Top-Rated StocksTop-RatedNASDAQ:ASND Ascendis Pharma A/S (ASND) Stock Price, News & Analysis $223.38 -5.03 (-2.20%) As of 03:18 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFDA EventsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Ascendis Pharma A/S Stock (NASDAQ:ASND) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Ascendis Pharma A/S alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$219.52▼$227.9850-Day Range$223.13▼$271.1252-Week Range$186.05▼$282.15Volume531,190 shsAverage Volume702,062 shsMarket Capitalization$13.93 billionP/E Ratio17.32Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$310.75Consensus RatingBuy Company Overview Ascendis Pharma A/S is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapies for rare diseases, particularly in endocrinology. The company uses its proprietary TransCon technology platform to design medicines intended to provide sustained release of therapeutic compounds and potentially improve treatment convenience and patient outcomes. Ascendis Pharma’s marketed products include Skytrofa (lonapegsomatropin-tcgb), a once-weekly growth hormone treatment for children with growth hormone deficiency, and Yorvipath (palopegteriparatide), a parathyroid hormone replacement therapy for adults with hypoparathyroidism. Skytrofa is marketed in the United States and other selected markets, while Yorvipath has received regulatory approval in the United States and Europe. The company also maintains a development pipeline addressing additional rare endocrine conditions, including investigational therapies based on its TransCon platform. Ascendis Pharma was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, with operations in the United States. Jan Mikkelsen serves as president and chief executive officer.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Ascendis Pharma A/S Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks94th Percentile Overall ScoreASND MarketRank™: Ascendis Pharma A/S scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 33rd out of 884 stocks in the healthcare sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion4.5 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingAscendis Pharma A/S has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 19 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialAscendis Pharma A/S has a consensus price target of $310.75, representing about 39.1% upside from its current price of $223.39.Amount of Analyst CoverageAscendis Pharma A/S has been the subject of 15 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Ascendis Pharma A/S's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation3.1 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth151.55% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Ascendis Pharma A/S are expected to grow by 151.55% in the coming year, from $3.55 to $8.93 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Ascendis Pharma A/S is 17.32, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.81.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Ascendis Pharma A/S is 17.32, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Healthcare sector average P/E ratio of about 275.61.Read more about Ascendis Pharma A/S's valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted10.59% of the float of Ascendis Pharma A/S has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAscendis Pharma A/S has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.9.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Ascendis Pharma A/S has recently decreased by 5.74%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldAscendis Pharma A/S does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthAscendis Pharma A/S does not have a long track record of dividend growth. News and Social Media2.0 / 5News Sentiment0.25 News SentimentAscendis Pharma A/S has a news sentiment score of 0.25. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.40 average news sentiment score of Healthcare companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Ascendis Pharma A/S this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 11 people have searched for ASND on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -8% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows8 people have added Ascendis Pharma A/S to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 167% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership2.1 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Ascendis Pharma A/S insiders have sold 64.53% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $492,660.00 in company stock and sold $810,570.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders40.00% of the stock of Ascendis Pharma A/S is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.Percentage Held by InstitutionsAscendis Pharma A/S has minimal institutional ownership at this time.Read more about Ascendis Pharma A/S's insider trading history. Receive ASND Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Ascendis Pharma A/S and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. By entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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ASND Stock News HeadlinesAscendis to Share Latest Advances in Hypoparathyroidism and Achondroplasia Programs at ASBMR 2026October 6 at 9:15 AM | globenewswire.comAnalysts Are Bullish on These Healthcare Stocks: Ascendis Pharma (ASND), Cytokinetics (CYTK)October 4, 2026 | theglobeandmail.comOminous New Day in America (Get Ready for it)A market forecaster with a 55-year track record - including calls on 1970s double-digit inflation, the 1980s S&L collapse and Black Monday crash, and the 2000s dot-com bust and Lehman Brothers collapse - says a major shift is coming to how Americans bank, work and insure themselves. The New York Times has credited him as the first to spot looming dangers, and he has testified before Congress on past financial crises.October 8 at 1:00 AM | Weiss Ratings (Ad)BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. And Ascendis Pharma A/S Enter Into Settlement And License AgreementOctober 1, 2026 | marketscreener.comMAnalysts’ Opinions Are Mixed on These Healthcare Stocks: Ascendis Pharma (ASND), Lakefront Biotherapeutics (LKFT) and 10x Genomics (TXG)September 30, 2026 | theglobeandmail.comAscendis Pharma A/S (NASDAQ:ASND) Given Overweight Rating at Cantor FitzgeraldSeptember 28, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comAnalysts Are Bullish on Top Healthcare Stocks: Agilent (A), Ascendis Pharma (ASND)September 22, 2026 | theglobeandmail.comMads Bodenhoff Sells 3,000 Shares of Ascendis Pharma A/S (NASDAQ:ASND) StockSeptember 10, 2026 | insidertrades.comSee More Headlines ASND Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have ASND shares performed this year? Ascendis Pharma A/S's stock was trading at $213.24 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, ASND shares have increased by 4.8% and is now trading at $223.3850. How were Ascendis Pharma A/S's earnings last quarter? Ascendis Pharma A/S (NASDAQ:ASND) posted its earnings results on Friday, August, 14th. The biotechnology company reported $1.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.71 by $0.68. The biotechnology company had revenue of $387.22 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $376.75 million. Ascendis Pharma A/S had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 32.54% and a net margin of 70.99%. Read the conference call transcript. When did Ascendis Pharma A/S IPO? Ascendis Pharma A/S (ASND) raised $85 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Wednesday, January 28th 2015. The company issued 5,000,000 shares at a price of $16.00-$18.00 per share. BofA Merrill Lynch and Leerink Partners served as the underwriters for the IPO and Wells Fargo Securities was co-manager. Who are Ascendis Pharma A/S's major shareholders? Ascendis Pharma A/S's top institutional investors include Toth Financial Advisory Corp (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Scott Thomas Smith, Mads Bodenhoff, Jean Jacques Bienaime and Flemming Steen Jensen. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Ascendis Pharma A/S? Shares of ASND stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Ascendis Pharma A/S own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Ascendis Pharma A/S investors own include Invesco QQQ (QQQ), NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Arista Networks (ANET), Meta Platforms (META), Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO) and CrowdStrike (CRWD). Company Calendar Last Earnings8/14/2026Today10/08/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)11/11/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (1d) 1-Year History Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 Oct 26 ASND's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorHealthcare Industry Biotechnology Sub-IndustryBiotechnology Current SymbolNASDAQ:ASND CIK1612042 Webwww.ascendispharma.com Phone(457) 022-2244Fax45-3694-4010Employees1,189Year Founded2007Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Ascendis Pharma A/S$310.75 High Price Target$355.00 Low Price Target$255.00 Potential Upside/Downside+39.2%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage21 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$12.89 Trailing P/E Ratio17.32 Forward P/E Ratio62.90 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income-$258 million Net Margins70.99% Pretax Margin8.92% Return on Equity32.54% Return on Assets7.71% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.27 Current Ratio2.99 Quick Ratio2.32 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$814.57 million Price / Sales17.10 Cash FlowN/A Price / Cash FlowN/A Book Value($2.97) per share Price / Book-75.18Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares62,380,000Free Float37,426,000Market Cap$13.93 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.38 Social Links Don't Wait for the OpenAI IPOThe AI wave will soon hit public markets with Anthropic and OpenAI set to go public later this year. 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