Cardlytics, Inc. (CDLX)
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- Fundamental
- 2
- Sentiment
- 2
- Technical
- 2
Do Nothing: fundamentalScore 2 and qualitativeScore 2 are below the required floor of 3, and liquidity is far below the $5M 20-day and $1.5M recent-liquidity minimums.
Company overview
Cardlytics, Inc. operates an advertising platform in the U.S. and U.K., integrating with banks' digital channels to engage customers through online and mobile environments. The company also offers the Bridg platform, which processes point-of-sale data for targeted marketing and analytics. Founded in 2008, Cardlytics is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Fundamental
weakCardlytics faces financial stress with declining revenue, negative cash flow, and high leverage.
Cardlytics’ latest SEC reports highlight a stressed turnaround: revenue is shrinking rapidly in 2026, profitability remains deeply negative, and operating cash burn has resumed while leverage is high and equity is slightly negative. Even with a low EV/Sales multiple, the combination of negative free cash flow, weak coverage ratios, and concentrated partner risk makes the stock fundamentally speculative rather than a quality value opportunity.
Sentiment
weakMedia coverage is negative post-earnings, with no immediate catalysts to improve sentiment.
Recent media tone is mildly bearish (last ~14d polarity_score ≈ -0.20 at aggregator tier) and dominated by the 2026-08-05 Q2 earnings/10-Q that highlighted a sizable loss. Baseline coverage (30–90d) is too sparse for a reliable sentiment-delta read, but no regulator-confirmed investigations surfaced; with no near-term bullish catalysts identified, sentiment remains fragile.
Technical
weakShort-term recovery observed, but broader downtrend persists with low liquidity.
CDLX reclaimed its short-term trend stack after the 8/6 washout, but the bounce is still counter to the larger downtrend because price remains below the SMA50 and SMA200, MACD is still below zero, and ADX is elevated.
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