Q4 EPS Estimates for Kadant Reduced by Barrington Research

Kadant Inc (NYSE:KAI) – Stock analysts at Barrington Research dropped their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Kadant in a note issued to investors on Thursday, October 30th. Barrington Research analyst G. Prestopino now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings of $2.25 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.50. Barrington Research currently 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 Q1 2026 earnings at $2.32 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $10.24 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also weighed in on the stock. DA Davidson lifted their target price on shares of Kadant from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, August 4th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Kadant from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, July 5th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Kadant in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $340.00.

Kadant Stock Performance

NYSE:KAI opened at $275.58 on Friday. 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 market capitalization of $3.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.86 and a beta of 1.22. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $306.02 and its 200 day simple moving average is $315.64. Kadant has a twelve month low of $270.73 and a twelve month high of $429.95.

Kadant (NYSE:KAI) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The industrial products company reported $2.59 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.18 by $0.41. The business had revenue of $271.57 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $260.17 million. Kadant had a net margin of 9.96% and a return on equity of 11.97%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up .0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.84 EPS. 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 company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 9th will be issued a $0.34 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 9th. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. Kadant’s payout ratio is currently 15.72%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Kadant news, Director Thomas C. Leonard sold 415 shares of the business’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 transaction, the director owned 4,250 shares in the company, valued at $1,438,242.50. The trade was a 8.90% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 1.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kadant

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of KAI. Kestra Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Kadant in the 2nd quarter valued at about $27,000. Maseco LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Kadant in the 2nd quarter valued at about $30,000. First Horizon Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Kadant in the 3rd quarter valued at about $30,000. BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. acquired a new stake in shares of Kadant in the 2nd quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Kadant in the 3rd quarter valued at about $35,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.