Q4 EPS Estimates for Kadant Increased by Barrington Research

Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Barrington Research upped their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for Kadant in a research report issued on Thursday, May 1st. Barrington Research analyst G. Prestopino now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $2.59 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $2.43. Barrington Research currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $380.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Kadant's current full-year earnings is $9.97 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Kadant's Q4 2026 earnings at $2.77 EPS.

Separately, DA Davidson dropped their price objective on shares of Kadant from $300.00 to $275.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 1st.

Kadant Price Performance

NYSE:KAI traded up $2.48 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $290.88. 24,106 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 107,849. Kadant has a 1 year low of $266.23 and a 1 year high of $429.95. The company has a market cap of $3.43 billion, a PE ratio of 30.63 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a current ratio of 2.29. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $328.55 and its 200 day simple moving average is $356.18.

Kadant (NYSE:KAI - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The industrial products company reported $2.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.97 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $239.21 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $239.41 million. Kadant had a return on equity of 14.66% and a net margin of 10.59%. Kadant's revenue was down 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.38 earnings per share.

Kadant Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 7th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 9th will be issued a $0.34 dividend. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.47%. This is a positive change from Kadant's previous quarterly dividend of $0.32. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 9th. Kadant's dividend payout ratio is 14.44%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kadant

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of KAI. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Kadant by 19,500.0% in the 1st quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 784 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $264,000 after buying an additional 780 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its position in Kadant by 5.6% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 760 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $256,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the period. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH acquired a new stake in shares of Kadant in the first quarter valued at about $4,230,000. Wealth Alliance LLC raised its stake in shares of Kadant by 6.3% during the first quarter. Wealth Alliance LLC now owns 814 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $274,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares during the period. Finally, Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky acquired a new position in Kadant in the 1st quarter worth $1,319,000. 96.13% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Kadant Company Profile

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.