
Abrdn Healthcare Investors stock logo
HQH
Abrdn Healthcare Investors
$17.68
+0.7%
N/A$894.96 million170,499228,307Dividend Cut
Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
Positive News
Immunome, Inc. stock logo
IMNM
Immunome
$10.40
+1.3%
N/A$829.71 million901,5941.06 millionShort Interest ↓
Analyst Revision
Gap Down
Avid Bioservices, Inc. stock logo
CDMO
Avid Bioservices
$12.50
+0.1%
N/A$799.18 million3.07 million1.25 millionHigh Trading Volume
BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. stock logo
TCPC
BlackRock TCP Capital
$9.21
+0.7%
N/A$788.28 million351,568457,141Short Interest ↓
Transcat, Inc. stock logo
TRNS
Transcat
$81.60
+1.8%
44.11$759.70 million127,152108,698
Prothena Co. plc stock logo
PRTA
Prothena
$13.82
+0.2%
N/A$743.65 million249,411372,822Positive News
Gap Down
Simulations Plus, Inc. stock logo
SLP
Simulations Plus
$36.18
+0.4%
90.45$726.86 million172,261279,306
Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. stock logo
DNA
Ginkgo Bioworks
$12.31
-0.6%
N/A$707.57 million1.77 million1.58 millionShort Interest ↑
Gap Down
Capricor Therapeutics Inc stock logo
CAPR
Capricor Therapeutics
$15.05
+11.6%
N/A$684.32 million1.02 million812,449
Dianthus Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
DNTH
Dianthus Therapeutics
$23.01
-1.5%
N/A$681.10 million199,163252,917Gap Down
Diversified Healthcare Trust stock logo
DHC
Diversified Healthcare Trust
$2.64
+0.4%
N/A$636.95 million1.20 million1.08 millionPositive News
Sana Biotechnology, Inc. stock logo
SANA
Sana Biotechnology
$2.84
+2.9%
N/A$634.09 million2.04 million12.71 millionPositive News
Gap Down
Tyra Biosciences, Inc. stock logo
TYRA
Tyra Biosciences
$12.04
-0.7%
N/A$609.22 million188,539275,648
Rapport Therapeutics stock logo
RAPP
Rapport Therapeutics
$16.13
+2.5%
N/A$589.97 million110,201100,546News Coverage
Gap Down
3D Systems Co. stock logo
DDD
3D Systems
$4.29
-1.8%
N/A$581.81 million1.46 million2.96 millionGap Down
Wabash National Co. stock logo
WNC
Wabash National
$12.65
-5.0%
N/A$548.25 million625,157943,559
Standard BioTools Inc. stock logo
LAB
Standard BioTools
$1.36
+3.8%
N/A$504.41 million1.29 million1.92 million
OmniAb, Inc. stock logo
OABI
OmniAb
$3.57
-0.3%
N/A$504.16 million297,473510,524
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Septerna, Inc. stock logo
SEPN
Septerna
$11.32
-0.5%
N/A$502.64 million404,510238,565Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
Gap Down
AnaptysBio, Inc. stock logo
ANAB
AnaptysBio
$16.15
+30.5%
N/A$491.44 million13.80 million1.16 millionShort Interest ↓
Trading Halted
High Trading Volume
Cartesian Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
RNAC
Cartesian Therapeutics
$18.92
+2.2%
N/A$480.95 million44,38380,003Analyst Revision
Gap Down
Entrada Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
TRDA
Entrada Therapeutics
$12.69
+3.7%
7.98$474.86 million115,156118,559Gap Down
Celcuity Inc. stock logo
CELC
Celcuity
$12.41
+2.6%
N/A$460.78 million150,210235,443Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
Positive News
ProKidney Corp. stock logo
PROK
ProKidney
$1.54
-0.6%
N/A$449.16 million1.23 million453,752Positive News
High Trading Volume
MaxCyte, Inc. stock logo
MXCT
MaxCyte
$4.20
+1.4%
N/A$444.57 million332,319587,165Gap Down
PureTech Health plc stock logo
PRTC
PureTech Health
$18.50
+0.8%
N/A$442.77 million1,9472,898Positive News
ABIVAX Société Anonyme stock logo
ABVX
ABIVAX Société Anonyme
$6.80
+3.0%
N/A$430.89 million165,178156,531Positive News
Alpha Teknova, Inc. stock logo
TKNO
Alpha Teknova
$8.05
-6.4%
N/A$429.15 million504,860228,096Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
High Trading Volume

More Biotech Resources

For those interested in diving deeper into the biotech sector, here are a couple of valuable resources:

Biotech Stocks Frequently Asked Questions

Biotech stocks represent shares of companies in the biotechnology sector, which focuses on using biological processes, organisms, or systems to develop products that improve health, fight diseases, and benefit the environment. This sector includes companies that work on drug development, genetic research, biologically derived materials, and more. Due to the innovative and often breakthrough nature of their work, biotech stocks are known for their volatility but also for their potential to offer substantial returns.

Prominent players in the biotech sector include large, well-established companies such as Amgen, Gilead Sciences, and Biogen, which have multiple products on the market and solid research pipelines. Younger companies like Moderna and Regeneron are also notable, especially for their roles in developing treatments and vaccines at an accelerated pace in response to global health crises. These companies represent a mix of stable investments and high-growth potentials within the biotech industry.

While biotech exists in other areas, the majority of the biotech stocks are in the medical and agricultural sectors. Investors might choose individual stocks of companies they believe have potential based on their pipelines or existing products. However, due to the high risk associated with the biotech sector, many opt to diversify their exposure through biotech ETFs or mutual funds, which include a range of companies from startups to established leaders. This strategy can mitigate some of the risks while allowing investors to benefit from the sector's overall growth.

Before investing in biotech stocks, consider the unique risks of this sector, including high development costs, regulatory hurdles, and the binary nature of clinical trial results, which can dramatically affect a company's stock price. Investors should be prepared for volatility and have a tolerance for risk. It is also crucial to research and understand the specific focus areas of biotech companies, as these can vary widely from medical devices and pharmaceuticals to agricultural and environmental biotechnologies. Consulting with a financial advisor who understands the biotech sector can provide valuable insights and guidance tailored to your financial goals.