Ardelyx Inc (ARDX) Shares on the Rise: Short-term Analysis

Ardelyx Inc [ARDX] stock is trading at $6.65, up 4.56%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The ARDX shares have gain 8.48% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 8.13%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

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From an analyst’s perspective:

Ardelyx Inc [NASDAQ: ARDX] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on July 02, 2024, when Piper Sandler downgraded its rating to a Neutral and also revised its price target to $7 from $15. Previously, Leerink Partners started tracking the stock with Outperform rating on April 05, 2024, and set its price target to $14. On December 18, 2023, Raymond James initiated with a Strong Buy rating and assigned a price target of $12 on the stock. H.C. Wainwright started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $9 on September 07, 2023. Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded its rating to a Overweight and raised its price target to $10 on August 25, 2023. Wedbush upgraded its rating to Outperform for this stock on March 03, 2023, and upped its price target to $6. In a note dated November 17, 2022, Piper Sandler upgraded an Overweight rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $3 to $8.

Ardelyx Inc [ARDX] stock has fluctuated between $3.16 and $10.13 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $8.75 within the next 12 months. Ardelyx Inc [NASDAQ: ARDX] shares were valued at $6.65 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 31.58% based on the average ARDX price forecast.

Analyzing the ARDX fundamentals

Ardelyx Inc [NASDAQ:ARDX] reported sales of 210.00M for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 227.86%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.86% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.28%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.31%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.31%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.19, Equity is -0.4 and Total Capital is -0.21. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.71.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 6.30 points at the first support level, and at 5.95 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 7.09, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 7.53.

Ratios To Look Out For

For context, Ardelyx Inc’s Current Ratio is 4.21. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 3.99, and the Cash Ratio is 0.67. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 7.46, the price to book ratio is 10.65.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved DAVID P ROSENBAUM, Officer, that happened on Sep 27 ’24 when 49564.0 shares were purchased. President & CEO, RAAB MICHAEL completed a deal on Sep 26 ’24 to sell 3000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer MICHAEL G. RAAB bought 3000.0 shares on Sep 26 ’24.

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