Akebia Therapeutics, Inc.

Akebia Therapeutics, Inc.

Healthcare

NASDAQ:AKBA · NASDAQ Global Market

Market Cap $241.27M Beta 0.25 P/E (TTM) -12.0
$0.92 +2.79%

+$0.03 today

52W Low $0.82High $4.08

Vol 5.23M · Avg 3.66M

EPS (TTM)-$0.08
Biotechnology

Management

Put operating results in leadership context

Review returns on capital, executive background, insider transactions, and growth quality to judge whether management is compounding value well.

Return Metrics

ROE, ROIC & ROA over time

Management

ROE

-16.4%

avg -222.9%

ROIC

9.3%

avg -41.8%

ROA

-1.4%

avg -32.4%

Analysis

ROIC is currently the strongest return metric at 9.3% versus its period average of -41.8%. 0 of 3 return metrics are above their quality threshold, which helps indicate how efficiently the company turns capital and assets into profit.

Management

Key executives, compensation & ownership

Management
NameTitleCompensationTenureAgeShares OwnedOwnership %

John Butler

Chief Executive Officer, President & Director$1.46M62$3.37M1.26%

Carolyn Rucci

Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary$933,304.0045$641,304.000.24%

Steven Keith Burke

Senior Vice President and Chief Research & Development Officer$860,324.0065$994,508.000.37%

Erik John Ostrowski

Chief Business Officer, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer$792,870.0054$3.37M1.26%

Nicholas Grund

Senior Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer$728,914.0056$592,994.000.22%

Mercedes Carrasco

Senior Director of Investor & Corporate Communications

Richard C. Malabre

Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer65$312,772.000.12%

Meredith Bowman

Senior Vice President & Chief People Officer

Justin McCue

Senior VP & Chief Technology Officer

Insider Trading

SEC Form 4 transactions — last 12 months

Management

Buys

1

$86,587.50

Sells

16

$1.05M

Net Sentiment

$965,809.09

Net selling

Most Active

Butler John P.

5 transactions

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
Mar 4, 2026

Butler John P.

Direct

Buy69.3K$1.25$86,587.50
Feb 2, 2026

Malabre Richard C

Direct

Sell36.1K$1.39$50,237.38
Feb 2, 2026

Malabre Richard C

Direct

Sell13.4K$1.39$18,600.98
Feb 2, 2026

Grund Nicholas

Direct

Sell53.6K$1.39$74,483.15
Feb 2, 2026

Grund Nicholas

Direct

Sell31.2K$1.39$43,429.16
Feb 2, 2026

Burke Steven Keith

Direct

Sell21.6K$1.39$29,998.98
Feb 2, 2026

Burke Steven Keith

Direct

Sell25.4K$1.39$35,271.25
Feb 2, 2026

Burke Steven Keith

Direct

Sell20.7K$1.39$28,774.39
Feb 2, 2026

Rucci Carolyn M.

Direct

Sell16.8K$1.39$23,415.94
Feb 2, 2026

Rucci Carolyn M.

Direct

Sell25.4K$1.39$35,280.98

1–10 of 17

Analysis

Insiders reported 1 buys worth $86,587.50 and 16 sells worth $1.05M over the last 12 months. That adds up to net selling of $965,809.09. Butler John P. was the most active insider with 5 transactions.

Growth Analysis

Historical CAGR & forward analyst estimates

Metric 10yr5yr3yr Fwd Est.
EPSN/AN/AN/A
N/A2 analysts
RevenueN/AN/AN/A
+44.4% (14yr)3 analysts
Net IncomeN/AN/AN/A
N/A3 analysts
EBITN/AN/AN/A
N/A3 analysts

Analysis

Forward estimates point to Revenue at +44.4% (14yr), giving you a quick read on expected growth from here.

Who manages AKBA?

Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. (AKBA) lists 9 active executives. The top listed executive is Steven Keith Burke, Senior Vice President and Chief Research & Development Officer.

Are AKBA insiders buying or selling?

Recent insider activity shows net buying of $15.54M.

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