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Kadant (KAI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$292.97 +1.68 (+0.58%)
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About Kadant Stock (NYSE:KAI)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$289.93
$297.81
50-Day Range
$271.63
$357.07
52-Week Range
$270.73
$429.95
Volume
68,220 shs
Average Volume
139,430 shs
Market Capitalization
$3.45 billion
P/E Ratio
32.62
Dividend Yield
0.46%
Price Target
$340.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Kadant Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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72nd Percentile Overall Score

KAI MarketRank™: 

Kadant scored higher than 72% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 78th out of 184 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Kadant has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Kadant has a consensus price target of $340.00, representing about 16.8% upside from its current price of $291.22.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Kadant has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Kadant's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Kadant are expected to grow by 14.24% in the coming year, from $9.97 to $11.39 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Kadant is 32.43, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 233.65.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Kadant is 32.43, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 295.84.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Kadant has a P/B Ratio of 3.99. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Kadant's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    12.48% of the outstanding shares of Kadant have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Kadant has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 13, which indicates bearish sentiment.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Kadant has recently decreased by 3.29%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Kadant has a dividend yield of 0.46%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Kadant has been increasing its dividend for 12 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Kadant is 15.14%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Kadant will have a dividend payout ratio of 11.94% next year. This indicates that Kadant will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Kadant's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    12.48% of the outstanding shares of Kadant have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Kadant has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 13, which indicates bearish sentiment.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Kadant has recently decreased by 3.29%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Kadant has a news sentiment score of 0.27. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.64 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Kadant this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Kadant to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Kadant insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $140,440.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.40% of the stock of Kadant is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    96.13% of the stock of Kadant is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Kadant's insider trading history.
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KAI Stock News Headlines

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KAI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Kadant's stock was trading at $344.99 at the beginning of the year. Since then, KAI stock has decreased by 15.6% and is now trading at $291.2150.

Kadant Inc (NYSE:KAI) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July, 29th. The industrial products company reported $2.31 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.94 by $0.37. The company's revenue was down 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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Kadant's board initiated a share buyback plan on Thursday, May 15th 2025, which permits the company to buy back $50,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could purchase up to 1.3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

The following companies are subsidiaries of Kadant: The Clouth Group of Companies, Balemaster, Cogent Industrial Technologies Ltd., Syntron Material Handling Group LLC, Unaflex LLC, RT Holding GmbH, Carmanah Design and Manufacturing Inc., and others.

Top institutional investors of Kadant include Riverbridge Partners LLC (1.68%), Yousif Capital Management LLC (0.03%), Voya Investment Management LLC (0.02%) and Curated Wealth Partners LLC (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Michael J Mckenney, Jonathan W Painter, John M Albertine, Thomas C Leonard, Erin L Russell, Peter J Flynn, Michael C Colwell, Fredrik H Westerhout, Rebecca Martinez O'mara, Thomas Andrew Blanchard, Dara F Mitchell and Stacy D Krause.
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Shares of KAI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Kadant investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), ServiceNow (NOW), Adobe (ADBE) and Arista Networks (ANET).

Company Calendar

Record date for 8/7 Dividend
7/10/2025
Ex-Dividend for 8/7 Dividend
7/10/2025
Last Earnings
7/29/2025
Dividend Payable
8/07/2025
Record date for 11/6 Dividend
10/09/2025
Ex-Dividend for 11/6 Dividend
10/09/2025
Today
10/16/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/04/2025
Dividend Payable
11/06/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
MACH - GENL INDL
Sub-Industry
Industrial Machinery
Current Symbol
NYSE:KAI
CIK
886346
Employees
3,500
Year Founded
1991

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$380.00
Low Price Target
$300.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+16.8%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.33
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$8.98
Trailing P/E Ratio
32.43
Forward P/E Ratio
29.21
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$111.60 million
Net Margins
10.34%
Pretax Margin
14.20%
Return on Equity
12.62%
Return on Assets
7.66%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.26
Current Ratio
2.38
Quick Ratio
1.53

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.05 billion
Price / Sales
3.26
Cash Flow
$14.45 per share
Price / Cash Flow
20.15
Book Value
$73.06 per share
Price / Book
3.99

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
11,780,000
Free Float
11,612,000
Market Cap
$3.43 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.22

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This page (NYSE:KAI) was last updated on 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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