Cardlytics, Inc. (CDLX)Communication Services | Advertising Agencies | Atlanta, United States | NasdaqGM
4.02 USD
+0.01
(0.249%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 4.03 +0.01 (0.214%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4:15 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:49 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Cardlytics has collapsed. The company is facing an existential crisis marked by a catastrophic multi-year decline, having lost 94% of its value over the last seven years with five consecutive years of negative annual returns. Fundamentally, the business is deteriorating rapidly: revenue contracted by 36.5% year-over-year, profitability has vanished with operating margins at -14.8%, and the balance sheet is compromised with debt nearly six times the cash on hand. The reverse stock split announcement and failure to satisfy listing standards confirm that the market views this as a delisting candidate, not a turnaround story. There is no dividend to provide income, and the options market is screaming 'sell,' with billions of dollars in put exposure relative to almost zero call interest. While the price-to-sales ratio appears cheap at 0.13x, this is a value trap reflecting the reality of shrinking revenues and negative equity. The statistical forecast models also align with the bearish view, predicting further downside. This is a clear avoid. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.216086 |
| MSTL | 0.369459 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.380765 |
| AutoETS | 0.380771 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 33% |
| H-stat | 2.37 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.032 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.31 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Revenue per Share | 34.489 |
| Market Cap | 23,672,638 |
| Forward P/E | -1.22 |
| Beta | 0.67 |
| Profit Margins | -52.78% |
| Website | https://www.cardlytics.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:49 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly positioned for downside protection, with massive open interest in deep out-of-the-money puts (strikes $1.00-$2.00) dominating the chain. Call activity is negligible and concentrated entirely in the money, indicating a lack of bullish conviction. The implied volatility skew is extreme, with put IV significantly higher than call IV, confirming a market consensus of severe distress rather than speculative upside potential.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.6029703 |
| Address1 | 675 Ponce de Leon Avenue NE |
| Address2 | Suite 4100 |
| All Time High | 1,614.7 |
| All Time Low | 3.49 |
| Ask | 5.14 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 41,920 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 64,213 |
| Average Volume | 64,213 |
| Average Volume10Days | 41,920 |
| Beta | 0.673 |
| Bid | 2.78 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Book Value | -2.756 |
| City | Atlanta |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 4.02 |
| Current Ratio | 1.621 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 4.1373 |
| Day Low | 4.01 |
| Display Name | Cardlytics |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,963,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,963,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,960,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,822,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,822,400 |
| Ebitda | -13,967,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.07351 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -13.283 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.976 |
| Enterprise Value | 185,520,640 |
| Eps Current Year | -2.305 |
| Eps Forward | -3.295 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -20.36 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 4.2388 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.21880007 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.051618397 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -60.29703 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 32.8 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -28.779999 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.877439 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 3.49 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.53 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.15186246 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 3.49 - 32.8 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,518,186,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 5,181,363 |
| Forward Eps | -3.295 |
| Forward P E | -1.2200303 |
| Free Cashflow | 13,787,875 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Full Time Employees | 275 |
| Fullday Change | 0.00999975 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.24937 |
| Fullday Price | 4.0286 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.48876998 |
| Gross Profits | 92,865,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.049879998 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.29698 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 5,888,716 |
| Industry | Advertising Agencies |
| Industry Disp | Advertising Agencies |
| Industry Key | advertising-agencies |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| 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 | 23,672,638 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_61344787 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -109,564,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 23,613,751 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 4 |
| Open | 4.075 |
| Operating Cashflow | 532,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.14752 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 888 798 5802 |
| Post Market Change | 0.008600235 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.2139362 |
| Post Market Price | 4.0286 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,948,138 |
| Previous Close | 4.01 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -1.7440346 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | -1.4586357 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.124594145 |
| Profit Margins | -0.52779 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.58 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.00999975 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.24937 |
| Regular Market Day High | 4.1373 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 4.01 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 4.01 - 4.1373 |
| Regular Market Open | 4.075 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 4.01 |
| Regular Market Price | 4.02 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 6,745 |
| Return On Assets | -0.07368 |
| Return On Equity | -5.13156 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.365 |
| Revenue Per Share | 34.489 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Sector Disp | Communication Services |
| Sector Key | communication-services |
| Shares Outstanding | 5,888,716 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.1041 |
| Shares Short | 613,221 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 663,293 |
| Short Name | Cardlytics, Inc. Common Stock |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.109 |
| Short Ratio | 13.67 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | GA |
| Symbol | CDLX |
| Target High Price | 10.0 |
| Target Low Price | 4.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 6.0 |
| Target Median Price | 5.0 |
| Total Cash | 28,039,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 4.761 |
| Total Debt | 189,887,008 |
| Total Revenue | 189,998,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -20.36 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 8.26115 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -4.2411504 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.51338494 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 6,745 |
| Website | https://www.cardlytics.com |
| Zip | 30,308 |