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Biotech and drug stocks

7.46k followers31 symbols Watchlist by Yahoo Finance

Follow this list to discover and track large drug and biotechnology companies.

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Follow this list to discover and track large drug and biotechnology companies. These companies develop speciality drugs and treatments for various diseases and medical conditions. Although there are risks associated with the success of the drug, those that succeed tend to have a strong series of earnings growth over a period of time, especially when they are backed by patents.

The list includes stocks priced at $5 or more with a three-month average daily trading volume in excess of 200,000 shares. This list is generated daily and sorted by market cap; the gains are based on the latest closing price and limited to the top 30 stocks that meet the criteria.

This watchlist is similar to a discontinued watchlist called ‘Battling Cancer’.

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How are these weighted?

The stocks in this watchlist are weighted equally.

Performance

WatchlistChange today1-month return1-year returnTotal return
Biotech and drug stocks+1.20%---
^GSPC-0.27%+4.66%+28.02%+5606.46%

31 symbols

SymbolCompany nameLast priceChange% changeMarket timeVolumeAvg vol (3-month)Market cap
LLYEli Lilly and Company802.91-0.26-0.03%16:00 GMT-41.75M2.75M763.34B
NVONovo Nordisk A/S134.03-1.13-0.84%16:00 GMT-42.67M4.55M601.15B
JNJJohnson & Johnson153.5+2.26+1.49%16:00 GMT-46.39M7.38M369.43B
MRKMerck & Co., Inc.131.1+0.34+0.26%16:02 GMT-44.26M8.22M332.05B
ABBVAbbVie Inc.159.61-3.32-2.04%16:00 GMT-46.89M5.63M287.71B
AZNAstraZeneca PLC78.8-0.38-0.48%16:00 GMT-43.56M5.33M244.32B
NVSNovartis AG101.96-0.88-0.86%16:00 GMT-41.04M1.57M210.47B
RHHBYRoche Holding AG31.67-0.65-2.01%16:00 GMT-44.70M2.93M208.17B
AMGNAmgen Inc.309.41-5.44-1.73%16:00 GMT-42.84M2.74M168.90B
PFEPfizer Inc.29.6+1.04+3.64%16:00 GMT-446.11M42.69M167.73B
SNYSanofi50.36+1.41+2.88%16:00 GMT-42.12M1.97M125.87B
VRTXVertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated447.53+5.53+1.25%16:00 GMT-41.08M1.03M115.49B
REGNRegeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.983.8-10.15-1.02%16:00 GMT-4308.63k449.62k109.52B
GSKGlaxoSmithKline plc45.78+1.32+2.97%16:00 GMT-46.10M3.17M93.47B
BMYBristol-Myers Squibb Company42.34+0.07+0.17%16:00 GMT-416.52M15.55M85.83B
GILDGilead Sciences, Inc.67.8+0.51+0.76%16:00 GMT-45.68M6.91M84.47B
ZTSZoetis Inc.172.05-0.74-0.43%16:00 GMT-41.52M3.65M78.84B
MRNAModerna, Inc.163.33+19.64+13.67%16:00 GMT-412.61M3.86M62.59B
TAKTakeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited13.06-0.14-1.06%16:00 GMT-41.03M1.56M41.46B
HLNHaleon plc8.5-0.02-0.23%16:00 GMT-46.03M7.04M38.81B
BIIBBiogen Inc.225.21-2.48-1.09%16:00 GMT-41.22M1.23M33.15B
BAYRYBayer Aktiengesellschaft7.72-0.04-0.52%16:00 GMT-41.67M2.10M30.34B
BNTXBioNTech SE102.3+10.23+11.11%16:00 GMT-43.60M646.78k24.65B
ARGXargenx SE363.73+7.07+1.98%16:00 GMT-4556.53k272.47k21.62B
GMABGenmab A/S29.81+0.66+2.26%16:00 GMT-4380.47k519.80k19.25B
TEVATeva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited16.88+0.29+1.75%16:00 GMT-411.26M10.13M19.12B
ALNYAlnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.150.9+1.28+0.86%16:00 GMT-4339.03k577.23k19.09B
BGNEBeiGene, Ltd.167.92+0.53+0.32%16:00 GMT-499.95k210.72k19.05B
ALPMYAstellas Pharma Inc.9.71+0.12+1.25%15:59 GMT-4221.09k326.90k17.41B
RPRXRoyalty Pharma plc27.33+0.16+0.59%16:00 GMT-42.40M2.61M16.23B
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