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Codan

Technology Hardware & Equipment

Codan Limited specializes in designing and manufacturing high-value electronics for diverse markets including government, business, and humanitarian sectors. The company is renowned for its radio communications, metal detectors, and mining technology, positioning itself as a leader in technology hardware and equipment.

Short position

short percentage0.46%
reported shorts832K
shares on issue182.322M

Codan (ASX:CDA) has 0.46% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 831,994 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 0.29 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 0.26 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 2.77% in June 2022. CDA is classified in the Technology Hardware & Equipment industry. All figures come from official ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay.

Price & short interest

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Codan (CDA) News

Latest articles and price-sensitive announcements with AI sentiment classification.

Kalkine
Positive
3d ago

Why Is Codan Hitting Records on Drone Demand (ASX:CDA)?

Highlights Codan upgraded its interim outlook and the shares reached a record. Communications demand tied to conflict regions drove the step-up. Minelab metal detectors added support from firm gold prices. Codan (ASX:CDA) has put itself at the centre of the Australian technology conversation after a trading update that lifted its interim earnings outlook and pushed the shares to a fresh record. While the broader ASX tape has been choppy under the weight of rising bond yields, the Adelaide-bas...

Kalkine
Positive
6d ago

What comes next for Codan after its upgraded communications outlook?

Highlights Codan has scheduled its annual general meeting in North Adelaide, with a virtual attendance option for shareholders. The company recently lifted its outlook for its communications division, citing exceptionally strong demand from conflict regions. Full results for the current reporting period are scheduled for release early in the new calendar year. Codan Limited (ASX:CDA) has a busy stretch ahead after an upgrade that sent its shares to a record high and made it the largest techno...

Kalkine
Positive
25 Sept

How is Codan hitting record highs as AI stocks slide (ASX:CDA)?

Highlights Technology manufacturer notches fresh all-time highs this week Defence communications and unmanned systems demand drive growth Metal detection rebound adds a second engine Codan (ASX:CDA) pushed to a fresh all-time high on Wednesday, its second record of the week, standing out as a rare bright spot among Australian technology shares while a Wall Street rout in artificial intelligence and chip names dragged most of the sector lower. A standout in a weak tape The new peak extended a ...

Kalkine
Positive
24 Sept

Why Has Codan Climbed to Record Highs This Week (ASX:CDA)?

Highlights Codan shares reached a fresh record high this week as the market warmed to the upbeat outlook in its annual report. Demand for radios used in unmanned systems and strong sales of Minelab gold detectors underpin the momentum. Supply chain constraints and possible US tariff changes are the main watch points flagged by management. Codan (ASX:CDA) remains firmly on the market's radar today after its shares pushed to a fresh all-time high on Monday, in what coverage described as a delay...

Kalkine
Neutral
11 Sept

Does the Index Reshuffle Change Codan (ASX:CDA)?

Highlights The latest quarterly rebalance moves the company into a narrower benchmark band. Both operating divisions expanded revenue and margin across the most recent year. A net cash position replaced net debt inside a single half. Codan (ASX:CDA) has spent the year quietly doing what very few industrial technology names manage, which is growing a pair of unrelated divisions at once without breaking either of them. The latest quarterly index review has now acknowledged it. When the changes ...

Kalkine
Neutral
2 Sept

Why Is Codan Limited (ASX:CDA) in Focus?

Highlights First-half revenue and profit both advanced strongly across the electronics group Metal detection demand and tactical communications orders carried the result Margin expansion outpaced revenue growth as the product mix improved Codan Limited (ASX:CDA) has quietly become one of the more reliable industrial technology performers on the Australian market, with an outstanding half from its metal detection arm and continued strength in tactical communications lifting both revenue and pr...

Kalkine
Neutral
31 Aug

Why Is Codan (ASX:CDA) Shaping Technology Stocks?

Highlights Codan closed its financial year with a sharply higher profit and lifted its distribution to the register. Metal detection and tactical communications both contributed to the improvement. The result stood out in a reporting season that treated most local technology names roughly. Australian market attention has shifted toward Codan (ASX:CDA) as company-specific developments add a fresh layer to the technology stocks conversation. Codan (ASX:CDA) delivered the sort of annual result t...

Kalkine
Neutral
23 Aug

Why Codan (ASX:CDA) and IDP Education (ASX:IEL) Prove One Trading Day Can Mislead

Highlights Reporting season share price swings often reflect market expectations rather than the headline financial result. Codan delivered a stronger outlook that lifted market confidence, while IDP Education faced ongoing pressure from a weaker outlook. Looking beyond a single trading session helps reveal whether a company's long-term earnings story has genuinely changed. Australia's reporting season regularly delivers dramatic market reactions, but a single day's trading rarely tells ...

Kalkine
Neutral
24 July

What Is the Market Seeing in Codan (ASX:CDA) Right Now?

Highlights Codan frames the smallcap stocks conversation as smaller ASX names are being sorted by balance-sheet strength and contract visibility. Aussie Broadband adds a second ASX reference point as traders compare cash discipline, niche leadership and reporting-season sensitivity. Specialist technology demand keeps the article focused on fresh market signals without drifting into directive language. Australia's share market is moving through a selective session, and Aussie Broadband (ASX:AB...

Kalkine
Neutral
21 July

Why Is Codan (ASX:CDA) Outgrowing the ASX Market?

Highlights An Australian electronics maker drew fresh attention as forecast growth ran ahead of the wider market. Metal detection and secure communications underpin a broad, hard-to-copy product base. Steady demand across defence, security and consumer detection channels supports the expansion story. An Australian electronics designer stepped into focus this month as projected revenue and earnings growth outpaced the broader market. Codan (ASX:CDA), a technology group that builds metal detect...