Kodiak AI, Inc. (KDK) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup
Technology · Software - Infrastructure
Sell if holding. Momentum 3.7/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $7.98 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.4); Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8.
Kodiak AI, Inc. engages in the development of autonomous vehicle technology and related services. It offers Kodiak Driver, a virtual driver that combines advanced AI-powered software with modular and vehicle-agnostic hardware designed to help address its customers. The company... Read more
Sell if holding. Momentum 3.7/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $7.98 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.4); Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8. Chart setup: RSI 45 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 6.0/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/9 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 78d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: aggressive.
Recent Developments — Kodiak AI, Inc.
Latest news
- Citigroup Maintains Buy on Kodiak AI, Lowers Price Target to $11 — benzinga May 13, 2026 neutral
- Crude Oil Gains 1%; Fluor Shares Plunge After Q1 Results — benzinga May 8, 2026 negative
- 12 Consumer Discretionary Stocks Moving In Friday's Intraday Session — benzinga May 8, 2026 neutral
- Nasdaq Jumps 200 Points; US Adds 115,000 Jobs In April — benzinga May 8, 2026 neutral
- Chardan Capital Maintains Buy on Kodiak AI, Lowers Price Target to $15 — benzinga May 8, 2026 positive
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers·2 ceiling hits
No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
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Sell if holding. Momentum 3.7/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $7.98 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.4); Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8. Chart setup: RSI 45 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $7.42. Score 6.0/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $10.79 (+35.2% upside). Prior stop was $7.42. Stop-loss: $7.42.
V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.4); Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8; Consecutive earnings misses (3).
Kodiak AI, Inc. trades at a P/E of N/A (forward -12.8). TrendMatrix value score: 9.0/10. Verdict: Sell.
9 analysts cover KDK with a consensus score of 4.1/5. Average price target: $12.
What does Kodiak AI, Inc. do?Kodiak AI, Inc. engages in the development of autonomous vehicle technology and related services. It offers Kodiak...
Kodiak AI, Inc. engages in the development of autonomous vehicle technology and related services. It offers Kodiak Driver, a virtual driver that combines advanced AI-powered software with modular and vehicle-agnostic hardware designed to help address its customers. The company also provides oversight and integration tools, including Kodiak OnTime, a proprietary suite of support services and tools designed to provide smooth integration with customer operations. In addition, it delivers freight through its autonomous trucks; and offers driver-as-a-service to its customers. Kodiak AI, Inc. has strategic collaboration with General Dynamics Land Systems to create autonomous ground vehicles (AGVs) for defense applications. The company serves long-haul trucking, industrial trucking, and defense industries. Kodiak AI, Inc. was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.