Pharmaceutical Preparations · SIC 2834

Aardvark Therapeutics, Inc.

AARD

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Latest revenue

$5.1M

as of 2025-12-31

Latest net income

$-57.6M

as of 2025-12-31

Net margin

-1120.7%

as of 2025-12-31

6.4
of 10

ActaClear Score

Above avg
#283 of 528 in Pharmaceutical Preparations
new
Profitability·25%
5.8
Growth·15%
9.5
Value·20%
6.8
Quality·20%
Momentum·20%
4.5

Computed from 5 years of SEC fundamentals + latest market data, ranked within Pharmaceutical Preparations (528 peers). 10 = best in industry, 5 = median, 0 = worst. Refreshed Jun 6, 2026.

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Price · 5Y

-57.2% / yr 76.9 pts / yr vs S&P 500 65.9% total
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Live market

delayed ≤15 min
$3.70
17.96%
Market cap
$80.7M
Enterprise value
$18.3M
P/E (trailing)
Forward P/E
P/B
0.93×
Dividend yield
0.0%
52-wk high
$17.94
52-wk low
$3.35
Beta
Shares out
21.8M

5-year trend

dashed bar = fiscal Q4 derived from 10-K annual − Q1 − Q2 − Q3 (SEC requires only three 10-Qs per year).

What this company does

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Item 1. Business. Overview We are a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel, small-molecule therapeutics to activate innate homeostatic pathways for the treatment of metabolic diseases. We target biological pathways associated with alleviating hunger that we believe have the potential to deliver transformative outcomes for patients. We have focused our efforts on developing selective compounds, targeting Bitter Taste Receptors (TAS2Rs) for hunger-associated conditions. Our initial compounds target TAS2Rs expressed in the gut lumen, which normally respond to the chemicals in food and participate in the gut-brain axis. Our research has shown that activating these…

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Generated from AARD's filing dated 2026-03-23

Key risks

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Item 1A. Risk Factors. An investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. In deciding whether to invest, you should carefully consider and read the following risk factors, as well as the financial and other information contained in this Annual Report, including in Part II, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, of this Annual Report and in our consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this Annual Report. Any of the following risks could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or prospects and cause the value of our common stock…

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Generated from AARD's filing dated 2026-03-23

Profitability

Operating margin

-1220.6%

29.3%

Net margin

-1120.7%

31.4%

Return on equity

-54.0%

243.3%

Return on assets

-49.1%

85.0%

Leverage

Debt / equity

0.10×

104.1%

Debt / assets

9.0%

94.7%

Earnings tracker

QuarterRevenueYoYNet incomeYoYNet margin

Q1 2026

2026-03-31

$-21.6M-131.9%

Q4 2025

2025-12-31

$-17.6M-100.5%

Q3 2025

2025-09-30

$-16.3M-290.1%

Q2 2025

2025-06-30

$-14.4M-163.7%

Q1 2025

2025-03-31

$-9.3M-327.5%

Q4 2024

2024-12-31

$-8.8M

Q3 2024

2024-09-30

$-4.2M

Q2 2024

2024-06-30

$-5.4M

Year-over-year change vs the same fiscal quarter one year prior. Revenue + net income sourced from SEC 10-Q / 10-K filings — no analyst-consensus dependency.

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Insider activity

Insider buying

$450.3K

Insider selling

$0

Net activity

+$450.3K

Distinct insiders

2

Open-market trades over the last 365 days.

Recent transactions

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2025-12-11

Nelson Sun

Chief Financial Officer

Purchase3,000$14.40$43.2K
2025-12-11

Tien-Li Lee

Chief Executive Officer

Purchase7,000$14.48$101.4K
2025-09-15

Tien-Li Lee

Chief Executive Officer

Purchase6,500$9.51$61.8K
2025-09-15

Tien-Li Lee

Chief Executive Officer

Purchase3,500$9.94$34.8K
2025-09-12

Tien-Li Lee

Chief Executive Officer

Purchase5,000$8.50$42.5K
2025-09-11

Tien-Li Lee

Chief Executive Officer

Purchase6,000$7.82$46.9K
2025-09-10

Tien-Li Lee

Chief Executive Officer

Purchase9,000$7.91$71.2K
2025-09-09

Nelson Sun

Chief Financial Officer

Purchase6,000$8.07$48.4K

Source: SEC Form 4 filings. Officers, directors, and 10%+ owners must disclose share transactions within two business days. RSU grants and tax-withholding rows are excluded by default — compensation activity is not a trading signal.

Who owns AARD

Institutional value

$21.7M

Total shares held

5.8M

Distinct holders

37

-29 vs prior

As of

2026-03-31

Prior: 2025-12-31

Filers with $100M+ AUM disclose holdings 45 days after quarter end.

Top institutional holders

#ManagerSharesValueQoQ changeAction
1Decheng Capital LLC3.9M$14.8M+0 (+0.0%)No change
2BlackRock, Inc.792.6K$3.0M+8.1K (+1.0%)Added
3VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC554.1K$2.1MNew
4UBS Group AG157.9K$595.2K+131.1K (+488.3%)Added
5VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO83.2K$313.7KNew
6VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC75.1K$283.3KNew
7CITIGROUP INC46.3K$174.4K+45.4K (+5063.5%)Added
8Bank of New York Mellon Corp29.3K$110.5K+6.9K (+30.8%)Added
9DEUTSCHE BANK AG\17.9K$67.5K+11.5K (+180.3%)Added
10ALPS ADVISORS INC17.7K$66.8K-150 (-0.8%)Trimmed
11Nuveen, LLC15.3K$57.7K-25.7K (-62.7%)Trimmed
12RHUMBLINE ADVISERS6.7K$25.2K-875 (-11.6%)Trimmed
13JPMORGAN CHASE & CO6.6K$24.1K-266 (-3.9%)Trimmed
14Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC5.9K$22.2KNew
15WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN4.7K$17.7K-9.4K (-66.6%)Trimmed
16Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC4.2K$15.6KNew
17China Universal Asset Management Co., Ltd.3.9K$14.6K+316 (+8.9%)Added
18NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND3.8K$14.4K+0 (+0.0%)No change
19BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS3.2K$12.2K-12.6K (-79.6%)Trimmed
20Police & Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey2.1K$8.0K+0 (+0.0%)No change

Source: SEC Form 13F-HR. Positions aggregated across sub-managers within each firm. Options (puts/calls) excluded — common stock only.

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