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Best Penny Stocks Under 5 Cents Right Now

It can be difficult to find a deal in the stock market regardless of current market conditions. For the last decade, stocks have traded well above historical average P/E ratios. Fortunately there are still a handful of undervalued stocks in corners of the market that most investors ignore. These penny stocks all have a super-low share price of $0.05 or less and are sorted by average trading volume in dollars. These companies are considered the most actively-traded stocks priced under $0.05.

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1. Cutera NASDAQ:CUTR

$0.04 -0.07 (-63.86%)
Closing price 03/12/2025
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$0.04 0.00 (0.00%)
As of 03/12/2025 07:59 PM Eastern
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Cutera, Inc provides aesthetic and dermatology solutions for medical practitioners worldwide. It develops, manufactures, and markets energy-based product platforms for medical practitioners; and distributes third-party manufactured skincare products. More about Cutera

Market Capitalization
$787 thousand
P/E Ratio
-0.01
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Consensus Price Target
$3.00 (+7,592.3% Upside)
Volume
27.70 million shares
Average Volume
2.20 million shares
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2. Cannabist OTCMKTS:CBSTF

$0.04 0.00 (-1.98%)
As of 03/21/2025 03:59 PM Eastern

The Cannabist Company Holdings Inc engages in the cultivation, development, production, home delivery, and dispensary of cannabis products in the United States and internationally. More about Cannabist

Consensus Rating
Hold
Volume
375,779 shares
Average Volume
945,037 shares
Today's Range
$0.04
$0.05
50-Day Range
$0.04
$0.07
52-Week Range
$0.04
$0.44
Viracta Therapeutics stock logo

3. Viracta Therapeutics NASDAQ:VIRX

$0.02 0.00 (-8.40%)
As of 03/21/2025 03:54 PM Eastern

Viracta Therapeutics, Inc, a clinical-stage precision oncology company, focuses on the treatment and prevention of virus-associated cancers that impact patients worldwide. More about Viracta Therapeutics

Market Capitalization
$910 thousand
P/E Ratio
-0.02
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Consensus Price Target
$4.05 (+17,585.6% Upside)
Volume
105,668 shares
Average Volume
1.08 million shares
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4. BIOLASE NASDAQ:BIOL

$0.0076 +0.00 (+7.04%)
As of 03/21/2025

BIOLASE, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells laser systems for dental practitioners and their patients in the United States and internationally. More about BIOLASE

Market Capitalization
$254 thousand
P/E Ratio
0.00
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Consensus Price Target
$1.20 (+15,689.5% Upside)
Volume
46,192 shares
Average Volume
2.58 million shares
Nextech3D.AI stock logo

5. Nextech3D.AI OTCMKTS:NEXCF

$0.03 +0.00 (+1.81%)
As of 03/21/2025 03:55 PM Eastern

Nextech3D.AI Corporation provides augmented reality technologies, wayfinding technologies, and 3D model services. It focuses on creating 3D WebAR photorealistic models for the prime ecommerce marketplace, as well as other online retailers. More about Nextech3D.AI

Market Capitalization
$4.05 million
P/E Ratio
-0.71
Consensus Rating
Buy
Consensus Price Target
$0.25 (+786.5% Upside)
Volume
258,273 shares
Average Volume
415,675 shares
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6. Loop Media NYSEAMERICAN:LPTV

$0.04 +0.00 (+7.64%)
As of 03/21/2025 03:12 PM Eastern

Loop Media, Inc operates as a multichannel digital video platform media company in the United States. The company offers hand-curated music video content licensed from major and independent record labels, including Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and Warner Music Group; and non-music video content, which is licensed or acquired from third parties, such as action sports clips, drone and atmospheric footage, trivia, news headlines, lifestyle channels, and kid-friendly videos, as well as movie, television and video game trailers, and other content. More about Loop Media

Market Capitalization
$3.63 million
P/E Ratio
-0.15
Consensus Rating
Buy
Consensus Price Target
$0.50 (+1,044.2% Upside)
Volume
139,706 shares
Average Volume
124,908 shares
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7. MetaWorks Platforms OTCMKTS:MWRK

$0.01 +0.00 (+64.90%)
As of 03/21/2025

MetaWorks Platforms, Inc provides blockchain and Web3 development platform. It offers turnkey set of services for companies to develop and integrate blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies into their business operations. More about MetaWorks Platforms

Market Capitalization
$1.17 million
P/E Ratio
-0.16
Consensus Rating
Hold
Volume
134,784 shares
Average Volume
226,363 shares
Today's Range
$0.0076
$0.0150
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8. DZS NASDAQ:DZSI

$0.0026 -0.01 (-73.74%)
As of 03/21/2025

DZS Inc provides access and optical networking infrastructure and cloud software solutions in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. More about DZS

Market Capitalization
$101 thousand
P/E Ratio
0.00
Consensus Rating
Buy
Consensus Price Target
$9.00 (+346,053.8% Upside)
Volume
256,130 shares
Average Volume
83,041 shares
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9. Zapata Computing NASDAQ:ZPTA

$0.0005 0.00 (-50.00%)
As of 03/21/2025 11:57 AM Eastern

Zapata Computing Holdings Inc operates as an industrial generative artificial intelligence (AI) software company in the United States. More about Zapata Computing

Market Capitalization
$19 thousand
Consensus Rating
Buy
Consensus Price Target
$1.63 (+324,900.0% Upside)
Volume
2,001 shares
Average Volume
327,915 shares
Today's Range
$0.0005
$0.0005
eFFECTOR Therapeutics stock logo

10. eFFECTOR Therapeutics NASDAQ:EFTR

$0.0006 0.00 (0.00%)
As of 03/21/2025

eFFECTOR Therapeutics, Inc, a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the development of selective translation regulator inhibitors (STRIs) for the treatment of cancer. More about eFFECTOR Therapeutics

Market Capitalization
$3 thousand
P/E Ratio
0.00
Consensus Rating
Buy
Consensus Price Target
$24.00 (+3,999,900.0% Upside)
Average Volume
2,225 shares
Today's Range
$0.0006
$0.0006