Oruka Therapeutics, Inc.

NasdaqGM:ORKA Stock Report

Market Cap: US$6.3b

Oruka Therapeutics Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Oruka Therapeutics' CEO is Lawrence Klein, appointed in Feb 2024, has a tenure of 2.58 years. total yearly compensation is $3.36M, comprised of 18.6% salary and 81.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.39% of the company’s shares, worth $87.66M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.1 years and 2.6 years respectively.

Key information

Lawrence Klein

Chief executive officer

US$3.4m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage18.59%
CEO tenure2.6yrs
CEO ownership1.4%
Management average tenure2.1yrs
Board average tenure2.6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Seeking Alpha • Aug 03

Oruka Therapeutics Is Priced For Perfection - It's Time To Cash Out

Summary Oruka Therapeutics current valuation far exceeds risk-adjusted fundamentals. ORKA's lead assets, ORKA-001 and ORKA-002, are not expected to launch until 2031–2033, just as patents on several competing drugs begin to expire. Sum-of-the-parts analysis yields a $57.8/share valuation, about 40% below ORKA's current $96.51 price. There's minimal upside but major downside risk if clinical trial results underwhelm. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Lawrence Klein's remuneration changed compared to Oruka Therapeutics's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Jun 30 2026n/an/a

-US$110m

Mar 31 2026n/an/a

-US$94m

Dec 31 2025US$3mUS$624k

-US$84m

Sep 30 2025n/an/a

-US$84m

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

-US$77m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

-US$80m

Dec 31 2024US$521kUS$203k

-US$71m

Compensation vs Market: Lawrence's total compensation ($USD3.36M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD8.47M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Lawrence's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.

CEO

Lawrence Klein (43 yo)

2.6yrs
Tenure
US$3,356,050
Compensation

Dr. Lawrence Otto Klein, Ph D, is an Independent Director of Jade Biosciences, Inc. since July 2024. Dr. Klein is Chief Executive Officer of Oruka Therapeutics and serves as its Director.Dr. Klein served...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Lawrence Klein
President2.6yrsUS$3.36m1.39%
$ 87.7m
Paul Quinlan
General Counsel & Secretary2.1yrsUS$2.34m0.045%
$ 2.8m
Joana Goncalves
Chief Medical Officer2.1yrsUS$2.34m0.048%
$ 3.0m
Arjun Agarwal
Senior VP of Finance & Treasurer2.5yrsno data0.022%
$ 1.4m
Laura Sandler
Chief Operating Officer2.5yrsno data0.36%
$ 22.4m
Alan Lada
VP of IR & Capital Marketsno datano datano data
Christopher Finch
Senior VP and Head of Business Development & Strategyless than a yearno datano data
Rajiv Panwar
Senior VP and Head of Chemistryno datano datano data
Larry Edwards
Chief Commercial Officerless than a yearno data0.15%
$ 9.5m
2.1yrs
Average Tenure
51yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: ORKA's management team is considered experienced (2.1 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Lawrence Klein
President2.6yrsUS$3.36m1.39%
$ 87.7m
Kristine Ball
Independent Director2.3yrsUS$213.07k0%
$ 0
Samarth Kulkarni
Independent Chairman of Board2.6yrsUS$234.07k0%
$ 0
Peter Harwin
Independent Director2.6yrsUS$209.07k0%
$ 0
Christopher Martin
Independent Directorless than a yearUS$803.95k0%
$ 0
Carl Dambkowski
Independent Director2.6yrsUS$200.57k0.059%
$ 3.7m
Andrew Blauvelt
Chairman of Scientific Advisory Boardno datano datano data
2.6yrs
Average Tenure
45.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: ORKA's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.6 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/09/21 07:36
End of Day Share Price 2026/09/18 00:00
Earnings2026/06/30
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
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  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • 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

Oruka Therapeutics, Inc. is covered by 15 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
"Etzer DaroutBarclays
Etzer DaroutBarclays
Julian HarrisonBTIG