Berlin - Delayed Quote • EUR Akero Therapeutics Inc (0K4.BE) Follow Compare 53.72 -0.02 (-0.04%) As of 1:55:13 PM GMT+1. Market Open. All News Press Releases SEC Filings All SEC Filings Corporate Changes & Voting Matters Periodic Financial Reports Proxy Statements Tender Offer/Acquisition Reports Offering Registrations Akero Therapeutics Announces Closing of Upsized Public Offering of Common Stock and Pre-Funded Warrants and Full Exercise of Underwriters’ Option to Purchase Additional Shares SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Jan. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akero Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKRO), a clinical-stage company developing transformational treatments for patients with serious metabolic disease marked by high unmet medical need, announced today the closing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of (i) 6,427,170 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $48.00 per share, which includes the exercise in full by the underwriters of their option to p The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Sage Therapeutics, Biogen, Cytokinetics and Akero Therapeutics Sage Therapeutics, Biogen, Cytokinetics and Akero Therapeutics are part of the Zacks top Analyst Blog. Biotech Stock Roundup: SAGE Up on Declining BIIB's Offer, CYTK, AKRO Up on Updates SAGE and AKRO are up this week on regulatory and pipeline updates. AKRO Stock Doubles in a Week as Lead Drug Meets Goal in MASH Study Akero stock soars 106% in a week following initial positive top line 96-week data from a mid-stage MASH study of its lead product candidate, EFX. BioAge drops obesity drug; Akero, 89bio cash in on MASH data BioAge scrapped the drug at the center of its $198 million initial public offering last year. Elsewhere, Akero and 89bio raised $600 million combined and Allakos laid off staff. Akero Therapeutics Announces Pricing of Upsized Public Offering of Common Stock and Pre-Funded Warrants SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Jan. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akero Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKRO), a clinical-stage company developing transformational treatments for patients with serious metabolic disease marked by high unmet medical need, announced today the pricing of an upsized underwritten public offering of 5,333,420 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $48.00 per share and, in lieu of common stock to certain investors that so choose, pre-funded warrants to purcha Akero’s cirrhosis treatment shows promise in Phase IIb study In subjects with baseline and week 96 biopsies, 39% of those treated with a 50mg dosage experienced cirrhosis reversal. Why Akero Therapeutics Inc. (AKRO) Surged on Monday We recently compiled a list of the 10 Firms Post Impressive Gains on Monday. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Akero Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:AKRO) stands against the other stocks. Wall Street ended the first trading day of the week on a mixed note, with the Dow Jones the sole gainer, […] Akero Therapeutics Stock Nearly Doubles — Pulling 89bio Higher — On Positive MASH Study Akero Therapeutics nearly doubled Monday — and pulled 89bio shares higher — after the company's treatment for MASH obliterated expectations. Akero Therapeutics Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Jan. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akero Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKRO), a clinical-stage company developing transformational treatments for patients with serious metabolic disease marked by high unmet medical need, announced today that it has commenced an underwritten public offering of $300.0 million of shares of its common stock. All of the shares in the proposed offering are being offered by Akero. In addition, Akero intends to grant the underwriters a 30-day o Akero's Stock Skyrockets 112% After Game-Changing Liver Drug Data A groundbreaking trial shows Akero's drug can reverse cirrhosis, defying expectations--analysts say the upside could be massive. Akero Therapeutics Stock Doubles on Liver Disease Drug Trial Results Akero Therapeutics shares traded near their all-time high as the drugmaker reported positive results in a study of its treatment for liver disease. Akero Therapeutics Shares Surge 106% as Phase 2b Study Shows Significant Cirrhosis Reversal Akero Therapeutics' stock surged following Phase 2b SYMMETRY study results. Akero Therapeutics Stock Doubles on Liver Data The data appeared to slam the door on the idea that the advent of GLP-1 drugs would eliminate demand for drugs specifically intended to treat MASH. Liver Disease-Focused Akero Therapeutics Stock Soars Over 100% On Monday - Here's Why On Monday, Akero Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKRO) released preliminary topline week 96 results from SYMMETRY Phase 2b study evaluating the efficacy and safety of its lead product candidate efruxifermin (EFX) in patients with biopsy-confirmed compensated cirrhosis (F4), Child-Pugh Class A, due to metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH). Among patients with baseline and week 96 biopsies (n=134), 39% of patients treated with 50mg EFX (n=46) experienced reversal of cirrhosis with no Akero says MASH drug reverses liver damage in study, doubling shares Results showing Akero’s efruxifermin improved fibrosis by more than what Wall Street expected lifted the stock of both it and rival MASH developer 89bio. Akero Therapeutics Reports Preliminary Topline Results Showing Statistically Significant Reversal of Compensated Cirrhosis (F4) Due to MASH—by Both Completer and ITT Analyses—at Week 96 in Phase 2b SYMMETRY Study Among patients with baseline and week 96 biopsies, 39% of the 50mg EFX group (p=0.009) demonstrated ≥1 stage improvement in fibrosis with no worsening of MASH, representing a 24% effect size over placebo at 15% By ITT analysis, with all missing week 96 biopsies treated as failures, 29% of the 50mg EFX group (p=0.031) demonstrated ≥1 stage improvement in fibrosis with no worsening of MASH, representing a 17% effect size over placebo at 12% Investor webcast at 8:00 am ET Monday, January 27, 2025 S Akero Therapeutics to Present Preliminary Topline Week 96 Results from Phase 2b SYMMETRY Study Investigating Efruxifermin in Patients with Compensated Cirrhosis (F4) Due to MASH Investor webcast on Monday, January 27, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. ET to present clinical data SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Jan. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akero Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKRO), a clinical-stage company developing transformational treatments for patients with serious metabolic disease marked by high unmet medical need, will hold an investor conference on Monday, January 27, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. ET to share preliminary topline week 96 results from its SYMMETRY study, a double-blind, pl Akero Therapeutics Completes Enrollment of the Double-Blind Portion of the Phase 3 SYNCHRONY Real-World Study Evaluating Efruxifermin (EFX) in Patients with Non-Invasively Diagnosed MASH or MASLD -- 601 patients have been enrolled in the double-blind portion of the SYNCHRONY Real-World study since initiation in November 2023 -- -- Data from SYNCHRONY Real-World study anticipated in the first half of 2026 -- SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Jan. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akero Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKRO), a clinical-stage company developing transformational treatments for patients with serious metabolic diseases marked by high unmet medical need, today announced it has completed enro Akero Therapeutics to Present at the 43rd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Jan. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akero Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKRO), a clinical-stage company developing transformational treatments for patients with serious metabolic diseases marked by high unmet medical need, today announced that management will present at the 43rd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at 11:15 a.m. P.T. A live webcast of the Company presentation will be available through the investor relations section of th Performance Overview Trailing total returns as of 1/31/2025, which may include dividends or other distributions. 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