Zevra Therapeutics, Inc.

Zevra Therapeutics, Inc., a rare disease company melding science, discovers and develops various proprietary prodrugs to treat serious medical conditions in the United States. The company utilizes its Ligand Activated Therapy technology to generate improved prodrug versions of FDA-approved drugs, as well as to generate prodrug versions of existing compounds that may have applications for new disease indications. Its prodrug product candidate pipeline is focused on the high need areas of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, stimulant use disorder, and CNS rare diseases, including idiopathic hypersomnia (IH). The company's lead product candidate KP1077, which is under Phase II clinical trial for the treatment of IH and narcolepsy, is based on its prodrug of d-methylphenidate, known as serdexmethylphenidate. It is also developing KP879, a prodrug product candidate for the treatment of stimulant use disorder and is under Phase II clinical trial. In addition, the company has received FDA approval for AZSTARYS, a once-daily treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in patents age six years and older, and for APADAZ, an immediate-release combination product containing benzhydrocodone, a prodrug of hydrocodone, and acetaminophen. The company's product pipeline include, arimoclomol It has collaboration and license agreement with KVK-Tech, Inc. and Commave Therapeutics SA. The company was formerly known as KemPharm, Inc. and changed its name to Zevra Therapeutics, Inc. in February 2023. Zevra Therapeutics, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Celebration, Florida.

Zevra Therapeutics, Inc. trades as ZVRA on NASDAQ. The company is classified in Healthcare / Biotechnology and reports in USD.

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Latest available fiscal data shows $106.47M of revenue and $83.23M of net income.

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Zevra Therapeutics, Inc. can be compared against peers such as Akebia Therapeutics, Inc., Corvus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Gossamer Bio, Inc., KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Niagen Bioscience Inc, Olema Pharmaceuticals, Inc..

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Current signals to investigate include market capitalization of $627.21M, beta of 0.89, and return on equity of +53.8%.

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ZVRA currently shows total debt of $63.21M and beta of 0.89. Missing data should be treated as a research gap, not as low risk.

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Recent filings to review: 8-K (2026-06-05 00:00:00), 4 (2026-05-29 00:00:00), 4 (2026-05-13 00:00:00), 10-Q (2026-05-06 00:00:00).

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Company website: https://zevra.com

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