Kadant FY2025 EPS Estimate Raised by Barrington Research

Kadant Inc (NYSE:KAI) – Equities research analysts at Barrington Research boosted their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Kadant in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, October 30th. Barrington Research analyst G. Prestopino now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings of $9.25 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $8.97. Barrington Research has a “Outperform” rating and a $380.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Kadant’s current full-year earnings is $9.97 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Kadant’s Q2 2026 earnings at $2.56 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.87 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $2.50 EPS.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. DA Davidson lifted their price objective on shares of Kadant from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Kadant in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $340.00.

Kadant Stock Up 0.1%

Kadant stock opened at $277.02 on Monday. Kadant has a 1-year low of $270.21 and a 1-year high of $429.95. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.02 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a current ratio of 9.39, a quick ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $304.76 and a 200 day simple moving average of $315.48.

Kadant (NYSE:KAI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 28th. The industrial products company reported $2.59 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.18 by $0.41. Kadant had a net margin of 9.96% and a return on equity of 11.97%. The business had revenue of $271.57 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $260.17 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.84 EPS. Kadant’s revenue was up .0% compared to the same quarter last year. Kadant has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 2.050-2.250 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 9.050-9.250 EPS.

Kadant Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 6th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 9th will be given a $0.34 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 9th. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. Kadant’s payout ratio is 15.72%.

Insider Transactions at Kadant

In related news, Director Thomas C. Leonard sold 415 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $338.41, for a total value of $140,440.15. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 4,250 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,438,242.50. The trade was a 8.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in KAI. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in Kadant by 348.1% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 242 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $82,000 after acquiring an additional 188 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its position in Kadant by 7.3% in the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 836 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $282,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its position in Kadant by 16.2% in the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 695 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $234,000 after acquiring an additional 97 shares in the last quarter. Amalgamated Bank grew its position in Kadant by 736.5% in the first quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 3,346 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,127,000 after acquiring an additional 2,946 shares in the last quarter. Finally, New York State Teachers Retirement System purchased a new position in Kadant in the first quarter worth $912,000. 96.13% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Kadant

Kadant Inc supplies technologies and engineered systems worldwide. It operates in three segments: Flow Control, Industrial Processing, and Material Handling. The Flow Control segment develops, manufactures, and markets fluid-handling systems and equipment, such as rotary joints, syphons, turbulator bars, expansion joints, and engineered steam and condensate systems; and doctoring, cleaning, and filtration systems and related consumables consisting of doctor systems and holders, doctor blades, cleaning shower and fabric-conditioning systems, forming systems and wear surfaces, and water-filtration systems.