Cadiz Inc. (CDZI)Utilities | Utilities - Regulated Water | Los Angeles, United States | NasdaqGM
3.99 USD
+0.04
(1.013%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 3.99 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:52 a.m. EDT
The investment case here is fundamentally broken. The company is hemorrhaging cash, with operating and free cash flows both deeply negative, while revenue has collapsed by nearly 76%. The balance sheet is precarious, carrying massive debt relative to equity, and the return on equity is catastrophic. While the stock recently rallied off multi-year lows, the underlying business is deteriorating rapidly; the market has already priced in a severe decline, evidenced by the crushing 54% drop over the last nine years. Analyst targets remain artificially high, ignoring the reality of insolvency risks. On the short end, the recent bounce offers a fleeting reprieve, but the heavy put option positioning warns of continued selling pressure. There is no safety margin here, only a speculative gamble on a turnaround that the financials currently do not support. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.088997 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.098653 |
| AutoETS | 0.101053 |
| MSTL | 0.101950 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 41% |
| H-stat | 0.91 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.282 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.13 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Utilities |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 2571.511 |
| Revenue per Share | 0.142 |
| Market Cap | 337,861,504 |
| Forward P/E | -7.53 |
| Beta | 1.87 |
| Website | https://www.cadizinc.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:52 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioned for downside protection with significant open interest in out-of-the-money puts at strikes of $2.50 and $5.00 across multiple expirations, while call volume remains thin and concentrated at lower strikes. This imbalance suggests a market consensus expecting further weakness rather than a rally, despite the recent price uptick.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.1145252 |
| Address1 | 550 South Hope Street |
| Address2 | Suite 2850 |
| All Time High | 531.25 |
| All Time Low | 0.25 |
| Ask | 4.01 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 7 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.3 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 980,910 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 983,007 |
| Average Volume | 983,007 |
| Average Volume10Days | 980,910 |
| Beta | 1.865 |
| Bid | 2.26 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 4 |
| Book Value | 0.055 |
| City | Los Angeles |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 8 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 3.99 |
| Current Ratio | 1.161 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 4.07 |
| Day Low | 3.92 |
| Debt To Equity | 2,571.511 |
| Display Name | Cadiz |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,794,513,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,794,513,600 |
| Ebitda | -26,529,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -2.23987 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -17.057 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 38.205 |
| Enterprise Value | 452,505,536 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.555 |
| Eps Forward | -0.53 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.5 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 213 271 1614 |
| Fifty Day Average | 3.622 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.36800003 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.10160133 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 11.45252 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 6.96 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -2.97 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.42672414 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 2.87 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.1200001 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.39024395 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 2.87 - 6.96 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 599,841,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 56,913,156 |
| Forward Eps | -0.53 |
| Forward P E | -7.528302 |
| Free Cashflow | -20,937,124 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Full Time Employees | 31 |
| Fullday Change | 0.04 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 1.01266 |
| Fullday Price | 3.99 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.27136 |
| Gross Profits | 3,214,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.33167 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.49852002 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 84,677,075 |
| Industry | Utilities - Regulated Water |
| Industry Disp | Utilities - Regulated Water |
| Industry Key | utilities-regulated-water |
| Ir Website | http://cadizinc.com/investor-relations/ |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,071,705,600 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:25 |
| Long Business Summary | Cadiz Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides water solutions in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Land and Water Resources; and Water Filtration Technology. It offers water supply, water storage, and water conveyance, and wastewater treatment services, as well as local distribution systems and products. The company also provides water filtration solutions for impaired or contaminated groundwater sources. In addition, it is involved in the cultivation of grain crops, including alfalfa. The company serves public and private water systems, government agencies, and commercial businesses. Cadiz Inc. was founded in 1983 and is based in Los Angeles, California. |
| Long Name | Cadiz Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 337,861,504 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_294780 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -41,921,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 335,321,217 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 3 |
| Open | 3.93 |
| Operating Cashflow | -26,088,000 |
| Operating Margins | -9.024509 |
| Overall Risk | 6 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.51 |
| Phone | 213 271 1600 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 3.99 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,804 |
| Previous Close | 3.95 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -7.189189 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 72.545456 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 28.525963 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.885 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.33333 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.04 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.01266 |
| Regular Market Day High | 4.07 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 3.92 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 3.92 - 4.07 |
| Regular Market Open | 3.93 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 3.95 |
| Regular Market Price | 3.99 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 663,564 |
| Return On Assets | -0.12889 |
| Return On Equity | -1.83132 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.763 |
| Revenue Per Share | 0.142 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20204377 |
| Sector | Utilities |
| Sector Disp | Utilities |
| Sector Key | utilities |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 7 |
| Shares Outstanding | 84,677,075 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.104399994 |
| Shares Short | 8,836,763 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 9,044,617 |
| Short Name | Cadiz, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1549 |
| Short Ratio | 8.68 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | CDZI |
| Target High Price | 15.0 |
| Target Low Price | 6.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 10.33333 |
| Target Median Price | 10.0 |
| Total Cash | 5,319,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.063 |
| Total Debt | 119,961,000 |
| Total Revenue | 11,844,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.5 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 4.76275 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.77275014 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.16224873 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 663,564 |
| Website | https://www.cadizinc.com |
| Zip | 90,071 |