ARDX ARDELYX, INC.

NEUTRAL Impact: 2/10 Insider Cluster (7 insiders)
Horizon immediate Filed May 22, 2026 Processed 23d 13h ago
Insider cluster: 7 insiders, $0.2M total
Latest settled — T+5d ⚠ clustered
ARDX ▼ -11.68% at T+5d
NEUTRAL call ✗ call lost -11.68% · α vs SPY -12.89% · entry $6.25 → $5.52
Next anchor: T+20d in 8d
Last close $5.69 (close Jun 12) · -8.96% from $6.25 entry
Entry anchored
May 22, 2026
via day open
T+1d
-1.28%
call -1.28% · α -1.29%
$6.17
settled 20d ago
T+5d
-11.68%
call -11.68% · α -12.89%
$5.52
settled 14d ago
T+20d
call — · α —
in 8d
T+60d
call — · α —
in 2mo

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Executive Summary

Seven ARDX insiders, including CEO and CFO, sold a combined $176K in shares on May 21, 2026, all at the same price of $6.27. This represents just 0.011% of the company's $1.6B market cap, making it a routine, likely pre-planned selling event with no material bearish signal.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$176.0K
Insiders
7

Actionable Insight

Monitor for any upcoming catalyst (earnings, trial results) that could have prompted coordinated selling, but the scale and structure suggest routine diversification. No immediate trading action warranted.

Key Facts

  • Total insider sales: $176K (0.011% of market cap)
  • All seven executives sold on the same day at identical price ($6.2675)
  • Includes CEO (Michael Raab) selling $94K, CFO (Susan Hohenleitner) selling $9K
  • No open-market purchases in the cluster
  • Consistent with pre-arranged 10b5-1 plans or periodic share liquidation

Financial Impact

$176K total sales vs $1.6B market cap

insider holdings

Risk Factors

  • Selling by multiple C-suite executives could signal management caution, though dollar amount is negligible
  • If followed by material adverse news, the cluster may be viewed as opportunistic selling

Market Snapshot

Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Pharmaceutical Preparations
Analyst Consensus
94% bullish (17 analysts)

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)cluster-ARDX-1779481120289
6 reports for ARDX
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May 22, 2026
23d ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$6.25 $5.52▼ −11.68%▼ −12.89%$5.69 (−8.96%)
May 22, 2026
23d ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$6.25 $5.73▼ −8.32%▼ −9.40%$5.69 (−8.96%)
May 19, 2026
26d ago
144
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$6.27 $6.25▼ −0.32%▼ −2.12%$5.69 (−9.25%)
Apr 27, 2026
6w ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$5.99 $7.30▲ +21.87%▲ +21.47%$5.69 (−5.01%)
Apr 16, 2026
8w ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$6.28 $5.96▼ −5.10%▼ −6.08%$5.69 (−9.39%)
Mar 9, 2026
13w ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$6.12 $5.83▼ −4.74%▼ −3.83%$5.69 (−7.03%)
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