Published on 12 Jul 2021 on TipRanks via Yahoo Finance
Penny Stock Aerpio Pharmaceuticals’ Merger With Aadi Makes It A Buy, Says Analyst
Aerpio Pharmaceuticals (ARPO) is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing compounds that activate Tie2. Tie2 is considered a key regulator of vascular stability, and ARPO “believes that activation of Tie2 may have therapeutic potential” for different indications.
In Q1, ARPO did not earn any revenues, but net loss widened to $4.4 million from $3.9 million in the same quarter a year ago. Aerpio’s operating expenses increased 36.7% year-over-year to $5.6 million in Q1. The company had cash and cash equivalents of $39 million as of March 31.
Merger with Aadi Bioscience