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Best Biotechnology Stocks

Biotech stocks open the door to investing in innovation that’s shaping the future of healthcare. From pioneering drug developers to specialized firms in genetic engineering and diagnostics, this sector offers exposure to breakthroughs with the potential for transformative impact—and strong returns. 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.

The list below highlights some of the most widely followed biotech stocks in today’s market. It features a range of companies—from established leaders with approved therapies to up-and-coming firms advancing promising clinical pipelines. 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
$228.57
-1.2%
108.84$408.76 billion3.52 million6.34 millionTrending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. stock logo
TMO
Thermo Fisher Scientific
$568.42
+1.9%
32.88$210.70 billion3.46 million2.58 millionTrending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Danaher Corporation stock logo
DHR
Danaher
$218.06
-1.2%
44.96$158.08 billion4.50 million5.28 millionTrending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated stock logo
VRTX
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
$426.44
+0.0%
30.48$109.29 billion1.69 million1.49 millionPositive News
GSK PLC Sponsored ADR stock logo
GSK
GSK
$44.21
+0.6%
20.47$89.32 billion3.04 million6.02 millionUpcoming Earnings
Dividend Cut
Cencora, Inc. stock logo
COR
Cencora
$330.73
+0.6%
34.03$63.75 billion897,8111.20 millionPositive News
Insider Trade
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. stock logo
ALNY
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
$464.90
-1.9%
N/A$62.13 billion950,0201.05 million
argenex SE stock logo
ARGX
argenex
$814.17
-2.5%
41.75$51.39 billion670,560333,772High Trading Volume
Veeva Systems Inc. stock logo
VEEV
Veeva Systems
$289.50
-0.1%
59.45$47.51 billion625,0161.24 millionPositive News
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. stock logo
TAK
Takeda Pharmaceutical
$14.13
+0.1%
47.08$44.90 billion2.53 million2.68 millionNews Coverage
IQVIA Holdings Inc. stock logo
IQV
IQVIA
$218.04
-0.3%
31.55$37.17 billion1.66 million1.56 millionUpcoming Earnings
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation stock logo
CTSH
Cognizant Technology Solutions
$68.36
-0.6%
13.89$33.59 billion3.56 million3.64 millionPositive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
BioNTech SE Sponsored ADR stock logo
BNTX
BioNTech
$106.23
-0.6%
N/A$25.70 billion797,423666,786News Coverage
Bloom Energy Corporation stock logo
BE
Bloom Energy
$94.35
-9.6%
2,359.26$24.42 billion16.22 million15.01 millionUpcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Gap Down
Royalty Pharma PLC stock logo
RPRX
Royalty Pharma
$36.84
-1.7%
21.29$21.86 billion1.90 million2.73 millionPositive News
Dividend Announcement
Short Interest ↓
United Therapeutics Corporation stock logo
UTHR
United Therapeutics
$421.64
-0.2%
16.46$19.06 billion463,682724,325News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. stock logo
IFF
International Flavors & Fragrances
$64.81
-0.3%
N/A$16.66 billion2.28 million2.05 millionAnalyst Revision
Icon Plc stock logo
ICLR
Icon
$192.60
-0.3%
19.81$15.61 billion1.81 million902,803News Coverage
Positive News
High Trading Volume
Medpace Holdings, Inc. stock logo
MEDP
Medpace
$546.74
+0.2%
40.65$15.33 billion769,365309,622Trending News
Earnings Report
High Trading Volume
Illumina, Inc. stock logo
ILMN
Illumina
$97.23
-1.7%
12.31$15.21 billion1.65 million1.71 million
Fabrinet stock logo
FN
Fabrinet
$398.76
-4.1%
43.44$14.86 billion674,501439,626Gap Down
Suzano S.A. Sponsored ADR stock logo
SUZ
Suzano
$8.96
+1.5%
7.92$11.68 billion2.49 million1.80 millionUpcoming Earnings
Lumentum Holdings Inc. stock logo
LITE
Lumentum
$158.06
-3.0%
687.22$11.56 billion2.40 million2.79 millionNews Coverage
Analyst Forecast
Revvity Inc. stock logo
RVTY
Revvity
$95.74
-1.2%
40.57$11.25 billion1.32 million1.13 millionUpcoming Earnings
Moderna, Inc. stock logo
MRNA
Moderna
$26.85
-2.3%
N/A$10.74 billion7.78 million9.30 millionTrending News
Analyst Forecast
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. stock logo
CRL
Charles River Laboratories International
$187.21
-0.6%
N/A$9.27 billion1.38 million956,760
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. stock logo
BIO.B
Bio-Rad Laboratories
$321.12
+12.7%
27.38$8.74 billion21830News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
Abivax SA Sponsored ADR stock logo
ABVX
Abivax
$90.71
-1.0%
N/A$7.13 billion784,7331.04 millionShort Interest ↓
iShares Biotechnology ETF stock logo
IBB
iShares Biotechnology ETF
$153.92
-1.4%
N/A$6.65 billion1.23 million2.29 million
Legend Biotech Corporation Sponsored ADR stock logo
LEGN
Legend Biotech
$32.11
-2.3%
N/A$6.06 billion1.12 million1.43 million
TG Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
TGTX
TG Therapeutics
$34.59
-1.8%
93.49$5.59 billion1.04 million1.55 million
Krystal Biotech, Inc. stock logo
KRYS
Krystal Biotech
$186.42
-2.3%
37.89$5.52 billion262,988291,744News Coverage
Vaxcyte, Inc. stock logo
PCVX
Vaxcyte
$42.51
+0.4%
N/A$5.50 billion1.43 million1.96 million
Jyong Biotech Ltd. stock logo
MENS
Jyong Biotech
$60.50
+0.8%
N/A$4.56 billion298,397450,031
Tutor Perini Corporation stock logo
TPC
Tutor Perini
$64.14
-4.1%
N/A$3.53 billion746,796539,380
Hercules Capital, Inc. stock logo
HTGC
Hercules Capital
$17.55
-1.0%
11.62$3.22 billion1.05 million1.33 million
Ascentage Pharma Group International - Unsponsored ADR stock logo
AAPG
Ascentage Pharma Group International
$33.66
-2.3%
N/A$3.21 billion9,6196,831
Beam Therapeutics Inc. stock logo
BEAM
Beam Therapeutics
$27.68
-7.4%
N/A$3.02 billion4.22 million2.46 millionNews Coverage
Standex International Corporation stock logo
SXI
Standex International
$233.38
-0.5%
50.30$2.84 billion234,448129,905
ODDITY Tech Ltd. stock logo
ODD
ODDITY Tech
$49.01
-3.4%
27.23$2.83 billion562,366605,697News Coverage
JPMorgan U.S. Tech Leaders ETF stock logo
JTEK
JPMorgan U.S. Tech Leaders ETF
$91.33
-1.5%
47.07$2.83 billion235,743242,624News Coverage
Celcuity, Inc. stock logo
CELC
Celcuity
$70.04
+6.9%
N/A$2.78 billion1.70 million1.49 millionNews Coverage
Analyst Forecast
Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. stock logo
RXRX
Recursion Pharmaceuticals
$5.75
-5.9%
N/A$2.65 billion44.98 million70.70 million
Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation stock logo
ADPT
Adaptive Biotechnologies
$16.45
-5.2%
N/A$2.64 billion2.09 million1.96 millionAnalyst Forecast
Gap Up
Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
CDTX
Cidara Therapeutics
$99.33
-3.8%
N/A$2.62 billion687,4841.27 millionAnalyst Forecast
Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
FOLD
Amicus Therapeutics
$8.55
+0.9%
N/A$2.61 billion3.33 million5.42 million
Apogee Therapeutics Inc. stock logo
APGE
Apogee Therapeutics
$53.48
-4.3%
N/A$2.58 billion501,299889,394Analyst Forecast
Denali Therapeutics Inc. stock logo
DNLI
Denali Therapeutics
$15.95
-6.0%
N/A$2.48 billion1.64 million1.84 million
ImmunityBio, Inc. stock logo
IBRX
ImmunityBio
$2.36
-3.3%
N/A$2.40 billion11.97 million8.90 million
Dyne Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
DYN
Dyne Therapeutics
$16.35
-2.4%
N/A$2.38 billion1.76 million2.37 million
Twist Bioscience Corporation stock logo
TWST
Twist Bioscience
$31.06
-7.0%
N/A$2.02 billion2.25 million1.92 million
Viridian Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
VRDN
Viridian Therapeutics
$21.90
-8.8%
N/A$1.96 billion6.32 million867,891Trending News
Analyst Forecast
High Trading Volume
Vera Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
VERA
Vera Therapeutics
$29.94
-1.3%
N/A$1.94 billion632,0131.24 millionNews Coverage
Gap Up
Cogent Biosciences, Inc. stock logo
COGT
Cogent Biosciences
$14.85
-6.4%
N/A$1.81 billion3.73 million2.04 millionNews Coverage
Analyst Forecast
Immunocore Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR stock logo
IMCR
Immunocore
$32.51
-3.2%
N/A$1.69 billion345,145335,738News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
10x Genomics stock logo
TXG
10x Genomics
$12.26
-5.9%
N/A$1.62 billion3.15 million2.81 millionNews Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. stock logo
BCRX
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals
$7.08
+1.3%
N/A$1.47 billion6.20 million6.42 million
Azenta, Inc. stock logo
AZTA
Azenta
$31.71
-0.3%
N/A$1.46 billion418,226534,913News Coverage
Positive News
Immunome, Inc. stock logo
IMNM
Immunome
$15.90
-5.0%
N/A$1.46 billion1.68 million1.77 millionNews Coverage
Evotec AG stock logo
EVO
Evotec
$3.93
-2.0%
N/A$1.42 billion41,07347,717
Spyre Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
SYRE
Spyre Therapeutics
$22.21
-4.5%
N/A$1.40 billion906,6481.34 million
Novavax, Inc. stock logo
NVAX
Novavax
$8.46
-1.5%
3.71$1.40 billion3.94 million4.71 millionNews Coverage
Phreesia, Inc. stock logo
PHR
Phreesia
$23.42
+1.3%
N/A$1.38 billion555,746648,101Trending News
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. stock logo
AMLX
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals
$14.82
-3.1%
N/A$1.36 billion1.34 million2.01 million
Sana Biotechnology, Inc. stock logo
SANA
Sana Biotechnology
$5.50
-3.7%
N/A$1.36 billion5.85 million6.25 millionGap Down
Zymeworks Inc. stock logo
ZYME
Zymeworks
$17.67
-1.5%
N/A$1.35 billion858,789665,187Analyst Downgrade
Zymeworks Inc. stock logo
ZYME
Zymeworks
$17.67
-1.5%
N/A$1.33 billion858,789547,923Positive News
WAVE Life Sciences Ltd. stock logo
WVE
WAVE Life Sciences
$7.18
-8.5%
N/A$1.25 billion4.33 million2.18 millionAnalyst Forecast
Tourmaline Bio, Inc. stock logo
TRML
Tourmaline Bio
$47.97
+0.1%
N/A$1.23 billion2.39 million582,047News Coverage
Positive News
Short Interest ↓
High Trading Volume
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp. stock logo
OCSL
Oaktree Specialty Lending
$13.88
+0.1%
24.79$1.22 billion1.60 million921,279Positive News
Upstream Bio, Inc. stock logo
UPB
Upstream Bio
$22.15
-0.8%
N/A$1.20 billion450,360368,389
Redwire Corporation stock logo
RDW
Redwire
$7.62
-4.5%
N/A$1.15 billion8.91 million9.31 million
Oruka Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
ORKA
Oruka Therapeutics
$26.65
-2.6%
N/A$1.14 billion486,642542,595Gap Up
Dianthus Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
DNTH
Dianthus Therapeutics
$33.45
-4.5%
N/A$1.13 billion418,540617,813
Nanobiotix S.A. - Sponsored ADR stock logo
NBTX
Nanobiotix
$22.18
-1.9%
N/A$1.08 billion134,365133,208Gap Up
abrdn Healthcare Investors stock logo
HQH
abrdn Healthcare Investors
$18.82
-2.1%
N/A$1.04 billion189,842219,898News Coverage
Short Interest ↑
Diversified Healthcare Trust stock logo
DHC
Diversified Healthcare Trust
$4.21
+0.5%
N/A$1.01 billion863,864586,926
Tango Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
TNGX
Tango Therapeutics
$8.66
-3.7%
N/A$1.00 billion1.57 million2.16 million
Rapport Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
RAPP
Rapport Therapeutics
$24.90
-7.0%
N/A$977.41 million303,697514,248
ProKidney Corp. stock logo
PROK
ProKidney
$3.16
-4.2%
N/A$971.13 million1.36 million2.16 millionNews Coverage
Gap Down
AnaptysBio, Inc. stock logo
ANAB
AnaptysBio
$33.65
-1.3%
N/A$954.98 million334,228608,488
Septerna, Inc. stock logo
SEPN
Septerna
$22.00
+3.2%
N/A$950.11 million404,533359,107
Fortrea Holdings Inc. stock logo
FTRE
Fortrea
$10.52
+1.3%
N/A$943.41 million834,0241.16 millionAnalyst Upgrade
Thermon Group Holdings, Inc. stock logo
THR
Thermon Group
$27.14
-0.9%
17.18$905.65 million146,082164,518Positive News
Vir Biotechnology, Inc. stock logo
VIR
Vir Biotechnology
$6.12
-2.4%
N/A$871.01 million1.29 million1.35 millionInsider Trade
Urogen Pharma stock logo
URGN
Urogen Pharma
$17.66
-2.6%
N/A$839.23 million844,8351.12 million
Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. stock logo
IOVA
Iovance Biotherapeutics
$2.15
-5.3%
N/A$821.41 million13.70 million11.29 million
Tyra Biosciences, Inc. stock logo
TYRA
Tyra Biosciences
$13.99
-4.9%
N/A$784 million628,004176,799High Trading Volume
Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. stock logo
DNA
Ginkgo Bioworks
$12.68
-3.5%
N/A$777.29 million1.56 million1.79 millionNews Coverage
Gap Down
Prime Medicine, Inc. stock logo
PRME
Prime Medicine
$5.11
-8.6%
N/A$752.27 million5.85 million4.09 million
Arvinas, Inc. stock logo
ARVN
Arvinas
$9.31
-3.6%
N/A$709.21 million2.11 million2.54 millionNews Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Prime Medicine, Inc. stock logo
PRME
Prime Medicine
$5.11
-8.6%
N/A$687.67 million5.85 million2.78 millionNews Coverage
Positive News
High Trading Volume
Transcat, Inc. stock logo
TRNS
Transcat
$73.54
+2.1%
51.43$671.02 million68,96067,246
REGENXBIO Inc. stock logo
RGNX
REGENXBIO
$12.19
-6.9%
N/A$661.23 million655,731665,617
Replimune Group, Inc. stock logo
REPL
Replimune Group
$8.30
+2.5%
N/A$632.25 million4.08 million8.53 millionTrending News
Analyst Upgrade
Analyst Revision
Monte Rosa Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
GLUE
Monte Rosa Therapeutics
$9.35
-2.5%
25.97$592.27 million894,5891.12 million
Prothena Corporation plc stock logo
PRTA
Prothena
$9.88
-3.3%
N/A$549.87 million429,431781,639News Coverage
Analyst Revision
Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. stock logo
RIGL
Rigel Pharmaceuticals
$30.69
+1.4%
5.67$542.96 million600,255560,688
4D Molecular Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
FDMT
4D Molecular Therapeutics
$10.52
-6.4%
N/A$524.93 million742,266741,431News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
Standard BioTools Inc. stock logo
LAB
Standard BioTools
$1.32
N/A$504.23 million1.50 million1.54 millionNews Coverage

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.