Caesarstone Ltd. (CSTE)Industrials | Building Products & Equipment | Menashe, Israel | NasdaqGS
3.14 USD
-0.07
(-2.181%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 3.14 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Caesarstone is currently broken by a catastrophic multi-year decline. Over the last nine years, the stock has lost 96% of its value, driven by seven consecutive years of negative annual returns. While the company recently managed to lift operating margins, the market has punished the business severely, likely due to the looming impact of U.S. tariffs and legal costs mentioned in recent headlines. The balance sheet is fragile, with debt significantly exceeding cash reserves and negative returns on equity, making it a poor candidate for a turnaround story at these valuations. Furthermore, there is no income component to provide a floor; the company has suspended dividends entirely. On the short end, the stock is technically oversold relative to its moving averages, yet the overwhelming options positioning—specifically the massive wall of put open interest at $5.00—suggests traders are betting against any major rally. Until the tariff headwinds resolve and the balance sheet stabilizes, this remains a high-risk speculative vehicle rather than a viable investment. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.172377 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.234817 |
| AutoETS | 0.236001 |
| MSTL | 0.245828 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 25% |
| H-stat | 6.64 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.018 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 1.00 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2022-08-15 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2022-08-15 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 94.084 |
| Revenue per Share | 11.042 |
| Market Cap | 108,572,024 |
| Forward P/E | -3.14 |
| Beta | 0.39 |
| Profit Margins | -37.38% |
| Website | https://caesarstone.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy open interest in out-of-the-money puts at the $5.00 strike across multiple expirations, suggesting a fear of significant downside or a 'pin the price' scenario where the stock cannot rise above this level. Conversely, call activity is concentrated in the money at the $2.50 strike, indicating a belief that the stock will trade above current levels but likely fail to breach the $5.00 resistance. Implied volatility is extremely compressed (near zero) for longer-dated strikes, reflecting a lack of speculative pricing for large moves.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-16 | 0.25 | 2.448580 |
| 2021-11-16 | 0.10 | 0.849618 |
| 2021-05-17 | 0.21 | 1.329956 |
| 2020-11-17 | 0.14 | 1.177460 |
| 2019-11-19 | 0.15 | 0.967118 |
| 2018-02-20 | 0.29 | 1.342593 |
| 2014-11-24 | 0.57 | 0.915663 |
| 2013-11-25 | 0.58 | 1.238787 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 1.2605634 |
| Address1 | Kibbutz Sdot-Yam |
| All Time High | 72.01 |
| All Time Low | 0.56 |
| Ask | 3.98 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 138,700 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 137,722 |
| Average Volume | 137,722 |
| Average Volume10Days | 138,700 |
| Beta | 0.387 |
| Bid | 2.32 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Book Value | 2.954 |
| City | Menashe |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | Israel |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 3.14 |
| Current Ratio | 1.589 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 3.28 |
| Day Low | 3.06 |
| Debt To Equity | 94.084 |
| Display Name | Caesarstone |
| Dividend Date | 1,662,508,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,933,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,933,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,933,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,794,400,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,794,400,200 |
| Ebitda | -29,173,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.076409996 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -5.243 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.401 |
| Enterprise Value | 152,956,464 |
| Eps Forward | -1.0 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -4.05 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,660,608,000 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 972 4 636 4400 |
| Fifty Day Average | 2.4882 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.65180016 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.2619565 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 126.056335 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 3.84 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.6999998 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.18229163 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 0.56 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 2.5800002 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 4.607143 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 0.56 - 3.84 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,332,423,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 20,386,047 |
| Forward Eps | -1.0 |
| Forward P E | -3.14 |
| Free Cashflow | 49,032,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 1,266 |
| Fullday Change | -0.0699999 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -2.18068 |
| Fullday Price | 3.14 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.21243 |
| Gross Profits | 81,108,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.34001 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.16247 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 34,577,075 |
| Industry | Building Products & Equipment |
| Industry Disp | Building Products & Equipment |
| Industry Key | building-products-equipment |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,660,608,000 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.25 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Caesarstone Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells engineered stone and porcelain products under Caesarstone and other brands in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Australia, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Israel. The company offers countertops; clay minerals, natural minerals, and additives; non-porous characteristics, scratch and heat resistance; and natural stone, sinks, and various ancillary fabrication tools and materials, as well as engineered stone slabs. The company products are also used in other applications, such as vanity tops, wall panels, back splashes, floor tiles, stairs, furniture, and other interior and exterior surfaces that are used in various residential and non-residential applications. The company sells its products directly to wholesalers, resellers, fabricators, and through a direct sales force and a network of independent distributors. The company was formerly known as Caesarstone Sdot Yam Ltd. and changed its name to Caesarstone Ltd. in June 2016. Caesarstone Ltd. was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Menashe, Israel. |
| Long Name | Caesarstone Ltd. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 108,572,024 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_27297091 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -142,803,008 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 110,646,640 |
| Open | 3.22 |
| Operating Cashflow | -17,976,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.03197 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 972 4 610 9368 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 3.14 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,805 |
| Previous Close | 3.21 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 1.0629655 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.28436214 |
| Profit Margins | -0.37375 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.048 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0699999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -2.18068 |
| Regular Market Day High | 3.28 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 3.06 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 3.06 - 3.28 |
| Regular Market Open | 3.22 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 3.21 |
| Regular Market Price | 3.14 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 125,228 |
| Return On Assets | -0.056350004 |
| Return On Equity | -0.81301004 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.045 |
| Revenue Per Share | 11.042 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Shares Outstanding | 34,577,075 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0043 |
| Shares Short | 150,240 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 267,401 |
| Short Name | Caesarstone Ltd. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0097 |
| Short Ratio | 1.35 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | CSTE |
| Total Cash | 51,769,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.497 |
| Total Debt | 96,129,000 |
| Total Revenue | 381,808,992 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -4.05 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 1.80825 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 1.3317502 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.73648566 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 125,228 |
| Website | https://caesarstone.com |
| Zip | 3,780,400 |