Market Momentum: Akebia Therapeutics Inc. (AKBA) Registers a -1.14 Decrease, Closing at 0.94

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Akebia Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: AKBA) closed the day trading at $0.94 down -1.14% from the previous closing price of $0.95. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.14 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.78 million shares were traded. AKBA stock price reached its highest trading level at $0.945 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $0.91.

Ratios:

For a better understanding of AKBA, let’s look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.31 and its Current Ratio is at 1.70.

On August 28, 2023, H.C. Wainwright Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $3.75.

Piper Sandler Upgraded its Neutral to Overweight on May 31, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $2 to $4.

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 May 13 ’24 when Dahan Michel sold 34,840 shares for $1.26 per share. The transaction valued at 43,898 led to the insider holds 672,092 shares of the business.

Hadas Nicole R. sold 12,016 shares of AKBA for $15,140 on May 13 ’24. The SVP, Chief Legal Officer now owns 651,243 shares after completing the transaction at $1.26 per share. On Feb 29 ’24, another insider, Butler John P., who serves as the CEO and President of the company, sold 46,570 shares for $1.58 each. As a result, the insider received 73,581 and left with 2,044,580 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 196118976 and an Enterprise Value of 252502336. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.05. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.349 whereas that against EBITDA is 63.667.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, AKBA has reached a high of $2.48, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $0.78. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -18.13%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -26.39%.

Shares Statistics:

Over the past 3-months, AKBA traded about 3.41M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, AKBA traded about 6156450 shares per day. A total of 194.58M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 191.52M. Insiders hold about 8.62% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 20.89% stake in the company. Shares short for AKBA as of 1718323200 were 12296514 with a Short Ratio of 3.60, compared to 1715731200 on 11698707. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 12296514 and a Short% of Float of 5.9299998.

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