Cardlytics, Inc. (CDLX)Communication Services | Advertising Agencies | Atlanta, United States | NasdaqGM
4.17 USD
-0.15
(-3.472%) ⇩
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 6:34 a.m. EDT
Cardlytics presents a catastrophic long-term investment case driven by a complete collapse in business fundamentals. The company is reporting a 39% decline in revenue, negative operating margins, and a return on equity of -356%, indicating severe capital destruction. The stock has lost over 92% of its value over the past seven years, reflecting a structural failure in the business model rather than a temporary market dislocation. While the recent 1-for-10 reverse split and management share purchases offer a fleeting narrative of survival, the core metrics—shrinking top line and eroding equity—remain dire. There is no dividend to provide income, and the balance sheet is impaired. On the short end, the heavy put writing suggests traders expect further weakness, making any bounce a risky contrarian play against a deteriorating asset. This is a 'avoid' situation where the market has correctly priced the business as broken. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.421325 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.425189 |
| AutoETS | 0.425193 |
| AutoTheta | 0.425577 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 35% |
| H-stat | 5.91 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.348 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.06 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Revenue per Share | 39.196 |
| Market Cap | 24,218,790 |
| Forward P/E | -1.17 |
| Beta | 0.62 |
| Profit Margins | -44.84% |
| Website | https://www.cardlytics.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 6:34 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioned for downside protection, with massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts expiring in late 2026 and early 2027. Call activity is negligible and concentrated deep in-the-money, suggesting a lack of bullish conviction. The skew indicates a market expectation of continued volatility and potential further declines rather than a recovery.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.75865924 |
| Address1 | 675 Ponce de Leon Avenue NE |
| Address2 | Suite 4100 |
| All Time High | 1,614.7 |
| All Time Low | 3.95 |
| Ask | 5.28 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 73,160 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 87,951 |
| Average Volume | 87,951 |
| Average Volume10Days | 73,160 |
| Beta | 0.624 |
| Bid | 3.08 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Book Value | -0.727 |
| City | Atlanta |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 4.17 |
| Current Ratio | 2.165 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 4.34 |
| Day Low | 4.0426 |
| Display Name | Cardlytics |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,778,187,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,778,187,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,184,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,785,960,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,785,960,000 |
| Ebitda | -15,639,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.07406 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -11.142 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.825 |
| Enterprise Value | 174,246,576 |
| Eps Current Year | -4.35 |
| Eps Forward | -3.55 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -20.0 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 6.0774 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -1.9074001 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.31385133 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -75.86592 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 32.8 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -28.63 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.87286586 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 3.95 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.22000003 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.055696208 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 3.95 - 32.8 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,518,186,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 4,983,755 |
| Forward Eps | -3.55 |
| Forward P E | -1.1746479 |
| Free Cashflow | 15,847,500 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Full Time Employees | 224 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.47457 |
| Gross Profits | 100,209,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.04599 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.29867 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 5,807,863 |
| Industry | Advertising Agencies |
| Industry Disp | Advertising Agencies |
| Industry Key | advertising-agencies |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,780,876,800 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:10 |
| Long Business Summary | Cardlytics, Inc. operates an advertising platform in the United States and the United Kingdom. The company provides Cardlytics platform, a proprietary native bank advertising channel that enables marketers to reach customers through digital channels, such as online, mobile applications, email, and various real-time notifications; and Bridg platform, a customer data platform which utilizes point-of-sale data from merchant data partners, including product-level purchase data to enable marketers to perform analytics and targeted loyalty marketing, as well as measure the impact of their marketing. Cardlytics, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. |
| Long Name | Cardlytics, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 24,218,790 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_61344787 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -106,968,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 24,189,749 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 4 |
| Open | 4.34 |
| Operating Cashflow | 10,354,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.24109 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 888 798 5802 |
| Previous Close | 4.32 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -0.9586207 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | -5.735901 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.11469566 |
| Profit Margins | -0.44842 |
| Quick Ratio | 2.115 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.15 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -3.47222 |
| Regular Market Day High | 4.34 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 4.0426 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 4.0426 - 4.34 |
| Regular Market Open | 4.34 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 4.32 |
| Regular Market Price | 4.17 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,801 |
| Regular Market Volume | 38,240 |
| Return On Assets | -0.07704 |
| Return On Equity | -3.56044 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.392 |
| Revenue Per Share | 39.196 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Sector Disp | Communication Services |
| Sector Key | communication-services |
| Shares Outstanding | 5,807,863 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.1182 |
| Shares Short | 686,347 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 756,104 |
| Short Name | Cardlytics, Inc. Common Stock |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1238 |
| Short Ratio | 7.36 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | GA |
| Symbol | CDLX |
| Target High Price | 15.0 |
| Target Low Price | 8.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 10.75 |
| Target Median Price | 10.0 |
| Total Cash | 59,803,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 10.381 |
| Total Debt | 210,028,000 |
| Total Revenue | 211,156,992 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -20.0 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 11.13585 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -6.96585 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.62553376 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 38,240 |
| Website | https://www.cardlytics.com |
| Zip | 30,308 |