Ascendis PharmaASND
ASND
About: Ascendis Pharma AS is a biopharmaceutical company that applies its TransCon technology platform to make a meaningful difference for patients. The firm's product pipeline includes Endocrinology and Oncology which includes TransCon PTH, TransCon CNP, and others. It operates in North America, Europe, and Rest of the world and derives the majority of its revenue from North America.
Employees: 1,017
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Funds holding %
of 7,295 funds
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Analysts bullish %
of 7 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
145% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 22
16% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $8.78B [Q4 2024] → $10.1B (+$1.37B) [Q1 2025]
14% more funds holding
Funds holding: 211 [Q4 2024] → 241 (+30) [Q1 2025]
1.55% more ownership
Funds ownership: 105.84% [Q4 2024] → 107.4% (+1.55%) [Q1 2025]
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 14 [Q4 2024] → 14 (+0) [Q1 2025]
13% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 87
38% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $23.8M | Put options by funds: $38.3M
Research analyst outlook
7 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$200
17%
upside
Avg. target
$230
35%
upside
High target
$280
64%
upside
7 analyst ratings
7 positive
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0 negative
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B of A Securities Tazeen Ahmad | 26%upside $216 | Buy Maintained | 9 Jun 2025 |
Cantor Fitzgerald Li Watsek | 17%upside $200 | Overweight Reiterated | 12 May 2025 |
Morgan Stanley Vikram Purohit | 46%upside $250 | Overweight Upgraded | 5 May 2025 |
RBC Capital Luca Issi | 23%upside $210 | Outperform Maintained | 2 May 2025 |
JP Morgan Jessica Fye | 43%upside $245 | Overweight Maintained | 2 May 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 4 articles about ASND published over the past 30 days
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
3 days ago
TransCon® hGH Boosted Treatment Benefits of TransCon® CNP in Children with Achondroplasia at Week 26 Interim Analysis of the Phase 2 COACH Trial
- For the TransCon CNP treatment-naïve cohort, combination treatment resulted in mean annualized growth velocity (AGV) of 9.14 cm/year, with an improvement in mean ACH height Z-score of +0.53 over 26 weeks - For the TransCon CNP-treated cohort, combination treatment resulted in mean AGV of 8.25 cm/year, with an improvement in mean ACH height Z-score of +0.44 over 26 weeks - The combination of TransCon hGH and TransCon CNP demonstrated accelerated improvement in body proportionality at Week 26, aligning with the increase in linear growth - Safety and tolerability data consistent with those observed for TransCon hGH and TransCon CNP monotherapies; combination treatment was generally well tolerated, with generally mild treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) - Ascendis to host conference call today at 8:00 am ET COPENHAGEN, Denmark, June 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ascendis Pharma A/S (Nasdaq: ASND) today announced Week 26 interim analysis results from its ongoing COACH Trial, the first clinical trial to evaluate combination treatment with once-weekly investigational TransCon CNP (navepegritide) and once-weekly TransCon hGH (lonapegsomatropin) in children with achondroplasia. Results demonstrated that TransCon hGH boosted treatment benefits of TransCon CNP, resulting in significant growth and proportionality improvements in children with achondroplasia after 26 weeks of combination treatment, with a safety and tolerability profile consistent with those observed for TransCon hGH and TransCon CNP monotherapies.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 week ago
FDA Accepts TransCon® CNP NDA for Priority Review
– Once-weekly TransCon CNP demonstrated significantly higher annualized growth velocity, the primary endpoint, compared to placebo
Neutral
Accesswire
3 weeks ago
Cerrado Gold and Ascendant Resources Announce Completion of Business Combination Transaction
NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWS WIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / May 20, 2025 / Cerrado Gold Inc. ("Cerrado") (TSXV:CERT)(OTCQX:CRDOF) and Ascendant Resources Inc. (TSX:ASND)(OTCQB:ASND) ("Ascendant" or the "Company") are pleased to announce the successful completion of the previously announced plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement") under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) pursuant to which Cerrado has acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Ascendant ("Ascendant Shares") that it did not already own. The Arrangement was carried out pursuant to the terms of the arrangement agreement between Ascendant and Cerrado dated February 3, 2025, as amended, (the "Arrangement Agreement") and became effective on May 16, 2025, resulting in Ascendant becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Cerrado.
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Accesswire
3 weeks ago
Cerrado Gold and Ascendant Resources Announce Completion of Business Combination Transaction
NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWS WIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / May 20, 2025 / Cerrado Gold Inc. ("Cerrado") (TSXV:CERT)(OTCQX:CRDOF) and Ascendant Resources Inc. (TSX:ASND)(OTCQB:ASND) ("Ascendant" or the "Company") are pleased to announce the successful completion of the previously announced plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement") under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) pursuant to which Cerrado has acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Ascendant ("Ascendant Shares") that it did not already own. The Arrangement was carried out pursuant to the terms of the arrangement agreement between Ascendant and Cerrado dated February 3, 2025, as amended, (the "Arrangement Agreement") and became effective on May 16, 2025, resulting in Ascendant becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Cerrado.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
4 weeks ago
New Data Shows Improvements in Growth and Bone Morphometry in Children with Achondroplasia Treated with TransCon® CNP (Navepegritide)
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, May 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ascendis Pharma A/S (Nasdaq: ASND) today announced new data showing improvements in growth and bone morphometry from Week 52 of its pivotal ApproaCH Trial of TransCon CNP (navepegritide) in children with achondroplasia. TransCon CNP is an investigational prodrug of C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) administered once weekly providing continuous exposure of active CNP to receptors on tissues throughout the body, including growth plates and skeletal muscle.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 month ago
New 4-Year Data Shows Sustained Response to TransCon® PTH (Palopegteriparatide) Therapy in Adults with Hypoparathyroidism
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, May 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ascendis Pharma A/S (Nasdaq: ASND) today announced new data from Week 214 of its Phase 2 PaTH Forward Trial showing that long-term treatment with TransCon PTH (palopegteriparatide) continued to provide a durable response in adults with hypoparathyroidism. Results were shared in an oral presentation today by Andrea Palermo, M.D., from the Campus Bio-Medico University (Rome), during ESPE & ESE 2025, the joint congress of the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology (ESPE) and the European Society of Endocrinology (ESE).
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 month ago
Ascendis to Share Its Latest Endocrinology Rare Disease Data at ESPE & ESE 2025
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, May 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ascendis Pharma A/S (Nasdaq: ASND) today announced it will share the latest data from its hypoparathyroidism, achondroplasia, and growth hormone deficiency (GHD) programs during ESPE & ESE 2025, the joint congress of the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology (ESPE) and the European Society of Endocrinology (ESE) being held May 10-13, 2025, in Copenhagen.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
Ascendis Pharma A/S (ASND) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Ascendis Pharma A/S (ASND) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 1, 2025 4:30 PM ET Company Participants Scott Smith - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Jan Mikkelsen - President and Chief Executive Officer Sherrie Glass - Chief Business Officer Jay Wu - Executive Vice President and President, U.S. Market Aimee Shu - Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Conference Call Participants Jessica Fye - JPMorgan Tazeen Ahmad - Bank of America Gavin Clark Gartner - Evercore ISI Derek Archila - Wells Fargo Joseph Schwartz - Leerink Partners Paul Choi - Goldman Sachs Li Watsek - Cantor Fitzgerald Ellie Merle - UBS Luca Issi - RBC David Lebowitz - Citi Leland Gershell - Oppenheimer Operator Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by and welcome to Ascendis Pharma First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 month ago
Ascendis Pharma Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results
- Q1 2025 revenue of €44.7 million for YORVIPATH ® and €51.3 million for SKYTROFA ® - TransCon ™ CNP NDA submitted in Q1 2025; MAA submission planned in Q3 2025 - Topline COACH combination trial ( TransCon CNP + TransCon hGH) data expected in Q2 2025 - Conference call today at 4:30 pm ET COPENHAGEN, Denmark, May 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ascendis Pharma A/S (Nasdaq: ASND) today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025, and provided a business update. “The strong global launch of YORVIPATH positions 2025 to be an inflection point for Ascendis with growing revenue and a path to cashflow breakeven in the near term,” said Jan Mikkelsen, Ascendis Pharma's President and Chief Executive Officer.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 month ago
Ascendis Pharma to Report First Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Provide Business Update on May 1, 2025
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, April 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ascendis Pharma A/S (Nasdaq: ASND) today announced it will report first quarter 2025 financial results and provide a business update on Thursday, May 1, 2025, after the close of the U.S. financial markets. Ascendis Pharma will also host a conference call and live webcast on May 1, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) to discuss its first quarter 2025 financial results.
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