The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Ardelyx Inc shares valued at $489,680 were sold by Williams Laura A on Aug 26 ’25. At $6.12 per share, Williams Laura A sold 80,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 366,322 shares worth approximately $1.92 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Kelliher Mike sold 5,417 shares, netting a total of over 32,132 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $5.93 each, the insider now holds 276,741 shares.
Before that, LAURA A WILLIAMS had added 80,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $484,800, the Officer bought Ardelyx Inc shares for $6.06 each.
As of May 02, 2025, Raymond James has decreased its “Strong buy” rating to a “an Outperform” for ARDX.
Analyzing ARDX Stock Performance
On last trading session, Ardelyx Inc [NASDAQ: ARDX] plunged -2.05% to $5.25. The stock’s lowest price that day was $5.235, but it reached a high of $5.355 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -11.91%. Over the course of the year, Ardelyx Inc shares have dropped approximately -23.80%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $6.78 on 09/11/25 and a 52-week low of $3.21 on 05/15/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Ardelyx Inc (ARDX)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 5.20, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 5.16. In the upper region, resistance lies at 5.32. The next price resistance is at 5.40. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 29.08 on the 14-day chart, showing oversold technical sentiment.
Is Ardelyx Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Ardelyx Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-09-15 dropping by -3.87 million shares to 19.76 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-15 was 23.64 million shares. A decline of -19.6% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.94 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 5.94.
Which companies own the most shares of Ardelyx Inc (ARDX)?
In terms of Ardelyx Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 13 in the next 12 months, up nearly 142.54% from the previous closing price of $5.36. Analysts anticipate Ardelyx Inc stock to reach 14 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 12. In spite of this, 8 analysts ranked Ardelyx Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On March 04, 2025, BTIG Research assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $14.
