It’s still a bull thesis, just subverted: Ardelyx Inc (ARDX)

Ulysses Smith

At the time of writing, Ardelyx Inc [ARDX] stock is trading at $7.36, down -4.91%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The ARDX shares have gain 20.85% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 24.32%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Ardelyx Inc [NASDAQ: ARDX] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 09, 2026, when Piper Sandler upgraded its rating to an Overweight. Raymond James downgraded its rating to an Outperform but stick to its price target of $11 on May 02, 2025. BTIG Research started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on March 04, 2025, and assigned it a price target of $14. In a note dated November 11, 2024, H.C. Wainwright downgraded a Neutral rating on this stock and revised its target price from $11 to $5.50.

For the past year, the stock price of Ardelyx Inc fluctuated between $3.21 and $8.05. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $15.6 within the next 12 months. Ardelyx Inc [NASDAQ: ARDX] shares were valued at $7.36 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 111.96% based on the average ARDX price forecast.

Analyzing the ARDX fundamentals

According to Ardelyx Inc [NASDAQ:ARDX], the company’s sales were 398.23M for trailing twelve months, which represents an 12.30% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.89% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.1%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.14%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.14%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.12, Equity is -0.37 and Total Capital is -0.09. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.35.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance.

Ratios To Look Out For

It is important to note that Ardelyx Inc [NASDAQ:ARDX] has a current ratio of 4.41. Also, the Quick Ratio is 4.11, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.51. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.49, the price to book ratio is 11.59.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Williams Laura A, Chief Patient Officer, that happened on Jan 08 ’26 when 50000.0 shares were sold. Officer, LAURA A WILLIAMS completed a deal on Jan 08 ’26 to buy 50000.0 shares. Meanwhile, GRAMMER ELIZABETH A sold 5995.0 shares on Nov 21 ’25.

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