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Kadant Inc

KAI

305.450USD

-3.350-1.08%

Close 09/19, 16:00（ET）Quotes delayed by 15 min

3.60BMarket Cap

33.99P/E TTM

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Kadant Inc

305.450

-3.350-1.08%

Overview Company Financials Analysis

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-19

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively very healthy. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Buy. The company is performing well in the stock market, with strong fundamentals and technicals supporting the current trend. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking

30 / 192

Overall Ranking

121 / 4720

Industry

Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score

Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 4 analysts

Buy

Current Rating

340.000

Target Price

+10.10%

Upside Space

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

Company Highlights

StrengthsRisks

Kadant Inc. is a global supplier of technologies and engineered systems that drive sustainable industrial processing. Its segments include Flow Control, Industrial Processing, and Material Handling. Flow Control segment includes rotary sealing devices, steam systems, expansion joints, doctor systems, roll and fabric cleaning devices, and filtration and fiber recovery systems. Industrial Processing segment includes equipment, machinery, and technologies used to process recycled paper and timber for the packaging, tissue, wood products and alternative fuel industries, among others. It provides industrial automation and digitization solutions to process industries. Material Handling segment products include conveying and vibratory equipment and balers. It manufactures and sells biodegradable, absorbent granules used as carriers in agricultural applications and for oil and grease absorption. It also offers engineered fluid sealing and transfer solutions for rotating applications.

High Growth

The company's revenue has grown steadily over the past 3 years, averaging 16.43% year-on-year.

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%.

Overvalued

The company’s latest PE is 33.93, at a high 3-year percentile range.

Institutional Buying

The latest institutional holdings are 15.35M shares, increasing 8.43% quarter-over-quarter.

Held by The Vanguard

Star Investor The Vanguard holds 1.33M shares of this stock.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-19

The company's current financial score is 7.57, which is higher than the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry's average of 7.47. Its financial status is robust, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 255.27M, representing a year-over-year decrease of 7.10%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year decrease of 16.40%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

7.57

Change

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Financials

8.73

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

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Quality of Earnings

6.89

Key Metrics

Total revenue

Operating profit

Total assets

SG&A

No Data

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Operational Efficiency

7.39

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Income after tax

No Data

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Growth Potential

6.46

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Total revenue

No Data

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Shareholder Returns

8.38

Key Metrics

Free cash flow

No Data

Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-19

The company’s current valuation score is 3.88, which is higher than the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry's average of 2.45. Its current P/E ratio is 34.30, which is -2.59% below the recent high of 33.41 and 32.93% above the recent low of 23.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

3.88

Change

0.03

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 30/192

No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-19

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 8.00, which is higher than the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry's average of 7.59. The average price target for Kadant Inc is 340.00, with a high of 380.00 and a low of 300.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

8.00

Change

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 4 analysts

Buy

Current Rating

340.000

Target Price

+10.10%

Upside Space

Strong Buy

Buy

Hold

Sell

Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

Total

Median

Average

Company name

Ratings

Analysts

Kadant Inc

KAI

Parker-Hannifin Corp

Xylem Inc

XYL

Pentair PLC

PNR

Cognex Corp

CGNX

WW Grainger Inc

GWW

...

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

No Data

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: 2025-09-19

The company’s current price momentum score is 6.83, which is lower than the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry's average of 7.78. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 340.72 and the support level at 288.65, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

6.83

Change

-0.08

Support & Resistance

No Data

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(3)

Neutral(2)

Buy(1)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MACD(12,26,9)

-3.852

Sell

RSI(14)

38.791

Neutral

STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)

19.561

Neutral

ATR(14)

9.102

High Vlolatility

CCI(14)

-130.828

Sell

Williams %R

82.395

Oversold

TRIX(12,20)

-0.311

Sell

StochRSI(14)

69.981

Buy

Moving Average

Sell(6)

Neutral(0)

Buy(0)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MA5

307.682

Sell

MA10

313.483

Sell

MA20

321.876

Sell

MA50

329.255

Sell

MA100

322.265

Sell

MA200

339.089

Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-19

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 10.00, which is higher than the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry's average of 7.81. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 130.34%, representing a quarter-over-quarter increase of 4.13%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 1.33M shares, representing 11.31% of shares outstanding, with 9.23% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

10.00

Change

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name

Shares Held

Chg %

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.

1.62M

+102.75%

The Vanguard Group, Inc.

Star Investors

1.33M

+9.39%

Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, LLC

1.33M

-0.95%

Wasatch Global Investors Inc

Star Investors

949.63K

-10.43%

Capital International Investors

551.98K

-12.97%

Neuberger Berman, LLC

555.20K

-25.63%

State Street Global Advisors (US)

444.31K

+56.55%

Macquarie Investment Management

321.67K

+2.43%

Chevy Chase Trust Company

442.88K

-6.84%

Capital World Investors

302.61K

-3.35%

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-19

The company’s current risk assessment score is 5.06, which is higher than the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry's average of 4.36. The company's beta value is 1.24. This indicates that the stock tends to outperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences larger declines during downward trending markets.