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VolumeToday's VolumeAKBAAkebia Therapeutics$1.36$1.59$0.65▼$2.48$284.74M0.794.35 million shs1.99 million shsALTAltimmune$7.47+8.1%$9.41$2.09▼$14.84$529.55M0.055.46 million shs2.34 million shsETNB89bio$9.31+2.5%$11.09$6.57▼$22.93$886.50M1.041.24 million shs580,145 shsGERNGeron$3.73+1.1%$2.77$1.64▼$4.05$2.04B0.6111.20 million shs8.21 million shsVRNAVerona Pharma$15.72$16.47$11.83▼$23.81$1.27B0.41500,567 shs459,032 shs10 Best Stocks to Own in 2024Click the link below and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of the 10 best stocks to own in 2024 and why they should be in your portfolio. Get This Free ReportPrice PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceAKBAAkebia Therapeutics0.00%-2.16%-37.33%-2.86%+106.03%ALTAltimmune+8.10%-1.06%-17.73%-25.45%+29.02%ETNB89bio+2.53%-1.90%-19.04%-15.13%-44.22%GERNGeron+1.08%+8.12%+12.69%+75.12%+39.70%VRNAVerona Pharma0.00%-0.51%-2.18%-7.75%-32.59%Don’t Miss Out on the AI Gold Rush That’s Just Getting Started (Ad)“Titan of Tech” Bets Big on Tiny AI Company He’s made as much as 3,250,000% in just three years on companies like Facebook, Airbnb, and PayPal… But our research shows his latest investment could be his most successful venture yet.See how you can invest alongside himMarketRank™CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & ValuationAKBAAkebia Therapeutics3.6549 of 5 stars3.52.00.04.02.40.80.6ALTAltimmune1.5813 of 5 stars3.32.00.00.03.21.70.0ETNB89bio1.2488 of 5 stars4.41.00.00.00.01.70.0GERNGeron3.3911 of 5 stars3.53.00.01.32.01.70.6VRNAVerona Pharma1.1513 of 5 stars3.50.00.00.02.01.70.6Analyst RatingsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceAKBAAkebia Therapeutics3.00Buy$5.00267.65% UpsideALTAltimmune2.67Moderate Buy$15.00100.80% UpsideETNB89bio2.67Moderate Buy$29.00211.49% UpsideGERNGeron3.00Buy$5.3342.98% UpsideVRNAVerona Pharma3.00Buy$33.60113.74% UpsideCurrent Analyst RatingsLatest GERN, ALT, AKBA, VRNA, and ETNB Analyst RatingsDateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails4/22/2024ETNB89bioBank of AmericaSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingBuy$30.004/16/2024VRNAVerona PharmaPiper SandlerSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$31.00 ➝ $36.004/11/2024GERNGeronNeedham & Company LLCSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$5.004/10/2024GERNGeronWedbushSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$6.004/5/2024ETNB89bioCantor FitzgeraldSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingOverweight ➝ Overweight$29.004/1/2024ALTAltimmuneHC WainwrightSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingLower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$15.00 ➝ $12.003/28/2024AKBAAkebia TherapeuticsHC WainwrightSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$5.00 ➝ $6.003/28/2024ALTAltimmuneB. RileySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$20.003/27/2024ETNB89bioHC WainwrightSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$31.003/15/2024AKBAAkebia TherapeuticsHC WainwrightSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$5.003/15/2024GERNGeronWedbushSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$6.00(Data available from 4/23/2021 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookAKBAAkebia Therapeutics$194.62M1.46N/AN/A($0.16) per share-8.50ALTAltimmune$430K1,231.51N/AN/A$2.75 per share2.72ETNB89bioN/AN/AN/AN/A$5.75 per shareN/AGERNGeron$240K8,499.27N/AN/A$0.46 per share8.11VRNAVerona Pharma$460K2,761.94N/AN/A$3.10 per share5.07Profitability & EarningsCompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings DateAKBAAkebia Therapeutics-$51.92M-$0.28N/AN/AN/A-26.32%N/A-20.36%5/13/2024 (Estimated)ALTAltimmune-$88.45M-$1.65N/AN/AN/A-20,780.75%-44.77%-40.72%5/9/2024 (Estimated)ETNB89bio-$142.19M-$2.01N/AN/AN/AN/A-31.01%-27.84%5/2/2024 (Estimated)GERNGeron-$184.13M-$0.33N/AN/AN/A-77,691.14%-63.33%-44.71%5/9/2024 (Estimated)VRNAVerona Pharma-$54.37M-$0.69N/AN/AN/AN/A-20.47%-17.72%5/14/2024 (Estimated)Latest GERN, ALT, AKBA, VRNA, and ETNB EarningsDateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails3/27/2024Q4 2023ALTAltimmune-$0.35-$0.33+$0.02-$0.12N/A$0.04 million3/14/2024Q4 2023AKBAAkebia Therapeutics-$0.04-$0.04N/AN/A$55.64 million$56.20 million2/29/2024Q4 2023ETNB89bio-$0.49-$0.50-$0.01-$0.50N/AN/A2/29/2024Q4 2023VRNAVerona Pharma-$0.23-$0.16+$0.07-$0.16N/AN/A2/28/2024Q4 23GERNGeron-$0.10-$0.09+$0.01-$0.09$0.06 million$0.02 million DividendsCompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive GrowthAKBAAkebia TherapeuticsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AALTAltimmuneN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AETNB89bioN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AGERNGeronN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AVRNAVerona PharmaN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ADebtCompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick RatioAKBAAkebia TherapeuticsN/A1.181.03ALTAltimmuneN/A17.2617.26ETNB89bio0.0520.0420.04GERNGeron0.143.163.16VRNAVerona Pharma0.2033.3333.33OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipAKBAAkebia Therapeutics33.92%ALTAltimmune78.05%ETNB89bioN/AGERNGeron73.71%VRNAVerona Pharma85.88%Insider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipAKBAAkebia Therapeutics3.84%ALTAltimmune4.10%ETNB89bio4.40%GERNGeron3.00%VRNAVerona Pharma4.80%MiscellaneousCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableAKBAAkebia Therapeutics167209.37 million201.33 millionOptionableALTAltimmune5970.89 million67.99 millionOptionableETNB89bio7095.22 million91.04 millionOptionableGERNGeron141546.87 million530.47 millionOptionableVRNAVerona Pharma7980.82 million76.94 millionOptionableGERN, ALT, AKBA, VRNA, and ETNB HeadlinesSourceHeadlineVerona Pharma (NASDAQ:VRNA) Price Target Increased to $36.00 by Analysts at Piper Sandleramericanbankingnews.com - April 17 at 3:36 AMVerona Pharma (NASDAQ:VRNA) Trading 3.7% Higher After Analyst Upgradeamericanbankingnews.com - April 17 at 1:08 AMVerona Pharma (NASDAQ:VRNA) Stock Price Up 3.7% on Analyst Upgrademarketbeat.com - April 16 at 10:36 AMVerona Pharma (NASDAQ:VRNA) PT Raised to $36.00 at Piper Sandlermarketbeat.com - April 16 at 8:33 AMVerona Pharma (NASDAQ:VRNA) Shares Up 4.9%marketbeat.com - April 4 at 3:08 PMAmerican Century Companies Inc. Purchases Shares of 280,126 Verona Pharma plc (NASDAQ:VRNA)marketbeat.com - March 28 at 4:07 AMVRNA Apr 2024 17.500 callfinance.yahoo.com - March 16 at 8:32 AMVRNA Apr 2024 15.000 callfinance.yahoo.com - March 16 at 3:31 AMAndrew Fisher Joins Verona Pharma as General Counselglobenewswire.com - March 4 at 2:00 AMBuy Rating Affirmed: Verona Pharma’s Promising Future with Ensifentrine and Expanding R&D Pipelinemarkets.businessinsider.com - March 1 at 1:10 PMVerona Pharma plc (NASDAQ:VRNA) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcriptfinance.yahoo.com - March 1 at 1:10 PM3 Healthcare Stocks That Have Outperformed Nvidia Since 2022fool.com - March 1 at 8:45 AMVerona Pharma plc 2023 Q4 - Results - Earnings Call Presentationseekingalpha.com - February 29 at 11:18 AMVerona Pharma plc: Verona Pharma Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results and Provides Corporate Updatefinanznachrichten.de - February 29 at 10:48 AMVerona Pharma PLC Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Resultsfinance.yahoo.com - February 29 at 10:48 AMVerona Pharma Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results and Provides Corporate Updateglobenewswire.com - February 29 at 2:00 AMVerona Pharma earnings preview: what to expectmarkets.businessinsider.com - February 28 at 1:35 PMWhen Will Verona Pharma plc (NASDAQ:VRNA) Turn A Profit?finance.yahoo.com - February 25 at 12:52 PMVerona Pharma PLC ADRwsj.com - February 25 at 7:52 AMVRNA Mar 2024 15.000 putfinance.yahoo.com - February 17 at 7:46 PMVRNA Jun 2024 30.000 callfinance.yahoo.com - February 17 at 2:46 PMVerona Pharma: A Few Points From The Bull And Bear Caseseekingalpha.com - February 15 at 5:55 PMVerona Pharma to Report Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results and Provide Corporate Updatefinance.yahoo.com - February 15 at 10:20 AMVerona Pharma to Report Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results and Provide Corporate Updateglobenewswire.com - February 15 at 2:00 AMNew MarketBeat Followers Over TimeMedia Sentiment Over TimeTop Headlines3 Stocks With Unusual Call Option ActivityMarch 26, 2024 1:10 PMView 3 Stocks With Unusual Call Option ActivityTop 3 Stocks Bought By Members of Congress In the First QuarterMarch 25, 2024 8:55 AMView Top 3 Stocks Bought By Members of Congress In the First QuarterAkebia Therapeutics Surges on FDA Approval for Anemia TreatmentApril 3, 2024 9:10 AMView Akebia Therapeutics Surges on FDA Approval for Anemia Treatment3M Spun Off Its Health Division, Is It Still A Buy?April 4, 2024 7:47 AMView 3M Spun Off Its Health Division, Is It Still A Buy?4 Dividend Aristocrats Trading at a DiscountApril 1, 2024 6:10 AMView 4 Dividend Aristocrats Trading at a DiscountAll Headlines Company DescriptionsAkebia TherapeuticsNASDAQ:AKBAAkebia Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development and commercialization of therapeutics for patients with kidney diseases. The company's lead product investigational product candidate is Vafseo (vadadustat), an oral hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase, which is in Phase III development for the treatment of anemia due to chronic kidney disease (CKD) in dialysis-dependent and non-dialysis dependent patients. It offers Auryxia, a ferric citrate that is used to control the serum phosphorus levels in adult patients with DD-CKD on dialysis; and the treatment of iron deficiency anemia in adult patients with CKD not on dialysis. The company's product pipeline includes AKB-9090, a drug targeting critical-care indications; and AKB-10108, a drug targeting conditions related to premature birth. It has collaboration agreements with Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation for the development and commercialization of vadadustat in Japan and other Asian countries, as well as research and license agreement with Janssen Pharmaceutica NV for the development and commercialization of hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase targeted compounds worldwide. Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.AltimmuneNASDAQ:ALTAltimmune, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on developing treatments for obesity and liver diseases. The company's lead product candidate, pemvidutide, a GLP-1/glucagon dual receptor agonist that is in Phase 2 trial for the treatment of obesity and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis. It is also developing HepTcell, an immunotherapeutic product candidate, which is in Phase 2 clinical trial for patients chronically infected with the hepatitis B virus. The company was formerly known as Vaxin Inc. and changed its name to Altimmune, Inc. in September 2015. Altimmune, Inc. was founded in 1997 is headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland.89bioNASDAQ:ETNB89bio, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development and commercialization of therapies for the treatment of liver and cardio-metabolic diseases. Its lead product candidate is pegozafermin, a glycoPEGylated analog of fibroblast growth factor 21 for the treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; and for the treatment of severe hypertriglyceridemia. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.GeronNASDAQ:GERNGeron Corporation, a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development and commercialization of therapeutics for myeloid hematologic malignancies. It develops imetelstat, a telomerase inhibitor that is in Phase 3 clinical trials, which inhibits the uncontrolled proliferation of malignant stem and progenitor cells in myeloid hematologic malignancies for the treatment of low or intermediate-1 risk myelodysplastic syndromes and intermediate-2 or high-risk myelofibrosis. The company was incorporated in 1990 and is headquartered in Foster City, California.Verona PharmaNASDAQ:VRNAVerona Pharma plc, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on development and commercialization of therapies for the treatment of respiratory diseases with unmet medical needs. The company's product candidate is ensifentrine, an inhaled and dual inhibitor of the phosphodiesterase (PDE) 3 and PDE4 enzymes that acts as both a bronchodilator and an anti-inflammatory agent in a single compound, which is in Phase 3 clinical trials for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, and cystic fibrosis. 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