Kadant (KAI) Competitors

In the previous week, Lincoln Electric had 10 more articles in the media than Kadant. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Lincoln Electric and 1 mentions for Kadant. Lincoln Electric's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Kadant's score of 0.38 indicating that Lincoln Electric is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Lincoln Electric has a net margin of 12.35% compared to Kadant's net margin of 9.52%. Lincoln Electric's return on equity of 39.23% beat Kadant's return on equity.

Lincoln Electric has higher revenue and earnings than Kadant. Lincoln Electric is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kadant, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Kadant currently has a consensus target price of $357.50, suggesting a potential upside of 38.51%. Lincoln Electric has a consensus target price of $307.22, suggesting a potential upside of 19.17%. Given Kadant's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Kadant is more favorable than Lincoln Electric.

96.1% of Kadant shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.6% of Lincoln Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Kadant shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Lincoln Electric shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Kadant has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lincoln Electric has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the broader market.

Kadant pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Lincoln Electric pays an annual dividend of $3.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Kadant pays out 15.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lincoln Electric pays out 31.6% 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. Kadant has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years and Lincoln Electric has increased its dividend for 30 consecutive years. Lincoln Electric is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, UFP Industries had 8 more articles in the media than Kadant. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for UFP Industries and 1 mentions for Kadant. Kadant's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat UFP Industries' score of 0.35 indicating that Kadant is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Kadant has a net margin of 9.52% compared to UFP Industries' net margin of 3.99%. Kadant's return on equity of 13.16% beat UFP Industries' return on equity.

UFP Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Kadant. UFP Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kadant, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Kadant pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. UFP Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Kadant pays out 15.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. UFP Industries pays out 33.0% 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. Kadant has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years and UFP Industries has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Kadant has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, UFP Industries has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the broader market.

Kadant currently has a consensus target price of $357.50, suggesting a potential upside of 38.51%. UFP Industries has a consensus target price of $104.50, suggesting a potential upside of 37.95%. Given Kadant's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Kadant is more favorable than UFP Industries.

96.1% of Kadant shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.8% of UFP Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Kadant shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of UFP Industries 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.

In the previous week, Applied Industrial Technologies had 5 more articles in the media than Kadant. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Applied Industrial Technologies and 1 mentions for Kadant. Applied Industrial Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Kadant's score of 0.38 indicating that Applied Industrial Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Kadant pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Applied Industrial Technologies pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Kadant pays out 15.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Applied Industrial Technologies pays out 18.6% 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. Kadant has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years and Applied Industrial Technologies has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Applied Industrial Technologies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Kadant has a net margin of 9.52% compared to Applied Industrial Technologies' net margin of 8.35%. Applied Industrial Technologies' return on equity of 22.17% beat Kadant's return on equity.

Kadant presently has a consensus price target of $357.50, indicating a potential upside of 38.51%. Applied Industrial Technologies has a consensus price target of $400.00, indicating a potential upside of 19.39%. Given Kadant's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Kadant is more favorable than Applied Industrial Technologies.

Kadant has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the broader market.

96.1% of Kadant shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Kadant shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Applied Industrial Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Kadant. Kadant is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Applied Industrial Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Boise Cascade currently has a consensus target price of $93.40, suggesting a potential upside of 26.58%. Kadant has a consensus target price of $357.50, suggesting a potential upside of 38.51%. Given Kadant's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kadant is more favorable than Boise Cascade.

Boise Cascade pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Kadant pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Boise Cascade pays out 31.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kadant pays out 15.5% 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. Boise Cascade has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years and Kadant has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years.

96.2% of Boise Cascade shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Kadant shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Boise Cascade shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Kadant shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Boise Cascade had 3 more articles in the media than Kadant. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Boise Cascade and 1 mentions for Kadant. Kadant's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Boise Cascade's score of 0.38 indicating that Kadant is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Kadant has a net margin of 9.52% compared to Boise Cascade's net margin of 1.64%. Kadant's return on equity of 13.16% beat Boise Cascade's return on equity.

Boise Cascade has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Kadant has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the broader market.

Boise Cascade has higher revenue and earnings than Kadant. Boise Cascade is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kadant, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.