** Shares of biotech drug developer Ardelyx ARDX.O rise nearly 2% to $7.15 in premarket trading
** Piper Sandler upgrades stock rating to "overweight" from "neutral"; raises PT to $16 from $10, representing ~128.57% upside to stock's last close
** Cites stronger‑than‑expected momentum for Ibsrela, co's oral treatment for irritable bowel syndrome with constipation, following the company's latest update
** The brokerage said near‑term visibility has improved while management’s revised long‑term outlook pulls forward the product’s path to meaningful scale, which it views as achievable
** Eleven analysts rate the stock "strong buy" on average; median PT is $11 - data compiled by LSEG
** As of last close, ARDX is up ~31% in the past 12 months
(Reporting by Akriti Shah in Bengaluru)
((akriti.shah@thomsonreuters.com))
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