On Friday, Ardelyx Inc (NASDAQ: ARDX) opened lower -0.55% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $3.64. Price fluctuations for ARDX have ranged from $3.50 to $8.57 over the past 52 weeks.
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During the last 5-year period, the sales growth of Healthcare Sector giant was 159.99%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted -123.49% at the time writing. With a float of $231.16 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $239.20 million.
Let’s determine the extent of company efficiency that accounts for 395 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 85.08%, operating margin of -10.95%, and the pretax margin is -14.59%.
Ardelyx Inc (ARDX) Insider Activity
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Biotechnology industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Ardelyx Inc is 3.38%, while institutional ownership is 63.58%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on May 02 ’25, was worth 1,610,936. In this transaction Director of this company bought 381,377 shares at a rate of $4.22, taking the stock ownership to the 2,396,871 shares. Before that another transaction happened on May 02 ’25, when Company’s President & CEO sold 41,666 for $4.25, making the entire transaction worth $177,168. This insider now owns 1,594,754 shares in total.
Ardelyx Inc (ARDX) Earnings and Forecasts
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -123.49% per share during the next fiscal year.
Ardelyx Inc (NASDAQ: ARDX) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Ardelyx Inc (ARDX). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 3.81. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 2.39.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is -0.23, a number that is poised to hit -0.12 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 0.11 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Ardelyx Inc (ARDX)
Looking closely at Ardelyx Inc (NASDAQ: ARDX), its last 5-days average volume was 8.13 million, which is a jump from its year-to-date volume of 4.9 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 5.36%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 0.35.
During the past 100 days, Ardelyx Inc’s (ARDX) raw stochastic average was set at 3.93%, which indicates a significant decrease from 5.59% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 133.77% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 82.47% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $4.90, while its 200-day Moving Average is $5.45. However, in the short run, Ardelyx Inc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $3.70. Second resistance stands at $3.78. The third major resistance level sits at $3.85. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $3.55, it is likely to go to the next support level at $3.48. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $3.40.
Ardelyx Inc (NASDAQ: ARDX) Key Stats
There are currently 239,255K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 866.08 million. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 333,620 K according to its annual income of -39,140 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 74,110 K and its income totaled -41,140 K.
