Biotechnology Stocks I: Compare Returns to S&P 500 to Ardelyx, Inc. (ARDX)

Biotechnology Stocks I: Compare Returns of S&P 500 to Ardelyx, Inc. (ARDX)

S&P 500 prices are represented by SPDR® S&P 500® ETF (SPY) prices.

Prices for SPY and the designated stock are monthly closes adjusted for splits and dividends from Alpha Vantage.

Compare Returns for SPY and ARDX
SPYARDX
Start DateJul-31-2015Jul-31-2015
Start Price$177.24$19.72
End DateJul-16-2025Jul-16-2025
End Price$624.22$4.60
Number Monthly Prices121121
Min DateSep-30-2015Jun-30-2022
Min Price$162.21$0.59
Max DateJul-16-2025Jul-31-2015
Max Price$624.22$19.72
Total Return252.19%-76.67%
Annualized Return13.30%-13.44%
Current Value of $1,000 Purchase$3,522$233
Number Returns7,2607,260
Average Return63.15%14.47%
Minimum Return-23.93%-97.01%
Maximum Return284.82%1,479.93%
Number Profitable Returns6,8772,530
Percent Profitable Returns94.72%34.85%
Number Unprofitable Returns3834,730
Percent Unprofitable Returns5.28%65.15%
Profitable to Unprofitable Returns Ratio17.960.53



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ARDX Performance Table and Chart

ARDX Dollar-cost Average

ARDX Correlation with S&P 500

ARDX Trendline Chart

ARDX Moving Average Chart

ARDX Stock Return Map - See Patterns of Gains and Losses

ARDX Stock Returns/Purchase Dates