Cardinal Infrastructure Group Inc. (CDNL)Industrials | Engineering & Construction | Raleigh, United States | NasdaqGS
38.04 USD
-3.30
(-7.983%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 38.04 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:49 a.m. EDT
The immediate outlook is aggressively bullish, driven by a dramatic price recovery from a low of $34.66 to $43.50 over the last two weeks, which has reignited momentum despite the stock trading well below its 52-week high. The technical setup is compelling, with volume surging and the price reclaiming key moving averages, supported by a strong 'strong buy' analyst consensus and a forward P/E of roughly 19x that offers significant relief compared to the trailing 48x multiple. However, the long-term investment case remains fundamentally ambiguous due to the complete absence of historical price data and a lack of dividend history, preventing any assessment of sustained business quality or income generation. While the short-term catalysts—such as the proposed public offering and recent operational milestones like the asphalt plant completion—suggest a potential inflection point, the lack of a multi-year track record means the current rally is priced on expectations of future execution rather than proven compounding. Investors should view this as a high-conviction momentum play on a turnaround story, but not yet a core holding for a portfolio seeking verified long-term stability. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.558127 |
| MSTL | 0.657049 |
| AutoETS | 0.674785 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.679999 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 29% |
| H-stat | 14.05 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.243 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.09 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 38.353 |
| Revenue per Share | 32.738 |
| Market Cap | 756,847,040 |
| Trailing P/E | 45.83 |
| Forward P/E | 16.61 |
| Profit Margins | 2.74% |
| Website | https://cardinalinfrastructuregroup.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:49 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a significant upside move, evidenced by heavy out-of-the-money call open interest at strikes 50 and 65 for January 2027, alongside a massive concentration of put open interest at the 35 strike. This creates a distinct 'long gamma' bias where traders are betting on a rally while using lower strikes as insurance, suggesting a belief that the recent volatility was a buying opportunity rather than a top.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.75914896 |
| Address1 | 100 E Six Forks Road |
| Address2 | Suite 300 |
| All Time High | 96.4 |
| All Time Low | 21.98 |
| Ask | 38.63 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Audit Risk | 10 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.0 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 703,720 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 771,470 |
| Average Volume | 771,470 |
| Average Volume10Days | 703,720 |
| Bid | 38.24 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Board Risk | 8 |
| Book Value | 12.108 |
| City | Raleigh |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 7 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 38.04 |
| Current Ratio | 3.593 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 42.41 |
| Day Low | 37.9 |
| Debt To Equity | 38.353 |
| Display Name | Cardinal Infrastructure |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,458,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,458,600 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.348 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,451,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,794,486,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,794,486,600 |
| Ebitda | 94,553,440 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.14271 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 10.725 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.53 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,014,063,872 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.64 |
| Eps Forward | 2.29 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.83 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 63.8932 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -25.853199 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.40463147 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 75.914894 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 96.4 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -58.36 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.6053942 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 21.98 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 16.060001 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.7306643 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 21.98 - 96.4 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,765,377,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 18,565,316 |
| Forward Eps | 2.29 |
| Forward P E | 16.611355 |
| Free Cashflow | -44,746,136 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 1,480 |
| Fullday Change | -3.3 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -7.98258 |
| Fullday Price | 38.04 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.19207 |
| Gross Profits | 127,262,048 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.09193 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.10513 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 19,896,084 |
| Industry | Engineering & Construction |
| Industry Disp | Engineering & Construction |
| Industry Key | engineering-construction |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,025-12-10 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Cardinal Infrastructure Group Inc., a civil contracting company, provides site development and infrastructure services to the residential, commercial, industrial, municipal, and state infrastructure markets in the southeastern United States. It offers wet utility installations, such as water, sewer, and stormwater systems, as well as grading, site clearing, erosion control, drilling and blasting, paving, and other related site services. The company was formerly known as Civil Infrastructure Group Inc. and changed its name to Cardinal Infrastructure Group Inc. in September 2025. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina. |
| Long Name | Cardinal Infrastructure Group Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 756,847,040 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1966045232 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -3,687,288 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 843,701,593 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 41.34 |
| Operating Cashflow | 43,574,228 |
| Operating Margins | 0.07 |
| Overall Risk | 8 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 919 324 1964 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 38.04 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,806 |
| Previous Close | 41.34 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 23.195122 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 3.1417246 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.142279 |
| Profit Margins | 0.02737 |
| Quick Ratio | 3.571 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -3.3 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -7.98258 |
| Regular Market Day High | 42.41 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 37.9 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 37.9 - 42.41 |
| Regular Market Open | 41.34 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 41.34 |
| Regular Market Price | 38.04 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 569,130 |
| Return On Assets | 0.057729997 |
| Return On Equity | 0.11915 |
| Revenue Growth | 1.139 |
| Revenue Per Share | 32.738 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 6 |
| Shares Outstanding | 19,896,084 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.12640001 |
| Shares Short | 2,581,488 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 2,096,313 |
| Short Name | Cardinal Infrastructure Group I |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1378 |
| Short Ratio | 3.21 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NC |
| Symbol | CDNL |
| Target High Price | 70.0 |
| Target Low Price | 52.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 61.0 |
| Target Median Price | 61.0 |
| Total Cash | 339,092,288 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 16.599 |
| Total Debt | 227,619,152 |
| Total Revenue | 662,576,320 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.83 |
| Trailing P E | 45.831326 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 45.45391 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -7.41391 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.16310829 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 569,130 |
| Website | https://cardinalinfrastructuregroup.com |
| Zip | 27,609 |