Kadant (KAI) Competitors $293.08 +0.20 (+0.07%) As of 10:40 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock KAI vs. FELE, LFUS, DOV, GGG, ITT, NPO, PH, PNR, WTS, and NDSNShould you be buying Kadant stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kadant include Franklin Electric (FELE), Littelfuse (LFUS), Dover (DOV), Graco (GGG), ITT (ITT), Enpro (NPO), Parker-Hannifin (PH), Pentair (PNR), Watts Water Technologies (WTS), and Nordson (NDSN). Kadant vs. Its Competitors Franklin Electric Littelfuse Dover Graco ITT Enpro Parker-Hannifin Pentair Watts Water Technologies Nordson Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) and Kadant (NYSE:KAI) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and risk. Is FELE or KAI a better dividend stock? Franklin Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Kadant pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Franklin Electric pays out 27.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kadant pays out 15.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Franklin Electric has increased its dividend for 33 consecutive years and Kadant has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Franklin Electric is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of FELE or KAI? 80.0% of Franklin Electric shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Kadant shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Franklin Electric shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Kadant shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor FELE or KAI? In the previous week, Franklin Electric had 2 more articles in the media than Kadant. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Franklin Electric and 3 mentions for Kadant. Kadant's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Franklin Electric's score of 0.82 indicating that Kadant is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Franklin Electric 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Kadant 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate FELE or KAI? Franklin Electric currently has a consensus target price of $107.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.96%. Kadant has a consensus target price of $340.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.01%. Given Kadant's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kadant is more favorable than Franklin Electric.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Franklin Electric 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Kadant 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Which has more volatility and risk, FELE or KAI? Franklin Electric has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kadant has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is FELE or KAI more profitable? Kadant has a net margin of 10.34% compared to Franklin Electric's net margin of 8.71%. Franklin Electric's return on equity of 14.05% beat Kadant's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Franklin Electric8.71% 14.05% 9.47% Kadant 10.34%12.62%7.66% Which has better earnings and valuation, FELE or KAI? Franklin Electric has higher revenue and earnings than Kadant. Franklin Electric is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kadant, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFranklin Electric$2.06B2.14$180.31M$3.8725.61Kadant$1.05B3.28$111.60M$8.9832.64 SummaryKadant beats Franklin Electric on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Kadant News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KAI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KAI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKadantMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.44B$13.75B$7.94B$22.09BDividend Yield0.46%24.33%4.58%3.59%P/E Ratio32.5222.3525.1533.09Price / Sales3.286.961,255.9060.82Price / Cash20.2217.6827.8724.20Price / Book4.014.494.924.70Net Income$111.60M$498.10M$790.14M$1.01B7 Day Performance-2.79%3.67%1.43%2.59%1 Month Performance-3.50%6.36%2.33%1.56%1 Year Performance-7.83%30.93%30.27%14.01% Kadant Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KAIKadant3.395 of 5 stars$293.08+0.1%$340.00+16.0%-7.7%$3.44B$1.05B32.523,500Positive NewsFELEFranklin Electric4.4944 of 5 stars$98.14+0.9%$107.00+9.0%-2.7%$4.33B$2.02B25.366,300Upcoming EarningsLFUSLittelfuse4.9453 of 5 stars$270.38+2.1%$292.50+8.2%+6.4%$6.57B$2.19B56.3316,000Upcoming EarningsDOVDover4.9273 of 5 stars$169.00+1.5%$212.25+25.6%-5.5%$22.83B$7.75B10.1924,000Positive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGGGGraco4.4395 of 5 stars$82.38+0.1%$94.50+14.7%-1.5%$13.64B$2.11B29.214,300Positive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionITTITT4.6796 of 5 stars$172.35-0.3%$191.00+10.8%+21.4%$13.49B$3.63B27.1011,700Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsNPOEnpro4.309 of 5 stars$234.33+2.4%$245.00+4.6%+55.6%$4.82B$1.05B58.583,500Positive NewsPHParker-Hannifin4.5678 of 5 stars$740.55+0.9%$789.67+6.6%+21.7%$92.83B$19.85B27.3157,950Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementPNRPentair4.6193 of 5 stars$109.31+0.5%$116.50+6.6%+13.1%$17.83B$4.08B29.879,750Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionWTSWatts Water Technologies4.5544 of 5 stars$281.47+2.1%$253.80-9.8%+39.2%$9.20B$2.25B30.274,800News CoverageNDSNNordson4.4498 of 5 stars$235.66+1.0%$255.75+8.5%-5.6%$13.11B$2.69B29.618,000Analyst ForecastInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Franklin Electric Competitors Littelfuse Competitors Dover Competitors Graco Competitors ITT Competitors Enpro Competitors Parker-Hannifin Competitors Pentair Competitors Watts Water Technologies Competitors Nordson Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:KAI) was last updated on 10/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhat a Former CIA Agent Knows About the Coming Collapse This isn’t just another gold investing book—it’s a survival playbook written by a former CIA officer trained...Advantage Gold | SponsoredYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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