Cardinal Infrastructure Group I (CDNL) Stock Analysis

Q: What is the CDNL stock price target?

Take-profit $53.55 (+8.1% upside). Target $53.55 (+8.1%), stop $46.08 (−7.5%), A.R:R 0.5:1.

Q: Is CDNL overvalued or undervalued?

Cardinal Infrastructure Group I trades at a P/E of 36.4 (forward 26.7). TrendMatrix value score: 6.2/10. Overall verdict: Hold.

Q: What do analysts say about CDNL?

8 analysts cover CDNL with a consensus score of 4.4/5. Average price target: $63.

Range Bound setup

HoldModerate ConfidenceUpdated 8 hr ago (May 20, 2026, 9:36 AM ET)

Industrials · Engineering & Construction

Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $49.55, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Concentration risk — Geographic: North Carolina; Market cap $0.75B below $1B minimum.

Cardinal Infrastructure Group provides turnkey infrastructure services (wet utilities, grading, paving, drilling/blasting) primarily in North Carolina (Raleigh, Charlotte, Greensboro markets). IPO'd December 2025; acquired A.L. Grading Contractors (Atlanta, GA) in February 2026... Read more

$49.55+8.1% A.UpsideScore 5.9/10#2 of 30 Engineering & Construction

QualityF-score7 / 9FCF yield-3.81%

Stop $46.08Target $53.55(analyst − 15%)A.R:R 0.5:1

Analyst target$63.00+27.1%1 analysts

Range unavailable (1 analysts)

Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $49.55, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Concentration risk — Geographic: North Carolina; Market cap $0.75B below $1B minimum. Chart setup: RSI 46 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Market cap $0.75B below $1B minimum. Not in investable universe. Score 5.9/10, moderate confidence.

Passes 6/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity no date, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.

Recent Developments — Cardinal Infrastructure Group I

Latest news

Stifel Maintains Buy on Cardinal Infrastructure, Raises Price Target to $63 — benzinga May 13, 2026
Cardinal Infrastructure Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript — benzinga May 12, 2026
12 Industrials Stocks Moving In Tuesday's Pre-Market Session — benzinga May 12, 2026
Earnings Scheduled For May 12, 2026 — benzinga May 12, 2026
Cardinal Infrastructure Raises FY2026 Sales Guidance from $665.000M-$678.000M to $675.000M-$685.000M vs $672.005M Est — benzinga May 12, 2026

Generated 2026-05-20T21:06:21Z.

Thesis

Rewards

No bull case signals

Risks

Concentration risk — Geographic: North Carolina

Market cap $0.75B below $1B minimum

Key Metrics

P/E (TTM)36.4

P/E (Fwd)26.7

Mkt Cap$751M

EV/EBITDA13.3

Profit Mgn3.8%

ROE25.2%

Rev Growth104.8%

Beta—

DividendNone

Rating analysts8

Quality Signals

Piotroski F7/9MoatNarrow

Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)

HIGHGeographicNorth Carolina
10-K Item 1A: 'We currently conduct business primarily in the State of North Carolina and our business strategy is focused on the Southeastern United States.'

Material Events(8-K, last 90d)

2026-03-18Item 5.02LOW
Anthony L. Wood (President of ALGC) appointed to Board of Directors; Benjamin A. Wood (VP of ALGC) appointed as Chief Operating Officer, both effective March 12, 2026 following February 2026 ALGC acquisition closing.
SEC filing →
2026-02-19Item 5.02LOW
A.L. Grading Contractors acquisition ($245.5M) closed February 18, 2026. Anthony L. Wood and Benjamin A. Wood designated for Board and COO roles per purchase agreement terms. No unrelated officer/director departures.
SEC filing →

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Rating Breakdown

1 floor-breaker·1 ceiling hit

Overall = weighted sum of the 10 dimension scores. Fundamentals (Value/Quality/Growth) carry 45%; market signals (Momentum/Sentiment/Insider/Peer) carry 40%; structure (Technical/Risk/Catalyst) carries 15%.

DimensionScoreWeightContribution

Value6.215%0.93

Quality4.315%0.64

Growth9.715%1.45

Momentum2.010%0.20

Sentiment7.810%0.78

Insider Activity5.810%0.58

Peer Rank4.910%0.49

Technical Setup6.75%0.34

Risk Profile4.45%0.22

Catalyst5.05%0.25

Overall (Σ contributions)5.88

Small float-rounding may cause last-digit differences between this sum and the displayed Overall.

Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static

Macd

0.0

Volume

0.0

Obv

1.0

Rsi

4.5

Ma Position

4.5

Volume distribution (falling OBV)

GatesMomentum 2.0<4.5A.R:R 0.5 < 1.5@spotInsider activity: OKNo SEC red flagsNEWS EVENTS NONE RECENTEARNINGS PROXIMITY NO DATESEMI CYCLE PEAK CLEARMATERIALS CYCLE PEAK CLEARRange BoundSuitability: Aggressive

RSI

46 · Neutral

↓ 20D MA↑ 50D MA↓ 200D MASupport $45.52Resistance $63.18

Price Targets

$46

$54

A.Upside+8.1%

A.R:R0.5:1

Position Sizing

ConvictionNone

Suggested %0.5%

Max %1%

RegimeSteady

Risk Alerts

! Market cap $0.75B below $1B minimum

! Momentum score 2.0/10 — below 4.5 minimum

! Reward/Risk 0.5:1 at current price — below 1.5:1 minimum

Earnings

We could not retrieve earnings history for CDNL.

The company may be recently listed, pre-revenue, or its beat/miss record wasn't available from our source this run. Earnings signals feed the Growth and Catalyst score dimensions — absence here doesn't affect other dimensions.

Verdict History

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Verdicts are recorded on every nightly pipeline run. Rows capture transitions (verdict flips, score deltas ≥0.3, entry/TP/SL changes). Rows with a ▶ can be expanded to see the change reason. Aggregate cohort performance is tracked in the recommendation ledger.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is CDNL stock a buy right now?

Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $49.55, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Concentration risk — Geographic: North Carolina; Market cap $0.75B below $1B minimum. Chart setup: RSI 46 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Market cap $0.75B below $1B minimum. Not in investable universe. Target $53.55 (+8.1%), stop $46.08 (−7.5%), A.R:R 0.5:1. Score 5.9/10, moderate confidence.

What is the CDNL stock price target?

Take-profit target: $53.55 (+8.1% upside). Target $53.55 (+8.1%), stop $46.08 (−7.5%), A.R:R 0.5:1. Stop-loss: $46.08.

What are the risks of investing in CDNL?

Concentration risk — Geographic: North Carolina; Market cap $0.75B below $1B minimum.

Is CDNL overvalued or undervalued?

Cardinal Infrastructure Group I trades at a P/E of 36.4 (forward 26.7). TrendMatrix value score: 6.2/10. Verdict: Hold.

What do analysts say about CDNL?

8 analysts cover CDNL with a consensus score of 4.4/5. Average price target: $63.

What does Cardinal Infrastructure Group I do?Cardinal Infrastructure Group provides turnkey infrastructure services (wet utilities, grading, paving,...