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Akebia Therapeutics NasdaqCM:AKBA Stock Report

Last Price

US$2.13

Market Cap

US$503.2m

7D

-11.3%

1Y

-3.6%

Updated

24 Mar, 2025

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Akebia Therapeutics, Inc.

NasdaqCM:AKBA Stock Report

Market Cap: US$503.2m

AKBA Stock Overview

A biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development and commercialization of therapeutics for patients with kidney diseases. More details

AKBA fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation3/6
Future Growth5/6
Past Performance0/6
Financial Health2/6
Dividends0/6

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Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Akebia Therapeutics
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$2.13
52 Week HighUS$2.89
52 Week LowUS$0.80
Beta0.94
1 Month Change18.33%
3 Month Change14.52%
1 Year Change-3.62%
3 Year Change-12.70%
5 Year Change-73.24%
Change since IPO-92.02%

Recent News & Updates

Akebia Therapeutics, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AKBA) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking After Shares Rocket 33%

Mar 20
Akebia Therapeutics, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AKBA) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking After Shares Rocket 33%

Earnings Update: Here's Why Analysts Just Lifted Their Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKBA) Price Target To US$7.83

Mar 16
Earnings Update: Here's Why Analysts Just Lifted Their Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKBA) Price Target To US$7.83

Recent updates

Akebia Therapeutics, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AKBA) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking After Shares Rocket 33%

Mar 20
Akebia Therapeutics, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AKBA) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking After Shares Rocket 33%

Earnings Update: Here's Why Analysts Just Lifted Their Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKBA) Price Target To US$7.83

Mar 16
Earnings Update: Here's Why Analysts Just Lifted Their Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKBA) Price Target To US$7.83

Improved Revenues Required Before Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKBA) Stock's 30% Jump Looks Justified

Jan 22
Improved Revenues Required Before Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKBA) Stock's 30% Jump Looks Justified

Akebia Therapeutics, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AKBA) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking After Shares Rocket 41%

Nov 08
Akebia Therapeutics, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AKBA) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking After Shares Rocket 41%

Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKBA) Stock Catapults 34% Though Its Price And Business Still Lag The Industry

Aug 02
Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKBA) Stock Catapults 34% Though Its Price And Business Still Lag The Industry

Akebia's Vafseo Faces Grim Market Outlook (Rating Downgrade)

Apr 02

There's No Escaping Akebia Therapeutics, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AKBA) Muted Revenues Despite A 30% Share Price Rise

Mar 19
There's No Escaping Akebia Therapeutics, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AKBA) Muted Revenues Despite A 30% Share Price Rise

Akebia Therapeutics, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AKBA) Share Price Boosted 31% But Its Business Prospects Need A Lift Too

Jan 05
Akebia Therapeutics, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AKBA) Share Price Boosted 31% But Its Business Prospects Need A Lift Too

Positive Sentiment Still Eludes Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKBA) Following 27% Share Price Slump

Jun 23
Positive Sentiment Still Eludes Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKBA) Following 27% Share Price Slump

Is Akebia Therapeutics (NASDAQ:AKBA) Using Debt Sensibly?

Mar 02
Is Akebia Therapeutics (NASDAQ:AKBA) Using Debt Sensibly?

Shareholder Returns

AKBAUS BiotechsUS Market
7D-11.3%-2.4%-0.2%
1Y-3.6%-6.8%8.1%

Return vs Industry: AKBA exceeded the US Biotechs industry which returned -6.8% over the past year.

Return vs Market: AKBA underperformed the US Market which returned 7.9% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is AKBA's price volatile compared to industry and market?
AKBA volatility
AKBA Average Weekly Movement15.9%
Biotechs Industry Average Movement10.5%
Market Average Movement6.4%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market17.0%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.2%

Stable Share Price: AKBA's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: AKBA's weekly volatility (16%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of US stocks.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
2007181John Butlerwww.akebia.com

Akebia Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development and commercialization of therapeutics for patients with kidney diseases. The company’s product portfolio includes Vafseo (vadadustat), an oral hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase, which is in Phase III development for the treatment of anemia due to chronic kidney disease (CKD) in dialysis-dependent (DD) and non-dialysis dependent (NDD) patients; and Auryxia, a ferric citrate that is used to control the serum phosphorus levels in adult patients with DD-CKD and the treatment of iron deficiency anemia in adult patients with NDD-CKD. Its product pipeline consists of AKB-9090, a drug targeting critical-care indications; and AKB-10108, a drug targeting conditions related to premature birth.

Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do Akebia Therapeutics's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
AKBA fundamental statistics
Market capUS$503.17m
Earnings (TTM)-US$69.41m
Revenue (TTM)US$160.18m

3.1x

P/S Ratio

-7.2x

P/E Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
AKBA income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$160.18m
Cost of RevenueUS$26.15m
Gross ProfitUS$134.03m
Other ExpensesUS$203.44m
Earnings-US$69.41m

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)-0.29
Gross Margin83.68%
Net Profit Margin-43.33%
Debt/Equity Ratio-365.5%

How did AKBA perform over the long term?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/03/24 08:34
End of Day Share Price 2025/03/21 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. is covered by 20 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jonathan AschoffBrean Capital
Jonathan AschoffB. Riley Wealth
Julian HarrisonBTIG