Ascendis Pharma A/S

ASND

Market cap $17B

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Let us begin with a midyear summary of index results that might surprise you in light of the triple-digit gains for so many growth stocks in the S&P 500.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, June 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ascendis Pharma A/S (Nasdaq: ASND) today announced new radiographic data from Week 104 from the completed pivotal ApproaCH Trial of once-weekly TransCon CNP (navepegritide) in children with achondroplasia. In the trial, TransCon CNP-treated children demonstrated continued improvements in lower extremity alignment through up to two years of treatment, including improvements in tibial-femoral angle (TFA). As previously reported, improvements in annualized growth velocity were maintained and ACH-specific height Z-score increased with TransCon CNP treatment through Week 104. The data were presented by Leanne M. Ward, M.D., FRCPC, Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Ottawa and Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, during the 12th International Conference on Children's Bone Health (ICCBH 2026) held in Montreal, Canada.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, June 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ascendis Pharma A/S (Nasdaq: ASND) today announced that the Company has been added to the broad-market Russell 3000® Index, the large-cap Russell 1000® Index, the small-to-mid-cap Russell 2500® Index, and the Russell Midcap® Index as a part of the 2026 Russell U.S. Indexes semi-annual reconstitution, effective at the close of U.S. equity markets on June 26, 2026.

Ascendis Pharma (ASND) witnessed a jump in share price last session on above-average trading volume. The latest trend in earnings estimate revisions for the stock doesn't suggest further strength down the road.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, June 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ascendis Pharma A/S (Nasdaq: ASND) today announced that the latest data from its clinical development programs for the treatment of children with achondroplasia will be shared in an oral presentation and two posters at ICCBH 2026, the 12th International Conference on Children's Bone Health being held in Montreal from June 27-30. The data include an oral presentation of Week 104 data showing improvements in lower-extremity alignment from the recently completed pivotal ApproaCH Trial of TransCon® CNP (navepegritide) by Leanne Ward, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa (Canada), as well as a late-breaking poster of radiographic and anthropometric data from Week 52 of the COACH Trial of combination therapy with TransCon CNP and TransCon hGH (lonapegsomatropin).

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, June 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ascendis Pharma A/S (Nasdaq: ASND) today announced Week 182 data from its completed Phase 3 PaTHway Trial showing that long-term treatment with TransCon PTH (palopegteriparatide) demonstrated sustained efficacy and safety in adults with hypoparathyroidism. Over the three-and-a-half-year duration of the trial, TransCon PTH replicated the systemic actions of endogenous PTH, with a balanced, beneficial impact on the main target organ systems – CNS, kidney, small intestine, and bone – as demonstrated by improved quality of life and normalized and stable urine calcium, serum calcium, serum phosphate, and bone mineral density. These benefits were sustained while enabling independence from conventional therapy with active vitamin D and calcium.

The Touchstone Mid Cap Growth Fund (Class A Shares, Load Waived) outperformed its benchmark, the Russell Midcap Growth Index, for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. Among the top contributors to relative performance during the quarter were Vertiv Holdings, Ascendis Pharma, Howmet Aerospace, Diamondback Energy, and Roblox Corp. The largest detractors from relative performance during the quarter were Atlassian Corp., DoorDash Inc., Ares Management, Axon Enterprise, and MongoDB.

– Multi-organ system and quality-of-life benefits sustained through five years of treatment – 82% response rate for the multi-component endpoint – 95% of patients completed five years of treatment COPENHAGEN, Denmark, June 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ascendis Pharma A/S (Nasdaq: ASND) today announced 5-year (Week 266) data from its Phase 2 PaTH Forward Trial showing that long-term treatment with TransCon PTH (palopegteriparatide) demonstrated sustained efficacy and safety in adults with hypoparathyroidism. Over the five-year duration of the trial, TransCon PTH replicated the systemic actions of endogenous PTH, with a balanced, beneficial impact on the main target organ systems – kidney, small intestine, CNS, and bone – as demonstrated by normalized and stable urine calcium, serum calcium, quality of life, and bone mineral density.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, June 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ascendis Pharma A/S (Nasdaq: ASND) today announced that the latest data from its Endocrinology Rare Disease programs in hypoparathyroidism, achondroplasia, and pediatric growth hormone deficiency will be shared in two oral presentations and three posters at ENDO 2026, the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society being held in Chicago from June 13-16, 2026.