Kadant (KAI) Competitors

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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Lincoln Electric shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Kadant presently has a consensus target price of $357.50, suggesting a potential upside of 29.66%. Lincoln Electric has a consensus target price of $307.22, suggesting a potential upside of 14.43%. Given Kadant's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Kadant is more favorable than Lincoln Electric.

In the previous week, Lincoln Electric had 9 more articles in the media than Kadant. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Lincoln Electric and 3 mentions for Kadant. Kadant's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Lincoln Electric's score of 0.58 indicating that Kadant is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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 has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lincoln Electric has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the broader market.

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.

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 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 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 pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. UFP Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. 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 raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years and UFP Industries has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

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 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.

Kadant presently has a consensus target price of $357.50, indicating a potential upside of 29.66%. UFP Industries has a consensus target price of $104.50, indicating a potential upside of 31.98%. Given UFP Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe UFP Industries is more favorable than Kadant.

Kadant has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, UFP Industries has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the broader market.

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

In the previous week, UFP Industries had 1 more articles in the media than Kadant. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for UFP Industries and 3 mentions for Kadant. UFP Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Kadant's score of 0.81 indicating that UFP Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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.

Boise Cascade has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Kadant has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Boise Cascade and Boise Cascade both had 3 articles in the media. Boise Cascade's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Kadant's score of 0.81 indicating that Boise Cascade is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Boise Cascade presently has a consensus price target of $93.60, suggesting a potential upside of 23.42%. Kadant has a consensus price target of $357.50, suggesting a potential upside of 29.66%. Given Kadant's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kadant is more favorable than Boise Cascade.

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.

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 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.

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 0.5%. 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 raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years and Kadant has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years.

BlueLinx has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Kadant has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the broader market.

Kadant has a net margin of 9.52% compared to BlueLinx's net margin of -0.06%. Kadant's return on equity of 13.16% 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.

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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Kadant 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.

BlueLinx presently has a consensus target price of $83.50, indicating a potential upside of 11.69%. Kadant has a consensus target price of $357.50, indicating a potential upside of 29.66%. Given Kadant's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Kadant is more favorable than BlueLinx.

In the previous week, BlueLinx had 4 more articles in the media than Kadant. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for BlueLinx and 3 mentions for Kadant. Kadant's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat BlueLinx's score of 0.47 indicating that Kadant is being referred to more favorably in the news media.