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Akebia Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: AKBA) closed the day trading at $1.38 down -1.43% from the previous closing price of $1.4. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.43 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.54 million shares were traded. AKBA stock price reached its highest trading level at $1.41 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $1.31.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of AKBA, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 2.18 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.38. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.80 and its Current Ratio is at 1.94. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 5.13 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 4.30.
On April 28, 2025, Leerink Partners started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $7.
On April 01, 2025, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $6.Jefferies initiated its Buy rating on April 01, 2025, with a $6 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 30 ’25 when Ostrowski Erik sold 41,314 shares for $3.67 per share. The transaction valued at 151,622 led to the insider holds 503,586 shares of the business.
Ostrowski Erik bought 41,314 shares of AKBA for $151,622 on Jun 30 ’25. On Jun 09 ’25, another insider, Malabre Richard C, who serves as the SVP, Chief Accounting Officer of the company, sold 15,000 shares for $4.01 each. As a result, the insider received 60,150 and left with 266,914 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, AKBA now has a Market Capitalization of 366205088 and an Enterprise Value of 398769056. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.63 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.80. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.772 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.366.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AKBA is 0.37, which has changed by -0.27835053 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1726681 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AKBA has reached a high of $4.08, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $1.36. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -16.98%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -48.21%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, AKBA traded about 4.18M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, AKBA traded about 3162600 shares per day. A total of 265.23M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 256.75M. Insiders hold about 3.25% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 47.57% stake in the company. Shares short for AKBA as of 1767139200 were 36058633 with a Short Ratio of 8.63, compared to 1764288000 on 35918701. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 36058633 and a Short% of Float of 13.73.
Earnings Estimates
Akebia Therapeutics Inc (AKBA) is presently subject to a detailed evaluation by 2.0 analysts, each offering their unique perspectives on its market standing.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.0, with high estimates of $0.02 and low estimates of -$0.01.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.04 and $0.04 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.04. EPS for the following year is $0.17, with 2.0 analysts recommending between $0.19 and $0.15.
Revenue Estimates
5 analysts predict $56.18M in revenue. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $63.86M to a low estimate of $45.4M. As of. The current estimate, Akebia Therapeutics Inc’s year-ago sales were $46.5MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $59.33M. There is a high estimate of $67.4M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $52.8M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AKBA’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $254.4M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $224M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $239.31M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $160.18MBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $293.03M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $313.55M and the low estimate is $258M.
