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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 PricePE RatioMarket CapVolumeAverage VolumeIndicator(s)
AbbVie Inc. stock logo
ABBV
AbbVie
$171.35
+1.0%
50.85$302.58 billion4.25 million5.46 millionAnalyst Forecast
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. stock logo
TMO
Thermo Fisher Scientific
$569.17
+0.2%
36.51$216.81 billion1.40 million1.25 millionPositive News
Danaher Co. stock logo
DHR
Danaher
$257.44
+1.3%
43.63$190.68 billion3.16 million2.78 millionAnalyst Upgrade
Short Interest ↑
Positive News
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated stock logo
VRTX
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
$467.28
-1.4%
30.32$122.24 billion1.23 million1.15 millionAnalyst Forecast
GSK plc stock logo
GSK
GSK
$40.95
+0.7%
14.84$84.87 billion2.85 million3.57 millionPositive News
Moderna, Inc. stock logo
MRNA
Moderna
$133.27
-3.4%
N/A$51.07 billion3.97 million4.19 millionInsider Selling
Cencora, Inc. stock logo
COR
Cencora
$237.22
+1.1%
25.95$47.31 billion1.35 million1.34 million
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited stock logo
TAK
Takeda Pharmaceutical
$12.67
-3.8%
23.04$41.68 billion4.96 million1.33 millionGap Down
High Trading Volume
IQVIA Holdings Inc. stock logo
IQV
IQVIA
$212.93
-0.2%
29.09$38.80 billion1.10 million1.01 millionShort Interest ↑
Positive News
Cognizant Technology Solutions Co. stock logo
CTSH
Cognizant Technology Solutions
$65.81
+0.4%
15.82$32.72 billion3.37 million4.09 millionShort Interest ↑
Positive News
Veeva Systems Inc. stock logo
VEEV
Veeva Systems
$178.78
-0.5%
52.74$29.06 billion1.19 million1.36 millionPositive News
ICON Public Limited stock logo
ICLR
ICON Public
$318.63
+0.7%
38.76$26.29 billion435,076543,829Positive News
argenx SE stock logo
ARGX
argenx
$377.96
-0.1%
N/A$22.46 billion252,654303,180Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
BioNTech SE stock logo
BNTX
BioNTech
$86.27
-2.5%
172.54$20.51 billion968,118710,785Short Interest ↓
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. stock logo
ALNY
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
$153.86
-2.2%
N/A$19.46 billion587,562713,169Options Volume
Positive News
Laboratory Co. of America Holdings stock logo
LH
Laboratory Co. of America
$206.49
+2.4%
41.55$17.41 billion898,878748,040
Illumina, Inc. stock logo
ILMN
Illumina
$108.10
-0.9%
N/A$17.22 billion2.17 million1.86 million
Royalty Pharma plc stock logo
RPRX
Royalty Pharma
$26.26
-1.3%
19.60$15.69 billion2.87 million2.71 millionPositive News
Revvity, Inc. stock logo
RVTY
Revvity
$107.29
-0.1%
88.67$13.24 billion571,150868,577Positive News
United Therapeutics Co. stock logo
UTHR
United Therapeutics
$306.04
+3.0%
14.47$13.18 billion856,670538,245Insider Selling
Medpace Holdings, Inc. stock logo
MEDP
Medpace
$402.99
+1.8%
41.08$12.48 billion135,966229,548Positive News
Suzano S.A. stock logo
SUZ
Suzano
$8.93
-0.7%
6.38$11.90 billion1.31 million2.56 million
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. stock logo
CRL
Charles River Laboratories International
$209.72
+0.6%
24.67$10.80 billion336,121548,783
Catalent, Inc. stock logo
CTLT
Catalent
$55.07
-0.3%
N/A$9.97 billion986,3932.24 million
Fabrinet stock logo
FN
Fabrinet
$254.15
+2.4%
33.75$9.19 billion574,153451,543Short Interest ↑
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. stock logo
BIO.B
Bio-Rad Laboratories
$283.45
N/A$8.08 billion6136
Vaxcyte, Inc. stock logo
PCVX
Vaxcyte
$72.25
+0.5%
N/A$7.86 billion850,674752,852Positive News
Legend Biotech Co. stock logo
LEGN
Legend Biotech
$40.48
-2.5%
N/A$7.38 billion670,0301.07 millionAnalyst Forecast
iShares Biotechnology ETF stock logo
IBB
iShares Biotechnology ETF
$134.38
-0.8%
N/A$7.28 billion922,0731.67 million
Krystal Biotech, Inc. stock logo
KRYS
Krystal Biotech
$173.00
-2.7%
92.51$4.94 billion477,331352,940
ImmunityBio, Inc. stock logo
IBRX
ImmunityBio
$6.23
+6.9%
N/A$4.31 billion2.66 million5.59 million
Lumentum Holdings Inc. stock logo
LITE
Lumentum
$49.58
-0.8%
N/A$3.35 billion974,5221.32 millionPositive News
Hercules Capital, Inc. stock logo
HTGC
Hercules Capital
$19.57
-0.1%
8.90$3.17 billion451,724901,055Short Interest ↑
Olink Holding AB (publ) stock logo
OLK
Olink Holding AB (publ)
$25.50
-0.2%
N/A$3.17 billion1.16 million584,315Positive News
Bloom Energy Co. stock logo
BE
Bloom Energy
$13.64
-2.2%
N/A$3.10 billion6.89 million6.29 millionPositive News
Azenta, Inc. stock logo
AZTA
Azenta
$56.03
+3.2%
N/A$3.02 billion743,713454,146Positive News
Denali Therapeutics Inc. stock logo
DNLI
Denali Therapeutics
$20.62
+0.7%
N/A$2.94 billion928,2321.15 millionPositive News
Dyne Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
DYN
Dyne Therapeutics
$33.15
+4.3%
N/A$2.90 billion642,6421.75 millionShort Interest ↑
Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
FOLD
Amicus Therapeutics
$9.77
-2.7%
N/A$2.89 billion1.57 million2.84 millionPositive News
Twist Bioscience Co. stock logo
TWST
Twist Bioscience
$50.56
+3.2%
N/A$2.85 billion837,9471.10 million
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SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
SWTX
SpringWorks Therapeutics
$36.21
-1.3%
N/A$2.72 billion620,436653,888Positive News
TG Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
TGTX
TG Therapeutics
$16.77
+1.2%
72.91$2.59 billion1.53 million3.86 millionPositive News
10x Genomics, Inc. stock logo
TXG
10x Genomics
$19.77
-1.1%
N/A$2.38 billion722,3141.21 million
Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. stock logo
IOVA
Iovance Biotherapeutics
$8.00
-1.0%
N/A$2.24 billion7.39 million7.88 millionPositive News
Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. stock logo
RXRX
Recursion Pharmaceuticals
$9.70
+3.5%
N/A$2.23 billion4.45 million3.92 millionInsider Selling
Oddity Tech Ltd. stock logo
ODD
Oddity Tech
$38.96
+2.2%
32.47$2.22 billion771,787917,382
Apogee Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
APGE
Apogee Therapeutics
$36.37
-6.7%
N/A$2.13 billion945,615551,829Positive News
Fortrea Holdings Inc. stock logo
FTRE
Fortrea
$23.34
-3.0%
N/A$2.09 billion1.88 million1.09 million
Vera Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
VERA
Vera Therapeutics
$35.53
-0.5%
N/A$1.95 billion360,265709,282Positive News
Gap Up
Novavax, Inc. stock logo
NVAX
Novavax
$13.79
-1.9%
N/A$1.94 billion14.57 million12.36 million
Standex International Co. stock logo
SXI
Standex International
$163.39
+0.1%
26.44$1.92 billion46,56047,055Negative News
Beam Therapeutics Inc. stock logo
BEAM
Beam Therapeutics
$23.17
-3.6%
N/A$1.91 billion2.16 million1.38 millionShort Interest ↓
Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc. stock logo
RCKT
Rocket Pharmaceuticals
$20.68
-2.5%
N/A$1.88 billion543,198690,153Positive News
Immunocore Holdings plc stock logo
IMCR
Immunocore
$35.94
-2.8%
N/A$1.80 billion1.06 million637,573
Galapagos NV stock logo
GLPG
Galapagos
$25.84
+0.4%
N/A$1.70 billion107,768123,120
Arvinas, Inc. stock logo
ARVN
Arvinas
$24.82
-0.5%
N/A$1.70 billion653,610738,188Short Interest ↓
Positive News
Oaktree Specialty Lending Co. stock logo
OCSL
Oaktree Specialty Lending
$18.92
-0.5%
14.12$1.54 billion304,214621,147Positive News
Evotec SE stock logo
EVO
Evotec
$4.07
-0.2%
N/A$1.44 billion139,768116,849Short Interest ↑
Sana Biotechnology, Inc. stock logo
SANA
Sana Biotechnology
$5.68
-5.3%
N/A$1.33 billion1.97 million1.50 million
Vir Biotechnology, Inc. stock logo
VIR
Vir Biotechnology
$8.95
-2.5%
N/A$1.25 billion1.02 million1.28 million
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. stock logo
BCRX
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals
$6.00
-3.8%
N/A$1.24 billion2.55 million3.45 millionShort Interest ↑
4D Molecular Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
FDMT
4D Molecular Therapeutics
$22.78
-4.3%
N/A$1.18 billion411,939864,320
Phreesia, Inc. stock logo
PHR
Phreesia
$19.50
-0.8%
N/A$1.12 billion395,121495,415
Transcat, Inc. stock logo
TRNS
Transcat
$121.27
-0.7%
76.27$1.12 billion27,72249,367Positive News
Tutor Perini Co. stock logo
TPC
Tutor Perini
$21.73
+2.4%
N/A$1.11 billion503,480583,057Insider Selling
Prothena Co. plc stock logo
PRTA
Prothena
$19.54
-4.1%
N/A$1.05 billion466,125670,434Gap Down
Spyre Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
SYRE
Spyre Therapeutics
$25.79
+1.4%
N/A$1.04 billion1.31 million451,641High Trading Volume
Tango Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
TNGX
Tango Therapeutics
$9.54
+1.7%
N/A$1.02 billion981,927640,112Positive News
Thermon Group Holdings, Inc. stock logo
THR
Thermon Group
$28.80
-1.3%
19.20$988.36 million127,223186,997Positive News
Wabash National Co. stock logo
WNC
Wabash National
$21.37
+0.5%
5.14$957.63 million660,040500,570
Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. stock logo
DNA
Ginkgo Bioworks
$0.42
-2.3%
N/A$948.20 million28.55 million43.03 millionShort Interest ↓
Simulations Plus, Inc. stock logo
SLP
Simulations Plus
$47.21
+0.4%
89.08$939.69 million47,80378,999
Cassava Sciences, Inc. stock logo
SAVA
Cassava Sciences
$19.51
-1.9%
N/A$936.09 million503,898755,961Positive News
Tyra Biosciences, Inc. stock logo
TYRA
Tyra Biosciences
$17.20
-3.1%
N/A$932.58 million127,224141,398
BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. stock logo
TCPC
BlackRock TCP Capital
$10.75
30.72$920.10 million360,813425,600
SLR Investment Corp. stock logo
SLRC
SLR Investment
$15.96
-0.1%
8.97$871.78 million144,588121,900
Abrdn Healthcare Investors stock logo
HQH
Abrdn Healthcare Investors
$16.90
-0.6%
N/A$855.48 million73,189160,758Positive News
ABIVAX Société Anonyme stock logo
ABVX
ABIVAX Société Anonyme
$13.55
N/A$852.69 million21,02786,567Positive News
Cogent Biosciences, Inc. stock logo
COGT
Cogent Biosciences
$8.50
-3.4%
N/A$841.40 million1.21 million1.29 millionAnalyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
Immunome, Inc. stock logo
IMNM
Immunome
$13.28
+1.0%
N/A$796.39 million970,473762,356Positive News
Viridian Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
VRDN
Viridian Therapeutics
$12.18
-0.2%
N/A$778.63 million1.14 million930,689
Standard BioTools Inc. stock logo
LAB
Standard BioTools
$2.05
-2.8%
N/A$758.34 million1.82 million2.24 millionPositive News
Prime Medicine, Inc. stock logo
PRME
Prime Medicine
$6.28
-1.1%
N/A$753.79 million624,746760,096
PureTech Health plc stock logo
PRTC
PureTech Health
$27.64
-4.0%
N/A$748.49 million1933,423Gap Down
Wave Life Sciences Ltd. stock logo
WVE
Wave Life Sciences
$5.71
-4.7%
N/A$733.54 million380,023470,282
Dianthus Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
DNTH
Dianthus Therapeutics
$24.88
-1.5%
N/A$730.23 million539,417149,916High Trading Volume
AnaptysBio, Inc. stock logo
ANAB
AnaptysBio
$22.89
-2.1%
N/A$625.36 million322,144326,988News Coverage
Positive News
ProKidney Corp. stock logo
PROK
ProKidney
$2.68
-8.2%
N/A$614.63 million404,962779,690
CARGO Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
CRGX
CARGO Therapeutics
$15.43
-3.1%
N/A$607.63 million211,736242,428Short Interest ↓
Positive News
Zymeworks Inc. stock logo
ZYME
Zymeworks
$8.52
-0.2%
N/A$603.82 million413,312630,746
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REGENXBIO Inc. stock logo
RGNX
REGENXBIO
$12.21
+4.9%
N/A$601.47 million860,332626,321Analyst Upgrade
News Coverage
Silence Therapeutics plc stock logo
SLN
Silence Therapeutics
$18.90
-0.5%
N/A$568.64 million105,97882,852Positive News
PepGen Inc. stock logo
PEPG
PepGen
$16.36
-5.8%
N/A$530.39 million73,272100,119
Quanterix Co. stock logo
QTRX
Quanterix
$13.78
-1.9%
N/A$527.36 million401,896386,613
Heron Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
HRTX
Heron Therapeutics
$3.42
+5.9%
N/A$515.22 million1.59 million2.63 million
Entrada Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
TRDA
Entrada Therapeutics
$14.79
-2.8%
23.48$513.47 million60,35678,189
Larimar Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
LRMR
Larimar Therapeutics
$7.87
-1.5%
N/A$509.78 million450,782658,865Positive News
OmniAb, Inc. stock logo
OABI
OmniAb
$4.19
-1.6%
N/A$492.79 million643,984499,695Positive News
Avid Bioservices, Inc. stock logo
CDMO
Avid Bioservices
$7.44
-0.7%
N/A$475.46 million618,125704,313Positive News
3D Systems Co. stock logo
DDD
3D Systems
$3.53
-0.6%
N/A$473.69 million2.45 million2.21 millionUpcoming Earnings

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.


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