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In the latest session, Akebia Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: AKBA) closed at $1.31 down -4.38% from its previous closing price of $1.37. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.38 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.06 million shares were traded. AKBA stock price reached its highest trading level at $1.37 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $1.28.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Akebia Therapeutics Inc.’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.82 and its Current Ratio is at 1.04.
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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 13 ’24 when Hadas Nicole R. sold 12,016 shares for $1.26 per share. The transaction valued at 15,140 led to the insider holds 651,243 shares of the business.
Dahan Michel sold 34,840 shares of AKBA for $43,898 on May 13 ’24. The SVP, Chief Operating Officer now owns 672,092 shares after completing the transaction at $1.26 per share. On Feb 29 ’24, another insider, Dahan Michel, who serves as the SVP, Chief Operating Officer of the company, sold 8,661 shares for $1.58 each. As a result, the insider received 13,684 and left with 706,932 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 275477280 and an Enterprise Value of 340601568. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.58. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.952 whereas that against EBITDA is 83.46.
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 -5.59%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.33%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, AKBA has traded an average of 2.70M shares per day and 1509510 over the past ten days. A total of 210.29M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 199.72M. Insiders hold about 5.03% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 24.16% stake in the company. Shares short for AKBA as of 1724976000 were 19067933 with a Short Ratio of 7.07, compared to 1722384000 on 17889086. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 19067933 and a Short% of Float of 9.17.
