Kardigan is currently untradeable in this screen due to a data outage on its price feed, and what data is available shows weak fundamental quality and a speculative, binary biotech profile with no identified trading edge.
Thesis pillars
- No Price Data Available↓Deteriorating
- Weak Quality Piotroski Score→Stable
- Binary Biotech Speculative Classification→Stable
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Jul 5, 2026
Kardigan, Inc. (KARD) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup · Inst Constrain edge
Healthcare · Biotechnology
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $13.73: Quality below floor (2.5 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.9/10 and A.R:R 10.0:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 2.17; Below-average business quality.
Kardigan, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing medicines for cardiovascular diseases. The company develops and provides a portfolio of medicines that target the underlying pathophysiology of cardiovascular diseases, including primary and secondary... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $13.73: Quality below floor (2.5 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.9/10 and A.R:R 10.0:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 2.17; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: RSI 46 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 5.9/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 8/8 gates (positive momentum, favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity no date, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Suitability: speculative.
Recent developments
updated 2026-10-29Recent Developments — Kardigan, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS This Constellation Energy Analyst Begins Coverage On A Bullish Note; Here Are Top 5 Initiations For Thursday — benzinga Oct 22, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Baird Initiates Coverage on Kardigan, Inc. with Outperform Rating — fiscal.ai Oct 22, 2026 positive
- NEWS Baird Initiates Coverage On Kardigan with Outperform Rating, Announces Price Target of $43 — benzinga Oct 22, 2026 positive
- NEWS William Blair Initiates Coverage On Kardigan with Outperform Rating — benzinga Oct 16, 2026 positive
- NEWS UBS Initiates Coverage On Kardigan with Buy Rating, Announces Price Target of $25 — benzinga Oct 12, 2026 positive
Generated 2026-10-29T11:14:33Z.
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2 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $13.73: Quality below floor (2.5 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.9/10 and A.R:R 10.0:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 2.17; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: RSI 46 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $12.77. Score 5.9/10, moderate confidence.
Analyst target: $34.37 (+150.3% upside). Prior stop was $12.77. Stop-loss: $12.77.
Quality below floor (2.5 < 4.0).
Kardigan, Inc. trades at a P/E of N/A (forward -3.3). TrendMatrix value score: 9.0/10. Verdict: Sell.
10 analysts cover KARD with a consensus score of 4.3/5. Average price target: $40.
What does Kardigan, Inc. do?Kardigan, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing medicines for cardiovascular diseases. The...
Kardigan, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing medicines for cardiovascular diseases. The company develops and provides a portfolio of medicines that target the underlying pathophysiology of cardiovascular diseases, including primary and secondary cardiomyopathies leading to heart failure. It utilizes a proprietary research and development platform that integrates AI-based tools, real-world clinical data, and cardiac-specific analytics to optimize clinical study design, patient screening, and efficacy tracking. The company incorporates Prolaio's cardiovascular data collection and analytics platform, which includes FDA-cleared algorithms and high-density patient data, to support drug development and clinical intelligence. The company engages in strategic in-licensing and acquisitions to expand its pipeline of targeted treatments. Kardigan serves biopharmaceutical companies, cardiovascular researchers, and healthcare providers in the cardiology sector. The company was formerly known as EnCarda, Inc. and changed its name to Kardigan, Inc. in December 2024. The company was founded in 2023 and is based in Princeton, New Jersey.