Ardelyx Inc [NASDAQ: ARDX] traded at a high on 2025-07-08, posting a 2.99 gain after which it closed the day’ session at $4.48.
The results of the trading session contributed to over 6174846 shares changing hands. Over the past one week, the price volatility of Ardelyx Inc stands at 6.39% while the volatility over the past one month is 4.78%.
The market cap for ARDX stock reached $1.07 billion, with 239.20 million shares outstanding and 230.36 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 5.39M shares, ARDX reached a trading volume of 6174846 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 $10.73 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 1.25. 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 Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 7.36, 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] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 14.29. With this latest performance, ARDX shares gained by 23.08% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -12.50% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -11.64% 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 $72.46%, or 74.33% 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%.
