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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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Watchlist | Change today | 1-month return | 1-year return | Total return |
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Biotech and drug stocks | -2.05% | - | - | - |
^GSPC | -2.01% | -7.52% | -10.96% | +4009.19% |
Symbol | Company name | Last price | Change | % change | Market time | Volume | Avg vol (3-month) | Market cap |
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JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | 176.94 | -5.18 | -2.84% | 4:00 pm GMT-4 | 9.24M | 7.61M | 465.60B |
RHHBY | Roche Holding AG | 41.36 | -0.86 | -2.04% | 3:59 pm GMT-4 | 2.82M | 2.55M | 327.33B |
LLY | Eli Lilly and Company | 317.62 | -9.65 | -2.95% | 4:03 pm GMT-4 | 2.69M | 3.10M | 301.79B |
PFE | Pfizer Inc. | 50.66 | -1.22 | -2.35% | 4:03 pm GMT-4 | 15.58M | 24.92M | 284.25B |
ABBV | AbbVie Inc. | 152.49 | -0.65 | -0.42% | 4:03 pm GMT-4 | 5.73M | 7.35M | 269.47B |
NVO | Novo Nordisk A/S | 108.3 | -4.59 | -4.07% | 4:00 pm GMT-4 | 1.48M | 1.48M | 245.38B |
MRK | Merck & Co., Inc. | 91.89 | -2.52 | -2.67% | 4:03 pm GMT-4 | 13.52M | 12.32M | 232.37B |
AZN | AstraZeneca PLC | 65.93 | -0.58 | -0.87% | 4:00 pm GMT-4 | 7.35M | 6.89M | 204.31B |
NVS | Novartis AG | 84.17 | -1.11 | -1.30% | 4:00 pm GMT-4 | 1.56M | 2.46M | 187.67B |
BMY | Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | 78.7 | -1.28 | -1.60% | 4:00 pm GMT-4 | 8.86M | 14.89M | 167.56B |
SNY | Sanofi | 52.14 | -0.46 | -0.87% | 4:00 pm GMT-4 | 983.12k | 2.38M | 130.21B |
AMGN | Amgen Inc. | 243.51 | -1.34 | -0.55% | 4:00 pm GMT-4 | 2.38M | 3.31M | 130.08B |
GSK | GSK plc | 43.35 | -0.35 | -0.80% | 4:00 pm GMT-4 | 3.87M | 5.67M | 110.20B |
ZTS | Zoetis Inc. | 170.12 | -3.48 | -2.00% | 4:03 pm GMT-4 | 1.38M | 2.24M | 80.06B |
GILD | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 62.21 | -0.62 | -0.99% | 4:00 pm GMT-4 | 5.99M | 8.22M | 78.03B |
VRTX | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 276.17 | -11.15 | -3.88% | 4:00 pm GMT-4 | 1.78M | 1.78M | 70.63B |
REGN | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 594.42 | -7.98 | -1.32% | 4:00 pm GMT-4 | 532.42k | 712.79k | 65.29B |
BAYRY | Bayer Aktiengesellschaft | 15.695 | +0.09 | +0.58% | 3:58 pm GMT-4 | 326.11k | 601.57k | 63.07B |
MRNA | Moderna, Inc. | 142.19 | -3.17 | -2.18% | 4:00 pm GMT-4 | 3.83M | 6.07M | 56.56B |
TAK | Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited | 13.86 | -0.20 | -1.42% | 4:00 pm GMT-4 | 1.94M | 2.70M | 43.04B |
WXXWY | WuXi Biologics (Cayman) Inc. | 18.8 | -0.50 | -2.59% | 3:59 pm GMT-4 | 166.05k | 207.10k | 39.87B |
BNTX | BioNTech SE | 139.82 | -3.89 | -2.71% | 4:00 pm GMT-4 | 870.07k | 1.40M | 33.98B |
SGEN | Seagen Inc. | 178.47 | +0.74 | +0.42% | 4:00 pm GMT-4 | 1.39M | 1.36M | 32.85B |
BIIB | Biogen Inc. | 202.51 | -11.06 | -5.18% | 4:00 pm GMT-4 | 1.26M | 1.11M | 29.66B |
RPRX | Royalty Pharma plc | 42.56 | -0.27 | -0.63% | 4:00 pm GMT-4 | 4.04M | 2.46M | 28.69B |
GMAB | Genmab A/S | 31.44 | -0.95 | -2.93% | 4:00 pm GMT-4 | 353.40k | 687.41k | 20.60B |
ARGX | argenx SE | 364.47 | -9.00 | -2.41% | 4:00 pm GMT-4 | 260.76k | 305.74k | 19.77B |
CTLT | Catalent, Inc. | 107.14 | -3.73 | -3.36% | 4:03 pm GMT-4 | 758.76k | 1.26M | 19.20B |
HZNP | Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company | 81.69 | -3.80 | -4.44% | 4:00 pm GMT-4 | 1.79M | 2.01M | 18.78B |
ALNY | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 142.2 | -4.29 | -2.93% | 4:00 pm GMT-4 | 1.47M | 901.45k | 17.18B |
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