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.

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 1.2%. 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.

In the previous week, Lincoln Electric had 9 more articles in the media than Kadant. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Lincoln Electric and 4 mentions for Kadant. Kadant's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Lincoln Electric's score of 0.87 indicating that Kadant is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Kadant has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lincoln Electric has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the broader market.

96.1% of Kadant shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.6% of Lincoln Electric shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Kadant shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Lincoln Electric shares are held 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.

Kadant currently has a consensus target price of $341.50, suggesting a potential upside of 20.75%. Lincoln Electric has a consensus target price of $296.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.62%. Given Kadant's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kadant is more favorable than Lincoln Electric.

Kadant presently has a consensus price target of $341.50, suggesting a potential upside of 20.75%. Littelfuse has a consensus price target of $465.83, suggesting a potential downside of 1.34%. Given Kadant's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Kadant is more favorable than Littelfuse.

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.

In the previous week, Littelfuse had 7 more articles in the media than Kadant. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Littelfuse and 4 mentions for Kadant. Kadant's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Littelfuse's score of 1.13 indicating that Kadant is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Kadant pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Littelfuse pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. 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.

Kadant has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Littelfuse has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its stock price is 48% 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.

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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Kadant presently has a consensus target price of $341.50, suggesting a potential upside of 20.75%. Dover has a consensus target price of $239.85, suggesting a potential upside of 10.50%. Given Kadant's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kadant is more favorable than Dover.

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.

Kadant has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dover has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% 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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Dover shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds 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.

In the previous week, Dover had 8 more articles in the media than Kadant. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Dover and 4 mentions for Kadant. Kadant's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Dover's score of 0.78 indicating that Kadant is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Kadant pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. 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.

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 0.5%. 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.

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 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.

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

In the previous week, ITT had 12 more articles in the media than Kadant. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for ITT and 4 mentions for Kadant. Kadant's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat ITT's score of 1.42 indicating that Kadant is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

ITT presently has a consensus target price of $234.91, indicating a potential upside of 24.56%. Kadant has a consensus target price of $341.50, indicating a potential upside of 20.75%. Given ITT's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe ITT is more favorable than Kadant.

ITT has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its share price is 27% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Kadant has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the broader market.