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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
$236.98
-3.0%
112.85$418.63 billion8.08 million6.49 millionTrending News
Analyst Downgrade
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. stock logo
TMO
Thermo Fisher Scientific
$525.07
-1.1%
30.37$198.27 billion3.25 million2.44 millionPositive News
Analyst Forecast
Options Volume
Danaher Corporation stock logo
DHR
Danaher
$210.64
-1.1%
44.82$150.83 billion6.76 million4.23 millionTrending News
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated stock logo
VRTX
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
$408.85
+1.1%
29.22$104.83 billion1.63 million1.65 millionAnalyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
GSK PLC Sponsored ADR stock logo
GSK
GSK
$43.66
-4.1%
20.21$88.82 billion13.31 million5.12 millionDividend Cut
High Trading Volume
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. stock logo
ALNY
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
$460.99
+0.1%
N/A$60.43 billion1.27 million980,703
Cencora, Inc. stock logo
COR
Cencora
$308.89
-0.9%
31.78$59.89 billion871,1181.58 millionPositive News
Veeva Systems Inc. stock logo
VEEV
Veeva Systems
$300.43
+2.4%
61.69$49.24 billion1.57 million1.32 millionPositive News
argenex SE stock logo
ARGX
argenex
$791.14
+3.1%
40.57$48.42 billion448,445375,409Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. stock logo
TAK
Takeda Pharmaceutical
$14.43
-2.1%
48.08$45.90 billion3.82 million2.59 millionNews Coverage
IQVIA Holdings Inc. stock logo
IQV
IQVIA
$204.25
+0.2%
29.56$34.72 billion2.01 million1.86 millionPositive News
Analyst Forecast
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation stock logo
CTSH
Cognizant Technology Solutions
$67.00
+0.7%
13.62$32.72 billion2.95 million3.91 millionPositive News
BioNTech SE Sponsored ADR stock logo
BNTX
BioNTech
$104.51
+2.3%
N/A$25.12 billion562,364960,599Positive News
Royalty Pharma PLC stock logo
RPRX
Royalty Pharma
$36.42
+0.3%
21.05$21.24 billion2.07 million4.47 millionAnalyst Forecast
Bloom Energy Corporation stock logo
BE
Bloom Energy
$87.99
-2.4%
2,200.30$20.59 billion15.32 million8.38 millionTrending News
Analyst Forecast
Options Volume
United Therapeutics Corporation stock logo
UTHR
United Therapeutics
$443.92
+1.3%
17.33$20.03 billion795,645592,038Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. stock logo
IFF
International Flavors & Fragrances
$61.52
+0.9%
N/A$15.77 billion1.68 million1.87 millionEx-Dividend
Analyst Forecast
Icon Plc stock logo
ICLR
Icon
$192.96
+0.3%
19.85$15.58 billion1.07 million1.27 millionAnalyst Forecast
Illumina, Inc. stock logo
ILMN
Illumina
$99.30
-2.9%
12.57$15.26 billion1.90 million2.22 millionNews Coverage
Analyst Forecast
Medpace Holdings, Inc. stock logo
MEDP
Medpace
$535.41
-1.6%
39.81$15.04 billion387,174432,619Positive News
Gap Down
Fabrinet stock logo
FN
Fabrinet
$369.42
-0.5%
40.24$13.20 billion327,137719,355Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
Suzano S.A. Sponsored ADR stock logo
SUZ
Suzano
$9.44
+0.5%
8.35$12.49 billion1.17 million1.81 million
Lumentum Holdings Inc. stock logo
LITE
Lumentum
$169.75
-1.0%
738.04$11.87 billion2.17 million2.78 millionGap Up
Moderna, Inc. stock logo
MRNA
Moderna
$28.38
+2.8%
N/A$11.04 billion9.94 million10.94 millionTrending News
Options Volume
Revvity Inc. stock logo
RVTY
Revvity
$91.51
-0.3%
38.78$10.62 billion1.22 million1.19 millionAnalyst Forecast
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. stock logo
CRL
Charles River Laboratories International
$175.41
+2.9%
N/A$8.63 billion1.71 million1.21 millionNews Coverage
Analyst Upgrade
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. stock logo
BIO.B
Bio-Rad Laboratories
$284.88
24.29$7.75 billion1363News Coverage
Abivax SA Sponsored ADR stock logo
ABVX
Abivax
$82.87
+0.6%
N/A$6.26 billion503,400706,828Analyst Revision
iShares Biotechnology ETF stock logo
IBB
iShares Biotechnology ETF
$149.62
+0.7%
N/A$6.19 billion2.18 million1.67 millionNews Coverage
Legend Biotech Corporation Sponsored ADR stock logo
LEGN
Legend Biotech
$32.29
-1.1%
N/A$5.96 billion1.29 million1.41 millionPositive News
TG Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
TGTX
TG Therapeutics
$36.66
+0.3%
99.08$5.82 billion1.39 million2.43 million
Krystal Biotech, Inc. stock logo
KRYS
Krystal Biotech
$181.69
+1.2%
36.93$5.26 billion261,196332,596Positive News
Vaxcyte, Inc. stock logo
PCVX
Vaxcyte
$40.13
+5.5%
N/A$5.21 billion2.24 million1.78 millionPositive News
Jyong Biotech Ltd. stock logo
MENS
Jyong Biotech
$52.00
+8.7%
N/A$3.95 billion306,122230,391Gap Down
Ascentage Pharma Group International - Unsponsored ADR stock logo
AAPG
Ascentage Pharma Group International
$39.78
+0.5%
N/A$3.71 billion9,57735,424
Hercules Capital, Inc. stock logo
HTGC
Hercules Capital
$18.75
+0.7%
12.41$3.41 billion806,6011.15 million
ODDITY Tech Ltd. stock logo
ODD
ODDITY Tech
$60.64
-0.9%
33.69$3.39 billion346,733801,100
Tutor Perini Corporation stock logo
TPC
Tutor Perini
$62.13
-2.5%
N/A$3.28 billion739,204662,378
Standex International Corporation stock logo
SXI
Standex International
$215.26
+2.0%
46.39$2.60 billion136,87392,029
Beam Therapeutics Inc. stock logo
BEAM
Beam Therapeutics
$25.59
+6.1%
N/A$2.59 billion2.10 million2.19 million
Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
FOLD
Amicus Therapeutics
$8.25
+7.0%
N/A$2.54 billion9.97 million4.06 millionHigh Trading Volume
Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
CDTX
Cidara Therapeutics
$98.50
+2.2%
N/A$2.50 billion1.08 million457,773High Trading Volume
Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. stock logo
RXRX
Recursion Pharmaceuticals
$5.52
+8.2%
N/A$2.40 billion57.56 million24.96 millionGap Up
High Trading Volume
ImmunityBio, Inc. stock logo
IBRX
ImmunityBio
$2.50
+0.8%
N/A$2.36 billion7.69 million8.14 millionNews Coverage
JPMorgan U.S. Tech Leaders ETF stock logo
JTEK
JPMorgan U.S. Tech Leaders ETF
$93.12
+0.9%
47.07$2.35 billion269,203242,171Short Interest ↑
Denali Therapeutics Inc. stock logo
DNLI
Denali Therapeutics
$15.20
+1.9%
N/A$2.22 billion1.61 million1.54 millionGap Up
Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation stock logo
ADPT
Adaptive Biotechnologies
$14.24
-2.2%
N/A$2.17 billion2.23 million2.03 millionAnalyst Forecast
Celcuity, Inc. stock logo
CELC
Celcuity
$49.15
+8.7%
N/A$2.09 billion1.55 million638,542High Trading Volume
Vera Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
VERA
Vera Therapeutics
$29.19
+1.4%
N/A$1.86 billion739,7751.39 millionPositive News
Twist Bioscience Corporation stock logo
TWST
Twist Bioscience
$30.68
+4.9%
N/A$1.85 billion2.10 million1.24 millionAnalyst Forecast
Apogee Therapeutics Inc. stock logo
APGE
Apogee Therapeutics
$39.61
+0.6%
N/A$1.83 billion261,419704,751
Dyne Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
DYN
Dyne Therapeutics
$12.51
+0.0%
N/A$1.78 billion1.53 million2.61 million
Immunocore Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR stock logo
IMCR
Immunocore
$35.24
-1.9%
N/A$1.78 billion136,720329,899Positive News
Viridian Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
VRDN
Viridian Therapeutics
$21.22
-0.2%
N/A$1.73 billion645,340875,662Positive News
Cogent Biosciences, Inc. stock logo
COGT
Cogent Biosciences
$14.75
+4.4%
N/A$1.68 billion1.88 million1.94 million
Novavax, Inc. stock logo
NVAX
Novavax
$9.55
+0.5%
4.19$1.55 billion4.32 million6.52 millionOptions Volume
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. stock logo
BCRX
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals
$7.33
-0.5%
N/A$1.54 billion2.80 million3.62 millionNews Coverage
Analyst Forecast
10x Genomics stock logo
TXG
10x Genomics
$12.31
-0.6%
N/A$1.53 billion2.35 million3.28 million
Redwire Corporation stock logo
RDW
Redwire
$10.35
+12.9%
N/A$1.49 billion11.92 million3.32 millionAnalyst Revision
High Trading Volume
Azenta, Inc. stock logo
AZTA
Azenta
$31.49
-0.3%
N/A$1.44 billion598,151742,263
Evotec AG stock logo
EVO
Evotec
$3.88
+3.2%
N/A$1.38 billion34,04988,502
Phreesia, Inc. stock logo
PHR
Phreesia
$22.82
+1.6%
N/A$1.37 billion723,092607,712
Zymeworks Inc. stock logo
ZYME
Zymeworks
$16.91
-0.2%
N/A$1.27 billion536,466536,111
Zymeworks Inc. stock logo
ZYME
Zymeworks
$16.90
-0.2%
N/A$1.27 billion646,244536,111News Coverage
Positive News
Tourmaline Bio, Inc. stock logo
TRML
Tourmaline Bio
$47.87
+0.0%
N/A$1.23 billion303,685476,500Short Interest ↓
Dianthus Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
DNTH
Dianthus Therapeutics
$36.93
-5.1%
N/A$1.19 billion532,996418,433Positive News
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. stock logo
AMLX
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals
$13.29
-5.1%
N/A$1.19 billion3.33 million1.25 millionHigh Trading Volume
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp. stock logo
OCSL
Oaktree Specialty Lending
$13.14
+1.3%
23.46$1.16 billion987,031713,821
WAVE Life Sciences Ltd. stock logo
WVE
WAVE Life Sciences
$7.02
-0.1%
N/A$1.12 billion1.02 million1.46 million
Diversified Healthcare Trust stock logo
DHC
Diversified Healthcare Trust
$4.39
-0.3%
N/A$1.06 billion452,695924,343
Rapport Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
RAPP
Rapport Therapeutics
$28.54
-0.5%
N/A$1.04 billion553,052367,764
Upstream Bio, Inc. stock logo
UPB
Upstream Bio
$18.59
-0.2%
N/A$1.00 billion336,724382,680Positive News
Immunome, Inc. stock logo
IMNM
Immunome
$11.46
+1.0%
N/A$997.22 million646,9761.08 million
abrdn Healthcare Investors stock logo
HQH
abrdn Healthcare Investors
$18.42
-0.9%
N/A$991.89 million196,223209,962News Coverage
Spyre Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
SYRE
Spyre Therapeutics
$15.95
-3.1%
N/A$963.08 million211,018608,704
Nanobiotix S.A. Sponsored ADR stock logo
NBTX
Nanobiotix
$19.88
+6.1%
N/A$953.05 million202,15921,939Short Interest ↓
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
Sana Biotechnology, Inc. stock logo
SANA
Sana Biotechnology
$3.97
+7.3%
N/A$944.09 million5.36 million5.62 millionPositive News
Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. stock logo
DNA
Ginkgo Bioworks
$15.94
+8.7%
N/A$943.83 million2.09 million1.55 millionGap Up
Thermon Group Holdings, Inc. stock logo
THR
Thermon Group
$27.27
0.0%
17.26$901.45 million146,069195,803Positive News
Septerna, Inc. stock logo
SEPN
Septerna
$20.14
+6.0%
N/A$897.84 million324,011614,406
Prime Medicine, Inc. stock logo
PRME
Prime Medicine
$6.67
+19.3%
N/A$897.61 million5.58 million2.65 millionPositive News
High Trading Volume
Prime Medicine, Inc. stock logo
PRME
Prime Medicine
$6.67
+19.3%
N/A$897.58 million5.58 million2.64 millionNews Coverage
High Trading Volume
AnaptysBio, Inc. stock logo
ANAB
AnaptysBio
$31.34
-2.0%
N/A$877.52 million807,314745,510Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
Fortrea Holdings Inc. stock logo
FTRE
Fortrea
$9.60
+0.8%
N/A$871.68 million1.32 million2.25 millionAnalyst Forecast
Tango Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
TNGX
Tango Therapeutics
$7.67
-3.9%
N/A$853.36 million1.19 million1.83 millionInsider Trade
ProKidney Corp. stock logo
PROK
ProKidney
$2.78
+6.9%
N/A$818.10 million1.38 million5.12 millionPositive News
Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. stock logo
IOVA
Iovance Biotherapeutics
$2.25
+1.8%
N/A$814.16 million9.08 million13.21 millionPositive News
Urogen Pharma stock logo
URGN
Urogen Pharma
$17.07
-4.2%
N/A$789.66 million1.37 million1.50 millionNews Coverage
Vir Biotechnology, Inc. stock logo
VIR
Vir Biotechnology
$5.66
-0.7%
N/A$786.29 million1.23 million1.55 millionInsider Trade
Oruka Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
ORKA
Oruka Therapeutics
$19.18
+3.0%
N/A$718.29 million356,239268,545Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
Tyra Biosciences, Inc. stock logo
TYRA
Tyra Biosciences
$13.39
-0.2%
N/A$713.69 million124,524289,084
Arvinas, Inc. stock logo
ARVN
Arvinas
$9.27
+1.5%
N/A$680.60 million2.00 million2.13 million
Transcat, Inc. stock logo
TRNS
Transcat
$70.46
-1.9%
49.27$656.64 million72,100105,595
Prothena Corporation plc stock logo
PRTA
Prothena
$9.99
+0.7%
N/A$537.76 million763,6401.03 millionNews Coverage
REGENXBIO Inc. stock logo
RGNX
REGENXBIO
$10.58
+8.3%
N/A$534.40 million670,257899,244
Blackrock Tcp Capital Corp. stock logo
TCPC
Blackrock Tcp Capital
$6.12
+0.2%
N/A$520.45 million763,178598,366Negative News
Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. stock logo
RIGL
Rigel Pharmaceuticals
$28.12
-0.1%
5.20$504.47 million472,044359,687Positive News
Standard BioTools Inc. stock logo
LAB
Standard BioTools
$1.28
N/A$488.95 million1.94 million1.66 millionPositive News
XOMA Royalty Corporation stock logo
XOMA
XOMA Royalty
$39.54
+0.8%
N/A$478.04 million80,59846,008Positive News
Monte Rosa Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
GLUE
Monte Rosa Therapeutics
$7.63
+1.7%
21.20$471.23 million580,940790,593Positive News

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.