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Comparative Price Performance Over Time

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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Belden Inc. stock logo
BDC
Belden
$88.23
-0.8%
$87.12
$60.54
$99.13
$3.59B1.07234,599 shs278,817 shs
John Bean Technologies Co. stock logo
JBT
John Bean Technologies
$91.14
+0.8%
$97.48
$88.03
$125.88
$2.90B1.29302,474 shs296,149 shs
Kadant Inc. stock logo
KAI
Kadant
$272.46
+2.1%
$307.75
$186.95
$354.02
$3.20B1.395,557 shs100,195 shs
Pentair plc stock logo
PNR
Pentair
$79.61
+1.0%
$80.87
$55.26
$85.81
$13.22B1.241.56 million shs1.64 million shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Belden Inc. stock logo
BDC
Belden
+0.06%+5.79%-1.23%+17.33%+10.77%
John Bean Technologies Co. stock logo
JBT
John Bean Technologies
0.00%+0.37%-9.82%-8.81%-14.37%
Kadant Inc. stock logo
KAI
Kadant
-0.08%-3.51%-10.17%-7.68%+41.46%
Pentair plc stock logo
PNR
Pentair
0.00%-0.44%-3.85%+7.83%+38.07%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Belden Inc. stock logo
BDC
Belden
4.8369 of 5 stars
2.45.01.73.23.22.53.1
John Bean Technologies Co. stock logo
JBT
John Bean Technologies
3.7885 of 5 stars
3.52.01.70.03.01.72.5
Kadant Inc. stock logo
KAI
Kadant
3.3393 of 5 stars
3.30.03.30.02.42.51.9
Pentair plc stock logo
PNR
Pentair
4.9543 of 5 stars
3.45.03.33.03.11.72.5

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Belden Inc. stock logo
BDC
Belden
2.80
Moderate Buy$103.0016.74% Upside
John Bean Technologies Co. stock logo
JBT
John Bean Technologies
3.00
Buy$121.0032.76% Upside
Kadant Inc. stock logo
KAI
Kadant
2.67
Moderate Buy$360.0032.13% Upside
Pentair plc stock logo
PNR
Pentair
2.75
Moderate Buy$89.9312.97% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest KAI, JBT, PNR, and BDC Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
5/3/2024
Belden Inc. stock logo
BDC
Belden
Truist Financial
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$98.00 ➝ $101.00
4/30/2024
Kadant Inc. stock logo
KAI
Kadant
William Blair
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Reiterated RatingOutperform
4/29/2024
Kadant Inc. stock logo
KAI
Kadant
Barrington Research
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$360.00 ➝ $360.00
4/24/2024
Pentair plc stock logo
PNR
Pentair
TD Cowen
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$80.00 ➝ $85.00
4/24/2024
Pentair plc stock logo
PNR
Pentair
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$92.00 ➝ $95.00
4/24/2024
Pentair plc stock logo
PNR
Pentair
UBS Group
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$83.00 ➝ $91.00
4/24/2024
Pentair plc stock logo
PNR
Pentair
Royal Bank of Canada
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$101.00 ➝ $103.00
4/24/2024
Pentair plc stock logo
PNR
Pentair
Oppenheimer
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$88.00 ➝ $90.00
4/15/2024
Pentair plc stock logo
PNR
Pentair
Northcoast Research
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UpgradeNeutral ➝ Buy$100.00
4/8/2024
Pentair plc stock logo
PNR
Pentair
Citigroup
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$85.00 ➝ $101.00
4/2/2024
Pentair plc stock logo
PNR
Pentair
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$90.00 ➝ $92.00
(Data available from 5/5/2021 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Belden Inc. stock logo
BDC
Belden
$2.51B1.43$9.41 per share9.38$28.42 per share3.10
John Bean Technologies Co. stock logo
JBT
John Bean Technologies
$1.66B1.74$7.00 per share13.02$46.85 per share1.95
Kadant Inc. stock logo
KAI
Kadant
$957.67M3.34$12.91 per share21.11$66.31 per share4.11
Pentair plc stock logo
PNR
Pentair
$4.10B3.22$4.47 per share17.81$20.04 per share3.97

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Belden Inc. stock logo
BDC
Belden
$242.76M$5.1117.2711.81N/A9.01%23.11%8.57%8/1/2024 (Estimated)
John Bean Technologies Co. stock logo
JBT
John Bean Technologies
$582.60M$18.744.8616.481.4636.12%10.56%5.22%8/6/2024 (Estimated)
Kadant Inc. stock logo
KAI
Kadant
$116.07M$9.6028.3825.11N/A11.53%15.88%10.11%8/6/2024 (Estimated)
Pentair plc stock logo
PNR
Pentair
$622.70M$3.7621.1716.621.3715.30%20.16%9.62%7/25/2024 (Estimated)

Latest KAI, JBT, PNR, and BDC Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
5/2/2024Q1 2024
Belden Inc. stock logo
BDC
Belden
$1.05$1.24+$0.19$1.58$514.27 million$536.00 million      
5/1/2024Q1 2024
John Bean Technologies Co. stock logo
JBT
John Bean Technologies
$0.82$0.85+$0.03$0.99$396.55 million$392.30 million      
4/30/2024Q1 2024
Kadant Inc. stock logo
KAI
Kadant
$1.96$2.38+$0.42$2.66$245.56 million$248.98 million    
4/23/2024Q1 24
Pentair plc stock logo
PNR
Pentair
$0.90$0.94+$0.04$1.08$1.01 billion$1.02 billion      
2/21/2024Q4 2023
John Bean Technologies Co. stock logo
JBT
John Bean Technologies
$1.36$1.40+$0.04$0.28$445.81 million$444.60 million      
2/14/2024Q4 2023
Kadant Inc. stock logo
KAI
Kadant
$2.10$2.41+$0.31$2.49$227.54 million$238.68 million
2/8/2024Q4 2023
Belden Inc. stock logo
BDC
Belden
$1.12$1.46+$0.34$2.01$522.06 million$551.24 million    

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Belden Inc. stock logo
BDC
Belden
$0.200.23%N/A3.91%N/A
John Bean Technologies Co. stock logo
JBT
John Bean Technologies
$0.400.44%N/A2.13%N/A
Kadant Inc. stock logo
KAI
Kadant
$1.280.47%+5.95%13.33%11 Years
Pentair plc stock logo
PNR
Pentair
$0.921.16%+5.01%24.47%6 Years

Latest KAI, JBT, PNR, and BDC Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
3/6/2024
Kadant Inc. stock logo
KAI
Kadant
quarterly$0.320.4%4/9/20244/10/20245/8/2024
2/19/2024
Pentair plc stock logo
PNR
Pentair
quarterly$0.231.23%4/18/20244/19/20245/3/2024
2/19/2024
Pentair plc stock logo
PNR
Pentair
quarterly$0.231.23%4/19/20245/3/2024
2/22/2024
Belden Inc. stock logo
BDC
Belden
Quarterly$0.050.24%3/13/20243/14/20244/9/2024
2/28/2024
John Bean Technologies Co. stock logo
JBT
John Bean Technologies
quarterly$0.100.4%3/8/20243/11/20243/25/2024
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Belden Inc. stock logo
BDC
Belden
1.02
2.55
1.72
John Bean Technologies Co. stock logo
JBT
John Bean Technologies
0.43
2.37
1.78
Kadant Inc. stock logo
KAI
Kadant
0.14
2.05
1.34
Pentair plc stock logo
PNR
Pentair
0.63
1.90
1.17

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Belden Inc. stock logo
BDC
Belden
98.75%
John Bean Technologies Co. stock logo
JBT
John Bean Technologies
98.92%
Kadant Inc. stock logo
KAI
Kadant
96.13%
Pentair plc stock logo
PNR
Pentair
92.37%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Belden Inc. stock logo
BDC
Belden
1.59%
John Bean Technologies Co. stock logo
JBT
John Bean Technologies
0.96%
Kadant Inc. stock logo
KAI
Kadant
1.40%
Pentair plc stock logo
PNR
Pentair
1.10%

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Belden Inc. stock logo
BDC
Belden
8,00040.66 million40.02 millionOptionable
John Bean Technologies Co. stock logo
JBT
John Bean Technologies
5,10031.83 million31.52 millionOptionable
Kadant Inc. stock logo
KAI
Kadant
3,10011.74 million11.58 millionOptionable
Pentair plc stock logo
PNR
Pentair
10,500166.02 million164.20 millionOptionable

KAI, JBT, PNR, and BDC Headlines

SourceHeadline
Russell Investments Group Ltd. Grows Stock Holdings in Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR)Russell Investments Group Ltd. Grows Stock Holdings in Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR)
marketbeat.com - May 2 at 5:55 AM
New York State Common Retirement Fund Cuts Stake in Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR)New York State Common Retirement Fund Cuts Stake in Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR)
marketbeat.com - May 1 at 5:29 AM
PayPal’s stock is climbing after earnings show progress on a key numberPayPal’s stock is climbing after earnings show progress on a key number
msn.com - April 30 at 3:53 PM
California Public Employees Retirement System Lowers Holdings in Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR)California Public Employees Retirement System Lowers Holdings in Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR)
marketbeat.com - April 29 at 5:44 AM
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System Makes New Investment in Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR)Louisiana State Employees Retirement System Makes New Investment in Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR)
marketbeat.com - April 28 at 4:45 AM
Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR) Short Interest UpdatePentair plc (NYSE:PNR) Short Interest Update
marketbeat.com - April 27 at 4:15 PM
Pentair (NYSE:PNR) Price Target Increased to $90.00 by Analysts at OppenheimerPentair (NYSE:PNR) Price Target Increased to $90.00 by Analysts at Oppenheimer
americanbankingnews.com - April 27 at 6:03 AM
UBS Group Increases Pentair (NYSE:PNR) Price Target to $91.00UBS Group Increases Pentair (NYSE:PNR) Price Target to $91.00
americanbankingnews.com - April 27 at 6:03 AM
Pentair (NYSE:PNR) PT Raised to $103.00Pentair (NYSE:PNR) PT Raised to $103.00
americanbankingnews.com - April 27 at 6:03 AM
Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR) to Post Q3 2024 Earnings of $1.08 Per Share, Seaport Res Ptn ForecastsPentair plc (NYSE:PNR) to Post Q3 2024 Earnings of $1.08 Per Share, Seaport Res Ptn Forecasts
americanbankingnews.com - April 27 at 3:22 AM
Pentair Poised for Positive Performance: Linzey Affirms Buy Rating Amid Strong Q1 and Strategic Growth InitiativesPentair Poised for Positive Performance: Linzey Affirms Buy Rating Amid Strong Q1 and Strategic Growth Initiatives
markets.businessinsider.com - April 26 at 4:14 PM
Q3 2024 EPS Estimates for Pentair plc Decreased by Seaport Res Ptn (NYSE:PNR)Q3 2024 EPS Estimates for Pentair plc Decreased by Seaport Res Ptn (NYSE:PNR)
marketbeat.com - April 26 at 9:27 AM
Barclays Increases Pentair (NYSE:PNR) Price Target to $95.00Barclays Increases Pentair (NYSE:PNR) Price Target to $95.00
americanbankingnews.com - April 26 at 6:28 AM
Pentair (NYSE:PNR) PT Raised to $85.00 at TD CowenPentair (NYSE:PNR) PT Raised to $85.00 at TD Cowen
americanbankingnews.com - April 26 at 5:48 AM
Q2 2024 EPS Estimates for Pentair plc Increased by Seaport Res Ptn (NYSE:PNR)Q2 2024 EPS Estimates for Pentair plc Increased by Seaport Res Ptn (NYSE:PNR)
americanbankingnews.com - April 26 at 3:26 AM
Pentair plc (PNR) Q1 2024 Earnings Call TranscriptPentair plc (PNR) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
seekingalpha.com - April 25 at 3:30 PM
Pentair First Quarter 2024 Earnings: Revenues Beat Expectations, EPS LagsPentair First Quarter 2024 Earnings: Revenues Beat Expectations, EPS Lags
finance.yahoo.com - April 25 at 10:28 AM
Seaport Res Ptn Brokers Boost Earnings Estimates for Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR)Seaport Res Ptn Brokers Boost Earnings Estimates for Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR)
marketbeat.com - April 25 at 7:37 AM
Analysts Have Conflicting Sentiments on These Industrial Goods Companies: United Parcel (UPS) and Pentair (PNR)Analysts Have Conflicting Sentiments on These Industrial Goods Companies: United Parcel (UPS) and Pentair (PNR)
markets.businessinsider.com - April 24 at 7:26 PM
Pentair: Hold Rating Affirmed Amid Market Pressures and Conservative OutlookPentair: Hold Rating Affirmed Amid Market Pressures and Conservative Outlook
markets.businessinsider.com - April 24 at 7:26 PM
Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR) Q1 2024 Earnings Call TranscriptPentair plc (NYSE:PNR) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
finance.yahoo.com - April 24 at 7:26 PM
Pentair (NYSE:PNR) Price Target Raised to $85.00 at TD CowenPentair (NYSE:PNR) Price Target Raised to $85.00 at TD Cowen
marketbeat.com - April 24 at 1:57 PM
Pentair Earnings Transcript (NYSE:PNR)Pentair Earnings Transcript (NYSE:PNR)
msn.com - April 24 at 7:51 AM
Pentairs Q1 Performance: Margins Surge Despite Revenue Dip, CEO Confident In Future GrowthPentair's Q1 Performance: Margins Surge Despite Revenue Dip, CEO Confident In Future Growth
msn.com - April 23 at 4:46 PM

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Company Descriptions

Belden logo

Belden

NYSE:BDC
Belden Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets a portfolio of signal transmission solutions for mission critical applications in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. It operates in two segments, Enterprise Solutions and Industrial Automation Solutions. The Enterprise Solutions segment offers copper cable and connectivity solutions, fiber cable and connectivity solutions, interconnect panels, racks and enclosures, and signal extension and matrix switching systems for use in applications, such as local area networks, data centers, access control, 5G, fiber to the home, and building automation. It also provides power, cooling, and airflow management products for mission-critical data center operations; and end-to-end fiber and copper network systems. This segment serves commercial real estate, education, financial, stadiums and venues, military installations, and broadband and wireless service providers, as well as data centers, governments, healthcare, and hospitality sectors. The Industrial Automation Solutions segment offers network infrastructure and digitization solutions; secure networks for the digitization and automation of industries and infrastructure; and products and solutions covering various aspects of data handling, including acquisition, transmission, orchestration, and management for applications in discrete automation, process automation, energy, and mass transit. It sells its products to distributors, end-users, installers, and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The company was formerly known as Belden CDT Inc. and changed its name to Belden Inc. in May 2007. Belden Inc. was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.
John Bean Technologies logo

John Bean Technologies

NYSE:JBT
John Bean Technologies Corporation provides technology solutions to food and beverage industry in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. It offers value-added processing that includes chilling, mixing/grinding, injecting, blending, marinating, tumbling, flattening, forming, portioning, coating, cooking, frying, freezing, extracting, pasteurizing, sterilizing, concentrating, high pressure processing, weighing, inspecting, filling, closing, sealing, end of line material handling, and packaging solutions to the food, beverage, and health market. In addition, it offers automated guided vehicle systems for material movement in the manufacturing, warehouse, and medical facilities. It serves baby food, bakery and confectionery, citrus processing, fruits and nuts, juices, non-food, pet food, pharmaceutical, plant- based beverages and protein, poultry, meat, and seafood, ready meals, oils, soups, sauces, seasoning and dressings, automotive, building material, tissue, paper, and packaging, hospitals, pharma and life sciences, fast moving consumer goods, manufacturing, warehousing, and other industries. The company markets and sells its products and solutions through direct sales force, independent distributors, sales representatives, and technical service teams. John Bean Technologies Corporation was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
Kadant logo

Kadant

NYSE:KAI
Kadant Inc. supplies technologies and engineered systems worldwide. It operates in three segments: Flow Control, Industrial Processing, and Material Handling. The Flow Control segment develops, manufactures, and markets fluid-handling systems and equipment, such as rotary joints, syphons, turbulator bars, expansion joints, and engineered steam and condensate systems; and doctoring, cleaning, and filtration systems and related consumables consisting of doctor systems and holders, doctor blades, cleaning shower and fabric-conditioning systems, forming systems and wear surfaces, and water-filtration systems. The Industrial Processing segment develops, manufactures, and markets ring and rotary debarkers, stranders, chippers, engineered knife systems, industrial automation and control, recycling and approach flow systems, and virgin pulping process equipment for use in the packaging, tissue, wood products, and alternative fuel industries. The Material Handling segment offers conveying and vibratory equipment, and baling products; and manufactures and sells biodegradable absorbent granules for carriers in agricultural, home lawn and garden, professional lawn, turf, and ornamental applications, as well as for oil and grease absorption. The company markets and sells its products, services, and systems through direct sales, independent sales agents, and distributors. The company was formerly known as Thermo Fibertek, Inc. and changed its name to Kadant Inc. in July 2001. Kadant Inc. was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts.
Pentair logo

Pentair

NYSE:PNR
Pentair plc provides various water solutions in the United States, Western Europe, China, Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Australia, Canada, and Japan. The company operates through three segments: Flow, Water Solutions, and Pool. The Flow segment designs, manufactures, and sells fluid treatment and pump products and systems, including pressure vessels, gas recovery solutions, membrane bioreactors, wastewater reuse systems and advanced membrane filtration, separation systems, water disposal pumps, water supply pumps, fluid transfer pumps, turbine pumps, solid handling pumps, and agricultural spray nozzles for fluid delivery, ion exchange, desalination, food and beverage, separation technologies in the oil and gas industry, residential and municipal wells, water treatment, wastewater solids handling, pressure boosting, circulation and transfer, fire suppression, flood control, agricultural irrigation, and crop spray in residential, commercial, and industrial markets. The Water Solutions segment provides commercial and residential water treatment products and systems, including pressure tanks, control valves, activated carbon products, commercial ice machines, conventional filtration products, and point-of-entry and point-of-use water treatment systems, as well as installation and preventative services for use in residential whole home water filtration, drinking water filtration, and water softening solutions, as well as commercial total water management and filtration in foodservice operations. The Pool segment provides residential and commercial pool equipment and accessories comprising pumps, filters, heaters, lights, automatic controls, automatic cleaners, maintenance equipment, and pool accessories for applications in residential and commercial pool maintenance, pool repair, renovation, service, and construction and aquaculture solutions. Pentair plc was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.