Cadiz (CDZI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Cadiz Inc. (NASDAQ: CDZI) is a California-based water and natural resources company focused on developing, managing and supplying water in the southwestern United States. The company owns and manages land and water rights in California’s Mojave Desert and is working to develop long-term water supply, storage and conservation projects.

Cadiz’s principal initiative is the Cadiz Water Conservation, Storage and Supply Project in California’s eastern Mojave Desert. The project is designed to conserve groundwater, improve regional water management and deliver water to participating public water agencies through existing and planned infrastructure. The company also evaluates opportunities involving groundwater banking, water transportation and related water infrastructure.

In addition to its water-development activities, Cadiz has historically maintained agricultural operations and landholdings in the Cadiz and Fenner valleys, including desert farming supported by groundwater resources. Its projects primarily serve California communities and water agencies seeking additional, reliable water supplies. The company is led by Chief Executive Officer Susan Kennedy.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $3.38 to $3.64
• 50-Day Range: $2.99 to $4.31
• 52-Week Range: $2.87 to $6.96
• Volume: 831,445 shs
• Average Volume: 1.08 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $306.54 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $10.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Cadiz Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Cadiz scored higher than 31% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 91st out of 96 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Cadiz has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Cadiz has a consensus price target of $10.00, representing about 176.2% upside from its current price of $3.62.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Cadiz has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Cadiz are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.55) to ($0.50) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Cadiz is -7.24, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Cadiz is -7.24, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Cadiz has a P/B Ratio of 12.93. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

11.55% of the float of Cadiz has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Cadiz has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.88, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Cadiz has recently increased by 3.45%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Cadiz does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Cadiz does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.25

News Sentiment

Cadiz has a news sentiment score of 0.25. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.55 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Cadiz this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Cadiz to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Cadiz insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.31% of the stock of Cadiz is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

79.75% of the stock of Cadiz is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/13/2026
• Today: 10/07/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/12/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Water Utilities
• Sub-Industry: Water Utilities
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CDZI
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:CDZI
• CIK: 727273
• Web: www.cadizinc.com
• Phone: (213) 271-1600
• Fax: 213-271-1614
• Employees: 31
• Year Founded: 1988

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Cadiz: $10.00
• High Price Target: $10.00
• Low Price Target: $10.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +176.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.50)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$34.15 million
• Net Margins: -311.03%
• Pretax Margin: -310.92%
• Return on Equity: -206.79%
• Return on Assets: -26.80%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 24.97
• Current Ratio: 1.16
• Quick Ratio: 0.96

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $16.31 million
• Price / Sales: 18.79
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $0.28 per share
• Price / Book: 12.93

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 84,680,000
• Free Float: 82,721,000
• Market Cap: $306.54 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.72