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Kadant Inc

KAI

290.660USD

-8.840-2.95%

Close 03/27, 16:00（ET）Quotes delayed by 15 min

3.39BMarket Cap

33.56P/E TTM

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Kadant Inc

290.660

-8.840-2.95%

Overview Financials Analysis Company

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

Overview

Financials

Analysis

Company

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of Kadant Inc

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-03-27

Key Insights

Kadant Inc's fundamentals are relatively very healthy, with an industry-leading ESG disclosure.and its growth potential is high.Its valuation is considered fairly valued, ranking 43 out of 181 in the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry.Institutional ownership is very high.Over the past month, multiple analysts have rated it as Buy, with the highest price target at 341.50.In the medium term, the stock price is expected to remain stable.Despite a very weak market performance over the past month, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals.The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Kadant Inc's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking

43 / 181

Overall Ranking

133 / 4542

Industry

Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Score Analysis

Current score

Previous score

Media Coverage

Last 24 hours

Coverage Level

Very Low

Very High

Neutral

Kadant Inc Highlights

StrengthsRisks

Kadant Inc. is a global supplier of technologies and engineered systems that drive sustainable industrial processing. The Company’s segments include Flow Control, Industrial Processing, and Material Handling. Its Flow Control segment provides custom-engineered products, systems, and technologies that control the flow of fluids used in industrial and commercial applications to keep critical processes running efficiently in the packaging, tissue, food, metals, energy, and other industrial sectors. Its Industrial Processing segment provides equipment, machinery, and technologies used to recycle paper and paperboard and process timber for use in the packaging, tissue, wood products and alternative fuel industries, among others. Its Material Handling segment provides products and engineered systems used to handle bulk and discrete materials for secondary processing or transport in the aggregates, mining, food, and waste management industries, among others.

High Dividend

The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 13.47%.

Stable Dividend

The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 13.47%.

Fairly Valued

The company’s latest PE is 33.56, at a medium 3-year percentile range.

Institutional Selling

The latest institutional holdings are 13.73M shares, decreasing 3.97% quarter-over-quarter.

Held by Barrow Hanley

Star Investor Barrow Hanley holds 25.00 shares of this stock.

Analyst Rating

Based on 4 analysts

Buy

Current Rating

341.500

Target Price

+5.46%

Upside Space

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-03-27

The current financial score of Kadant Inc is 8.45, ranking 13 out of 181 in the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry. Its financial status is robust, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 286.20M, representing a year-over-year increase of 10.92%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 0.03%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

8.45

Change

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Financials

9.49

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

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Quality of Earnings

8.72

Key Metrics

Total revenue

Operating profit

Total assets

SG&A

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

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Operational Efficiency

7.77

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Income after tax

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

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Growth Potential

7.43

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Total revenue

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

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Shareholder Returns

8.86

Key Metrics

Free cash flow

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Kadant Inc's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-03-27

The current valuation score of Kadant Inc is 4.14, ranking 177 out of 181 in the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry. Its current P/E ratio is 33.56, which is 28.60% below the recent high of 43.15 and 48.88% above the recent low of 17.15.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

4.14

Change

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 43/181

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-03-27

The current earnings forecast score of Kadant Inc is 8.00, ranking 34 out of 181 in the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry. The average price target is 337.50, with a high of 380.00 and a low of 295.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

8.00

Change

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Analyst Rating

Based on 4 analysts

Buy

Current Rating

341.500

Target Price

+5.46%

Upside Space

Strong Buy

Buy

Hold

Sell

Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

Total

Median

Average

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Ratings

Analysts

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Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-03-27

The current price momentum score of Kadant Inc is 6.68, ranking 123 out of 181 in the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry. Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 332.62 and the support level at 268.16, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

6.93

Change

-0.25

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Indicators

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The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators

Sell(5)

Neutral(1)

Buy(0)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MACD(12,26,9)

-3.823

Sell

RSI(14)

36.884

Neutral

STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)

26.043

Sell

ATR(14)

14.365

High Vlolatility

CCI(14)

-108.280

Sell

Williams %R

94.115

Oversold

TRIX(12,20)

-0.402

Sell

StochRSI(14)

0.000

Sell

Moving Average

Sell(6)

Neutral(0)

Buy(0)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MA5

308.354

Sell

MA10

303.461

Sell

MA20

318.525

Sell

MA50

325.411

Sell

MA100

304.379

Sell

MA200

310.793

Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-03-27

The current institutional shareholding score of Kadant Inc is 10.00, ranking 1 out of 181 in the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 116.59%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 2.73%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 1.30M shares, representing 10.99% of shares outstanding, with 2.73% decrease in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

10.00

Change

Institutional Shareholding

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Shareholder Activity

Name

Shares Held

Chg %

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.

1.55M

-1.58%

The Vanguard Group, Inc.

Star Investors

1.32M

-1.13%

Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, LLC

1.28M

-2.24%

Wasatch Global Investors Inc

Star Investors

884.60K

-10.12%

Capital World Investors

316.21K

+1.58%

Capital International Investors

477.55K

-5.73%

State Street Investment Management (US)

441.27K

-0.87%

Neuberger Berman, LLC

427.35K

-13.18%

Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.

312.20K

+11.90%

Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.

268.78K

-1.35%

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-03-27

The U.S. Dollar Index is currently in a neutral state, which has a neutral effect on the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships domestic-focused industry. The Dollar Index (DXY) measures the value of the U.S. dollar against a basket of major currencies, including the euro, yen, pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc. The current risk assessment score of Kadant Inc is 6.95, ranking 68 out of 181 in the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry. The company's beta value is 1.25. This indicates that the stock tends to outperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences larger declines during downward trending markets. with an industry-leading ESG disclosure.