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The price of Ardelyx Inc (NASDAQ: ARDX) closed at $5.89 in the last session, down -3.28% from day before closing price of $6.09. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.28 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.03 million shares were traded. ARDX stock price reached its highest trading level at $6.05 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $5.76.
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 3.87 and its Current Ratio is at 4.03. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.66 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.64.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Piper Sandler on July 02, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $7 from $15 previously.
On April 05, 2024, Leerink Partners started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $14.
On December 18, 2023, Raymond James started tracking the stock assigning a Strong Buy rating and target price of $12.Raymond James initiated its Strong Buy rating on December 18, 2023, with a $12 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 Oct 28 ’24 when RAAB MICHAEL sold 25,000 shares for $5.91 per share. The transaction valued at 147,740 led to the insider holds 1,210,108 shares of the business.
MICHAEL G. RAAB bought 25,000 shares of ARDX for $147,740 on Oct 28 ’24. On Oct 11 ’24, another insider, RAAB MICHAEL, who serves as the President & CEO of the company, sold 7,500 shares for $6.01 each. As a result, the insider received 45,075 and left with 1,210,108 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 1395070080 and an Enterprise Value of 1333533696. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.75 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.81. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.295 whereas that against EBITDA is -21.456.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, ARDX has reached a high of $10.13, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $3.43. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.82%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -15.35%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, ARDX traded on average about 3.22M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3428580 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 232.45M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 228.11M. Insiders hold about 3.69% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 61.84% stake in the company. Shares short for ARDX as of 1728950400 were 22887200 with a Short Ratio of 7.10, compared to 1726185600 on 25928969. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 22887200 and a Short% of Float of 10.9799996.
