Akero Therapeutics (AKRO) Competitors $54.52 -0.19 (-0.35%) Closing price 06/10/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$53.66 -0.86 (-1.58%) As of 06/10/2025 05:02 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 Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AKRO vs. ITCI, GMAB, SMMT, RDY, ASND, MRNA, VTRS, QGEN, BPMC, and ROIVShould you be buying Akero Therapeutics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Akero Therapeutics include Intra-Cellular Therapies (ITCI), Genmab A/S (GMAB), Summit Therapeutics (SMMT), Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY), Ascendis Pharma A/S (ASND), Moderna (MRNA), Viatris (VTRS), Qiagen (QGEN), Blueprint Medicines (BPMC), and Roivant Sciences (ROIV). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry. Akero Therapeutics vs. Intra-Cellular Therapies Genmab A/S Summit Therapeutics Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ascendis Pharma A/S Moderna Viatris Qiagen Blueprint Medicines Roivant Sciences Akero Therapeutics (NASDAQ:AKRO) and Intra-Cellular Therapies (NASDAQ:ITCI) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, valuation and risk. Which has more risk & volatility, AKRO or ITCI? Akero Therapeutics has a beta of -0.16, meaning that its stock price is 116% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intra-Cellular Therapies has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is AKRO or ITCI more profitable? Akero Therapeutics has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Intra-Cellular Therapies' net margin of -14.07%. Intra-Cellular Therapies' return on equity of -9.93% beat Akero Therapeutics' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Akero TherapeuticsN/A -32.46% -29.83% Intra-Cellular Therapies -14.07%-9.93%-8.38% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AKRO or ITCI? 92.3% of Intra-Cellular Therapies shares are held by institutional investors. 7.1% of Akero Therapeutics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Intra-Cellular Therapies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AKRO or ITCI? Intra-Cellular Therapies has higher revenue and earnings than Akero Therapeutics. Intra-Cellular Therapies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Akero Therapeutics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAkero TherapeuticsN/AN/A-$151.76M-$1.95-27.73Intra-Cellular Therapies$680.50M20.64-$139.67M-$0.73-180.64 Does the MarketBeat Community favor AKRO or ITCI? Intra-Cellular Therapies received 403 more outperform votes than Akero Therapeutics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.75% of users gave Akero Therapeutics an outperform vote while only 65.74% of users gave Intra-Cellular Therapies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAkero TherapeuticsOutperform Votes11965.75% Underperform Votes6234.25% Intra-Cellular TherapiesOutperform Votes52265.74% Underperform Votes27234.26% Do analysts rate AKRO or ITCI? Akero Therapeutics presently has a consensus target price of $82.50, suggesting a potential upside of 52.58%. Intra-Cellular Therapies has a consensus target price of $109.70, suggesting a potential downside of 16.81%. Given Akero Therapeutics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Akero Therapeutics is more favorable than Intra-Cellular Therapies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Akero Therapeutics 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Intra-Cellular Therapies 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17 Does the media refer more to AKRO or ITCI? In the previous week, Akero Therapeutics had 15 more articles in the media than Intra-Cellular Therapies. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Akero Therapeutics and 0 mentions for Intra-Cellular Therapies. Akero Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Intra-Cellular Therapies' score of 0.00 indicating that Akero Therapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Akero Therapeutics Positive Intra-Cellular Therapies Neutral SummaryAkero Therapeutics beats Intra-Cellular Therapies on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Akero Therapeutics News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AKRO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AKRO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAkero TherapeuticsPharmaceutical IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$4.31B$6.85B$5.57B$8.66BDividend YieldN/A2.50%5.27%4.19%P/E Ratio-14.428.8827.3420.20Price / SalesN/A267.20415.29164.38Price / CashN/A65.8538.2534.64Price / Book5.636.727.174.73Net Income-$151.76M$143.74M$3.23B$248.00M7 Day Performance4.76%12.24%6.74%4.53%1 Month Performance35.68%21.46%15.54%10.88%1 Year Performance135.18%9.88%32.85%15.20% Akero Therapeutics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AKROAkero Therapeutics4.184 of 5 stars$54.52-0.3%$82.50+51.3%+137.1%$4.35BN/A-14.5430Insider TradeOptions VolumeITCIIntra-Cellular Therapies0.9186 of 5 stars$131.87flat$109.70-16.8%N/A$14.05B$680.50M-151.57560GMABGenmab A/S3.285 of 5 stars$21.77+3.9%$39.17+79.9%-18.2%$13.96B$3.12B12.511,660Positive NewsGap UpSMMTSummit Therapeutics3.0215 of 5 stars$17.73-2.7%$37.40+110.9%+176.7%$13.17B$700,000.00-63.32110Analyst RevisionGap UpHigh Trading VolumeRDYDr. Reddy's Laboratories1.2625 of 5 stars$14.73+0.0%$17.00+15.4%+9.5%$12.29B$325.54B23.4524,800ASNDAscendis Pharma A/S3.3978 of 5 stars$175.69+7.9%$216.07+23.0%+31.1%$10.71B$368.70M-24.75640Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionMRNAModerna4.4393 of 5 stars$27.05+1.8%$53.58+98.1%-81.4%$10.46B$3.14B-2.913,900Trending NewsVTRSViatris2.2307 of 5 stars$8.69-1.1%$10.50+20.8%-14.0%$10.20B$14.33B-11.7437,000QGENQiagen3.1885 of 5 stars$44.89-0.5%$48.42+7.9%+6.0%$9.98B$2.00B125.006,030BPMCBlueprint Medicines0.9378 of 5 stars$127.79+26.1%$125.69-1.6%+23.0%$8.25B$562.12M-118.32640High Trading VolumeROIVRoivant Sciences2.3791 of 5 stars$11.17+1.6%$17.50+56.7%+7.5%$7.97B$29.05M-74.46860 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Intra-Cellular Therapies Alternatives Genmab A/S Alternatives Summit Therapeutics Alternatives Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Alternatives Ascendis Pharma A/S Alternatives Moderna Alternatives Viatris Alternatives Qiagen Alternatives Blueprint Medicines Alternatives Roivant Sciences Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:AKRO) was last updated on 6/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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