Biotech Stocks

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

200 stocks Updated Mar 9, 2026
$1.69T Total Market Cap
64.0 Avg P/E Ratio
+0.67% Avg Daily Change
$1.27 – $759.86 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 $230.11 -0.96% 166.6 397.77B
2 AMGN Amgen Inc $369.53 +0.53% 26.4 203.62B
3 GILD Gilead Sciences Inc $143.93 -0.83% 22.0 187.49B
4 VRTX Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc $456.69 -0.90% 31.4 124.10B
5 REGN Regeneron Pharmaceuticals $759.86 -0.66% 17.9 80.50B
6 ALNY Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc $320.66 +0.05% 139.7 43.84B
7 INSM Insmed Inc $140.13 -2.40% 33.81B
8 BIIB Biogen Inc $184.87 -1.71% 21.8 28.17B
9 NTRA Natera Inc $198.13 +0.50% 27.94B
10 UTHR United Therapeutics Corp $478.16 -1.42% 16.2 20.54B
11 INCY Incyte Corp $95.94 -1.43% 15.7 20.25B
12 RVMD Revolution Medicines Inc $98.40 -1.24% 19.86B
13 EXAS Exact Sciences Corp $103.50 +0.17% 19.73B
14 ROIV Roivant Sciences Ltd $28.78 -3.16% 19.70B
15 MRNA Moderna Inc $52.52 -2.43% 19.42B
16 IONS Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc $74.04 -1.49% 13.47B
17 NBIX Neurocrine Biosciences Inc $128.13 -1.16% 27.4 13.11B
18 BBIO Bridgebio Pharma Inc $65.36 -1.22% 12.83B
19 BMRN Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc $61.12 +0.91% 33.4 11.65B
20 SMMT Summit Therapeutics Inc $15.11 +1.14% 11.58B
21 EXEL Exelixis Inc $41.55 +0.64% 13.7 10.72B
22 MDGL Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Inc $432.83 -1.48% 10.08B
23 PRAX Praxis Precision Medicines I $310.71 +0.04% 9.09B
24 ARWR Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals In $59.82 -5.94% 44.2 8.94B
25 IBRX Immunitybio Inc $8.67 -3.24% 8.48B
26 HALO Halozyme Therapeutics Inc $67.37 +0.01% 14.1 8.40B
27 CYTK Cytokinetics Inc $60.41 -2.86% 8.29B
28 PCVX Vaxcyte Inc $59.29 +1.79% 8.13B
29 KRYS Krystal Biotech Inc $253.69 -2.55% 38.6 7.68B
30 NUVL Nuvalent Inc-A $99.41 -0.72% 7.57B
31 KYMR Kymera Therapeutics Inc $83.49 -0.04% 6.83B
32 RYTM Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Inc $93.52 +2.25% 6.25B
33 COGT Cogent Biosciences Inc $37.08 -1.01% 6.22B
34 CAI Caris Life Sciences Inc $18.59 -3.28% 5.88B
35 PTCT Ptc Therapeutics Inc $62.82 -0.81% 7.4 5.58B
36 CRSP Crispr Therapeutics Ag $56.50 -1.45% 5.50B
37 MIRM Mirum Pharmaceuticals Inc $86.30 -1.75% 5.45B
38 IMVT Immunovant Inc $26.66 -0.22% 5.37B
39 ALKS Alkermes Plc $28.63 +0.99% 15.7 5.32B
40 PTGX Protagonist Therapeutics Inc $92.09 +0.74% 113.2 5.19B
41 APGE Apogee Therapeutics Inc $73.05 +3.00% 5.05B
42 CELC Celcuity Inc $115.00 -0.21% 4.94B
43 SRRK Scholar Rock Holding Corp $45.29 -1.86% 4.87B
44 CGON Cg Oncology Inc $61.88 +2.50% 4.55B
45 TGTX Tg Therapeutics Inc $29.27 +0.83% 10.1 4.53B
46 FOLD Amicus Therapeutics Inc $14.34 +0.07% 4.50B
47 ACAD Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc $22.16 -1.07% 15.3 4.01B
48 GRAL Grail Inc $50.23 -3.03% 3.96B
49 NAMS Newamsterdam Pharma Co Nv $29.86 -0.93% 3.93B
50 ACLX Arcellx Inc $114.33 -0.03% 3.85B
51 ERAS Erasca Inc $15.47 -0.45% 3.84B
52 ADMA Adma Biologics Inc $15.39 -1.97% 18.3 3.83B
53 VKTX Viking Therapeutics Inc $32.98 +4.67% 3.80B
54 NNNN Anbio Biotechnology Ltd $22.89 +5.00% 593.9 3.66B
55 KNSA Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals Inte $46.16 +0.30% 99.5 3.58B
56 ARQT Arcutis Biotherapeutics Inc $24.00 +0.13% 3.42B
57 XENE Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc $41.94 -0.26% 3.35B
58 DNLI Denali Therapeutics Inc $19.69 -0.05% 3.16B
59 TWST Twist Bioscience Corp $46.94 -3.53% 2.98B
60 CPRX Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc $24.24 -0.33% 13.9 2.97B
61 SYRE Spyre Therapeutics Inc $40.15 -1.08% 2.93B
62 IDYA Ideaya Biosciences Inc $33.19 +0.48% 2.90B
63 BEAM Beam Therapeutics Inc $26.54 +4.00% 2.83B
64 VRDN Viridian Therapeutics Inc $28.34 -1.90% 2.77B
65 VCYT Veracyte Inc $33.85 -2.39% 41.6 2.76B
66 VERA Vera Therapeutics Inc $39.07 +0.57% 2.74B
67 TVTX Travere Therapeutics Inc $27.24 -0.26% 2.62B
68 APLS Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc $20.07 -0.40% 115.1 2.58B
69 DYN Dyne Therapeutics Inc $14.86 -2.24% 2.47B
70 RCUS Arcus Biosciences Inc $22.11 -0.45% 2.41B
71 IMNM Immunome Inc $21.04 +0.43% 2.37B
72 IRON Disc Medicine Inc $61.18 +1.39% 2.30B
73 RNA Avidity Biosciences Inc $14.82 -4.20% 2.25B
74 MLYS Mineralys Therapeutics Inc $26.59 -0.49% 2.22B
75 RARE Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical In $21.25 -0.98% 2.19B
76 DNTH Dianthus Therapeutics Inc $65.20 +6.14% 2.15B
77 SLNO Soleno Therapeutics Inc $39.68 +2.88% 2.12B
78 STOK Stoke Therapeutics Inc $35.48 +2.40% 48.2 1.98B
79 RXRX Recursion Pharmaceuticals-A $3.46 -2.26% 1.94B
80 AUPH Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc $14.32 -2.85% 6.6 1.90B
81 SNDX Syndax Pharmaceuticals Inc $22.07 +2.27% 1.90B
82 OLMA Olema Pharmaceuticals Inc $21.55 -4.48% 1.87B
83 BCRX Biocryst Pharmaceuticals Inc $8.48 -0.24% 1.86B
84 ZYME Zymeworks Inc $24.08 -2.90% 1.85B
85 DVAX Dynavax Technologies Corp $15.50 +0.00% 1.76B
86 SRPT Sarepta Therapeutics Inc $16.71 +2.96% 1.71B
87 GLTO Galecto Inc $28.91 +1.94% 1.71B
88 AGIO Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc $27.47 -0.76% 1.70B
89 TYRA Tyra Biosciences Inc $35.04 +1.45% 1.67B
90 SION Sionna Therapeutics Inc $35.93 +3.96% 1.67B
91 TNGX Tango Therapeutics Inc $16.95 +0.71% 1.66B
92 BHVN Biohaven Ltd $9.92 -3.78% 1.65B
93 VCEL Vericel Corp $33.71 -0.85% 99.7 1.65B
94 KOD Kodiak Sciences Inc $24.86 -1.19% 1.63B
95 NRIX Nurix Therapeutics Inc $15.10 -0.79% 1.62B
96 RAPT Rapt Therapeutics Inc $58.02 +0.07% 1.60B
97 PGEN Precigen Inc $3.32 -1.48% 1.60B
98 ORKA Oruka Therapeutics Inc $32.97 -0.60% 1.57B
99 CLDX Celldex Therapeutics Inc $29.43 +0.24% 1.56B
100 RLAY Relay Therapeutics Inc $9.89 +2.59% 1.54B

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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