Akebia Therapeutics Inc (AKBA) Stock: What the Analysts are Saying

The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.71. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”

The public float for AKBA is 207.61M, and at present, short sellers hold a 6.78% of that float. On December 26, 2024, the average trading volume of AKBA was 2.00M shares.

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AKBA) stock’s latest price update

Akebia Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: AKBA) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 1.88 compared to its previous closing price of 1.86. However, the company has seen a gain of 7.67% in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2024-12-18 that CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ —  Akebia Therapeutics ®, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKBA), a biopharmaceutical company with the purpose to better the lives of people impacted by kidney disease, today announced that John Butler, Chief Executive Officer, will present at the 43rd Annual J.P.

AKBA’s Market Performance

Akebia Therapeutics Inc (AKBA) has experienced a 7.67% rise in stock performance for the past week, with a -1.81% drop in the past month, and a 42.48% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.17%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.84% for AKBA. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -2.05% for AKBA’s stock, with a simple moving average of 30.09% for the last 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of AKBA

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for AKBA stocks, with BTIG Research repeating the rating for AKBA by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for AKBA in the upcoming period, according to BTIG Research is $4 based on the research report published on November 29, 2023 of the previous year 2023.

H.C. Wainwright, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AKBA reach a price target of $3.75. The rating they have provided for AKBA stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on August 28th, 2023.

Piper Sandler gave a rating of “Overweight” to AKBA, setting the target price at $4 in the report published on May 31st of the previous year.

AKBA Trading at 4.16% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought AKBA to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -23.59% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 4.84%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.17%, as shares sank -8.54% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +43.13% upper at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, AKBA rose by +6.53%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +32.04% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $1.9338. In addition, Akebia Therapeutics Inc saw 52.82% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.

Insider Trading

Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at AKBA starting from Hadas Nicole R., who sale 12,016 shares at the price of $1.26 back on May 13 ’24. After this action, Hadas Nicole R. now owns 651,243 shares of Akebia Therapeutics Inc, valued at $15,140 using the latest closing price.

Dahan Michel, the SVP, Chief Operating Officer of Akebia Therapeutics Inc, sale 34,840 shares at $1.26 during a trade that took place back on May 13 ’24, which means that Dahan Michel is holding 672,092 shares at $43,898 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for AKBA

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • -0.2 for the present operating margin
  • 0.63 for the gross margin

The net margin for Akebia Therapeutics Inc stands at -0.27. The total capital return value is set at -0.25.

Based on Akebia Therapeutics Inc (AKBA), the company’s capital structure generated -3.18 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -1.0. The debt to equity ratio resting at -0.76. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -2.73.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is -6.87 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.79. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.53. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.28for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.82. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.52.

Conclusion

To sum up, Akebia Therapeutics Inc (AKBA) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.

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