Akebia TherapeuticsAKBA
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
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
130% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 20
64% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $78.6M [Q3] → $129M (+$50.6M) [Q4]
60% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 15
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 114 [Q3] → 121 (+7) [Q4]
2.85% more ownership
Funds ownership: 28.31% [Q3] → 31.16% (+2.85%) [Q4]
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q3] → 1 (+0) [Q4]
56% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $335K | Put options by funds: $769K
Research analyst outlook
3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
3 analyst ratings
Jefferies Roger Song 0% 1-year accuracy 0 / 7 met price target | 219%upside $6 | Buy Initiated | 1 Apr 2025 |
Piper Sandler Allison Bratzel 50% 1-year accuracy 1 / 2 met price target | 219%upside $6 | Overweight Maintained | 14 Mar 2025 |
HC Wainwright & Co. Ed Arce 24% 1-year accuracy 9 / 38 met price target | 299%upside $7.50 | Buy Reiterated | 14 Mar 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 12 articles about AKBA published over the past 30 days









