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The price of Ardelyx Inc (NASDAQ: ARDX) closed at $3.99 in the last session, down -4.55% from day before closing price of $4.18. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.55 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.53 million shares were traded.
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 15 ’25 when MOTT DAVID M bought 100,000 shares for $3.29 per share. The transaction valued at 329,120 led to the insider holds 2,496,871 shares of the business.
MOTT DAVID M bought 381,377 shares of ARDX for $1,610,936 on May 02 ’25. The Director now owns 2,396,871 shares after completing the transaction at $4.22 per share. On May 02 ’25, another insider, RAAB MICHAEL, who serves as the President & CEO of the company, sold 41,666 shares for $4.25 each. As a result, the insider received 177,168 and left with 1,594,754 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.64 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.55.
Stock Price History:
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 -13.95%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -25.75%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 239.20M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 231.12M. Insiders hold about 3.40% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 68.78% stake in the company.
