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Akebia Therapeutics (AKBA) Competitors

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$1.87 +0.03 (+1.63%)
(As of 12/17/2024 ET)

AKBA vs. ARQT, NRIX, RCUS, KNSA, IMCR, OCUL, MESO, TVTX, NTLA, and PRAX

Should you be buying Akebia Therapeutics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Akebia Therapeutics include Arcutis Biotherapeutics (ARQT), Nurix Therapeutics (NRIX), Arcus Biosciences (RCUS), Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals (KNSA), Immunocore (IMCR), Ocular Therapeutix (OCUL), Mesoblast (MESO), Travere Therapeutics (TVTX), Intellia Therapeutics (NTLA), and Praxis Precision Medicines (PRAX). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

Akebia Therapeutics vs.

Akebia Therapeutics (NASDAQ:AKBA) and Arcutis Biotherapeutics (NASDAQ:ARQT) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation, community ranking and media sentiment.

Akebia Therapeutics has a net margin of -27.07% compared to Arcutis Biotherapeutics' net margin of -140.97%. Akebia Therapeutics' return on equity of 0.00% beat Arcutis Biotherapeutics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Akebia Therapeutics-27.07% N/A -20.57%
Arcutis Biotherapeutics -140.97%-119.11%-45.95%

In the previous week, Arcutis Biotherapeutics had 10 more articles in the media than Akebia Therapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Arcutis Biotherapeutics and 1 mentions for Akebia Therapeutics. Akebia Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Arcutis Biotherapeutics' score of 0.63 indicating that Akebia Therapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Akebia Therapeutics
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Arcutis Biotherapeutics
3 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Akebia Therapeutics has higher revenue and earnings than Arcutis Biotherapeutics. Arcutis Biotherapeutics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Akebia Therapeutics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Akebia Therapeutics$169.88M2.40-$51.92M-$0.23-8.13
Arcutis Biotherapeutics$138.71M12.54-$262.14M-$1.79-8.30

Akebia Therapeutics has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arcutis Biotherapeutics has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Akebia Therapeutics received 355 more outperform votes than Arcutis Biotherapeutics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.13% of users gave Arcutis Biotherapeutics an outperform vote while only 63.79% of users gave Akebia Therapeutics an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Akebia TherapeuticsOutperform Votes
414
63.79%
Underperform Votes
235
36.21%
Arcutis BiotherapeuticsOutperform Votes
59
64.13%
Underperform Votes
33
35.87%

33.9% of Akebia Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of Akebia Therapeutics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of Arcutis Biotherapeutics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Akebia Therapeutics presently has a consensus price target of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 301.07%. Arcutis Biotherapeutics has a consensus price target of $15.50, suggesting a potential upside of 4.31%. Given Akebia Therapeutics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Akebia Therapeutics is more favorable than Arcutis Biotherapeutics.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Akebia Therapeutics
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Arcutis Biotherapeutics
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

Summary

Akebia Therapeutics beats Arcutis Biotherapeutics on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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AKBA vs. The Competition

MetricAkebia TherapeuticsPharmaceutical IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$408.00M$6.87B$5.18B$9.31B
Dividend YieldN/A3.06%4.78%4.06%
P/E Ratio-8.1310.80127.8817.55
Price / Sales2.40286.451,262.65139.48
Price / CashN/A56.6541.1037.95
Price / Book-11.695.394.894.92
Net Income-$51.92M$152.04M$119.61M$225.78M
7 Day Performance-5.56%-5.54%14.55%-1.47%
1 Month Performance4.47%0.33%17.43%5.36%
1 Year Performance62.61%16.04%35.33%22.71%

Akebia Therapeutics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AKBA
Akebia Therapeutics
3.538 of 5 stars
$1.87
+1.6%
$7.50
+301.1%
+62.6%$408.00M$169.88M-8.13167
ARQT
Arcutis Biotherapeutics
0.8059 of 5 stars
$13.31
+4.9%
$15.50
+16.5%
+509.0%$1.56B$138.71M-7.58150Options Volume
News Coverage
NRIX
Nurix Therapeutics
2.8431 of 5 stars
$21.13
+4.2%
$30.35
+43.6%
+133.3%$1.50B$56.42M-6.97300
RCUS
Arcus Biosciences
2.7843 of 5 stars
$16.25
+1.1%
$34.00
+109.2%
-11.3%$1.49B$117M-5.11500
KNSA
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals
2.6661 of 5 stars
$20.50
+1.5%
$36.60
+78.5%
+13.9%$1.48B$384.10M-147.36220Positive News
IMCR
Immunocore
2.6216 of 5 stars
$29.12
+0.7%
$65.64
+125.4%
-54.2%$1.46B$296.31M-30.43497Short Interest ↓
OCUL
Ocular Therapeutix
3.797 of 5 stars
$9.04
+4.0%
$16.71
+84.9%
+129.5%$1.42B$58.44M0.00267Positive News
MESO
Mesoblast
1.2998 of 5 stars
$12.16
+3.4%
$11.50
-5.4%
+484.6%$1.39B$5.90M0.0080News Coverage
Gap Up
TVTX
Travere Therapeutics
2.7223 of 5 stars
$17.65
+1.9%
$22.62
+28.1%
+97.9%$1.38B$145.24M-3.81460Positive News
NTLA
Intellia Therapeutics
4.1809 of 5 stars
$13.50
+4.7%
$54.94
+306.9%
-57.3%$1.37B$36.28M-2.37600Short Interest ↑
PRAX
Praxis Precision Medicines
2.4892 of 5 stars
$72.35
+3.1%
$146.33
+102.3%
+372.3%$1.35B$2.45M-7.06110High Trading Volume

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This page (NASDAQ:AKBA) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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