The analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 3.6% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is holding around 10% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 320%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 30%. The street (4 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $6. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Inc
IRWD · NASDAQ · USD · Market cap $635M · 100 employees
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biotechnology company, focuses on the development and commercialization of therapies for gastrointestinal (GI) and rare diseases in the United States and internationally.
FAIL · Does not pass the screenPrice as of 23 Oct 2026Daily close, not a live quoteLast reviewed 6 days ago
Screened 2026-10-23 · the tape above runs as of 10:09 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
Key facts today
- Price3.46 USD at the 23 Oct 2026 close
- Ethical screenDoes not pass
- Last reviewed23 Oct 2026 (6 days ago)
A summary of the dated readings below, not a live quote and not advice.
What this means: price 3.46 against the desk's fair-value range, base estimate 6.69, over the last year.
- Trend Markdown
- Insiders no filings inside 60 days, left as found
- Positioning no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
- Options no verdict drawn today, left as found
- Ethical does not pass the values gate
Our analytic regime reads on this name, dated and marked against the screened price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.
This name holds its markdown label.
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Inc holds its Markdown at $3.46. The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 40 days.
| Phase | Markdown · caution |
| Quantitative state | The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 40 days |
| Price at the screen | $3.46 |
| Valuation | 7.11 trailing · 3.06 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | FAIL · score 70.0 |
| Beta | 0.21 |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Debt ratio
| Test | Figure | Limit | What it means | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business activity | Permissible | Core business clean | Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending. | Pass |
| Debt load | 150.62% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is 150.6% of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows. | Fail |
| Interest-bearing cash | 0.00% | Below 33% | Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 0.0% of assets, under the one-third limit. | Pass |
| Receivables | 66.06% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 66.1% of assets, above the 49% limit. | Fail |
| Revenue purity | 1.38% | Below 5% | Only 1.4% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, under the 5% line. | Pass |
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
The Ethical ReadWhy It Falls Short, in Plain English
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals's business is in a permissible area, but its interest-bearing debt is about 151% of the company, well over the ~33% line, so it does not pass on the financial screens. Its receivables are also high.
Read as at 2026-10-28. It updates when the underlying figures move, and past reads are kept below.
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The Fair Value Range
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-10-23 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 93.3% margin of safety to the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 4 covering, consensus Buy. The average target sits +55% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Both our model and the analysts see meaningful upside from here.
Price History & ProjectionsWhere it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-10-23 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain Words| Forward P/E | 3.1xcheap for a company growing this fast |
| Trailing P/E | 7.1xvery cheap relative to earnings |
| EPS, trailing | 0.62 |
| EPS, forward | 1.44 |
| Revenue growth | +158.9%growing very fast |
| Profit margin | 28.3%healthy profit margins |
| FCF yield | 8.05% |
| Current ratio | 1.41adequate liquidity, worth monitoring |
| Beta | 0.21barely tracks the market's swings |
| Short interest, float | 0.11% |
| 52-week range | 0.72 - 5.78 |
| Moat | NONE |
| Market cap | $635M |
| Employees | 100 |
The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market; as a drug manufacturers - specialty & generic name, trial and regulatory outcomes can move it sharply either way.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
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Every Entry, As Written
The analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 18.6% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is holding around 10% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 320%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 30%. The street (4 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $6.
The framework has shifted from accumulation to markdown since the last review. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is holding around 8% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 320%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 30%. The street (4 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $6.
The framework has shifted from markdown to accumulation since the last review. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved up 14.2% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is holding around 8% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 320%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 30%. The street (4 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $6.
The framework has shifted from accumulation to markdown since the last review. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is holding around 8% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 320%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 30%. The street (4 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $6.
The framework has shifted from markdown to accumulation since the last review. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved up 5.8% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is holding around 8% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 320%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 30%. The street (4 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $6.
Our analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is holding around 8% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 320%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 30%. The street (4 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $6.
Our analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.
Our analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.
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| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $4.17 | -19.4% | · | $806 | -19.4% |
| 2 months | $3.63 | -7.4% | · | $926 | -7.4% |
| 3 months | $3.38 | -0.6% | · | $994 | -0.6% |
| 6 months | $3.68 | -8.7% | · | $913 | -8.7% |
| 1 year | $0.80 | +320.0% | · | $4,200 | +320.0% |
| 2 years | $6.54 | -48.6% | · | $514 | -48.6% |
| 3 years | $11.42 | -70.6% | · | $294 | -70.6% |
| 5 years | $11.73 | -71.4% | · | $286 | -71.4% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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