CDZI
Cadiz Inc.
Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Water · NGM
$4.14
Data: 2026-05-15
✓ ETHICAL PASS

MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 85.7%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$338M
Total market value of the company
Trailing P/E
N/A
Forward P/E
-17.31
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+7.0%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
-209.3%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
ROE
-119.4%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$11.67
+182% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
NONE
Consensus view from 3 analysts covering this stock
About Cadiz Inc.

Cadiz Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides water solutions in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Land and Water Resources; and Water Filtration Technology. It offers water supply, water storage, and water conveyance, and wastewater treatment services, as well as local distribution systems and products. The company also provides water filtration solutions for impaired or contaminated groundwater sources. In addition, it is involved in the cultivation of grain crops, including alfalfa. The company serves public and private water systems, government agencies, and commercial businesses. Cadiz Inc. was founded in 1983 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

https://www.cadizinc.com

Country: United States Employees: 31 Industry: Utilities - Regulated Water
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
27.1% PASS
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
2.2% PASS
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
0.0% PASS
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

Regime
MARKDOWN
Price trending down — defensive positioning
Sharpe Ratio
0.600
Good returns relative to risk taken
Kelly Fraction
0.0069
Marginal edge — very small allocation suggested
Calmar Ratio
0.354
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
20.0%
Historical annualised return based on price data
Max Drawdown
-56.5%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
HMM State
BULL
Statistical model sees bullish momentum
Days in State
1
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

Beta
1.79
Significantly more volatile than the market
52W High
$6.96
41% below the year high
52W Low
$2.58
60% above the year low
Avg Volume
681,564
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
Short Ratio
8.6
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
12.0%
Elevated short interest — bears are positioned against this
Div Yield
0.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
EPS (TTM)
$-0.48
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

Debt/Equity
4.48
Heavy leverage — higher financial risk if revenues decline
Current Ratio
1.22
Adequate but worth monitoring
Quick Ratio
1.08
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
31.6%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
-145.4%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
Free Cash Flow
$-20,918,000
Negative — the business is spending more than it generates
Revenue (TTM)
$16M
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$-39,234,000
Loss-making — spending exceeds revenue after all costs
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
3
Target High
$15.00
Target Median
$11.67
Target Low
$10.00
Recent Insider Activity

SEC Form 4 filings — what company insiders are buying and selling

Date Insider Title Type Shares Value
2026-04-08 KENNEDY SUSAN P Chief Executive Officer 125,000 —
2026-04-08 RIVERA CATHRYN R. Chief Operating Officer 10,000 —
2026-04-08 SPEER STANLEY E Chief Financial Officer 25,075 —
2026-04-01 DREYFUS MARIA S Director 3,709 $18,749
2026-04-01 LLOYD BARBARA A Director 927 $4,686
2026-04-01 O'HARA DAVID MARK Director 6,976 $37,502
2026-01-02 DREYFUS MARIA S Director 3,267 $18,753
2026-01-02 LLOYD BARBARA A Director 817 $4,690
2025-10-31 KENNEDY SUSAN P Chief Executive Officer 50,000 —
2025-10-31 SPEER STANLEY E Chief Financial Officer 13,425 —
Source: SEC Form 4 filings via public data. View all insider activity at
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-15

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