Research Analysts Offer Predictions for Kadant Q4 Earnings

Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI) – Stock analysts at Barrington Research increased their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Kadant in a research note issued on Thursday, May 1st. Barrington Research analyst G. Prestopino now forecasts that the industrial products company will earn $2.59 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.43. 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 Q4 2026 earnings at $2.77 EPS.

Separately, DA Davidson decreased their target price on shares of Kadant from $300.00 to $275.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday.

Kadant Stock Up 1.9 %

KAI opened at $300.16 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.66 and a beta of 1.24. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $331.99 and a 200-day moving average price of $356.58. Kadant has a twelve month low of $266.23 and a twelve month high of $429.95. The company has a quick ratio of 1.46, a current ratio of 2.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37.

Kadant (NYSE:KAI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The industrial products company reported $2.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.97 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $239.21 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $239.41 million. Kadant had a return on equity of 14.66% and a net margin of 10.59%. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.38 earnings per share.

Kadant Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 7th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 9th will be given a dividend of $0.34 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 9th. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.45%. This is a positive change from Kadant’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.32. Kadant’s dividend payout ratio is presently 14.35%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kadant

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in KAI. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in Kadant by 60.3% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 64,722 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $21,876,000 after acquiring an additional 24,358 shares during the period. Synovus Financial Corp purchased a new position in Kadant during the third quarter valued at $585,000. KBC Group NV increased its holdings in shares of Kadant by 54.6% in the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 504 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $174,000 after purchasing an additional 178 shares during the last quarter. Entropy Technologies LP purchased a new stake in shares of Kadant during the 4th quarter worth approximately $464,000. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in Kadant by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 121,686 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $41,980,000 after purchasing an additional 445 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.13% of the company’s stock.

Kadant Company Profile

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.