How is this list of pharma stocks ranked?

By our composite quality score, computed nightly from each company's SEC XBRL filings — growth, profitability, balance-sheet health and valuation factors — plus our BUY/HOLD/SELL/AVOID verdict where one exists. No analyst opinions, no price momentum chasing.

How often does this page update?

Scores and verdicts are re-evaluated nightly against fresh SEC filings; the list refreshes on that cycle. A rating changes only when a filing fact changes — never on price action alone.

Is this investment advice?

No — it's impersonal, SEC-grounded research and education. Rankings are model outputs that can be wrong or stale; always do your own research. See our disclosures page for methodology and conflicts.

Large-cap pharma & biotech · updated nightly

Best pharma stocks

Large US pharma and biotech names ranked by our SEC-grounded quality score.

#	Company	Our call	Grade	Score
1	INCY INCYTE CORP	Hold	A	85
2	JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSON	Hold	A-	81
3	AMGN AMGEN INC	Hold	B+	79
4	MRK Merck & Co., Inc.	Hold	B+	79
5	VRTX VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC / MA	Hold	B+	79
6	GILD GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.	Hold	B+	78
7	LLY ELI LILLY & Co	Buy	B+	78
8	BMY BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO	Hold	B+	75
9	REGN REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.	Buy	B	71
10	BIIB BIOGEN INC.	Hold	B	70
11	ZTS Zoetis Inc.	Buy	B-	70
12	PFE PFIZER INC	Hold	C+	62
13	ABBV AbbVie Inc.	Hold	C	59
14	JAZZ Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc	Hold	C-	52

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Common questions

How is this list of pharma stocks ranked?: By our composite quality score, computed nightly from each company's SEC XBRL filings — growth, profitability, balance-sheet health and valuation factors — plus our BUY/HOLD/SELL/AVOID verdict where one exists. No analyst opinions, no price momentum chasing.
How often does this page update?: Scores and verdicts are re-evaluated nightly against fresh SEC filings; the list refreshes on that cycle. A rating changes only when a filing fact changes — never on price action alone.
Is this investment advice?: No — it's impersonal, SEC-grounded research and education. Rankings are model outputs that can be wrong or stale; always do your own research. See our disclosures page for methodology and conflicts.

Research and education only — not financial advice. TENKis not a registered investment adviser or broker-dealer and gives no personalized advice. Every call is impersonal — identical for all users, generated on a schedule from SEC filings plus a delayed/third-party price feed — may be wrong or out of date, and is not a recommendation to buy or sell any security. The operator and an affiliated trading operation may hold or trade the securities TENK rates; see Disclosures. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Do your own research.

Company

Our call

Grade

Score

INCY

INCYTE CORP

Hold

JNJ

JOHNSON & JOHNSON

Hold

A-

AMGN

AMGEN INC

Hold

B+

MRK

Merck & Co., Inc.

Hold

B+

VRTX

VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC / MA

Hold

B+

GILD

GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.

Hold

B+

LLY

ELI LILLY & Co

Buy

B+

BMY

BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO

Hold

B+

REGN

REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Buy

BIIB

BIOGEN INC.

Hold

ZTS

Zoetis Inc.

Buy

B-

PFE

PFIZER INC

Hold

C+

ABBV

AbbVie Inc.

Hold

JAZZ

Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc

Hold

C-

Common questions

How is this list of pharma stocks ranked?: By our composite quality score, computed nightly from each company's SEC XBRL filings — growth, profitability, balance-sheet health and valuation factors — plus our BUY/HOLD/SELL/AVOID verdict where one exists. No analyst opinions, no price momentum chasing.
How often does this page update?: Scores and verdicts are re-evaluated nightly against fresh SEC filings; the list refreshes on that cycle. A rating changes only when a filing fact changes — never on price action alone.
Is this investment advice?: No — it's impersonal, SEC-grounded research and education. Rankings are model outputs that can be wrong or stale; always do your own research. See our disclosures page for methodology and conflicts.