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XORTX Therapeutics Inc. (XRTX)

Healthcare | Biotechnology | Calgary, Canada | NasdaqCM
2.69 USD +0.44 (19.556%) ⇧ (April 21, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:☆☆☆☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:★☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 11:54 p.m. EDT

A high-conviction near-term bearish signal driven by a consensus 1-for-5 reverse split currently under approval, which typically precipitates significant volatility before the execution, combined with heavy management governance moves (consolidation, stock plans, and board approval measures) signaling a defensive restructuring strategy rather than organic growth.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.250883
AutoETS0.262525
MSTL0.267230
AutoARIMA0.299275

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 56%
H-stat 2.52
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.202
Excess Kurtosis -0.20
Attribute Value
Sector Healthcare
Debt to Equity Ratio 1.789
Market Cap 4,177,911
Forward P/E 3.35
Beta 0.09
Website https://www.xortx.com

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.5153153
Address1 3,710 - 33rd Street NW
All Time High 2,478.6
All Time Low 1.725
Ask 2.67
Ask Size 3
Average Daily Volume10 Day 7,497,290
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,258,313
Average Volume 1,258,313
Average Volume10Days 7,497,290
Beta 0.086
Bid 2.67
Bid Size 3
Book Value 1.497
City Calgary
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country Canada
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 2.69
Current Ratio 2.105
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 3.6
Day Low 2.53
Debt To Equity 1.789
Display Name XORTX Therapeutics
Earnings Timestamp End 1,778,788,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,778,788,800
Ebitda -2,508,489
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Ebitda -1.163
Enterprise Value 2,918,447
Eps Forward 0.8018253
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -2.8
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NCM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 2.1366
Fifty Day Average Change 0.55340004
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.25900966
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -51.53153
Fifty Two Week High 7.05
Fifty Two Week High Change -4.36
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.61843973
Fifty Two Week Low 1.725
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.96500003
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.5594203
Fifty Two Week Range 1.725 - 7.05
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,632,403,800,000
Float Shares 1,367,951
Forward Eps 0.8018253
Forward P E 3.3548455
Free Cashflow -1,856,310
Full Exchange Name NasdaqCM
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.0
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.10261
Held Percent Institutions 0.058709998
Implied Shares Outstanding 1,553,127
Industry Biotechnology
Industry Disp Biotechnology
Industry Key biotechnology
Ipo Expected Date 2,021-10-13
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,775,433,600
Last Split Factor 1:5
Long Business Summary XORTX Therapeutics Inc., a late-stage clinical pharmaceutical company, engages in the development and commercialization of therapies to treat hyperuricemia related diseases in Canada. It develops XRx-026, which is in Phase III for the treatment of gout; XRx-008, which is in Phase II for the treatment of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease; XRx-101, which is in Phase II for the treatment of acute kidney injury associated with respiratory virus infection, including sepsis and coronavirus; and XRX-225, which is in preclinical stage for the treatment of type 2 diabetic nephropathy, as well as VB4-P5, a program for the treatment and prevention of fibrosis in the kidney. The company is based in Calgary, Canada.
Long Name XORTX Therapeutics Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 4,177,911
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_259860883
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common -2,656,304
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 4,421,468
Open 2.94
Operating Cashflow -2,768,723
Operating Margins 0.0
Payout Ratio 0.0
Phone 403-455-7727
Pre Market Change -0.2650001
Pre Market Change Percent -9.851305
Pre Market Price 2.425
Pre Market Time 1,776,849,026
Previous Close 2.25
Price Hint 4
Price To Book 1.7969272
Profit Margins 0.0
Quick Ratio 1.577
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.44
Regular Market Change Percent 19.5556
Regular Market Day High 3.6
Regular Market Day Low 2.53
Regular Market Day Range 2.53 - 3.6
Regular Market Open 2.94
Regular Market Previous Close 2.25
Regular Market Price 2.69
Regular Market Time 1,776,801,600
Regular Market Volume 73,026,910
Return On Assets -0.46839002
Return On Equity -0.98001
Sand P52 Week Change 0.3140242
Sector Healthcare
Sector Disp Healthcare
Sector Key healthcare
Shares Outstanding 1,546,988
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0028
Shares Short 3,887
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 28,855
Short Name XORTX Therapeutics Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0029
Short Ratio 0.39
Source Interval 15
State AB
Symbol XRTX
Total Cash 864,514
Total Cash Per Share 0.621
Total Debt 37,287
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps -2.8
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 3.205525
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.51552486
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.16082385
Type Disp Equity
Volume 73,026,910
Website https://www.xortx.com
Zip T2L 2M1