Biotech Stocks

Biotechnology companies developing breakthrough drugs, gene therapies, and medical innovations. Binary outcomes with blockbuster upside potential.

200 stocks Updated Nov 7, 2026
$2.10T Total Market Cap
35.2 Avg P/E Ratio
+3.16% Avg Daily Change
$0.93 – $904.35 Price Range

Biotech stocks represent companies developing drugs, therapies, and medical technologies using biological processes. The sector ranges from pre-revenue startups with experimental treatments in clinical trials to established companies with approved products generating billions in annual revenue.

Biotech investing is inherently binary and event-driven. Clinical trial results, FDA approvals, and patent expirations can cause massive overnight price moves in either direction. Major biotech companies include Amgen, Gilead Sciences, Regeneron, and Vertex Pharmaceuticals, while the small-cap space is filled with hundreds of companies betting on single drug candidates.

The sector has benefited from advances in gene therapy, mRNA technology, and AI-driven drug discovery that are accelerating the development pipeline. This list tracks biotech companies on U.S. exchanges with prices, P/E ratios, and market caps updated daily.

# Symbol Name Price Change % P/E Market Cap
1 ABBV Abbvie Inc $291.31 +1.07% 49.3 509.50B
2 AMGN Amgen Inc $460.42 +0.03% 26.5 248.84B
3 GILD Gilead Sciences Inc $166.89 -0.41% — 208.28B
4 VRTX Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc $547.09 +0.85% 34.5 137.12B
5 MRNA Moderna Inc $254.19 +5.27% — 105.54B
6 REGN Regeneron Pharmaceuticals $904.35 +0.16% 19.4 93.39B
7 NTRA Natera Inc $310.67 -14.59% — 45.18B
8 RVMD Revolution Medicines Inc $192.28 +8.24% — 41.37B
9 BIIB Biogen Inc $248.35 +1.81% 43.9 36.60B
10 ROIV Roivant Sciences Ltd $38.88 +6.17% — 28.08B
11 UTHR United Therapeutics Corp $562.02 -0.65% 18.5 24.27B
12 INCY Incyte Corp $119.65 +1.39% 15.0 24.22B
13 INSM Insmed Inc $114.41 +5.19% — 23.86B
14 ALNY Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc $155.94 -0.46% 7.7 20.98B
15 EXAS Exact Sciences Corp $104.91 +0.95% — 20.03B
16 EXEL Exelixis Inc $69.57 +1.25% 18.8 16.67B
17 NBIX Neurocrine Biosciences Inc $164.63 +3.05% 23.3 16.41B
18 BBIO Bridgebio Pharma Inc $74.29 +0.03% — 14.51B
19 HALO Halozyme Therapeutics Inc $103.63 -15.72% 33.7 13.96B
20 SMMT Summit Therapeutics Inc $16.33 +15.08% — 12.69B
21 KYMR Kymera Therapeutics Inc $131.37 +2.54% — 11.23B
22 BMRN Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc $56.03 -0.16% 148.5 10.84B
23 APGE Apogee Therapeutics Inc $135.07 -0.01% — 10.22B
24 PCVX Vaxcyte Inc $63.89 +3.18% — 10.11B
25 NUVL Nuvalent Inc-A $123.96 +0.02% — 9.79B
26 SYRE Spyre Therapeutics Inc $103.14 +6.78% — 9.75B
27 MDGL Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Inc $399.63 -0.12% — 9.26B
28 KRYS Krystal Biotech Inc $300.88 +0.21% 39.8 8.95B
29 TGTX Tg Therapeutics Inc $59.83 +3.18% 20.1 8.87B
30 IBRX Immunitybio Inc $8.55 +6.74% — 8.69B
31 PTGX Protagonist Therapeutics Inc $133.82 -1.06% 103.7 8.60B
32 ARWR Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals In $58.16 +1.22% — 8.17B
33 PRAX Praxis Precision Medicines I $277.62 +5.72% — 7.75B
34 TWST Twist Bioscience Corp $120.79 +0.15% — 7.69B
35 RYTM Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Inc $110.64 +5.35% — 7.63B
36 CYTK Cytokinetics Inc $53.69 -3.35% — 7.59B
37 ALKS Alkermes Plc $45.72 +2.65% — 7.48B
38 CAI Caris Life Sciences Inc $24.64 -5.34% 70.0 7.36B
39 KNSA Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals Inte $93.86 +6.25% 91.0 7.34B
40 ACLX Arcellx Inc $115.07 +0.00% — 6.73B
41 IONS Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc $39.42 +1.60% — 6.54B
42 ORKA Oruka Therapeutics Inc $102.86 +7.12% — 6.36B
43 IMVT Immunovant Inc $30.26 +6.59% — 6.24B
44 MIRM Mirum Pharmaceuticals Inc $94.86 +1.41% — 6.20B
45 KOD Kodiak Sciences Inc $99.30 +9.10% — 6.17B
46 SRRK Scholar Rock Holding Corp $47.07 +3.45% — 5.76B
47 CGON Cg Oncology Inc $75.99 +17.27% — 5.74B
48 PTCT Ptc Therapeutics Inc $65.93 +0.40% — 5.49B
49 COGT Cogent Biosciences Inc $29.66 -5.81% — 5.42B
50 GRAL Grail Inc $121.44 +1.94% — 5.32B
51 APLS Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc $41.03 -0.07% 39.4 5.25B
52 TVTX Travere Therapeutics Inc $49.80 +1.90% — 5.13B
53 ERAS Erasca Inc $14.41 +8.59% — 5.04B
54 CRSP Crispr Therapeutics Ag $50.07 +3.11% — 4.83B
55 DNTH Dianthus Therapeutics Inc $86.03 +3.64% — 4.76B
56 FOLD Amicus Therapeutics Inc $14.49 +0.00% — 4.55B
57 CDNA Caredx Inc $78.56 +2.92% 31.2 4.01B
58 RLAY Relay Therapeutics Inc $18.60 +9.41% — 3.97B
59 CPRX Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc $31.49 +0.03% 17.4 3.85B
60 ACAD Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc $21.23 -0.05% 9.6 3.66B
61 TNGX Tango Therapeutics Inc $21.50 +3.02% — 3.62B
62 IOVA Iovance Biotherapeutics Inc $8.04 +3.88% — 3.62B
63 XENE Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc $39.17 +3.95% — 3.60B
64 IRON Disc Medicine Inc $78.91 +0.56% — 3.50B
65 PURR Hyperliquid Strategies $8.82 +0.63% — 3.42B
66 DYN Dyne Therapeutics Inc $18.25 +5.13% — 3.40B
67 VKTX Viking Therapeutics Inc $26.84 +4.07% — 3.34B
68 ARQT Arcutis Biotherapeutics Inc $25.55 -5.37% 113.0 3.22B
69 DNLI Denali Therapeutics Inc $20.07 +1.77% — 3.21B
70 CELC Celcuity Inc $66.48 +3.81% — 3.21B
71 IDYA Ideaya Biosciences Inc $30.79 +0.46% — 2.97B
72 ADMA Adma Biologics Inc $12.73 -3.63% 17.5 2.96B
73 VRDN Viridian Therapeutics Inc $28.49 -0.21% — 2.91B
74 SLNO Soleno Therapeutics Inc $53.01 +0.00% 28.8 2.76B
75 BEAM Beam Therapeutics Inc $26.38 +1.97% — 2.73B
76 VCEL Vericel Corp $54.62 +5.48% 107.2 2.60B
77 RCUS Arcus Biosciences Inc $18.43 +4.18% — 2.57B
78 PVLA Palvella Therapeutics Inc $175.92 +12.16% — 2.53B
79 VERA Vera Therapeutics Inc $29.79 -1.18% — 2.49B
80 XNCR Xencor Inc $35.75 +4.99% — 2.36B
81 CLDX Celldex Therapeutics Inc $29.87 +5.66% — 2.35B
82 NAMS Newamsterdam Pharma Co Nv $18.90 +0.05% — 2.26B
83 DAWN Day One Biopharmaceuticals I $21.53 +0.00% — 2.22B
84 IMNM Immunome Inc $18.60 +3.88% — 2.22B
85 RXRX Recursion Pharmaceuticals-A $3.52 +0.57% — 2.19B
86 AUPH Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc $16.46 +1.54% 7.0 2.19B
87 BHVN Biohaven Ltd $14.48 +4.17% — 2.19B
88 ZYME Zymeworks Inc $29.63 +3.11% — 2.07B
89 REPL Replimune Group Inc $21.62 +7.99% — 2.00B
90 ALVO Alvotech Sa $4.86 +6.81% — 1.90B
91 BCRX Biocryst Pharmaceuticals Inc $7.69 +0.79% — 1.90B
92 VCYT Veracyte Inc $23.89 -0.46% 16.4 1.88B
93 VIR Vir Biotechnology Inc $12.21 +10.80% — 1.88B
94 SRPT Sarepta Therapeutics Inc $17.82 +1.42% — 1.86B
95 ZBIO Zenas Biopharma Inc $28.26 +8.99% — 1.81B
96 DVAX Dynavax Technologies Corp $15.50 +0.00% — 1.76B
97 ABSI Absci Corp $10.17 +8.31% — 1.75B
98 STOK Stoke Therapeutics Inc $26.54 +1.80% — 1.73B
99 GLTO Galecto Inc $22.41 -1.93% — 1.73B
100 AGIO Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc $29.41 +4.03% — 1.69B

Related ETFs

Exchange-traded funds that provide diversified exposure to the biotech stocks sector.

IBB iShares
0.44% ER
iShares Biotechnology ETF
Tracks the Nasdaq Biotechnology Index. Market-cap weighted with large-cap biotech dominance.
XBI SPDR
0.35% ER
SPDR S&P Biotech ETF
Equal-weighted biotech ETF. Gives small-cap biotech companies equal weight with giants like Amgen and Gilead.
ARKG ARK Invest
0.75% ER
ARK Genomic Revolution ETF
Actively managed fund focused on genomics, gene editing (CRISPR), and molecular diagnostics companies.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are biotech stocks?
Biotech stocks are shares in companies that develop medical products using biological and genetic technologies. They range from large-cap leaders like Amgen (AMGN), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Regeneron (REGN), and Vertex Pharmaceuticals to small-cap companies with experimental drugs in clinical trials. Unlike traditional pharma, biotech companies focus on innovative biological therapies including gene editing, immunotherapy, and mRNA technology.
Are biotech stocks risky?
Biotech stocks are among the most volatile in the market. Small-cap biotechs can gain or lose 50% or more in a single day based on clinical trial results. Even large-cap biotechs face risks from patent cliffs and pipeline failures. The FDA approval process is lengthy and uncertain — roughly 90% of drugs entering clinical trials never reach the market. Diversification across multiple biotech names is essential to manage the high rate of individual failures.
What is an FDA approval and why does it matter?
FDA approval is the regulatory green light allowing a drug to be marketed and sold in the United States. The process involves three phases of clinical trials testing safety and efficacy, followed by an NDA or BLA review. An FDA approval can send a small biotech stock up 100% or more in a day, while a rejection or clinical failure can cause similar declines. The PDUFA date is the FDA's deadline for a decision and is closely watched by investors.
How to invest in biotech stocks?
For broad exposure with lower risk, consider biotech ETFs like the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) or the SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (XBI). Individual stock investors should focus on companies with diversified pipelines, approved products, or late-stage clinical programs with strong data. Avoid betting heavily on single pre-revenue biotechs unless you understand the science. Position sizing is critical — limit individual biotech positions to manage binary risk.
What is the difference between biotech and pharma?
Biotech companies use biological processes to develop drugs — think proteins, antibodies, gene therapies, and mRNA. Pharma companies traditionally focus on chemical-based drugs (small molecules). In practice, the line has blurred as large pharma companies like Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson increasingly develop biological products. Biotech companies tend to be more innovation-driven and volatile, while pharma companies offer more stable earnings and dividends.
What are clinical trial phases?
Phase 1 tests safety in a small group (20-100 people). Phase 2 evaluates efficacy and side effects in a larger group (100-300). Phase 3 confirms effectiveness in large-scale trials (1,000-5,000+ patients) and is required for FDA submission. Each phase takes 1-3 years. Success rates improve at each stage: roughly 70% of drugs pass Phase 1, 33% pass Phase 2, and 25-30% pass Phase 3. Phase 3 results have the biggest impact on stock prices.
What is a patent cliff in biotech?
A patent cliff occurs when a drug's patent protection expires, allowing generic or biosimilar competitors to enter the market. This can cause revenue to drop 50-90% for that drug within a few years. Companies must replace expiring product revenue with new drugs from their pipeline. Major patent cliffs are well-known years in advance and are a key risk factor when evaluating biotech and pharma stocks.
What is gene therapy and CRISPR?
Gene therapy treats diseases by modifying a patient's genetic material, potentially offering one-time cures for conditions that previously required lifelong treatment. CRISPR-Cas9 is a revolutionary gene-editing tool that allows precise modifications to DNA. Companies like CRISPR Therapeutics, Intellia, and Editas Medicine are developing CRISPR-based treatments. The FDA approved the first CRISPR therapy in 2023, marking a milestone for the technology.

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