Barrington Research Has Weak Estimate for Kadant Q2 Earnings

Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Barrington Research dropped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Kadant in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, May 1st. Barrington Research analyst G. Prestopino now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $1.90 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.46. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $2.47 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $9.05 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.25 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.11 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.79 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.93 EPS.

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

Separately, DA Davidson dropped their target price on shares of Kadant from $300.00 to $275.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Thursday.

Kadant Stock Up 1.9 %

Shares of KAI opened at $300.16 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.46, a current ratio of 2.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The company has a market capitalization of $3.53 billion, a PE ratio of 31.66 and a beta of 1.30. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $331.99 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $356.89. Kadant has a 52-week low of $266.23 and a 52-week high of $429.95.

Kadant Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 7th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 9th will be given a dividend of $0.34 per share. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.45%. This is a boost from Kadant's previous quarterly dividend of $0.32. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 9th. Kadant's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 14.44%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kadant

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of KAI. Hilltop National Bank purchased a new position in shares of Kadant in the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Kadant during the 1st quarter worth $30,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its stake in Kadant by 267.9% in the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 103 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Optimum Investment Advisors lifted its holdings in shares of Kadant by 50.0% during the 1st quarter. Optimum Investment Advisors now owns 150 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $51,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in shares of Kadant by 348.1% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 242 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $82,000 after buying an additional 188 shares during the period. 96.13% of the stock is 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.

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