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Akebia Therapeutics

1.89 USD
+0.02
1.07%
At close Jan 14, 4:00 PM EST
After hours
1.91
+0.02
1.06%
1 day
1.07%
5 days
2.72%
1 month
2.72%
3 months
43.18%
6 months
44.27%
Year to date
-0.53%
1 year
30.34%
5 years
-72.61%
10 years
-82.80%
 

About: Akebia Therapeutics Inc is a fully integrated biopharmaceutical company. The Company's operating segment is the business of developing and commercializing novel therapeutics for people with kidney disease. The current portfolio of the company includes Auryxia (ferric citrate), a medicine approved and marketed in the United States for the control of serum phosphorus levels in adult patients with dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease and the treatment of iron deficiency anemia, in adult patients with non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease, Vafseo (vadadustat), an oral hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase, inhibitor, is approved in Japan for the treatment of anemia due to chronic kidney disease, in adult patients, HIF-PH inhibitors in preclinical development.

Employees: 167

0
Funds holding %
of 6,815 funds
Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

93% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $910K | Put options by funds: $472K

80% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 15

35% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $58.3M [Q2] → $78.5M (+$20.2M) [Q3]

15% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 26

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 103 [Q2] → 114 (+11) [Q3]

1.05% more ownership

Funds ownership: 27.26% [Q2] → 28.31% (+1.05%) [Q3]

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q2] → 1 (+0) [Q3]

Research analyst outlook

1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$7.50
297%
upside
Avg. target
$7.50
297%
upside
High target
$7.50
297%
upside

1 analyst rating

positive
100%
neutral
0%
negative
0%
HC Wainwright & Co.
Ed Arce
51% 1-year accuracy
80 / 157 met price target
297%upside
$7.50
Buy
Reiterated
14 Jan 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 4 articles about AKBA published over the past 30 days

Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 day ago
Akebia Therapeutics Announces Multiple Positive Business Updates
New Commercial Supply Contracts for Vafseo® (vadadustat) secured, bringing availability and dialysis organization coverage to nearly 100% of patients on dialysis in U.S. Vafseo tablets now shipping in the U.S. Plan to start Phase 3 trial in mid-2025 to potentially expand Vafseo label to include treatment of late-stage non-dialysis CKD patients Company to discuss business updates at 43rd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference CAMBRIDGE, Mass.
Akebia Therapeutics Announces Multiple Positive Business Updates
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
New Strong Sell Stocks for January 3rd
AKBA, KOF and GES have been added to the Zacks Rank #24 (Strong Sell) List on January 3, 2024.
New Strong Sell Stocks for January 3rd
Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 week ago
Akebia Therapeutics Reports Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. , Jan. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Akebia Therapeutics®, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKBA), a biopharmaceutical company with the purpose to better the lives of people impacted by kidney disease, granted one newly-hired employee options to purchase an aggregate of 3,000 shares of Akebia's common stock on December 31, 2024.
Akebia Therapeutics Reports Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)
Neutral
PRNewsWire
3 weeks ago
Akebia Therapeutics to Present at the 43rd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. , Dec. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ --  Akebia Therapeutics ® , Inc. (Nasdaq: AKBA), a biopharmaceutical company with the purpose to better the lives of people impacted by kidney disease, today announced that John Butler, Chief Executive Officer, will present at the 43rd Annual J.P.
Akebia Therapeutics to Present at the 43rd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
New Strong Sell Stocks for December 5th
AKBA, KOF and XRAY have been added to the Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) List on December 5, 2024.
New Strong Sell Stocks for December 5th
Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 month ago
Akebia Therapeutics Reports Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. , Dec. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Akebia Therapeutics®, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKBA), a biopharmaceutical company with the purpose to better the lives of people impacted by kidney disease, granted nine newly-hired employees options to purchase an aggregate of 121,000 shares of Akebia's common stock on November 29, 2024.
Akebia Therapeutics Reports Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)
Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 month ago
U.S. Renal Care Enrolled First Patients in the VOICE Collaborative Clinical Trial of Vafseo® (vadadustat) for CKD Patients on Dialysis
Outcomes study will assess mortality and hospitalization in patients treated with Vafseo compared to current standard of care CAMBRIDGE, Mass. , Dec. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Akebia Therapeutics®, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKBA), a biopharmaceutical company with the purpose to better the lives of people impacted by kidney disease, announced that in late November U.S. Renal Care (USRC) enrolled the first patient in its Vafseo® (vadadustat) Outcomes In-Center Experience (VOICE) collaborative trial.
U.S. Renal Care Enrolled First Patients in the VOICE Collaborative Clinical Trial of Vafseo® (vadadustat) for CKD Patients on Dialysis
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
New Strong Sell Stocks for November 27th
AKBA, ABG and CLH have been added to the Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) List on November 27, 2024.
New Strong Sell Stocks for November 27th
Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 month ago
Akebia Therapeutics to Present at the 36th Annual Piper Sandler Healthcare Conference
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. , Nov. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Akebia Therapeutics ® , Inc. (Nasdaq: AKBA), a biopharmaceutical company with the purpose to better the lives of people impacted by kidney disease, today announced that John Butler, Chief Executive Officer, will participate in a Fireside Discussion at the 36th Annual Piper Sandler Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, December 3 rd at 10:30 AM EST.
Akebia Therapeutics to Present at the 36th Annual Piper Sandler Healthcare Conference
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
New Strong Sell Stocks for November 22nd
ATI, AKBA and ALTG have been added to the Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) List on November 22, 2024.
New Strong Sell Stocks for November 22nd
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