Kadant (KAI) Competitors $303.36 +5.06 (+1.70%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$303.33 -0.02 (-0.01%) As of 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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, AIN, DOV, HI, ITT, NPO, PH, WTS, and GGGShould you be buying Kadant stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kadant include Franklin Electric (FELE), Littelfuse (LFUS), Albany International (AIN), Dover (DOV), Hillenbrand (HI), ITT (ITT), Enpro (NPO), Parker-Hannifin (PH), Watts Water Technologies (WTS), and Graco (GGG). Kadant vs. Its Competitors Franklin Electric Littelfuse Albany International Dover Hillenbrand ITT Enpro Parker-Hannifin Watts Water Technologies Graco Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) and Kadant (NYSE:KAI) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and media sentiment. Do insiders and institutionals 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, FELE or KAI? Franklin Electric has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kadant has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to FELE or KAI? In the previous week, Kadant had 2 more articles in the media than Franklin Electric. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Kadant and 0 mentions for Franklin Electric. Kadant's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Franklin Electric's score of 0.00 indicating that Kadant is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Franklin Electric Neutral Kadant Positive 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 0.4%. 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. 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% Do analysts prefer FELE or KAI? Franklin Electric currently has a consensus price target of $107.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.09%. Kadant has a consensus price target of $340.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.08%. Given Kadant's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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 better valuation & earnings, 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$2.06B2.08$180.31M$3.8724.89Kadant$1.05B3.39$111.60M$8.9833.78 SummaryKadant beats Franklin Electric on 12 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding KAI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$3.57B$12.95B$7.90B$21.74BDividend Yield0.46%24.43%4.58%3.56%P/E Ratio33.7821.80310.3829.81Price / Sales3.395.31246.1865.78Price / Cash20.2917.4828.2524.69Price / Book4.154.354.944.60Net Income$111.60M$519.51M$796.44M$999.94M7 Day Performance0.27%1.46%1.89%2.00%1 Month Performance-5.06%2.70%5.27%4.50%1 Year Performance-5.63%27.00%30.22%14.51% Kadant Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KAIKadant3.508 of 5 stars$303.36+1.7%$340.00+12.1%-8.9%$3.57B$1.05B33.783,500FELEFranklin Electric3.9079 of 5 stars$94.19-1.0%$107.00+13.6%-7.1%$4.23B$2.02B24.346,300Positive NewsLFUSLittelfuse4.728 of 5 stars$257.81-0.8%$234.50-9.0%+0.1%$6.44B$2.19B53.7116,000Positive NewsAINAlbany International4.5598 of 5 stars$52.70-1.6%$71.40+35.5%-38.3%$1.58B$1.23B26.355,400DOVDover4.894 of 5 stars$166.46-0.9%$213.92+28.5%-12.5%$23.04B$7.75B10.0424,000Analyst ForecastHIHillenbrand4.5274 of 5 stars$26.37+1.4%$32.00+21.4%-0.2%$1.83B$3.18B-105.4810,450ITTITT4.3487 of 5 stars$176.85+0.0%$188.11+6.4%+22.6%$13.79B$3.63B27.8111,700Analyst ForecastNPOEnpro4.3059 of 5 stars$220.31-0.8%$240.00+8.9%+43.6%$4.67B$1.05B55.083,500PHParker-Hannifin4.4844 of 5 stars$753.24+0.3%$770.94+2.4%+20.7%$95.00B$19.85B27.7757,950Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastWTSWatts Water Technologies4.4623 of 5 stars$276.34-0.7%$253.80-8.2%+36.7%$9.29B$2.25B29.714,800GGGGraco4.4029 of 5 stars$84.51-0.2%$94.50+11.8%-2.3%$14.04B$2.11B29.974,300 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Franklin Electric Competitors Littelfuse Competitors Albany International Competitors Dover Competitors Hillenbrand Competitors ITT Competitors Enpro Competitors Parker-Hannifin Competitors Watts Water Technologies Competitors Graco 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 10/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredU.S. Government Sparking Crypto RallyU.S. Puts GDP on the Blockchain Could this spark the next crypto supercycle? 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