Ardelyx Inc [NASDAQ: ARDX] jumped around 0.06 points on Wednesday, while shares priced at $3.61 at the close of the session, up 1.69%.
Ardelyx Inc stock is now -28.80% down from its year-to-date (YTD) trading value. ARDX Stock saw the intraday high of $3.72 and lowest of $3.54 per share. The company’s 52-week high price is 8.06, which means current price is +12.46% above from all time high which was touched on 02/19/25.
Compared to the average trading volume of 5.63M shares, ARDX reached a trading volume of 4519975 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
What do top market gurus say about Ardelyx Inc [ARDX]?
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for ARDX shares is $10.80 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on ARDX stock is a recommendation set at 1.27. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
H.C. Wainwright have made an estimate for Ardelyx Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on June 18, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on May 02, 2025, representing the official price target for Ardelyx Inc stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Ardelyx Inc is set at 0.22, with the Price to Sales ratio for ARDX stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 2.39. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 5.93, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 0.89.
How has ARDX stock performed recently?
Ardelyx Inc [ARDX] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -2.43. With this latest performance, ARDX shares dropped by -11.08% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -30.84% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -43.15% in the past year of trading.
Ardelyx Inc [ARDX]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Ardelyx Inc [ARDX] shares currently have an operating margin of -10.95% and a Gross Margin at 83.98%. Ardelyx Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at -14.86%.
Return on Equity for this stock declined to -14.29%, with Return on Assets sitting at -14.29%.
Insider trade positions for Ardelyx Inc [ARDX]
There are presently around $70.11%, or 71.70%% of ARDX stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of ARDX stocks are: JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC with ownership of 25.95 million shares, which is approximately 11.0625%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 17.55 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$130.06 million in ARDX stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$101.19 million in ARDX stock with ownership which is approximately 5.8216%.
