Akero Therapeutics, Inc. (AKRO)
NASDAQ$44.15
Market Cap
$3.52B
Sector
Healthcare
Industry
Biotechnology
Rank in Sector
46 of 924
Rank in Industry
35 of 527
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AKRO Insider Trading Activity
AKRO Median Price and Trade Amounts History Chart
Statistics of Insider Transactions
Amount of Insider Buys and Sells
Buys | $9,600,000 | 1 | 1 |
Sells | $39,672,279 | 72 | 99 |
Related Transactions
| Graham G. Walmsley | director | 1 | $9.6M | 0 | $0 | $9.6M |
| Lamy Patrick | Senior VP, Commercial Strategy | 0 | $0 | 5 | $403,733 | $-403,733 |
| Rolph Timothy | Chief Scientific Officer | 0 | $0 | 8 | $3.72M | $-3.72M |
| White William Richard | Chief Financial Officer | 0 | $0 | 10 | $6.66M | $-6.66M |
| Young Jonathan | Chief Operating Officer | 0 | $0 | 17 | $7.35M | $-7.35M |
| Yale Catriona | Chief Development Officer | 0 | $0 | 20 | $9.39M | $-9.39M |
| Cheng Andrew | President and CEO | 0 | $0 | 12 | $12.14M | $-12.14M |
About Akero Therapeutics, Inc.
Akero Therapeutics, Inc., a cardio-metabolic nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) company, engages in the development of medicines designed to restore metabolic balance and improve overall health. The company's lead product candidate is efruxifermin (EFX), an analog of fibroblast growth factor 21, which protects against cellular stress and regulates metabolism of lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins throughout the body. It also conducts a Phase 2a clinical trial, the BALANCED study, to evaluate EFX in the treatment of biopsy-confirmed NASH …
Insider Activity of Akero Therapeutics, Inc.
Over the last 12 months, insiders at Akero Therapeutics, Inc. have bought $9.6M and sold $39.67M worth of Akero Therapeutics, Inc. stock.
On average, over the past 5 years, insiders at Akero Therapeutics, Inc. have bought $25.57M and sold $36.63M worth of stock each year.
Highest buying activity among insiders over the last 12 months: Graham G. Walmsley (director) — $9.6M.
The last purchase of 200,000 shares for transaction amount of $9.6M was made by Graham G. Walmsley (director) on 2025‑01‑30.
List of Insider Buy and Sell Transactions, Akero Therapeutics, Inc.
| 2025-03-12 | Sale | Cheng Andrew | President and CEO | 1,738 0.0021% | $44.88 | $78,001 | -2.93% | |
| 2025-03-12 | Sale | Young Jonathan | Chief Operating Officer | 607 0.0007% | $44.88 | $27,242 | -2.93% | |
| 2025-03-12 | Sale | Rolph Timothy | Chief Scientific Officer | 516 0.0006% | $44.88 | $23,158 | -2.93% | |
| 2025-03-12 | Sale | Yale Catriona | Chief Development Officer | 614 0.0008% | $44.88 | $27,556 | -2.93% | |
| 2025-03-12 | Sale | White William Richard | Chief Financial Officer | 676 0.0008% | $44.88 | $30,339 | -2.93% | |
| 2025-03-10 | Sale | Cheng Andrew | President and CEO | 30,000 0.0378% | $41.77 | $1.25M | +6.78% | |
| 2025-03-05 | Sale | Rolph Timothy | Chief Scientific Officer | 12,500 0.0154% | $44.53 | $556,590 | -2.95% | |
| 2025-03-04 | Sale | Young Jonathan | Chief Operating Officer | 50,000 0.0666% | $44.86 | $2.24M | -1.22% | |
| 2025-03-03 | Sale | Lamy Patrick | Senior VP, Commercial Strategy | 1,000 0.0014% | $48.09 | $48,090 | -3.05% | |
| 2025-02-18 | Sale | Yale Catriona | Chief Development Officer | 10,000 0.0131% | $49.87 | $498,660 | -9.00% | |
| 2025-02-10 | Sale | Cheng Andrew | President and CEO | 30,000 0.0388% | $52.73 | $1.58M | -8.03% | |
| 2025-02-05 | Sale | Rolph Timothy | Chief Scientific Officer | 18,750 0.025% | $56.51 | $1.06M | -15.60% | |
| 2025-02-03 | Sale | Young Jonathan | Chief Operating Officer | 10,000 0.0132% | $53.81 | $538,061 | -8.56% | |
| 2025-01-30 | Graham G. Walmsley | director | 200,000 0.2547% | $48.00 | $9.6M | -10.93% | ||
| 2025-01-27 | Sale | Cheng Andrew | President and CEO | 30,000 0.0459% | $54.90 | $1.65M | -4.28% | |
| 2025-01-27 | Sale | Rolph Timothy | Chief Scientific Officer | 31,250 0.0486% | $55.77 | $1.74M | -4.28% | |
| 2025-01-27 | Sale | Yale Catriona | Chief Development Officer | 102,664 0.1604% | $55.99 | $5.75M | -4.28% | |
| 2025-01-27 | Sale | Lamy Patrick | Senior VP, Commercial Strategy | 5,000 0.008% | $57.03 | $285,150 | -4.28% | |
| 2025-01-02 | Sale | Young Jonathan | Chief Operating Officer | 10,000 0.0144% | $28.03 | $280,330 | +66.17% | |
| 2024-12-17 | Sale | Rolph Timothy | Chief Scientific Officer | 3,800 0.0055% | $31.10 | $118,172 | +44.85% |
Total: 249
*Gray background shows transactions not older than one year
Insider Historical Profitability
16.65%
| Graham G. Walmsley | director | 1000000 1.256% | $44.15M | 10 | 0 | +42.32% |
| Apple Tree Partners IV, L.P. | 10 percent owner | 5830203 7.3225% | $257.4M | 2 | 0 | <0.0001% |
| Versant Venture Capital VI, L.P. | 10 percent owner | 3092698 3.8843% | $136.54M | 1 | 22 | +13.18% |
| venBio Global Strategic Fund II L.P. | 10 percent owner | 3033552 3.81% | $133.93M | 1 | 25 | +13.18% |
| Atlas Venture Fund XI, L.P. | 10 percent owner | 505099 0.6344% | $22.3M | 1 | 0 | +13.18% |
*Gray background shows insiders who have made transactions during last year
Historical Insider Profitability vs. Competitors
$52,263,649 | 70 | 1.18% | $4.36B | |
$140,165,669 | 33 | 85.24% | $3.32B | |
$103,944,213 | 17 | 5.95% | $3.22B | |
$128,181,928 | 16 | 18.84% | $3.25B | |
$174,105,409 | 15 | 10.88% | $3.1B |
AKRO Institutional Investors: Active Positions
| Increased Positions | 105 | +60.34% | 9M | +12.15% |
| Decreased Positions | 69 | -39.66% | 7M | -9.03% |
| New Positions | 38 | New | 3M | New |
| Sold Out Positions | 20 | Sold Out | 368,386 | Sold Out |
| Total Postitions | 210 | +20.69% | 75M | +3.13% |
AKRO Ownership Change vs Market
Institutional Investor Ownership
Top Shareholders
Top Buyers
Top Sellers
New Shareholders
Sold-Out Shareholders
Active Shareholders
| Wellington Management Group Llp | $362,356.00 | 9.84% | 7.38M | -519,671 | -6.58% | 2024-12-31 |
| Rtw Investments, Lp | $336,955.00 | 9.15% | 6.86M | +940,388 | +15.89% | 2024-12-31 |
| Janus Henderson Group Plc | $296,402.00 | 8.05% | 6.03M | -1M | -14.74% | 2024-12-31 |
| Blackrock, Inc. | $290,996.00 | 7.9% | 5.92M | +176,393 | +3.07% | 2024-12-31 |
| General Atlantic, L.P. | $257,094.00 | 6.98% | 5.23M | 0 | 0% | 2024-12-31 |
| Price T Rowe Associates Inc /Md/ | $212,295.00 | 5.76% | 4.32M | +513,613 | +13.49% | 2024-12-31 |
| Vanguard Group Inc | $181,961.00 | 4.94% | 3.7M | +27,830 | +0.76% | 2024-12-31 |
| State Street Corp | $114,742.00 | 3.12% | 2.34M | -167,002 | -6.67% | 2024-12-31 |
| Alliancebernstein L.P. | $90,345.00 | 2.45% | 1.84M | -177,807 | -8.81% | 2024-12-31 |
| Alkeon Capital Management Llc | $86,513.00 | 2.35% | 1.76M | -2M | -47.03% | 2024-12-31 |
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