NASDAQ:KARD Kardigan (KARD) Stock Price, News & Analysis $20.02 -0.78 (-3.75%) As of 08/28/2026 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOwnershipSEC Filings About Kardigan Stock (NASDAQ:KARD) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Kardigan alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$19.99▼$20.9350-Day Range$19.82▼$25.9052-Week Range$16.25▼$27.00Volume196,556 shsAverage Volume235,121 shsMarket Capitalization$1.87 billionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/APrice Target$42.25Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Kardigan Inc. is a clinical-stage precision therapeutics company developing medicines which target the root cause of specific cardiovascular diseases. Kardigan Inc. is based in South San Francisco, California. Read More Kardigan Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks73rd Percentile Overall ScoreKARD MarketRank™: Kardigan scored higher than 73% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 212th out of 913 stocks in the healthcare sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion4.4 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingKardigan has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialKardigan has a consensus price target of $42.25, representing about 111.0% upside from its current price of $20.02.Amount of Analyst CoverageKardigan has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Kardigan's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation0.6 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthGrowing Earnings GrowthEarnings for Kardigan are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($5.14) to ($3.35) per share. Short Interest2.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted2.07% of the float of Kardigan has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverKardigan has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 9.28.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Kardigan has recently increased by 22.58%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldKardigan does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthKardigan does not have a long track record of dividend growth. News and Social Media2.0 / 5News Sentiment0.14 News SentimentKardigan has a news sentiment score of 0.14. 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 0.96 average news sentiment score of Healthcare companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Kardigan this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 2 people have searched for KARD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -78% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership3.6 / 5Insider TradingAcquiring Shares Cluster Insider Buying2 insiders have purchased shares of Kardigan in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.Net Insider BuyingOver the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $40,000,000.00 in company stock, which represents 2.1369% of the company's market cap.Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Kardigan insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $40,000,000.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InstitutionsKardigan has minimal institutional ownership at this time.Read more about Kardigan's insider trading history. Receive KARD Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Kardigan and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. By entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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See which stocks his AI research platform is flagging right now.August 30 at 1:00 AM | TradeSmith (Ad)We've developed a first-of-its-kind medicine to battle cardiovascular disease: Kardigan CEOJune 26, 2026 | msn.comHow Kardigan spun deal leftovers into a $400M IPOJune 24, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comBiotech stock Kardigan shows new rules of biotech investmentJune 24, 2026 | msn.comKardigan Announces Closing of Initial Public Offering and Full Exercise of Underwriters' Option to Purchase Additional SharesJune 22, 2026 | businesswire.comKardigan Begins Process For IPO On Cardiovascular Treatments PromiseJune 2, 2026 | seekingalpha.comSee More Headlines KARD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have KARD shares performed this year? Kardigan's stock was trading at $22.00 on June 18, 2026. Since then, KARD shares have decreased by 9.0% and is now trading at $20.02. How were Kardigan's earnings last quarter? Kardigan, Inc. (NASDAQ:KARD) released its earnings results on Tuesday, August, 11th. The company reported ($4.61) earnings per share for the quarter. When did Kardigan IPO? Kardigan (KARD) raised $375 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday, June 18th 2026. The company issued 25,000,000 shares at a price of $14.00-$16.00 per share. When did Kardigan's quiet period expire? Kardigan's quiet period expired on Tuesday, July 28th. Kardigan had issued 25,000,000 shares in its initial public offering on June 18th. The total size of the offering was $400,000,000 based on an initial share price of $16.00. During Kardigan's quiet period, underwriters and any insiders involved in the IPO were restricted from issuing any research reports for the company because of regulations issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Now that the company's quiet period has ended, brokerages that served as underwriters are now able to initiate research on the company. Who are Kardigan's major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Kardigan include Jupiter Topco LLC (0.80%), Montanova Capital LLC (0.43%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.42%) and Braidwell LP (0.32%). Insiders that own company stock include Paul L Berns and Arch Venture Partners Xiii, Ll. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Kardigan? Shares of KARD stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Company Calendar Last Earnings8/11/2026Today8/30/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorHealthcare Industry Biotechnology Sub-IndustryBiotechnology Current SymbolNASDAQ:KARD CIK2123613 Webwww.kardigan.bio Phone415-573-3220FaxN/AEmployeesN/AYear FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for Kardigan$42.25 High Price Target$46.00 Low Price Target$37.00 Potential Upside/Downside+111.0%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.80 Research Coverage5 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)N/A Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet IncomeN/A Net MarginsN/A Pretax MarginN/A Return on EquityN/A Return on AssetsN/A Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current RatioN/A Quick RatioN/A Sales & Book Value Annual SalesN/A Price / SalesN/A Cash FlowN/A Price / Cash FlowN/A Book ValueN/A Price / BookN/AMiscellaneous Outstanding Shares93,500,000Free FloatN/AMarket Cap$1.87 billion OptionableN/A BetaN/A The 10 Best High-Yield Dividend Stocks for 2026Discover the 10 Best High-Yield Dividend Stocks for 2026 and secure reliable income in uncertain markets. 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