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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Albany International Corporation stock logo
AIN
Albany International
$72.23
+0.5%
$67.41
$57.71
$95.47
$2.18B1.31227,081 shs150,568 shs
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. stock logo
FELE
Franklin Electric
$92.92
0.0%
$87.59
$78.87
$111.94
$4.24B1.07223,446 shs104,855 shs
Kadant Inc stock logo
KAI
Kadant
$329.87
+0.1%
$314.48
$281.30
$429.95
$3.88B1.25115,496 shs33,786 shs
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
$216.12
+1.1%
$197.46
$161.11
$222.52
$12.07B1.2321,410 shs257,398 shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Albany International Corporation stock logo
AIN
Albany International
0.00%+3.87%+8.65%+17.29%-12.76%
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. stock logo
FELE
Franklin Electric
0.00%+2.89%+7.86%+6.27%-2.49%
Kadant Inc stock logo
KAI
Kadant
0.00%+5.11%+2.75%+8.32%+11.30%
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
0.00%+3.27%+10.62%+25.64%+16.40%
CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Albany International Corporation stock logo
AIN
Albany International
2.8173 of 5 stars
1.34.03.30.02.11.71.9
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. stock logo
FELE
Franklin Electric
4.371 of 5 stars
1.03.04.23.02.82.52.5
Kadant Inc stock logo
KAI
Kadant
1.9055 of 5 stars
1.32.03.30.02.41.71.3
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
3.4876 of 5 stars
1.23.04.20.62.91.71.3
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Albany International Corporation stock logo
AIN
Albany International
2.60
Moderate Buy$79.009.37% Upside
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. stock logo
FELE
Franklin Electric
2.00
Hold$94.001.16% Upside
Kadant Inc stock logo
KAI
Kadant
2.50
Moderate Buy$327.50-0.72% Downside
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
2.40
Hold$206.40-4.50% Downside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest KAI, FELE, LECO, and AIN Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
6/2/2025
Albany International Corporation stock logo
AIN
Albany International
Bank of America
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Lower Price TargetUnderperform ➝ Underperform$75.00 ➝ $65.00
5/16/2025
Albany International Corporation stock logo
AIN
Albany International
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$65.00 ➝ $77.00
5/6/2025
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
Morgan Stanley
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Boost Price TargetUnderweight ➝ Underweight$179.00 ➝ $180.00
5/1/2025
Kadant Inc stock logo
KAI
Kadant
DA Davidson
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Lower Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$300.00 ➝ $275.00
5/1/2025
Kadant Inc stock logo
KAI
Kadant
Barrington Research
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$380.00 ➝ $380.00
5/1/2025
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
Stifel Nicolaus
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Boost Price TargetHold ➝ Hold$178.00 ➝ $180.00
5/1/2025
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
KeyCorp
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Lower Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$245.00 ➝ $225.00
5/1/2025
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
Robert W. Baird
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Lower Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$242.00 ➝ $212.00
4/30/2025
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. stock logo
FELE
Franklin Electric
Robert W. Baird
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Lower Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$111.00 ➝ $94.00
4/25/2025
Kadant Inc stock logo
KAI
Kadant
Barrington Research
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$410.00 ➝ $410.00
4/17/2025
Albany International Corporation stock logo
AIN
Albany International
Truist Financial
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$88.00 ➝ $80.00
(Data available from 7/5/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Albany International Corporation stock logo
AIN
Albany International
$1.23B1.77$6.08 per share11.88$30.54 per share2.37
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. stock logo
FELE
Franklin Electric
$2.02B2.10$5.17 per share17.97$27.77 per share3.35
Kadant Inc stock logo
KAI
Kadant
$1.05B3.69$14.52 per share22.72$73.06 per share4.52
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
$4.01B3.01$10.97 per share19.70$23.52 per share9.19
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Albany International Corporation stock logo
AIN
Albany International
$87.62M$2.4829.1319.061.666.44%9.79%5.47%8/5/2025 (Estimated)
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. stock logo
FELE
Franklin Electric
$180.31M$3.8224.3219.981.888.85%14.08%9.72%7/22/2025 (Estimated)
Kadant Inc stock logo
KAI
Kadant
$111.60M$9.4235.0228.96N/A10.63%13.74%8.10%7/29/2025 (Estimated)
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
$466.11M$8.1126.6521.441.5911.44%39.44%14.75%7/30/2025 (Estimated)

Latest KAI, FELE, LECO, and AIN Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
7/30/2025Q2 2025
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
$2.31N/AN/AN/A$1.04 billionN/A
7/29/2025Q2 2025
Kadant Inc stock logo
KAI
Kadant
$1.94N/AN/AN/A$245.99 millionN/A
7/22/2025Q2 2025
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. stock logo
FELE
Franklin Electric
$1.28N/AN/AN/A$566.61 millionN/A
4/30/2025Q1 2025
Albany International Corporation stock logo
AIN
Albany International
$0.58$0.73+$0.15$0.56$300.74 million$288.77 million
4/30/2025Q1 2025
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
$2.22$2.16-$0.06$2.10$974.39 million$365.45 million
4/29/2025Q1 2025
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. stock logo
FELE
Franklin Electric
$0.73$0.67-$0.06$0.67$471.21 million$455.25 million
4/29/2025Q1 2025
Kadant Inc stock logo
KAI
Kadant
$1.97$2.10+$0.13$2.04$239.41 million$239.21 million
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Albany International Corporation stock logo
AIN
Albany International
$1.081.50%N/A43.55%7 Years
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. stock logo
FELE
Franklin Electric
$1.061.14%N/A27.75%33 Years
Kadant Inc stock logo
KAI
Kadant
$1.360.41%N/A14.44%12 Years
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
$3.001.39%N/A36.99%30 Years

Latest KAI, FELE, LECO, and AIN Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
5/15/2025
Kadant Inc stock logo
KAI
Kadant
quarterly$0.340.42%7/10/20257/10/20258/7/2025
4/23/2025
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
quarterly$0.751.6%6/30/20256/30/20257/15/2025
5/16/2025
Albany International Corporation stock logo
AIN
Albany International
quarterly$0.271.56%6/6/20256/6/20257/8/2025
5/8/2025
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. stock logo
FELE
Franklin Electric
quarterly$0.26501.19%5/8/20255/8/20255/22/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Albany International Corporation stock logo
AIN
Albany International
0.46
3.70
2.92
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. stock logo
FELE
Franklin Electric
0.01
1.98
0.82
Kadant Inc stock logo
KAI
Kadant
0.31
2.47
1.62
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
0.86
1.78
1.19

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Albany International Corporation stock logo
AIN
Albany International
97.37%
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. stock logo
FELE
Franklin Electric
79.98%
Kadant Inc stock logo
KAI
Kadant
96.13%
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
79.61%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Albany International Corporation stock logo
AIN
Albany International
0.76%
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. stock logo
FELE
Franklin Electric
2.72%
Kadant Inc stock logo
KAI
Kadant
1.40%
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
2.63%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Albany International Corporation stock logo
AIN
Albany International
5,40030.20 million29.97 millionOptionable
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. stock logo
FELE
Franklin Electric
6,30045.60 million44.36 millionOptionable
Kadant Inc stock logo
KAI
Kadant
3,50011.78 million11.61 millionOptionable
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LECO
Lincoln Electric
12,00055.83 million54.36 millionOptionable

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Albany International stock logo

Albany International NYSE:AIN

$72.23 +0.36 (+0.50%)
Closing price 07/3/2025 03:30 PM Eastern
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$72.18 -0.05 (-0.07%)
As of 07/3/2025 04:20 PM Eastern
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Albany International Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the machine clothing and engineered composites businesses. The company operates in two segments, Machine Clothing (MC) and Albany Engineered Composites (AEC). The MC segment designs, manufactures, and markets paper machine clothing for use in the manufacturing of papers, paperboards, tissues, towels, pulps, nonwovens, building products, tannery, and textiles, as well as fiber cement and several other industrial applications. This segment offers paper machine clothing forming, pressing, and drying fabrics, as well as engineered processing belts; and engineered fabrics. The AEC segment 3D-woven and injected composite components for aircraft engines composite airframe and engine components for military and commercial aircraft. It operates in the United States, Switzerland, France, Brazil, China, Mexico, Germany, and internationally. The company was incorporated in 1895 and is headquartered in Rochester, New Hampshire.

Franklin Electric stock logo

Franklin Electric NASDAQ:FELE

$92.92 -0.03 (-0.03%)
Closing price 07/3/2025 03:55 PM Eastern
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Franklin Electric Co., Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and distributes water and fuel pumping systems worldwide. The company operates through Water Systems, Fueling Systems, and Distribution segments. The Water Systems segment offers submersible motors, drives, pumps, electronic controls, water treatment systems, monitoring devices, and related parts and equipment. Its motors and pumps are used principally for pumping clean water and wastewater in various residential, agricultural, municipal, and industrial applications; and manufactures electronic drives and controls that are used in motors for controlling functionality, as well as provides protection from various hazards, such as electrical surges, over-heating, and dry wells or tanks. The Fueling Systems segment provides pumps, pipes, sumps, fittings, vapor recovery components, electronic controls, monitoring devices, and related parts and equipment primarily for use in fueling system applications. This segment serves other energy markets, such as power reliability systems, as well as includes electronic devices for online monitoring of the power utility, hydroelectric, and telecommunication and data center infrastructure. The Distribution segment sells to and provides presale support and specifications to the installing contractors. It sells products produced by the Water Systems segment. The company sells its products to wholesale and retail distributors, specialty distributors, original equipment manufacturers, industrial and petroleum equipment distributors, and oil and utility companies through its employee sales force and independent manufacturing representatives. Franklin Electric Co., Inc. was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Kadant stock logo

Kadant NYSE:KAI

$329.87 +0.20 (+0.06%)
Closing price 07/3/2025 03:30 PM Eastern
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$329.71 -0.16 (-0.05%)
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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.

Lincoln Electric stock logo

Lincoln Electric NASDAQ:LECO

$216.12 +2.27 (+1.06%)
Closing price 07/3/2025 03:50 PM Eastern
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Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells welding, cutting, and brazing products worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Americas Welding, International Welding, and The Harris Products Group. It offers brazing and soldering filler metals, arc welding equipment, plasma and oxyfuel cutting systems, wire feeding systems, fume control equipment, welding accessories, and specialty gas regulators, and education solutions, as well as a portfolio of automated solutions for joining, cutting, material handling, module assembly, and end of line testing, as well as involved in brazing and soldering alloys, and in the retail business in the United States. In addition, the company manufactures copper and aluminum headers, distributor assemblies, and manifolds for the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning sector in the United States and Mexico; provides specialty welding consumables, wear plates and maintenance and repair services for alloy and wear-resistant products used in mining, steel, agricultural, and industrial mill applications; and designs and manufactures robotic assembly and arc welding systems that automate the tacking and welding of steel beams. Further, the company serves general fabrication, oil and gas, power generation, process, automotive and transportation, and construction and infrastructure industries, as well as heavy fabrication, ship building, and maintenance and repair markets. It sells its products directly to users of welding products, as well as through industrial distributors, retailers, and agents. The company was founded in 1895 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.