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AKBA Akebia Therapeutics (AKBA) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Pharma & Biotech · Pharmaceutical preparations · CIK 0001517022
SEC filings
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
0
13F, latest reported quarter
Conversions, 180 days
1
Codes C/M, not in net · $220.5K priced

What the filings say about AKBA

Insiders, 180 days
-$62.2K net sold
1 seller · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan

Akebia Therapeutics insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. insiders sold a net $62.2K of stock across 88 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
SVP, CFO, CBO & Treasurer
SELL
2026-07-01 SECtraded 2026-06-29
56,019
$62.2K
-46.7%
Context
  • 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 sales), the last on Feb 2, 2026.
  • The trade is 9.1% of the 616,616 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: SVP, CFO, CBO & Treasurer Ostrowski Erik sold about $62.2K of AKBA on Jun 29, 2026.
CEO and President
BUY
2026-03-05 SECtraded 2026-03-04
69,270
$86.6K
-48.0%
Context
  • 18 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (18 sales), the last on Feb 2, 2026.
  • The trade is 2.1% of the 3,367,064 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
Insider activity: CEO and President Butler John P. bought about $86.6K of AKBA on Mar 4, 2026, the largest insider purchase at the company on our record.
SVP, Chief Accounting Officer
SELL
2026-02-04 SECtraded 2026-02-02
13,382
$18.6K
-52.1%
Context
  • 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 sales), the last on Jun 9, 2025.
  • The trade is 4.5% of the 299,390 shares held after it.
  • 5 other insiders sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: SVP, Chief Accounting Officer Malabre Richard C sold about $18.6K of AKBA on Feb 2, 2026; 5 other insiders sold within 30 days.
SVP, Chief Accounting Officer
SELL
2026-02-04 SECtraded 2026-02-02
36,142
$50.2K
-52.1%
Context
  • 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 sales), the last on Jun 9, 2025.
  • The trade is 11.6% of the 312,772 shares held after it.
  • 5 other insiders sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: SVP, Chief Accounting Officer Malabre Richard C sold about $50.2K of AKBA on Feb 2, 2026; 5 other insiders sold within 30 days.
Chief Commercial Officer
SELL
2026-02-04 SECtraded 2026-02-02
53,585
$74.5K
-52.1%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on Feb 3, 2025.
  • The trade is 9.0% of the 592,994 shares held after it.
  • 5 other insiders sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: Chief Commercial Officer Grund Nicholas sold about $74.5K of AKBA on Feb 2, 2026; 5 other insiders sold within 30 days.
88 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$62.2K over 180 days
more than 56% of Pharma & Biotech
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
under five funds report holding it
Revenue
+47.5% year over year
more than 76% of Pharma & Biotech
Margin
-2.3% net margin
more than 71% of Pharma & Biotech
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
8.5% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-27) · 3.0 days to cover · settled 2026-10-15
more than 65% of Pharma & Biotech
The situation: each line is one rule over one dataset
2 trial completion dates slipped in the last 90 days.
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-77.8%12M
-81%-52%-23%+6%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-02-02 · Butler John P. sold $159.7K2026-02-02 · Butler John P. sold $133.5K2026-02-02 · Butler John P. sold $116.3K2026-03-04 · Butler John P. bought $86.6K2026-02-02 · Grund Nicholas sold $74.5K2026-02-02 · Butler John P. sold $64.9K2026-06-29 · Ostrowski Erik sold $62.2K2026-02-02 · Malabre Richard C sold $50.2K2026-02-02 · Ostrowski Erik sold $48.6K2026-02-02 · Grund Nicholas sold $43.4K2026-02-02 · Rucci Carolyn M. sold $38.3K2026-02-02 · Rucci Carolyn M. sold $35.3K2026-02-02 · Burke Steven Keith sold $35.3K2026-02-02 · Burke Steven Keith sold $30.0K2026-02-02 · Burke Steven Keith sold $28.8K2026-02-02 · Rucci Carolyn M. sold $23.4K2026-02-02 · Malabre Richard C sold $18.6K2026-06-29 · Ostrowski Erik filed to sell $62.2K
Insider buyInsider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns AKBA: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
SEC 13F
No reported 13F holders

No fund above the reporting threshold listed this stock last quarter. That is a fact, not missing data.

Congress trades in AKBA

No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

AKBA planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
Ostrowski Erik
Filed 2026-06-29
$62.2K
Clinical pipeline
8 registered trials, 3 still running (ClinicalTrials.gov). A status change is dated here weeks before the press release.
1
Phase 1
1 active
2
Phase 2
2 active
5
Phase 3
0 active
What changed recently
SAD and MAD Study of AKB-9090 in Healthy Adult Participants
2026-09-10 · Completion moved 2026-10 → 2026-12
Phase 1
To Evaluate the Efficacy of Three Times Weekly (TIW) Vadadustat Compared to Standard of
2026-09-05 · Completion moved 2026-08 → 2026-08-12
Phase 3
To Evaluate the Efficacy of Three Times Weekly (TIW) Vadadustat Compared to Standard of
2026-09-05 · Active Not Recruiting → Completed
Phase 3
Matched by sponsor name. Trials run under a subsidiary's own name are not included.
Corporate PAC
The company's PAC: committee totals only, never individual donors (FEC).
Akebia Therapeutics Inc Political Action Committee
Cycle 2026 · $16K spent
$11.0K
Federal Election Commission, matched by the PAC's connected organisation
Executive pay vs shareholder return · John P. Butler
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$5.7M
$4.2M
$1.8M
-42%
+25%
2024
$4.3M
$5.6M
$1.4M
-32%
-7%
2023
$2.8M
$4.5M
$1.2M
-56%
-6%
2022
$3.1M
$707.6K
$1.4M
-79%
-10%
2021
$3.1M
$2.4M
$1.4M
-19%
+0%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
The complete filing record, in one place.
The record shows a net $62.2K sold by insiders over 180 days. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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AKBA financials

Revenue growth
+47.5%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
-2.3%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$219.1M
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM
-13.5%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM
$40.3M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Debt to equity
1.98x
long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30; equity 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt
0.84x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30
Return on equity
-109.2%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
-8.5%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
n/a
pre-tax loss, no effective tax rate to apply
Return on capital employed
-7.3%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
Enterprise value
$77.0M
market value at close 2026-10-27 on 2026-07-31 shares, plus long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30, minus cash 2026-06-30
FCF yield
+22.0%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-27
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
Price as of 2026-10-27. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$236.2M$160.2M$194.6M$292.6M
Operating income$23.5M-$50.5M-$46.3M-$80.8M
Net income-$5.3M-$69.4M-$51.9M-$94.2M
EPS (diluted)-0.02-0.33-0.28-0.52
Operating cash flow$68.0M-$40.7M-$23.4M-$73.2M
Cash$184.8M$51.9M$42.9M$90.5M
Long-term debt$48.2M$38.7M$17.2M$34.1M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

AKBA Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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AKBA ranks highest on institutional and government (81st percentile) and growth (76th), and lowest on insider conviction (27th), among Pharma & Biotech peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
62
Inputs
  • Return on equity-109.2% · 31 pct, sector of 545
  • Return on assets-8.5% · 75 pct, sector of 691
  • Return on invested capitalpre-tax loss, no effective tax rate to apply
  • Return on capital employed-7.3% · 81 pct, sector of 576
Financial health
50
Inputs
  • Debt to equity1.98x · 10 pct, sector of 352
  • Cash flow to debt0.84x · 91 pct, sector of 371
Growth
76
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+47.5% · 76 pct, sector of 505
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
27
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$62K · 55 pct, sector of 429
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 438
Institutional and government
81
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarterfewer than five funds report holding it
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quarters$1.8M · 81 pct, sector of 133
Risk and compliance
29
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+8.5% · 44 pct, sector of 816
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+21.0% · 14 pct, sector of 511
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

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AKBA filings, in plain words

Are Akebia Therapeutics insiders buying or selling AKBA?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Akebia Therapeutics insiders were net sellers, a net $62.2K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 1 seller.

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In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Akebia Therapeutics insiders were net sellers of AKBA, a net $62.2K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 seller. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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