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Akero Therapeutics (AKRO) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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AKRO Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 5/7/25 to 5/7/26	1 Month Ago 4/7/25 to 4/7/26	3 Months Ago 2/6/25 to 2/6/26	1 Year Ago 5/7/24 to 5/7/25
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	3 Buy rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)
Hold	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)
Sell	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$63.67	$63.67	$63.67	$76.29
Forecasted Upside	16.50% Upside	16.50% Upside	16.50% Upside	78.28% Upside
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Hold	Buy

AKRO Analyst Recommendations By Month

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AKRO Price Targets by Month

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Akero Therapeutics Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Akero Therapeutics	Medical Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.18	2.30	2.52
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	16.50% Upside	913.07% Upside	14.04% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Neutral News See Recent AKRO News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
12/10/2025	Cantor Fitzgerald 5 of 5 stars	Prakhar Agrawal Not Rated	Reiterated Rating	Overweight
10/10/2025	HC Wainwright 3 of 5 stars	Andrew Fein 4 of 5 stars	Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Neutral	$72.00 ➝ $54.00	-0.15%
10/10/2025	Zacks Research Not Rated		Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
10/10/2025	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Ritu Baral Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
10/10/2025	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Andy Chen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Hold
10/9/2025	Lifesci Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
10/9/2025	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Andrew Tsai Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$75.00 ➝ $56.00	+3.35%
10/9/2025	Canaccord Genuity Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Edward Nash Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$73.00 ➝ $54.00	-0.43%
10/8/2025	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Sell (D-)
5/27/2025	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Alexandria Hammond Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$63.00 ➝ $64.00	+30.29%
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5/13/2025	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	J. Woo Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$80.00 ➝ $78.00	+89.55%
3/2/2025	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Overweight
1/31/2025	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Eliana Merle Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$42.00 ➝ $109.00	+104.01%
5/15/2024	Evercore Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Outperform	$50.00 ➝ $38.00	+87.19%

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AKRO Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 11 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Akero Therapeutics is $63.67, with a high forecast of $78.00 and a low forecast of $54.00.
: 11 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Akero Therapeutics in the last twelve months. There is currently 1 sell rating, 7 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" AKRO shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in AKRO, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
: According to analysts, Akero Therapeutics's stock has a predicted upside of 16.50% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Analysts like Akero Therapeutics less than other "medical" companies. The consensus rating score for Akero Therapeutics is 2.18 while the average consensus rating score for "medical" companies is 2.30. Learn more on how AKRO compares to other companies.

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This page (NASDAQ:AKRO) was last updated on 5/7/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.

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