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Kardigan (KARD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

$20.02 -0.78 (-3.75%)
As of 08/28/2026 04:00 PM Eastern

About Kardigan Stock (NASDAQ:KARD)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$19.99
$20.93
50-Day Range
$19.82
$25.90
52-Week Range
$16.25
$27.00
Volume
196,556 shs
Average Volume
235,121 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.87 billion
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$42.25
Consensus Rating
Moderate 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.

Kardigan Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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73rd Percentile Overall Score

KARD 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.

  • Consensus Rating

    Kardigan 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 Potential

    Kardigan has a consensus price target of $42.25, representing about 111.0% upside from its current price of $20.02.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Kardigan 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 Growth

    Earnings for Kardigan are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($5.14) to ($3.35) per share.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.07% of the float of Kardigan has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Kardigan has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 9.28.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Kardigan has recently increased by 22.58%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Kardigan does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • News Sentiment

    Kardigan 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 Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Kardigan this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 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.
  • Cluster Insider Buying

    2 insiders have purchased shares of Kardigan in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

  • Net Insider Buying

    Over 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 Selling

    In 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 Institutions

    Kardigan has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

  • Read more about Kardigan's insider trading history.
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KARD Stock News Headlines

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Lowers Kardigan (NASDAQ:KARD) Price Target to $46.00
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KARD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

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.

Kardigan, Inc. (NASDAQ:KARD) released its earnings results on Tuesday, August, 11th. The company reported ($4.61) earnings per share for the quarter.

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.

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.

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.
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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 Earnings
8/11/2026
Today
8/30/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Biotechnology
Sub-Industry
Biotechnology
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:KARD
CIK
2123613
Fax
N/A
Employees
N/A
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$46.00
Low Price Target
$37.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+111.0%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.80
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
N/A
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
N/A
Net Margins
N/A
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
N/A
Return on Assets
N/A

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
N/A
Quick Ratio
N/A

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
N/A
Price / Sales
N/A
Cash Flow
N/A
Price / Cash Flow
N/A
Book Value
N/A
Price / Book
N/A

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
93,500,000
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
$1.87 billion
Optionable
N/A
Beta
N/A
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This page (NASDAQ:KARD) was last updated on 8/30/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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