Market Highlights: Akero Therapeutics Inc (AKRO) Ends on a High Note at 28.69

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The price of Akero Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: AKRO) closed at $28.69 in the last session, up 1.59% from day before closing price of $28.24. In other words, the price has increased by $1.59 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.51 million shares were traded. AKRO stock price reached its highest trading level at $29.1145 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $27.85.

Ratios:

We take a closer look at AKRO’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 24.89 and its Current Ratio is at 24.89. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.05 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.04.

On September 19, 2023, Cantor Fitzgerald started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $69.

On August 28, 2023, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $83.UBS initiated its Buy rating on August 28, 2023, with a $83 target price.

Insider Transactions:

An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 20 ’24 when Yale Catriona sold 5,500 shares for $27.65 per share. The transaction valued at 152,086 led to the insider holds 75,294 shares of the business.

Yale Catriona sold 3,871 shares of AKRO for $106,685 on Sep 18 ’24. The Chief Development Officer now owns 75,294 shares after completing the transaction at $27.56 per share. On Sep 16 ’24, another insider, Yale Catriona, who serves as the Chief Development Officer of the company, sold 2,485 shares for $27.52 each. As a result, the insider received 68,375 and left with 75,294 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, AKRO now has a Market Capitalization of 1991969664 and an Enterprise Value of 1267687296.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, AKRO has reached a high of $51.24, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $11.25. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 8.51%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 20.93%.

Shares Statistics:

According to the various share statistics, AKRO traded on average about 625.37K shares per day over the past 3-months and 610730 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 69.43M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 58.09M. Insiders hold about 16.33% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 98.57% stake in the company. Shares short for AKRO as of 1726185600 were 7163232 with a Short Ratio of 11.45, compared to 1723680000 on 7193443. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7163232 and a Short% of Float of 10.620000000000001.

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