Barrington Research Expects Reduced Earnings for Kadant

Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Barrington Research cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Kadant in a report issued on Thursday, May 1st. Barrington Research analyst G. Prestopino now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $1.90 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.46. Barrington Research 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 released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The industrial products company reported $2.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.97 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $239.21 million for 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 quarterly revenue was down 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.38 earnings per share.

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

Kadant Price Performance

Shares of KAI stock traded up $0.20 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $300.97. The company's stock had a trading volume of 25,573 shares, compared to its average volume of 108,182. The firm's 50-day moving average is $325.46 and its two-hundred day moving average is $355.57. The company has a market cap of $3.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.75 and a beta of 1.30. Kadant has a 1-year low of $266.23 and a 1-year high of $429.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a current ratio of 2.29.

Kadant Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 7th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 9th were issued a dividend of $0.34 per share. This is a positive change from Kadant's previous quarterly dividend of $0.32. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, April 9th. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.45%. Kadant's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 14.44%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. C2P Capital Advisory Group LLC d.b.a. Prosperity Capital Advisors acquired a new position in Kadant in the fourth quarter worth $193,595,000. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Kadant by 25.0% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,218,273 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $420,292,000 after acquiring an additional 243,267 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Kadant in the 4th quarter valued at about $46,529,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Kadant in the fourth quarter worth about $39,400,000. Finally, Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Kadant during the fourth quarter worth approximately $38,560,000. 96.13% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Kadant

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.