What is Seaport Res Ptn’s Estimate for Kadant Q2 Earnings?

Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Kadant in a research note issued on Wednesday, May 7th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Liptak now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $1.96 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.68. The consensus estimate for Kadant’s current full-year earnings is $9.97 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Kadant’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.54 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $9.14 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.13 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.82 EPS.

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

KAI has been the subject of a number of other reports. Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $380.00 price objective on shares of Kadant in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. DA Davidson decreased their price target on shares of Kadant from $300.00 to $275.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 1st.

Kadant Stock Up 1.0 %

KAI opened at $303.85 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.05 and a beta of 1.30. 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. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $324.33 and a 200-day moving average price of $355.47.

Kadant Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 7th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 9th were issued a dividend of $0.34 per share. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.45%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 9th. This is a positive change from Kadant’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.32. Kadant’s dividend payout ratio is currently 14.44%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kadant

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Hilltop National Bank purchased a new stake in Kadant in the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Kadant in the 1st quarter valued at about $30,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its holdings in Kadant by 267.9% in the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 103 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Optimum Investment Advisors raised its stake in Kadant by 50.0% during the first quarter. Optimum Investment Advisors now owns 150 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $51,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. Finally, 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 during the period. 96.13% of the stock is 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.