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ARDX · Ardelyx, Inc.

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$3.83 +0.05 (+1.32%) At close · Aug 26
Market Cap
$969.34M
Shares
249.19M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$3.83 Open$3.85 Day$3.78–3.89 52W close$3.74–7.99 Avg vol 30d4.2M Short int22.4M · 9.0% float · 3.3d Short vol35% Last earningsAug 6, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 6

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Next earnings call
Nov 7, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 10 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Aug 6, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Strong Sell
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Strong Sell Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Poor Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 15.2 · calm Equity put/call 0.64
      Technical
      price trend
      Strong Sell
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −35%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg −22%
      below
      RSI (14) 29
      oversold
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 2%
      near low
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Weak
      1-month return −23%
      trailing
      6-month return −39%
      trailing
      YTD return −34%
      this year
      Relative strength −51%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $5 › 200d $6 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +3% holders QoQ · +44 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$486.2K over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      9.00% of float · ▼ -14.5% MoM · 3.3 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      250 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 47
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Poor
      Revenue growth −94%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 180%
      expanding
      EPS growth −53%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $-44.0M
      Balance sheet $134.8M
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 62%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −53%
      past year
      ATR 5.1%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Aug 6, 2026
      Full-year 2026
      IBSRELA revenue Initiated $350M – $370M
      XPHOZAH revenue Initiated $110M – $120M
      long-term
      IBSRELA revenue (long-term) $1B
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Oct 30, 2025
      IBSRELA revenue · full-year 2025 $270M – $275M

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Strong Sell
      4 · 3 · 0
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −35% Bearish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −22% Bearish
      RSI (14)
      29 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      2% Bearish
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $5 › 200d $6 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +3% holders QoQ · +44 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$486.2K over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      9.00% of float · ▼ -14.5% MoM · 3.3 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      250 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $4 Now $4 · 2% Range high $8
      vs 200-day avg -35% vs 50-day avg -22%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Biotechnology — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      ARDX
      Ardelyx, Inc.
      this stock
      $969.34M -34.3% -93.8% 9.0%
      VRTX
      Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc / Ma
      $138.79B +20.7% +46.2% 31.9 1.6%
      REGN
      Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
      $83.89B +5.6% +20.8% 20.2 2.3%
      ARGX
      Argenx SE
      $63.81B +24.5% 1.9%
      CSLLY
      Csl Ltd
      $60.07B 0.0%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      250
      % held
      72.0%
      Net QoQ
      +7.9M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      167
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      22.4M
      Days to cover
      3.3d
      Change
      -3.8M sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      35%
      As of
      Aug 26, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      757
      Value
      $3.9K
      As of
      Jul 22, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      38.1%
      Week of
      Jul 20, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$486.2K
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 8
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $407.3M
      Net income (FY)
      $-61.6M
      EPS diluted
      $-0.26
      View
      Buybacks
      Remaining
      shares 0
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 17, 2026
      This year
      12
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $179.3K
      Shares
      44.5K
      Filed
      Aug 21, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Aug 6, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      Ardelyx Reports Second Quarter 20…
      Published
      Aug 6, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      ARDX -5.0% -23.4% -38.9% -22.6% -34.3%
      SPY -0.4% +5.0% +12.4% +2.6% +12.3%
      vs SPY -4.6% -28.4% -51.4% -25.2% -46.7%

      Capital returns

      Buyback program · as of Dec 31, 2014
      Authorized
      Spent (derived)
      Remaining
      shares 0

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1437402 CUSIP 039697107 13F (30d) 219 filings 215 filers Visit website Investor relations