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The price of Ardelyx Inc (NASDAQ: ARDX) closed at $5.78 in the last session, up 0.70% from day before closing price of $5.74. In other words, the price has increased by $0.70 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.95 million shares were traded. ARDX stock price reached its highest trading level at $5.785 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $5.69.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at ARDX’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 4.11 and its Current Ratio is at 4.41. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.35 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.34.
Raymond James Downgraded its Strong Buy to Outperform on May 02, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $11.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 21 ’25 when GRAMMER ELIZABETH A sold 5,995 shares for $5.54 per share. The transaction valued at 33,194 led to the insider holds 299,895 shares of the business.
RAAB MICHAEL sold 46,887 shares of ARDX for $259,609 on Nov 21 ’25. The President & CEO now owns 1,455,363 shares after completing the transaction at $5.54 per share. On Nov 21 ’25, another insider, Kelliher Mike, who serves as the insider of the company, sold 5,560 shares for $5.54 each. As a result, the insider received 30,785 and left with 271,181 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ARDX now has a Market Capitalization of 1404391552 and an Enterprise Value of 1397923456. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.53 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 9.10. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.51 whereas that against EBITDA is -39.603.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ARDX is 0.55, which has changed by 0.13214993 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17823458 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ARDX has reached a high of $6.78, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $3.21. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.99%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 14.36%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, ARDX traded on average about 3.40M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2880580 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 242.97M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 233.92M. Insiders hold about 3.73% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 66.86% stake in the company. Shares short for ARDX as of 1765756800 were 20664408 with a Short Ratio of 6.08, compared to 1763078400 on 18568868. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 20664408 and a Short% of Float of 9.62.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Ardelyx Inc (ARDX) is currently in the spotlight, with 6.0 analysts actively rating and assessing its market standing.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.01, with high estimates of $0.02 and low estimates of -$0.05.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.21 and -$0.25 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.23. EPS for the following year is $0.2, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $0.58 and -$0.03.
Revenue Estimates
According to 11 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $119.4M. It ranges from a high estimate of $121.99M to a low estimate of $115.76M. As of. The current estimate, Ardelyx Inc’s year-ago sales were $116.13MFor the next quarter, 11 analysts are estimating revenue of $107.65M. There is a high estimate of $128.1M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $93.21M.
A total of 11 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ARDX’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $404.1M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $397.87M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $401.5M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $333.62MBased on 11 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $514.08M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $563.84M and the low estimate is $427.05M.
