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The price of Ardelyx Inc (NASDAQ: ARDX) closed at $3.76 in the last session, up 2.17% from day before closing price of $3.68. In other words, the price has increased by $2.17 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.28 million shares were traded. ARDX stock price reached its highest trading level at $3.77 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $3.61.
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 3.81 and its Current Ratio is at 4.12. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.06 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.06.
On March 04, 2025, BTIG Research started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $14.BTIG Research initiated its Buy rating on March 04, 2025, with a $14 target price.
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 May 20 ’25 when Williams Laura A sold 6,421 shares for $4.08 per share. The transaction valued at 26,207 led to the insider holds 402,583 shares of the business.
Renz Justin A sold 7,218 shares of ARDX for $29,460 on May 20 ’25. The Chief Financial Officer now owns 416,089 shares after completing the transaction at $4.08 per share. On May 20 ’25, another insider, RAAB MICHAEL, who serves as the President & CEO of the company, sold 46,817 shares for $4.08 each. As a result, the insider received 191,079 and left with 1,547,937 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 899598848 and an Enterprise Value of 867277568. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.49 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.17. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.398 whereas that against EBITDA is -23.195.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ARDX is 0.59, which has changed by -0.43288082 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11730647 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ARDX has reached a high of $8.06, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $3.21. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -12.24%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -28.42%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, ARDX traded on average about 5.38M shares per day over the past 3-months and 4705680 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 239.20M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 231.09M. Insiders hold about 3.41% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 68.86% stake in the company. Shares short for ARDX as of 1747267200 were 27769893 with a Short Ratio of 5.16, compared to 1744675200 on 30189042. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 27769893 and a Short% of Float of 13.149999000000001.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
Earnings Estimates
Currently, 5.0 analysts are dedicated to thoroughly evaluating and rating the performance of Ardelyx Inc (ARDX) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.09, with high estimates of -$0.04 and low estimates of -$0.12.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.4 and -$0.49 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.44. EPS for the following year is $0.1, with 5.0 analysts recommending between $0.29 and -$0.12.
Revenue Estimates
According to 11 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $82.81M. It ranges from a high estimate of $87.51M to a low estimate of $72.5M. As of the current estimate, Ardelyx Inc’s year-ago sales were $73.22MFor the next quarter, 11 analysts are estimating revenue of $96.67M. There is a high estimate of $107.49M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $84.4M.
A total of 11 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ARDX’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $401.46M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $344.9M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $366.36M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $333.62MBased on 11 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $493.33M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $560.6M and the low estimate is $393.7M.
