** Shares of biopharmaceutical company Astria Therapeutics
Inc ATXS.O up 3.1% at $11.57
** Co reports quarterly loss of 72 cents/share, smaller than
74 cents/share a year earlier
** As of Dec. 31, 2022, ATXS had cash, cash equivalents, and
short-term investments of $226.4 mln
** Co expects to have sufficient cash to fund current
operating plans through first half of 2025
** All six brokerages covering the stock rate it "buy" or
higher - Refinitiv data
** ATXS shares nearly tripled in value last year
(Reporting By Akshita Toshniwal)
((Akshita.Toshniwal@thomsonreuters.com))