Akebia Therapeutics, Inc.

NasdaqCM:AKBA Stock Report

Market Cap: US$519.3m

Akebia Therapeutics Valuation

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

Valuation Score

0/6

Valuation Score 0/6

Share Price vs Fair Value

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

Key metric:

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for AKBA. This is calculated by dividing AKBA's market cap by their current revenue.
What is AKBA's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio3.1x
SalesUS$169.88m
Market CapUS$519.27m

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does AKBA's PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for AKBA vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average2.4x
EBS Emergent BioSolutions
0.6x6.1%US$631.8m
IRWD Ironwood Pharmaceuticals
1.6x9.0%US$593.7m
ORGO Organogenesis Holdings
1x4.6%US$447.6m
PRTA Prothena
6.3x36.8%US$840.5m
AKBA Akebia Therapeutics
3.1x28.7%US$519.3m


Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does AKBA's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Biotechs Industry?

136 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.10.3x18.9%
AKBA Akebia Therapeutics
3.1x28.7%US$519.27m
BIIB Biogen
2.2x1.2%US$21.30b
MRNA Moderna
3.1x11.5%US$15.94b
AKBA 3.1xIndustry Avg. 10.3xNo. of Companies136PS01632486480+
136 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.10.3x27.2%
AKBA Akebia Therapeutics
3.1x56.3%US$519.27m
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Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

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

AKBA PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio3.1x
Fair PS Ratio7x


Analyst Price Targets

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

Analyst Price Target
Consensus Narrative from 3 Analysts
US$7.17
Fair Value
66.8% undervalued intrinsic discount
3
Number of Analysts


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/26 09:01
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/24 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

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