Kadant (KAI) Competitors

Lincoln Electric has a net margin of 12.38% compared to Kadant's net margin of 9.45%. Lincoln Electric's return on equity of 39.33% 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.

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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Lincoln Electric had 14 more articles in the media than Kadant. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Lincoln Electric and 3 mentions for Kadant. Kadant's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Lincoln Electric's score of 0.78 indicating that Kadant is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Kadant has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lincoln Electric has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the broader market.

Kadant pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Lincoln Electric pays an annual dividend of $3.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Kadant pays out 16.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lincoln Electric pays out 32.6% 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 raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years and Lincoln Electric has raised 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.

Kadant currently has a consensus target price of $341.50, suggesting a potential upside of 9.33%. Lincoln Electric has a consensus target price of $299.38, suggesting a potential upside of 19.05%. Given Lincoln Electric's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lincoln Electric is more favorable than Kadant.

Kadant has a net margin of 9.45% compared to BlueLinx's net margin of -0.14%. Kadant's return on equity of 12.13% beat BlueLinx's return on equity.

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

BlueLinx has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Kadant has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the broader market.

BlueLinx currently has a consensus price target of $70.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.66%. Kadant has a consensus price target of $341.50, suggesting a potential upside of 9.33%. Given BlueLinx's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe BlueLinx is more favorable than Kadant.

In the previous week, BlueLinx and BlueLinx both had 3 articles in the media. Kadant's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat BlueLinx's score of 1.09 indicating that Kadant is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

90.8% of BlueLinx shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Kadant shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of BlueLinx shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Kadant shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Dover has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Kadant has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Dover had 18 more articles in the media than Kadant. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Dover and 3 mentions for Kadant. Kadant's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Dover's score of 0.84 indicating that Kadant is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Dover currently has a consensus price target of $238.29, indicating a potential upside of 17.70%. Kadant has a consensus price target of $341.50, indicating a potential upside of 9.33%. Given Dover's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Dover is more favorable than Kadant.

Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Kadant pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Dover pays out 25.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kadant pays out 16.4% 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. Dover has increased its dividend for 70 consecutive years and Kadant has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Dover is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Dover has a net margin of 13.48% compared to Kadant's net margin of 9.45%. Dover's return on equity of 18.43% beat Kadant's return on equity.

84.5% of Dover shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Kadant shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Dover 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 company is poised for long-term growth.

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

96.1% of Kadant shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.3% of Ingersoll Rand shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Kadant shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ingersoll Rand shares are held by company 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, Ingersoll Rand had 24 more articles in the media than Kadant. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Ingersoll Rand and 3 mentions for Kadant. Kadant's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Ingersoll Rand's score of 1.03 indicating that Kadant is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Kadant has a net margin of 9.45% compared to Ingersoll Rand's net margin of 7.54%. Ingersoll Rand's return on equity of 12.79% beat Kadant's return on equity.

Kadant pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Ingersoll Rand pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Kadant pays out 16.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ingersoll Rand pays out 5.4% 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. Kadant is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Kadant has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ingersoll Rand has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the broader market.

Kadant presently has a consensus price target of $341.50, indicating a potential upside of 9.33%. Ingersoll Rand has a consensus price target of $91.86, indicating a potential upside of 9.04%. Given Kadant's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Kadant is more favorable than Ingersoll Rand.