Ardelyx Inc (ARDX)’s Pretax Margin and Net Margin Explained

Ardelyx Inc [ARDX] stock is trading at $4.60, down -0.86%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The ARDX shares have gain 2.22% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -13.53%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Previously, BTIG Research started tracking the stock with Buy rating on March 04, 2025, and set its price target to $14. On November 11, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral and revised its price target to $5.50 on the stock. Piper Sandler downgraded its rating to a Neutral and decreased its price target to $7 on July 02, 2024. Leerink Partners initiated its recommendation with a Outperform and recommended $14 as its price target on April 05, 2024. Raymond James started tracking with a Strong Buy rating for this stock on December 18, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $12. In a note dated September 07, 2023, H.C. Wainwright initiated an Buy rating and provided a target price of $9 on this stock.

Ardelyx Inc [ARDX] stock has fluctuated between $4.02 and $9.33 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $11 within the next 12 months. Ardelyx Inc [NASDAQ: ARDX] shares were valued at $4.60 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 139.13% based on the average ARDX price forecast.

Analyzing the ARDX fundamentals

Ardelyx Inc [NASDAQ:ARDX] reported sales of 333.62M for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 237.95%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.85% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.08%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.12%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.12%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.09, Equity is -0.25 and Total Capital is -0.08. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.89.

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 4.51 points at the first support level, and at 4.42 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 4.68, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 4.76.

Ratios To Look Out For

For context, Ardelyx Inc’s Current Ratio is 4.58. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 4.31, and the Cash Ratio is 0.83. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.29, the price to book ratio is 6.32.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved RAAB MICHAEL, President & CEO, that happened on Apr 04 ’25 when 41666.0 shares were sold. Officer, Rosenbaum David P. completed a deal on Mar 17 ’25 to buy 44330.0 shares. Meanwhile, President & CEO RAAB MICHAEL sold 41668.0 shares on Mar 07 ’25.

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