Akero Therapeutics, Inc.

DB:0K4 Stock Report

Market Cap: €1.9b

Akero Therapeutics Valuation

Is 0K4 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

0/6

Valuation Score 0/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Book vs Peers

  • Price-To-Book vs Industry

  • Price-To-Book vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of 0K4 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate 0K4's fair value for valuation analysis.

Significantly Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate 0K4's fair value for valuation analysis.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 0K4?

Key metric: As 0K4 is unprofitable and pre-revenue we use its Price-To-Book Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Book ratio for 0K4. This is calculated by dividing 0K4's market cap by their current book value.
What is 0K4's PB Ratio?
PB Ratio2.7x
BookUS$738.33m
Market CapUS$1.97b

Price to Book Ratio vs Peers

How does 0K4's PB Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PB ratio for 0K4 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PBEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average1.9x
BIO3 Biotest
2x29.3%€1.4b
FYB Formycon
1.6x30.6%€928.8m
HPHA Heidelberg Pharma
2.9x-33.0%€103.5m
2INV 2invest
1.1xn/a€67.3m
0K4 Akero Therapeutics
2.7x6.4%€2.0b

Price-To-Book vs Peers: 0K4 is expensive based on its Price-To-Book Ratio (2.7x) compared to the peer average (1.9x).

Price to Book Ratio vs Industry

How does 0K4's PB Ratio compare vs other companies in the DE Biotechs Industry?

3 CompaniesPrice / BookEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
V9Z Aceragen
0.1xn/aUS$3.12m
V9Z Aceragen
0.1xn/aUS$2.18m
O7P NeuBase Therapeutics
0.1xn/aUS$1.39m
No more companies available in this PB range
0K4 2.7xIndustry Avg. 2.3xNo. of Companies3PB00.61.21.82.43+
3 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Book vs Industry: 0K4 is expensive based on its Price-To-Book Ratio (2.7x) compared to the European Biotechs industry average (2.3x).

Price to Book Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 0K4's PB Ratio compared to its Fair PB Ratio? This is the expected PB Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

0K4 PB Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PB Ratio2.7x
Fair PB Ration/a

Price-To-Book vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate 0K4's Price-To-Book Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst 0K4 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€27.60
€45.94
+66.4%
18.5%€61.85€33.31n/a11
Dec ’25€30.48
€45.58
+49.5%
18.5%€61.37€33.05n/a11
Nov ’25€28.25
€42.54
+50.6%
18.3%€55.37€27.68n/a10
Oct ’25€25.52
€41.60
+63.0%
18.3%€54.14€27.07n/a10
Sep ’25€24.06
€42.18
+75.3%
18.3%€54.89€27.45n/a10
Aug ’25€24.48
€41.30
+68.7%
16.6%€51.91€27.81n/a9
Jul ’25€21.69
€41.40
+90.9%
16.6%€52.03€27.87n/a9
Jun ’25€16.81
€41.50
+146.9%
17.0%€51.50€27.59n/a8
May ’25€18.23
€44.59
+144.6%
17.0%€55.39€28.16n/a8
Apr ’25€22.60
€47.07
+108.3%
11.1%€55.11€38.58n/a8
Mar ’25€25.00
€39.91
+59.6%
22.8%€55.37€30.45n/a8
Feb ’25€19.90
€39.53
+98.6%
23.1%€55.31€30.42n/a8
Jan ’25€21.60
€39.53
+83.0%
23.1%€55.31€30.42n/a8
Dec ’24€15.30
€39.53
+158.3%
23.1%€55.31€30.42€30.488
Nov ’24€11.20
€41.36
+269.3%
20.8%€56.98€31.34€28.259
Oct ’24€45.60
€63.57
+39.4%
10.6%€77.72€55.25€25.529
Sep ’24€45.80
€58.35
+27.4%
16.7%€76.73€45.30€24.068
Aug ’24€39.40
€55.98
+42.1%
13.5%€65.16€44.68€24.487
Jul ’24€41.00
€55.98
+36.5%
13.5%€65.16€44.68€21.697
Jun ’24€41.60
€54.47
+30.9%
12.3%€64.47€44.21€16.817
May ’24€39.60
€54.33
+37.2%
12.5%€64.15€43.99€18.237
Apr ’24€34.60
€53.01
+53.2%
11.3%€59.92€44.25€22.606
Mar ’24€42.80
€51.69
+20.8%
12.5%€59.82€44.17€25.006
Feb ’24€45.40
€51.69
+13.9%
12.5%€59.82€44.17€19.906
Jan ’24€50.00
€48.97
-2.1%
15.2%€60.28€37.67€21.606
Dec ’23€44.40
€50.21
+13.1%
14.0%€63.85€39.90€15.306

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but analysts are not within a statistically confident range of agreement.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/29 04:46
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/27 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Akero Therapeutics, Inc. is covered by 16 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jason ZemanskyBofA Global Research
Alexandria HammondBofA Global Research
Edward NashCanaccord Genuity