We recently published an article titled Why These 15 Biotech Stocks Are Skyrocketing So Far In 2025. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Genelux Corporation (NASDAQ:GNLX) stands against the other biotech stocks.
No matter the market environment, you’ll always find entertainment in the biotech space. There will always be biotech stocks making huge swings in both directions and these stocks can make or break your portfolio in a very small amount of time due to the nature of how important clinical trial results are for these companies.
The United Nations forecasts that the over-65 age group will grow by 150% from 800 million in 2024 to 2 billion by 2067. This “older, richer & sicker” population is expected to push global healthcare spending on medicines up 12% to $2.3 trillion by 2028. If you combine that with AI making breakthroughs in healthcare more frequent, you’ll see many more biotech stocks starting to pop to the upside over the coming years.
Methodology
For this article, I screened the top-performing biotech stocks year-to-date.
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A clinical researcher in a lab examining a new biopharmaceutical product.
Genelux Corporation (NASDAQ:GNLX)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders In Q4 2024: 8
Genelux Corporation (NASDAQ:GNLX) is a biopharma company making oncolytic viral immunotherapies for patients suffering from aggressive and/or difficult-to-treat solid tumor types.
The stock is up significantly so far in 2025 as investors are optimistic about the company’s OnPrime Phase 3 registrational trial in platinum-resistant/refractory ovarian cancer. Results are expected in the second half of 2025.
Also, interim data from the NSCLC (non-small cell lung cancer) trial is expected in mid-2025. Topline results from the Phase 3 OnPrime/GOG-3076 registration trial in platinum-resistant/refractory ovarian cancer (PRROC) are expected in the second half of 2025.
The consensus price target of $18.25 implies 323.43% upside.
Genelux Corporation (NASDAQ:GNLX) is up 82.63% year-to-date.
Overall GNLX ranks 3rd on our list of the biotech stocks that are skyrocketing so far in 2025. While we acknowledge the potential of GNLX as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter time frame. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than GNLX but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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