Cadiz (CDZI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Cadiz Inc. is a California-based water solutions company focused on developing, managing and supplying sustainable water resources. The company owns land and water rights in the Mojave Desert and works to conserve, store, treat and convey groundwater for use by communities, businesses and agricultural customers.

Its principal initiative is the Cadiz Water Project, which is designed to capture and conserve groundwater in the eastern Mojave Desert and deliver it to participating water agencies in Southern California through regional conveyance infrastructure. Cadiz also develops water treatment and infrastructure solutions through its water services operations, including systems intended to improve the quality and reliability of available water supplies.

Cadiz’s activities are concentrated in California, particularly the Mojave Desert and Southern California. The company was established to pursue water and land development opportunities in the Cadiz Valley and has evolved into a water resource development company focused on addressing the state’s long-term water supply and groundwater management needs.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $4.07 to $4.73
• 50-Day Range: $3.22 to $4.72
• 52-Week Range: $2.87 to $6.96
• Volume: 989,179 shs
• Average Volume: 1.44 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $345.49 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $10.00
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Cadiz Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Cadiz scored higher than 45% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 85th out of 98 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: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Cadiz has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Cadiz has a consensus price target of $10.00, representing about 145.1% upside from its current price of $4.08.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Cadiz has only been the subject of 2 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 -8.16, 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 -8.16, 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 14.57. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

16.12% 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 8.97.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Cadiz has recently increased by 24.94%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

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: 4.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.82

News Sentiment

Cadiz has a news sentiment score of 0.82. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Cadiz this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for CDZI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Cadiz to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% 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: 11/02/2026
• 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: +145.1%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.67
• 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: 21.18
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $0.28 per share
• Price / Book: 14.57

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 84,680,000
• Free Float: 83,056,000
• Market Cap: $345.49 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.72