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Should you buy Kadant stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Kadant with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Kadant include Lincoln Electric (LECO), Littelfuse (LFUS), BlueLinx (BXC), Dover (DOV), and ITT (ITT).

How does Kadant compare to Lincoln Electric?

Lincoln Electric (NASDAQ:LECO) and Kadant (NYSE:KAI) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation.

Lincoln Electric currently has a consensus price target of $296.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.12%. Kadant has a consensus price target of $341.50, indicating a potential upside of 5.42%. Given Lincoln Electric's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Lincoln Electric is more favorable than Kadant.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lincoln Electric	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Kadant	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

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

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lincoln Electric	$4.23B	3.45	$520.53M	$9.69	27.49
Kadant	$1.09B	3.49	$101.97M	$8.77	36.94

Lincoln Electric pays an annual dividend of $3.16 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 0.4%. Lincoln Electric pays out 32.6% 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. Lincoln Electric has raised its dividend for 30 consecutive years and Kadant has raised its dividend for 12 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, Kadant had 1 more articles in the media than Lincoln Electric. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Kadant and 6 mentions for Lincoln Electric. Lincoln Electric's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Kadant's score of 0.41 indicating that Lincoln Electric is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lincoln Electric	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kadant	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Lincoln Electric has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Kadant has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the broader market.

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lincoln Electric	12.38%	39.33%	14.93%
Kadant	9.45%	12.13%	7.33%

Summary

Lincoln Electric beats Kadant on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Kadant compare to Littelfuse?

Kadant (NYSE:KAI) and Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) are related companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and earnings.

Kadant currently has a consensus price target of $341.50, indicating a potential upside of 5.42%. Littelfuse has a consensus price target of $436.67, indicating a potential downside of 5.07%. Given Kadant's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Kadant is more favorable than Littelfuse.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kadant	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Littelfuse	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

96.1% of Kadant shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Littelfuse shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Kadant shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Littelfuse shares are owned 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.

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kadant	$1.09B	3.49	$101.97M	$8.77	36.94
Littelfuse	$2.39B	4.87	-$71.70M	-$1.69	N/A

Kadant pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Littelfuse pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Kadant pays out 16.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Littelfuse pays out -177.5% 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. Kadant has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years and Littelfuse has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Littelfuse is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Littelfuse had 6 more articles in the media than Kadant. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Littelfuse and 7 mentions for Kadant. Littelfuse's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Kadant's score of 0.41 indicating that Littelfuse is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kadant	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Littelfuse	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Kadant has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Littelfuse has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the broader market.

Kadant has a net margin of 9.45% compared to Littelfuse's net margin of -1.61%. Kadant's return on equity of 12.13% beat Littelfuse's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kadant	9.45%	12.13%	7.33%
Littelfuse	-1.61%	11.62%	7.39%

Summary

Littelfuse beats Kadant on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Kadant compare to BlueLinx?

Kadant (NYSE:KAI) and BlueLinx (NYSE:BXC) are related companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kadant	9.45%	12.13%	7.33%
BlueLinx	-0.14%	-0.30%	-0.12%

Kadant has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kadant	$1.09B	3.49	$101.97M	$8.77	36.94
BlueLinx	$2.98B	0.14	$220K	-$0.52	N/A

Kadant has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BlueLinx has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the broader market.

Kadant currently has a consensus target price of $341.50, indicating a potential upside of 5.42%. BlueLinx has a consensus target price of $71.50, indicating a potential upside of 36.27%. Given BlueLinx's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe BlueLinx is more favorable than Kadant.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kadant	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
BlueLinx	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

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

In the previous week, Kadant had 6 more articles in the media than BlueLinx. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Kadant and 1 mentions for BlueLinx. BlueLinx's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Kadant's score of 0.41 indicating that BlueLinx is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kadant	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
BlueLinx	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Kadant beats BlueLinx on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Kadant compare to Dover?

Kadant (NYSE:KAI) and Dover (NYSE:DOV) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Kadant currently has a consensus target price of $341.50, indicating a potential upside of 5.42%. Dover has a consensus target price of $237.36, indicating a potential upside of 10.88%. Given Dover's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Dover is more favorable than Kadant.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kadant	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Dover	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

In the previous week, Dover had 10 more articles in the media than Kadant. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Dover and 7 mentions for Kadant. Dover's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Kadant's score of 0.41 indicating that Dover is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kadant	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Dover	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Kadant pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Kadant pays out 16.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dover pays out 25.9% 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 Dover has increased its dividend for 70 consecutive years. Dover is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Kadant has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dover has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the broader market.

96.1% of Kadant shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of Dover shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Kadant shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Dover shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kadant	$1.09B	3.49	$101.97M	$8.77	36.94
Dover	$8.09B	3.56	$1.09B	$8.02	26.69

Dover has a net margin of 13.30% compared to Kadant's net margin of 9.45%. Dover's return on equity of 18.01% beat Kadant's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kadant	9.45%	12.13%	7.33%
Dover	13.30%	18.01%	10.10%

Summary

Dover beats Kadant on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Kadant compare to ITT?

ITT (NYSE:ITT) and Kadant (NYSE:KAI) are both industrial machinery companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.

ITT presently has a consensus target price of $234.91, indicating a potential upside of 15.83%. Kadant has a consensus target price of $341.50, indicating a potential upside of 5.42%. Given ITT's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe ITT is more favorable than Kadant.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ITT	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91
Kadant	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

In the previous week, ITT had 8 more articles in the media than Kadant. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for ITT and 7 mentions for Kadant. ITT's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Kadant's score of 0.41 indicating that ITT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ITT	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kadant	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

ITT pays an annual dividend of $1.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Kadant pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. ITT pays out 27.2% 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. ITT has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Kadant has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years.

ITT has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its share price is 32% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Kadant has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its share price is 19% more volatile than the broader market.

91.6% of ITT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Kadant shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of ITT shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Kadant shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ITT	$4.24B	4.28	$488M	$5.67	35.77
Kadant	$1.09B	3.49	$101.97M	$8.77	36.94

ITT has a net margin of 10.80% compared to Kadant's net margin of 9.45%. ITT's return on equity of 16.83% beat Kadant's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ITT	10.80%	16.83%	8.61%
Kadant	9.45%	12.13%	7.33%

Summary

ITT beats Kadant on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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KAI vs. The Competition

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Metric	Kadant	MACH Industry	Industrials Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$3.83B	$15.52B	$9.35B	$23.00B
Dividend Yield	0.44%	1.32%	3.57%	4.07%
P/E Ratio	36.94	44.27	25.10	28.39
Price / Sales	3.49	6.91	5,347.82	39.98
Price / Cash	23.99	36.83	27.92	25.11
Price / Book	3.80	4.99	4.87	4.76
Net Income	$101.97M	$424.52M	$792.39M	$1.06B
7 Day Performance	-5.35%	-0.94%	0.51%	-0.75%
1 Month Performance	-2.33%	4.73%	3.83%	1.73%
1 Year Performance	-0.29%	36.54%	38.51%	25.04%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
KAI Kadant	3.3987 of 5 stars	$323.94 -1.6%	$341.50 +5.4%	+0.3%	$3.83B	$1.09B	36.94	3,900
LECO Lincoln Electric	4.332 of 5 stars	$271.23 +0.0%	$296.00 +9.1%	+35.6%	$14.85B	$4.23B	27.99	12,000
LFUS Littelfuse	4.1924 of 5 stars	$465.86 +1.9%	$436.67 -6.3%	+118.7%	$11.56B	$2.39B	N/A	17,000
BXC BlueLinx	1.6773 of 5 stars	$50.50 -3.6%	$71.50 +41.6%	-34.0%	$407.72M	$2.95B	N/A	2,160	Gap Up
DOV Dover	4.4216 of 5 stars	$220.07 +0.1%	$237.36 +7.9%	+15.6%	$29.60B	$8.09B	27.44	24,000	Dividend Announcement

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KAI vs. LECO, LFUS, BXC, DOV, and ITT

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Does the media favor KAI or BXC?

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Is KAI or DOV more profitable?

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