In a filing, Ardelyx Inc revealed its Chief Patient Officer Williams Laura A unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.49 million on Aug 26 ’25. In the deal valued at $6.12 per share,80,000 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Williams Laura A now holds 366,322 shares worth roughly $1.81 million.
Then, Kelliher Mike sold 5,417 shares, generating $32,132 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $5.93, the Chief Business Officer now owns 276,741 shares.
Before that, LAURA A WILLIAMS bought 80,000 shares. Ardelyx Inc shares valued at $484,800 were divested by the Officer at a price of $6.06 per share.
Raymond James also remained covering ARDX and has decreased its forecast on May 02, 2025 with a “an Outperform” recommendation from previously “Strong buy” rating.
Price Performance Review of ARDX
On Friday, Ardelyx Inc [NASDAQ:ARDX] saw its stock fall -2.37% to $4.94. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -6.08%. Ardelyx Inc shares have fallen nearly -17.11% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -2.56% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in Ardelyx Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Ardelyx Inc stocks on 2025-09-30, dropping by -1.97 million shares to a total of 19.48 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-08-29 was 21.45 million shares. There was a decline of -10.12%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on March 04, 2025 when BTIG Research began covering the stock and recommended ‘”a Buy”‘ rating along with a $14 price target.