NASDAQ:AKRO Akero Therapeutics (AKRO) Stock Price, News & Analysis $50.46 +0.01 (+0.02%) Closing price 08/8/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$50.42 -0.04 (-0.08%) As of 08/8/2025 04:11 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFDA EventsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock About Akero Therapeutics Stock (NASDAQ:AKRO) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Akero Therapeutics alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$49.44▼$51.3950-Day Range$47.49▼$56.2852-Week Range$21.34▼$58.40Volume1.06 million shsAverage Volume1.06 million shsMarket Capitalization$4.02 billionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/APrice Target$81.57Consensus RatingBuy Company Overview Akero Therapeutics, Inc., together with its subsidiary, engages in the development of treatments for patients with serious metabolic diseases in the United States. The company's lead product candidate is efruxifermin (EFX), which is in Phase 3 clinical trials that protects against cellular stress and regulates the metabolism of lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins throughout the body for the treatment of biopsy-confirmed metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) patients. It has a license agreement with Amgen Inc. to develop, manufacture, use, distribute, and sell EFX as a treatment for MASH and other metabolic diseases. The company was formerly known as Pippin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and changed its name to Akero Therapeutics, Inc. in May 2018. Akero Therapeutics, Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, California. Read More Akero Therapeutics Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks81st Percentile Overall ScoreAKRO MarketRank™: Akero Therapeutics scored higher than 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 188th out of 925 stocks in the medical sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.5 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingAkero Therapeutics has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 8 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageAkero Therapeutics has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Akero Therapeutics' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation0.0 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthDecreasing Earnings GrowthEarnings for Akero Therapeutics are expected to decrease in the coming year, from ($3.99) to ($4.52) per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Akero Therapeutics is -25.23, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Akero Therapeutics is -25.23, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Book Value per Share RatioAkero Therapeutics has a P/B Ratio of 4.69. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted10.24% of the outstanding shares of Akero Therapeutics have been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAkero Therapeutics has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.2.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Akero Therapeutics has recently decreased by 9.93%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldAkero Therapeutics does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthAkero Therapeutics does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Sustainability and ESG4.7 / 5Environmental Score-0.75 Percentage of Shares Shorted10.24% of the outstanding shares of Akero Therapeutics have been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAkero Therapeutics has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.2.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Akero Therapeutics has recently decreased by 9.93%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. News and Social Media3.3 / 5News Sentiment0.95 News SentimentAkero Therapeutics has a news sentiment score of 0.95. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.48 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Akero Therapeutics this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.MarketBeat Follows4 people have added Akero Therapeutics to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Company Ownership0.8 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Akero Therapeutics insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $11,596,245.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 7.07% of the stock of Akero Therapeutics is held by insiders.Read more about Akero Therapeutics' insider trading history. Receive AKRO Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Akero Therapeutics and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address AKRO Stock News HeadlinesTimothy Rolph Sells 12,500 Shares of Akero Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKRO) StockAugust 8 at 7:47 AM | insidertrades.comAkero Therapeutics Reports Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Provides Business UpdateAugust 8 at 7:15 AM | globenewswire.comBuffett’s $325 Billion Cash Problem — Solved by Gold?A bombshell announcement is just weeks away — and it could send shockwaves through the gold market. Most investors are still asleep… but not for long. Garrett Goggin’s latest research reveals how you can “front-run” the greatest investor alive by positioning in four small miners sitting on up to 100X potential upside. When this hits the news — it’ll be too late.August 10 at 2:00 AM | Golden Portfolio (Ad)Akero Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKRO) Given Consensus Rating of "Buy" by AnalystsAugust 8 at 3:25 AM | americanbankingnews.comAkero Therapeutics (AKRO) to Release Earnings on FridayAugust 6, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comAkero Therapeutics (NASDAQ:AKRO) Now Covered by Analysts at TD CowenAugust 6, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comTD Cowen Initiates Coverage of Akero Therapeutics (AKRO) with Buy RecommendationAugust 5, 2025 | msn.comAstraZeneca’s Anselamimab Misses Primary Endpoint in Amyloidosis Trials, Shows Promise in SubgroupJuly 26, 2025 | msn.comSee More Headlines AKRO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have AKRO shares performed this year? Akero Therapeutics' stock was trading at $27.82 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, AKRO stock has increased by 81.4% and is now trading at $50.46. How were Akero Therapeutics' earnings last quarter? Akero Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKRO) released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, August, 8th. The company reported ($0.86) earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.97) by $0.11. When did Akero Therapeutics IPO? Akero Therapeutics (AKRO) raised $75 million in an initial public offering on Thursday, June 20th 2019. The company issued 5,000,000 shares at a price of $14.00-$16.00 per share. J.P. Morgan, Jefferies and Evercore ISI served as the underwriters for the IPO and Roth Capital Partners was co-manager. Who are Akero Therapeutics' major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Akero Therapeutics include Geode Capital Management LLC (2.16%), Aberdeen Group plc (0.49%), Emerald Advisers LLC (0.37%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.30%). Insiders that own company stock include Skorpios Trust, G Walmsley Graham, Andrew Cheng, Jonathan Young, Timothy Rolph, Seth Loring Harrison, Catriona Yale, William Richard White, Patrick Lamy, Scott A Gangloff and Tomas J Heyman. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Akero Therapeutics? Shares of AKRO 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 Akero Therapeutics own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Akero Therapeutics investors own include Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Meta Platforms (META), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Netflix (NFLX) and Home Depot (HD). Company Calendar Last Earnings8/08/2025Today8/10/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorMedical Industry MED - BIOMED/GENE Sub-IndustryPharmaceutical Products Current SymbolNASDAQ:AKRO CIK1744659 Webwww.akerotx.com Phone(650) 487-6488FaxN/AEmployees30Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for Akero Therapeutics$81.57 High Price Target$109.00 Low Price Target$64.00 Potential Upside/Downside+61.7%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage8 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)($2.00) Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income-$252.06 million Net MarginsN/A Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity-16.62% Return on Assets-15.27% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.03 Current Ratio16.80 Quick Ratio16.80 Sales & Book Value Annual SalesN/A Price / SalesN/A Cash FlowN/A Price / Cash FlowN/A Book Value$10.75 per share Price / Book4.69Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares79,720,000Free Float74,082,000Market Cap$4.02 billion OptionableOptionable Beta-0.28 Social Links The Best Nuclear Energy Stocks to BuyNuclear energy stocks are roaring. 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